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February 17, 2006


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1) Full text of ten new books on-line
2) Teacher-centered PD in Portland, Oregon
3) Author Conversations: Debbie Diller
4) PD Corner: The many roles of a literacy coach
5) An interview with Alfred Tatum


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1) Full text of ten new books on-line
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We've posted the full text of ten new books from Pembroke 
Publishers, distributed by Stenhouse in the U.S. On each Web page 
listed below, scroll down to the table of contents to find 
clickable links to each chapter.


Happy browsing!


What's Next for this Beginning Writer? Mini-Lessons that Take 
Writing from Scribbles to Script * Janine Reid and Betty Shultze
http://www.stenhouse.com/8187.asp?r=n83


55 Teaching Dilemmas: Ten Powerful Solutions to Almost Any 
Classroom Challenge * Kathy Paterson
http://www.stenhouse.com/8191.asp?r=n83


The Principal Difference: Key Issues in School Leadership and How 
to Deal with Them Successfully * Susan Church
http://www.stenhouse.com/8193.asp?r=n83


Exploring Writing in the Content Areas: Teaching and Supporting 
Learners in Any Subject * Maria Carty
http://www.stenhouse.com/8188.asp?r=n83


The Novel Experience: Steps for Choosing and Using Fiction in the 
Classroom (Flipchart) * Larry Swartz
http://www.stenhouse.com/8200.asp?r=n83


Q Tasks: How to Empower Students to Ask Questions and Care About 
Answers * Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaan
http://www.stenhouse.com/8197.asp?r=n83


Literacy, Libraries, and Learning: Using Books and Online 
Resources to Promote Reading, Writing and Research * Ray Doiron 
and Marlene Asselin
http://www.stenhouse.com/8196.asp?r=n83


Story Drama: Creating Stories Through Role Playing, Improvising 
and Reading Aloud (2nd Edition) * David Booth
http://www.stenhouse.com/8192.asp?r=n83


Student Diversity: Classroom Strategies to Meet the Learning Needs 
of All Students * Faye Brownlie, Catherine Feniak, and Leyton 
Schnellert
http://www.stenhouse.com/8198.asp?r=n83


Bullied Teacher, Bullied Student: How to Recognize the Bullying 
Culture in Your School and What to Do About It * Les Parsons
http://www.stenhouse.com/8190.asp?r=n83


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2) Teacher-centered PD in Portland, Oregon
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    "Teachers teaching teachers is like the blind leading the
    blind," a literacy "expert" told senior Portland Public
    Schools administrators in the fall of 2005, while
    discussing my three-year writing proposal, which included
    classroom teachers sharing strategies and lessons to
    improve writing in Portland's elementary schools. Instead,
    elementary teachers will get yet another outside expert
    with a program and a large price tag.


The current issue of Rethinking Schools is a special edition 
focusing on teacher quality. In "Teachers Teaching Teachers," 
Linda Christensen describes professional development programs 
where teachers play a central role in developing and sharing 
curriculum:


http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/20_02/ttt202.shtml


Learn more about Portland's summer literacy camps in this article 
from the Fall 2001 issue:


http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/16_01/Camp161.shtml


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3) Author Conversations: Debbie Diller
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In the latest addition to our Author Conversations series, Debbie 
Diller talks about the benefits of her first book, Literacy Work 
Stations, for both new and experienced teachers:


http://www.stenhouse.com/conversations.asp?r=n83


Follow this link to read Chapter 1, "What Is a Literacy Work 
Station?":


http://www.stenhouse.com/0353.asp?r=n83


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4) PD Corner: The many roles of a literacy coach
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*February Quote of the Month*


"They call it coaching but it is teaching. You do not just tell 
them--you show them the reasons."
--Vince Lombardi


Many schools are launching literacy coaching programs, with both 
the coaches and the "coached" defining their roles as they go.  
For help with a new literacy coaching program, here are two useful 
resources.
 
The International Reading Association has published "Standards for 
Middle and High School Literacy Coaches" in collaboration with 
NCTE, NCTM, NCSS, and NSTA. This 60-page guide includes sections 
on leadership, content area literacy, and evaluating literacy 
coaching models. The latter section explores the roles and 
responsibilities of literacy coaches. You can download the entire 
document here:


http://www.reading.org/resources/issues/reports/coaching.html
(Click on "Download the full text" halfway down the page.)


Jennifer Allen's new book, Becoming a Literacy Leader, is still 
available in its entirety for preview on the Web. Chapter 3, "My 
Life in Seven Stories," demonstrates how Jennifer integrates the 
coaching component of her work into a district-wide writing in-
service program over an entire year:
 
http://www.stenhouse.com/0419.asp?r=n83
(Scroll down the page to Chapter 3 under the Contents.)


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5) An interview with Alfred Tatum
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Is it necessary to share similar experiences with black adolescent 
males to teach them successfully? Stenhouse author Alfred Tatum 
recently answered this and other questions in an interview with 
EducationNews.org:


http://www.stenhouse.com/rdtatum.htm


Learn more about Alfred Tatum's book, Teaching Reading to Black 
Adolescent Males:


http://www.stenhouse.com/0393.asp?r=n83

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