Invitational Summer Institute July 16, 2015

Agenda TimeEvent 9:00-9:15Daily Log, Author’s Chair 9:15-9:30Reflection discussion 9:30-10:15Inquiry Groups 10:15-10:30BREAK 10:3-11:00Learning to Look Loose Ends 11:00-12:00Planning for tomorrow 12:00-1:00Lunch 1:00-3:25Inquiry Group sharing 3:25-3:30Wrap–up

 iPad Minis

Your Comments: What You Learned  I learned that it is not that difficult to publish a piece of work as I once thought,  I learned about different publications that are written by teachers.  Publishing is possible!  From reflection…I learned so much in only 4 weeks!  Some great journals to take a longer look at, and perhaps subscribe to.

Your Comments: What You Learned  I learned about conferences, I am so hoping some Common Core $$ comes my way!  Mny many many resources for WAC!  How to generate QR codes with text  Different publications in which to publish and locate information  Difficulties and successes within the chinese educational system

Your Comments: What You Learned  Different writing competitions for students – /competition.htmhttp://teacher.scholastic.com/writeit/fiction/publish /competition.htm  CATE publication California English ROCKS!!!  Inquiry works!  I have an opportunity to publish if I really put the work in and put my work out there  Publications—how to, where  Leadership—different ways to lead

Your Comments: What You Learned  Interesting information from Dean re problems in education in China and Russia  Again it was such a learning experience. I am in a community of life long learners

What Surprised You? What Questions Do You Have?  I was surprised abut the issues that the Chinese students were having: eyesight issues  All the things I have learned in the ISI and what I will be implementing in the classroom  Still so much to read/learn!  How much there is out there about writing—at all levels  How creative Melissa is!

What Surprised You? What Questions Do You Have?  A writing competition for students in which older students evaluate younger students  Not really a surprise, more of a breath of fresh air: how we are the people that come up with solutions, NOT the ones who complain!  The blog was easier to make than I thought! Yay!  Collegiality, collegiality, collegiality need I say more?

What Surprised You? What Questions Do You Have?  When allowed time to inquire, sure we get a little off topic, but ultimately we love the freedom to learn about something interesting to us.

What Do You Want To Know More About?  Publishing strategies  Assessment of writing—for grade, when, how much, etc.

Reflection Discussion

Break

Inquiry Groups

Loose Ends  Saturday, September 19, 2015  Saturday, October 17, 2015  Other?

Learning to Look: Which One Is Yours?

Planning for Tomorrow  Where to go and when  Until noon: anthologies and readings  Guests arrive  Luncheon 12:00-1:15 –Greeting from a Fellow: Who? –Introductions –Special appreciations –Informational Program –From Writing Project Fellows to Teacher Consultants

LUNCH!

Inquiry Group Sharing