Stenhouse Newslinks August 9, 2006 C O N T E N T S 1) Engaging K-2 ELL students all day long 2) Author Conversations: JoAnn Portalupi 3) PD Corner: Creating inviting learning environments 4) Stenhouse author spotlight 5) Should zeroes be turned into 60s? Note: If you'd rather not receive Newslinks in the future, just forward this message to unsubscribe@stenhouse.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Engaging K-2 ELL students all day long ---------------------------------------------------------------- "Here's proof that our deliberate use of language--what we say and how we say it--quickly becomes what they say and how they say it." --Debbie Miller How can teachers design their classrooms to create an inclusive community for English language learners? What situations allow ELL students to practice language in a risk-free environment? How can a workshop approach support ELL students across the curriculum? In their new book, "The Words Came Down!" Emelie Parker and Tess Pardini draw on many years of experience working with ELL students to create a practical guide for classroom teachers. They use a workshop format to individualize instruction, expose ELLs to content through interactive experiences, and give students opportunities to apply their learning in small-group settings. "The Words Came Down!" provides a window into vibrant classroom communities in a school where students come from over forty countries. It outlines structures that successfully support ELL students both in the classroom and throughout the school, and shows teachers how to implement workshops in writing, reading, social studies, math, and science. "The Words Came Down!" will be available in print at the end of August, and you can browse the entire text online now: http://www.stenhouse.com/0414.asp?r=n94 "The Words Came Down!": English Language Learners Read, Write, and Talk Across the Curriculum, K-2 * Emelie Parker & Tess Pardini 200 pp/paper * $20.00 * Available online now, in print late August http://www.stenhouse.com/0414.asp?r=n94 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Author Conversations: JoAnn Portalupi ---------------------------------------------------------------- We've just posted a new Author Conversations podcast featuring JoAnn Portalupi, coauthor (with Ralph Fletcher) of Craft Lessons, Nonfiction Craft Lessons, and three PD video series on teaching writing. She reflects on the effects of standardized testing on writing instruction, and how teachers can prepare students for tests in the context of "real writing": http://www.stenhouse.com/portalupi.asp?r=n94 For more information on JoAnn's books and videos, start here: http://www.stenhouse.com/rdportalupi.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------- 3) PD Corner: Creating inviting learning environments ---------------------------------------------------------------- *August Quote of the Month* "Geography is everything. I realized that I needed to figure out what I wanted to happen and how my classroom geography could support and enhance or inhibit or deter those goals." -- Isabel Beaton, quoted by Joanne Hindley in Chapter 1 of her book, In the Company of Children Many Stenhouse authors offer advice on creating effective learning environments. Here we present a selection of online chapters that will guide you at the start of the school year. When setting up your classroom and daily schedule, what are the things you shouldn't compromise on? In Chapter 3 of Still Learning to Read, Franki Sibberson and Karen Szymusiak share their ideas for room arrangement and scheduling: http://www.stenhouse.com/pdfs/0359ch03.pdf (210KB PDF file) Chapter 1 of the new book Ladybugs, Tornadoes, and Swirling Galaxies offers a wealth of ideas for creating a classroom environment that promotes thinking and allows ELL students to take risks: http://www.stenhouse.com/0400.asp?r=n94 (Scroll down to the link to Chapter 1 in the Table of Contents.) In Chapter 2 of their new book "The Words Came Down!" Emelie Parker and Tess Pardini describe both physical and social/emotional environments that support ELL students and build community for the whole class: http://www.stenhouse.com/0414.asp?r=n94 (Scroll down to the link to Chapter 2 in the Table of Contents.) Creating learning environments is important for staff as well as students. Jennifer Allen describes how she created a room designated for literacy resources and teacher professional development in Chapter 2 of Becoming a Literacy Leader: http://www.stenhouse.com/0419.asp?r=n94 (Scroll down to the link to Chapter 2 in the Table of Contents.) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Stenhouse author spotlight ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Jennifer Allen and Brenda Power are hosting a two-day workshop for literacy coaches October 29-30 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine. Topics include designing teacher study groups, conferring & mentoring strategies, helping colleagues create professional development plans, and organizing a literacy resource room. Details and registration here: http://www.choiceliteracy.com/public/department22.cfm ***Franki Sibberson and Mary Lee Hahn invite you to join the discussion on their blog, "A Year of Reading: Two Teachers Chat about Books and Reading." A current theme is their quest to find 100 "cool" teachers in children's literature (they are up to 52): http://readingyear.blogspot.com/ ***Diane Sweeney has started a consulting company, Spark Innovation, to support school-based coaches and implement high- quality, ongoing professional development. Check out her new website: http://www.sparkinnovate.com/ ***Mary Cappellini has joined NCTE's consulting network. For details on her background and presentation topics, visit this page: http://www.ncte.org/profdev/onsite/consultants/cappellini ***Judith Tannenbaum is the editor of a new book, Solid Ground, an anthology of 150 poems written by WritersCorps youth over the past twelve years: http://www.powells.com/biblio/1879960710 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5) Should zeroes be turned into 60s? ---------------------------------------------------------------- "A student does not turn in his project. You record a zero in the gradebook. When it comes time to determine the student's end of the grading period mark, you have to make a decision: Do you keep the zero or turn it into a 50, 60, or 70 to make the grading scale fair?" Rick Wormeli, author of the new book Fair Isn't Always Equal, explores a common grading dilemma in this article from NMSA's Middle Ground magazine: http://www.stenhouse.com/rdzeroes.htm Rick tackles more grading topics in "Six Burning Grading Issues," Chapter 11 of Fair Isn't Always Equal. You can read this chapter and browse the entire book here: http://www.stenhouse.com/0424.asp?r=n94 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please send comments and questions to Chuck Lerch, Newslinks Editor, ator call (800) 988-9812. View archives of past issues here: http://www.stenhouse.com/nlindex.asp To subscribe to Stenhouse Newslinks, please send an e-mail with your request to
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