Literacy Learning Zone

The Slice of Life is hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ I have not had the time or space to fully reflect upon my learning experiences at ILA in St. Louis. Except that it was invigorating to be constantly surrounded by and connecting with ... Passionate educators who care so deeply about students, reading, and thinking  Teacher leaders in literacy education that I listened to very carefully to breathe in every word and the opportunity to meet some of them, even if to briefly chat Amazing authors trying to reach children and adults of all ages with the p...

The International Reading Association Convention is in Chicago this week.  I felt the sense of urgency to attend, to learn more, to meet with colleagues from across the world with the same passion for teaching literacy that I possess.  Oh, and I should also note . . . the convention is being held less than an hour from my house.  I need to go. I have much to process and share about the two days that I attended.  However, on the first day this is what I found myself pondering on the train ride back home. a conference Ready to learn to hear from some of the great ones in the field of literacy. Excited to be re-energized with a sense of validation and conviction. Digging deeper into my own learning and understanding -- pushing my thinking to application. And then I arrived to a buzzing frenzy of a 'marketplace' with every vendor known to teachers. Each company trying to outdo their neighbor. Who can create the biggest - tallest - techy-est...