OK, Bonita, what are GATE icons and BTSA??
> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 06:20:54 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: [Understand] question on > intellectual life> > JUDY:How do those of us who choose to read To > Understand, who believe in > living the 'intellectually engaged life,' arouse > the interest of our > colleagues? How do we help adults want to lead > intellectually engaged > lives?> > I am lucky to be in a school with open > architecture (except on those days when it is noisy). Open architecture means > four classrooms are connected with an open pod. We see and hear each other > teaching. What this means for collegial sharing is that every time I sit to > read a book, my colleagues see me and ask about it. Every time they put up a > new anchor talk and hold a class discussion, I see it and ask them about it. > They notice workshop (it is hard to miss); I notice and admire things about > their instruction. It is a great environment for stirring things up. As a > techie-sort, I used the first school's smartboard and teachers would just > stop in the pod and stare as I taught lessons. That is all it took to build > interest. One teacher joined our fifth grade pod for a year and was exposed > to reader and writer workshop, anchor charts, strategy instruction, use of > GATE icons, etc. She returned to second grade the following year and took all > that stuff with her, where we now see it appearing in their pod's rooms. I > love how infectious my school environment can be.> > That said, I have > nevertheless pursued opportunities to influence. I do this (technology-wise) > by my blog and wiki. I do this philosophy-wise/literacy-wise by holding a > book talk or workshop. I do not get paid to do these things, I just throw > them out there and see who shows up. My name is a little familiar because I > teach BTSA and a math methods course at the local college (where I also stir > things up). I guess all this is to say that I think part of living the > engaged life is stirring things up. Eventually, it reaches a "tipping point," > (anyone read that book?)> > :)Bonita> > > _______________________________________________> Understand mailing list> > [email protected]> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org _________________________________________________________________ Pack up or back up–use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn how. hthttp://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_packup_042008 _______________________________________________ Understand mailing list [email protected] http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org
