I would be thrilled to have only one stack to tip!!
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date: Tue, 1 > Apr 2008 12:23:21 -0400> Subject: Re: [Understand] question on intellectual > life> > I think the reading pile(s) on my nightstand beside my bed...and on > the floor and in the magazine rack etc etc... have just reached their own > "tipping point!" LOL :-)> I will put the title in my journal on my 'want to > read list!" > > > Jennifer Palmer> Reading Specialist, National Board > Certified Teacher> FLES- Lead the discovery, Live the learning, Love the > adventure.> Reading furnishes the mind only with the materials of knowledge. > It is thinking> that makes what we read ours. -John Locke> > > > > > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue 4/1/2008 11:59 AM> To: Special Chat List for "To > Understand: New Horizons in Reading Comprehension"> Subject: Re: [Understand] > question on intellectual life> > > The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell. It's > a compilation of stories that the author uses to demonstrate his premise that > all actions have a "Tipping Point"...the point where a dramatic change > occurs. Knowing the tipping point in events helps us to see where change > happens and helps us to analyze why the change occured. > > It's a good read. > > > Peter> > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Palmer, > Jennifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > ok Bonita...What book are you referring > to when you say "tipping point?" > > > > > > Jennifer Palmer > > Reading > Specialist, National Board Certified Teacher > > FLES- Lead the discovery, > Live the learning, Love the adventure. > > Reading furnishes the mind only > with the materials of knowledge. It is thinking > > that makes what we read > ours. -John Locke > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Bonita DeAmicis > > Sent: Tue > 4/1/2008 9:20 AM > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > Understand mailing > list > > [email protected] > > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org > > _______________________________________________> Understand mailing list> > [email protected]> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org> > _______________________________________________> 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. 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