notebook knowhow 2

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Thanks everyone so much for coming-it was a great discussion-wow! I am sorry we literally ran out of time and didn’t get to hear all voices! We will perhaps try some different organizational strategies next time! Anyway many exciting projects going on and great sharing of ideas yesterday!

For anyone reading this who isn't a member of the book club the book we are reading is Notebook Know How by Aimee Buckner

Our next meeting is 3:45 January 23, room 106

For a little more information on writing/reading programs such as I saw in the Brooklyn Schools

Lucy Caulkins is the founding director of the Teachers’ College Reading and Writing Project so for more information

http://rwproject.tc.columbia.edu/default.aspx?pageid=1094

For more information on her books-and I will acquire the units of study

http://books.heinemann.com/authors/430.aspx

This is the reaction of a new middle school teacher (remember I only went to two k-5 schools) so you can see not everything is roses

http://edwize.org/new-teacher-hereirritations-with-the-reading-and-wrtiting-workshop-model

If you want to borrow videos on writers’ workshop we have Ralph Fletcher’s and Joanne Portulupi

http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewprd.asp?idProduct=334&r=&REFERER=

Linda Rief’s new book Inside the Reader’s Writer’s notebook is available in Canada from Pearson 1-800-361-6128, for more information go to http://books.heinemann.com/authors/165.aspx

As it isn’t on Pearson’s website yet

I think people also mentioned her 100 Quickwrites which is available from Scholastic.

You can always order Amazon.ca-not always the fastest but sometimes the cheapest! Also kidsbooks would order these.

Byrd Baylor-the author that we talked about-beautiful poetry books that show kids the power of blank verse that doesn’t rhyme. Peggy carries many of her books as they have first nations links. For more information go to http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/baylor.htm

The publisher for most of her books is Simon Shuster

http://www.simonsays.com/content/destination.cfm?tab=1&pid=349921

Peggy carries most of her books or you can order from Kidsbooks as well if not in stock.

www.kidsbooks.ca/

Peggy Woodruff

President

Core Learning Resources

7554 Haszard Street

Burnaby, BC V5E 3X1

604-540-2355, Toll-free: 1-888-278-2202

Another recommended book was If You're Trying to Teach Kids How to Write by Marjorie Frank.

The other two books we looked at were The Fruit Bowl Project-50 Ways to Tell a Story by Sarah Durkee