Stenhouse Newslinks
May 17, 2005
C O N T E N T S
1) PD Corner: On notebooks
2) Author Conversations: Debbie Miller
3) Children's Literature
4) Retired teachers serve as mentors
5) New summer comprehension institute in NYC
----------------------------------------------------------------
1) PD Corner: On notebooks
----------------------------------------------------------------
*May Quote of the Month*
"The classroom is the site of my public account as a teacher; the
notebook is the site for my personal account, a refuge for
articulating and revising my teaching life."
--Tim Gillespie, English teacher, Lake Oswego, OR
Many teachers find daily writing in some sort of log or journal to
be essential for learning--both for themselves and their students.
If you're wondering about the difference between a learning log,
journal, and writer's notebook, check out this one-page primer
developed by the Australian Department of Education:
http://www.education.tas.gov.au/english/journals.htm
In "Stories and the Teaching Life" (The Quarterly), Tim Gillespie
recounts the ties between daily writing in his teacher's notebook
and the need for perspective on classroom events:
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/234
Are you looking to rejuvenate the use of writers' notebooks with
your students? Aimee Buckner's new book, Notebook Know-How, is
chock-full of innovative strategies for launching, sustaining, and
assessing writers' notebooks. You can now preview the entire text
of this book on-line:
http://www.stenhouse.com/0413.asp?r=n68
Notebook Know-How: Strategies for the Writer's Notebook
Aimee Buckner * 128 pp/paper * $15.00
Available in late May * Pre-order now!
http://www.stenhouse.com/0413.asp?r=n68
----------------------------------------------------------------
2) Author Conversations: Debbie Miller
----------------------------------------------------------------
This issue of Newslinks marks the first installment of a new
feature: Author Conversations. Over the next several months, we
will add short video clips of Stenhouse authors to a special page
on our Web site, and introduce each new clip in Newslinks. Here's
your chance to hear authors talk about their books and answer
questions that they are frequently asked.
Our first guest is Debbie Miller, author of the best-selling book,
Reading with Meaning, and the Happy Reading! video series. Debbie
talks about the challenge of "so much to teach and no time to
teach it," and the importance of conferences for assessing student
needs:
http://www.stenhouse.com/html/videoconversations.htm
----------------------------------------------------------------
3) Children's Literature
----------------------------------------------------------------
The Children's Literature Web site is a great resource for
children's book reviews, author information, and monthly calendar-
centered review collections. The site has links to over 2,400
children's author Web sites, and dozens of themed book reviews and
teaching guides:
http://www.childrenslit.com/feat.htm
----------------------------------------------------------------
4) Retired teachers serve as mentors
----------------------------------------------------------------
Learn how one Chicago school's "Mentor Emeritus" program has
helped retain teachers and build a stronger professional
development community, in this short article from ASCD's Classroom
Leadership newsletter:
http://www.stenhouse.com/rdmentor.htm
And be sure to explore these resources from Stenhouse as you plan
your 2005-06 mentoring program:
Read, Share, Teach Workshops (free guide with monthly mentor
meeting plans)
http://www.stenhouse.com/assets/pdfs/rst_0309.pdf
Mentoring: Guiding, Coaching, and Sustaining Beginning Teachers
Two 25-minute VHS tapes + Viewing Guide * $195.00
http://www.stenhouse.com/0365.asp?r=n68
Mentoring Beginning Teachers: Guiding, Reflecting, Coaching
144 pp/paper * $18.50
http://www.stenhouse.com/0309.asp?r=n68
Mentoring Across Boundaries: Helping Beginning Teachers Succeed in
Challenging Situations * 224 pp/paper * 18.50
http://www.stenhouse.com/0377.asp?r=n68
----------------------------------------------------------------
5) New summer comprehension institute in NYC
----------------------------------------------------------------
Join Stenhouse author Diane Snowball and other literacy leaders
for The Comprehension Institute, July 11-14 in New York City.
Sponsored by AUSSIE, this intensive course on the latest
comprehension teaching practices is open to K-12 teachers, reading
specialists, coaches, and administrators. For more information:
http://www.aussiepd.com/semresources.html
(Click on "The Comprehension Institute" link.)
----------------------------------------------------------------
Copyright (c) 2005 Stenhouse Publishers
Prices are subject to change without notice
