Good Morning,
I hope the last two days went as smoothly as they could. I had the privilege of attending the Literacy For All Conference in Providence, RI. It was a fabulous conference and I walked away with a variety of feelings/thoughts. One, it was nice to see how many of the best practices I was already implementing in the classroom. I also learned a lot of new techniques that could enhance what I am already doing. One such concept is called the Daily Five. I am going to research more about this and look at implementing it as start to develop next year's classroom. I also met a Technology Integration Specialist from Wisconsin. She was absolutely amazing and shared a plethora of information and ideas for the classroom. Dan and I also left with an idea of doing a shared research project with our two classes. We are going to start this in December. It focuses on the idea of Students asking "I Wonder" questions and then reading non-fiction material to answer their inquiry. It also involves using Web 2.0 tools to find answers. We are both very excited about this project.
I hope you have a great week. Don't forget to sign up for the Ski and Skate Sale.
Peace,
Tom
