so, here is my first attempt at blogging. wish me luck because i have no idea what will happen when i press 'send'

i know a lot of us started reading 'text savvy.' the quote i am posting is right out of the acknowledgements section. i just love it! i have this quote hanging in my office and several teachers have displayed in their classrooms as well.

We thank the people in our lives who have watched us grow up and have been our biggest fans for quite some time...we acknowledge the students who have watched us grow up as teachers in their classrooms. It was their thinking, their challenges, and their successes that probed our thinking and changed our instruction. Every student makes an impact on us as teachers and pushes us to grow as learners. So thank you to the students in our past, [present] and students in our future, for your contributions to our growth as practitioners.

- Text Savvy

- by Sarah Daunis & Maria Cassiani Iams

*danielle

Notes from Our Study Group

Dear Colleagues,
Attached please find my notes from our stimulating and
informative study group meeting this morning. I am thankful to all of
you who contributed your ideas and shared your best practices so that
our network can benefit from our shared wisdom. We missed those of
you who couldn't join us and hope these notes will keep you informed
about the assessment work. Please mark your calendars for May 7th for
our next meeting at PS 21 from 8:00 to 11:30. Take good care and hope
to read your comments on our blog.

Agenda for March 11th Study Group

Dear Colleagues,
Attached please find the agenda for our study group meeting on March 11th at PS 188.
A big shout out to Janet for hosting our meeting and for arranging classroom visits and a conversation with her teachers and to Karin Kelly for helping us understand how to make the most of the blog she has created for us.
I am looking forward to seeing each of you and continuing our study of the narrative continuum. Please bring with you evidence of implementation, stories of successes and challenges, and things you have learned since our last meeting.
Take good care- see you on Tuesday.