Morning Log, June 28, 2010

God Bless KMWP (In honor of the upcoming holiday and with thanks and apologies to Lee Greenwood) If tomorrow all the work was gone I’d worked on ‘most the night And I had to start again With my notes and my book light, I’d thank my lucky stars to be Standing here today ‘Cause this [...]

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I Am a Teacher

Thanks to Teacher Consultant and Parkview High School teacher Mary Lynn Huie for sharing this article! NEA reports on a Florida teacher’s essay “I Am a Teacher,” written in response to recent cuts in education. Today, we invite you to respond with your own “I Am a Teacher” essay. You might also consider Taylor Mali’s [...]

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Course Documents

Download: Summer Institute Handbook ABOUT KMWP KMWP 2009 Summer Institute Calendar-1

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Thinking Strategically About Your Site’s Web Presence

NWP released a post on their main site regarding local sites’ web presence, and the thinking that goes behind a strategic plan: http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2793 Mary Ann–I’m sure this is something you’ve come across already, but I think it gives us all good food for thought in thinking about how we present our site online.

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EJ785614 – Pre-Service Teachers’ Metaphors of Teaching and Literacy

Jesse, I read the abstract of this article you directed us to.  What a fascinating idea to study.   Perhaps beginning the SI with a preliminary writing assignment– participants to write their own  Metaphors of Teaching and Literacy, then revisiting it after the SI, would give valuable insights to us and to participants while possibly becoming a [...]

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New wiki site (out with the old)

http://kmwpsi.wetpaint.com

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Writing Museum Walk

I could not find anything in writing from the SI I attended regarding the Writing Museum Walk, so I’ll try to outline it here.    Terri Holbrook was our creative writing coach, and this was her vision.  Basically, we were instructed toward the end of the SI to develop a visual metaphor (museum piece)  for our writing [...]

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Notes from Feb. 2 Planning Meeting

Attached are the notes from the Feb. 2 planning meeting. 2-2-2009-si-planning-meeting-recap

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Draft of Learning Menu

Hey All, Attached below is a draft of the learning menu we discussed at our last meeting. Of course, this should be a collaborative document, so I’m looking forward to seeing where we take this information. learningmenu_draft

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Next collaborative planning meeting

Monday, Feb. 2, in the Writing Center conference room (English Room 242) from 5:00-6:30PM. Also on our wiki calendar (check February): http://kmwpsi09.wikispaces.com/Calendar

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