Monday, June 10, 2013

Boo.

So I haven't been great about this.  I have a book or two in queue to read, but I'm finding that I like to take notes.  Between my daughter and work, I haven't had the time to really devote to reading like that lately.  But this is a goal I'd like to focus more on.  So I've been on the lookout for online resources I can utilize, especially ones with little or no cost.
I recently discovered http://www.learner.org/.  The site offers teaching development materials organized into classes on several different subjects completely free of charge.  One can pay to gain graduate credit, but as I am currently not in a situation to do so, I will work through some courses on my own without doing so.  I have chosen to do a series on writing communities in grades 3-5 to start.  Writer's Workshop is one of my favorite tools in theory, but I have never had the opportunity to see it in practice.
I'll post my thoughts here as I go through.  I also plan on finishing Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire by Rafe Esquith and compiling my notes here.
Onward!

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