Today I am at the NTCTELA convention in Hurst. I saw Matt de la Peña speak as the keynote speaker. He gave a powerful address about reluctant readers. His personal story was a powerful reminder that we must see the invisible child in the back of the room.
Donalyn Miller and Teri Lesenge are so inspiring! I put tons of books on my next order for students and teachers to read! The power of book talks worked on me. : ) I am so happy that they reinforced the power of read alouds.
Friday, June 13, 2014
Monday, June 9, 2014
Feedly and Pinterest
So I set up my Feedly account. It was a great way for me to look for more educational websites that I would like to read on a regular basis. Usually I am bombarded with emails from several websites. I am excited to just have one place to go to look at my favorites. Now I just have to remember to go to the website! Pinterest is another great place to find ideas! I have a friend who always sends me Pins of library and technology ideas.
Book Challenges - Donalyn Miller
Do you love The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller as much as I do? I am thrilled to get to go see her present, along with Penny Kittle, this Friday at the NTCTELAR Convention in Hurst!
I love that our elementary teachers are going to start using her ideas next school year with the GCISD 25 Book Challenge. I went to the public library with my children this weekend. We signed up for the summer reading challenge. I was surprised and disappointed that the challenge was for them to read 50 books over the summer. The challenge started on May 29th, when HEBISD ended school. Since GCISD didn't end until a week later, we didn't get started until June 8th. My kids read 100-150 page books...5000 pages in less than 2 months seems pretty ridiculous. We checked out some shorter books in an effort to at least attempt to reach 50. What I love about Donalyn Miller is that her 40 book challenge (for a whole school year) isn't a pass/fail kind of thing. My girls were disappointed in learning that they were expected to read 50 books in ~50 days...if they don't, they don't get the prize, but they do get to have enjoyed reading lots of books. At Silver Lake we challenged our kids to read 11 books and 1 magazine over the summer. I think maybe the public librarians need to take a reality check!
I love that our elementary teachers are going to start using her ideas next school year with the GCISD 25 Book Challenge. I went to the public library with my children this weekend. We signed up for the summer reading challenge. I was surprised and disappointed that the challenge was for them to read 50 books over the summer. The challenge started on May 29th, when HEBISD ended school. Since GCISD didn't end until a week later, we didn't get started until June 8th. My kids read 100-150 page books...5000 pages in less than 2 months seems pretty ridiculous. We checked out some shorter books in an effort to at least attempt to reach 50. What I love about Donalyn Miller is that her 40 book challenge (for a whole school year) isn't a pass/fail kind of thing. My girls were disappointed in learning that they were expected to read 50 books in ~50 days...if they don't, they don't get the prize, but they do get to have enjoyed reading lots of books. At Silver Lake we challenged our kids to read 11 books and 1 magazine over the summer. I think maybe the public librarians need to take a reality check!
End of the School Year
I cannot believe that school is out for summer! I hope all of our students are reading over the summer. I took my two daughters to the public library on Sunday and we checked out 7 books. It is so much fun to read over the summer.
Don't forget about Silver Lake's summer reading challenge! Read 12 books and fill out your Book Bingo Blackout form! Click below if you lost yours.
Don't forget about Silver Lake's summer reading challenge! Read 12 books and fill out your Book Bingo Blackout form! Click below if you lost yours.
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