2012

Venturing forth on another expedition to Teachers College to further explore Readers Workshop.

2011

Back in the saddle again for Round 3. K and I are ready to add some shine to our Writers Workshop strategies this summer. Until we jump on the bandwagon Monday morning we are taking note of the metropolitan environs... and then some.

2010


After jumping in with both feet, teaching Readers and Writers Workshop in our classrooms for a year, K and I are back at Teachers College for Act II. We are attending Readers Workshop and will be filling the bill with more strategy focused morning and afternoon sessions. Until Monday, when the training gets underway, we are obligated to paint the town red, (or "read", as the case may be).

Friday, July 1, 2011

The Spice of Life



Heralding from the unofficial chai capital of North America, (where chai was an intellectual elixir long before Starbucks was a verb), I thought it obligatory to sample the offering at Joe. The chai - eh. I like a bit more kick. Stick with the coffee and the architecture. It IS a COFFEE house, mind you. And the cap was excellent.




Talk about kick and consistency, this guy, (the dark blur on the right), has been on the same corner, sparring with the same lamp post every time I have gone running in the morning for the last three summers. That is stick-to-it-ness! The picture is a little out of focus because I was trying to take the shot in stealth mode - this dude is a little scary and definitely buffed - I certainly wouldn't want to get under his skin!
Update: a couple days later I saw him while on my run and and he was standing around on his corner, with two other guys, just shooting the bull, (must have been warming up mentally).







Last day of institute - the week goes by sooo fast.
In the morning session, Carl Anderson tied up the package:
-Went over record keeping - what to look for, plan for,
etc
-Goal setting - lines of growth: topic choice, making meaning, developing topic, envisioning, text fluency, focus, detail, voice, conventions, revision, editing, repertoire of purposes, repertoire of audiences
-Looking for class trends when planning units of study and mini-lessons



In Dahlia's section we worked on persuasive letters and reviewed a variety of tips.
This is Dahlia singing:
Think, think, think,
Touch and tell,
Sketch and write, sketch and write
-to the tune of "Shake Your Booty", with shoulder digs on the sketch and write part.



The closing celebration was studded with (adult) students reading outstanding pieces of writing that they had worked on this week. And Lucy let us fly off with some final words of wisdom: Remember the power of revision - reread, rethink, rewrite, and continue to see the magic anew. And, revision is most powerful in the company of colleagues.

Magic potions for after hours -Tea and spice stand at street fair in Greenwich Village



Tanked up at Italian restaurant Tramonti with an Arugula, Radicchio, Endive Salad, Pizza, Pollo.



































Cultured it up with some theatre and saw Memphis -the best musical of 2010












Some of the less ornate decor in the multi-leveled powder room at the Shubert Theatre.
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