Literacy Learning Zone

#cyberPD Book Selections For a decade, #cyberPD has been an anticipated summer event to connect educators near and far in collaborative professional conversation. Through blogs, Twitter, and various digital media, participants share thinking around a common professional title featured for discussion. Though the main event is in July of each year, the conversations and connections carry across the year. Since #cyberPD's first event, we've grown from a group of less than 15 to a community of over 150 educators.   We have found this community to be powerful and the conversations have helped us grow in our journey as educators. These conversations have pushed us, made us uncomfortable, and allowed us the chance to see things from different perspectives. It’s amazing to think that #cyberPD was a pioneer for online book clubs and this community made it possible!   Yet, here we are today. When we got ready to “share our bookstacks,” COVID was in full swing and teachers we...

This summer a  really BIG! group of educators   are reading and learning together online.  I am participating and  co-hosting this year's sixth annual #cyberPD event  with my online colleagues  Cathy Mere  and  Laura Komos .  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * New this summer!  Weekly Twitter chats about the scheduled reading.   The next chat is  Thursday, July 21st  @ 9 AM CST/10 AM EST  using the  #cyberPD  hashtag. Our final Twitter Chat is scheduled for WEDNESDAY, JULY 27th at 8 PM est/7 PM cst Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts  will be joining in the #cyberPD chat!   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ...

This summer a  really BIG! group of educators   are reading and learning together online.  I am participating and  co-hosting this year's sixth annual #cyberPD event  with my online colleagues  Cathy Mere  and  Laura Komos .  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * New this summer!  Weekly Twitter chats about the reading.   The next chat is  Thursday, July 21st  @ 9 AM CST/10 AM EST  using the  #cyberPD  hashtag. *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * DIY Literacy: Teaching Tools for  Differentiation, Rigor, and Independence  by Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts   *  *  * ...

This summer a  really BIG! group of educators   are reading and learning together online.  I am participating and co-hosting this year's #cyberPD event about digital reading and creating digital readers in our classrooms  with  Cathy Mere  and  Laura Komos .  Please join us as we read and discuss online: Digital Reading: What's Essential in Grades 3-8  by William L. Bass II and Franki Sibberson Paperback or ebook can be purchased from NCTE *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * My Thoughts and Reflections Image created with Canva The middle three chapters are the heart of this book, focusing on what really matters:   Authenticity, Intentionality, and Connectedness There is so much I could write about for each chapter.  My book is full of notes, highligh...

This summer a really BIG! group of educators are reading and learning together online.  I am participating and co-hosting this year's #cyberPD event about digital reading and creating digital readers in our classrooms  with  Cathy Mere  and  Laura Komos .  Please join us as we read and discuss online: Digital Reading: What's Essential in Grades 3-8  by William L. Bass II and Franki Sibberson Paperback or ebook can be purchased from NCTE *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * My Thoughts and Reflections/ Implications in My Classroom I always think about my reading with three different visions:  What does this mean for my developing readers receiving small group interventions?  What does this mean for all students in my school? What does this mean for my own dau...