Archive for October, 2007

Book Recommendations

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

For those of you in Omega, here is the list of books I talked about in class.
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Brothers in Arms by Paul Langan and Ben Alvirez (Bluford Series)
The Fallen by Paul Langan (Bluford Series)
Grind by Eric Walters (Orca Series)
Sticks and Stones by Beth Goobie (Orca Series)
Charmed by Carrie Mac (Orca Series)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ismael Beah
Sold by Patricia McCormick
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
Angels on Sunset Boulevard by Melissa de la Cruz
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson

AVReading Newsletters 2007

Monday, October 15th, 2007


September Issue (This one includes the sentence starters.)
October Issue (This one includes INSERT and Thoughtboxes.)
November Issue (This one includes Silent Discussions and Teaching Constructed Reponses
February Issue (Lit Circles)
December Issue (Deeper Reading and Cube It
January Issue (Differentiation and Monitoring Comprehension
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Cloze Activities

Newsletter 2.8 Process Breaks
Newsletter 2.6 Scaffolding
Skimming and Scanning / Write Arounds
Newsletter 2.2 Engagement
Newsletter 2.1 (7 Different Ways to Introduce a Textbook)
Think Alouds and Exit Slips

AVHS Professional Development PPT

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Here is the slide show I used at AVHS on Monday, October 15.

Ipods in the classroom

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Here is an exciting use of Ipods in the classroom.

Drive In Powerpoint

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Here is the powerpoint from my presentation on 10/03. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Drivein PPT