What a lovely idea. I would be very interested in the first title and will
bide my time for a more formal invitation. How do you see this working in
terms of timeframes? Those of us working in geographic isolation might need
a bit of time to lay hands on books.
Lori
On 1/16/08 9:10 PM, "Keith Mack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> We are excited to introduce a new feature that will help us stay up-to-date
> on the latest professional books. Through a partnership with Stenhouse
> Publishers ("Strategies That Work", "Reading with Meaning", et al.), we will
> be making a limited number of free copies of new Stenhouse books available
> for list members who would like to write reviews and post them for
> discussion on the list.
>
> Here's how the "Mosaic Professional Book Review Teams" program will work:
>
> * About a week before the sign-up, we will post an announcement, including
> the titles that will be available.
>
> * When the sign up form is ready, an announcement with the URL and
> instructions will be sent out to the list. This form will be available for
> about a week so that everyone will have a chance to apply.
>
> * The review team will be selected from those that apply. Only a few people
> will be selected to do reviews of each book.
>
> * Shortly thereafter the selected reviewers will receive an e-mail from the
> Mosaic leadership team with details and next steps.
>
> * Reviews will be posted to the list over a period of time allowing for
> discussion. Reviews will be a reflective, "conversational", 3-6 paragraph
> post to the list
>
> As we get information on new titles of interest from Stenhouse, the process
> will begin again and a new set of reviewers will be selected.
>
> There are two selected titles for our winter review teams and the
> application URL will be announced to the list on Monday, January 21. We
> invite you to take a look at the titles below that will be used for our
> winter review program:
>
> 1. "Test Talk: Integrating Test Preparation into Reading Workshop" by
> Glennon Doyle Melton and Amy H. Greene http://www.stenhouse.com/0461.asp.
>
> 2. "Less is More: Teaching Literature with Short Texts - Grades 6-12" by
> Kimberly Hill Campbell http://www.stenhouse.com/0710.asp.
>
> We hope you are looking forward to this experience as much as we are. As
> with any new endeavor, we expect there will be refinements along the way. We
> invite your feedback and collaboration on how this new feature can best meet
> your needs.
>
> Best,
>
> The Mosaic Leadership Team
> Ginger Weincek
> Jennifer Palmer
> Keith Mack
>
>
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Lori Jackson
District Literacy Coach & Mentor
Todd County School District
Box 87
Mission SD 57555
http:www.tcsdk12.org
ph. 605.856.2211
Literacies for All Summer Institute
July 17-20. 2008
Tucson, Arizona
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