Literacy Learning Zone

It's the 8th Annual  #cyberPD Summer Event! Join in our  #cyberPD Google+ Community  to participate!  We want YOU to join in the conversations! This July we are reading and learning together around the new title  from Sara Ahmed  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * My Thoughts and Reflections for Week 3: Chapter 5 & 6 "You have to be able to see the humanity in others before you can activate your empathy by self-identifying and making connections ."   (Ahmed, p.103) Takeaways:  Sara shares two more lessons that will provide a great depth on reflection and conversation, both geared towards upper grades. Our Universe of Obligation: Naming people and groups that we feel responsibility for, those that you will be an upstander for, and how this circle may include o...

It's the 8th Annual  #cyberPD Summer Event! Join in our  #cyberPD Google+ Community  to participate! We want YOU to join in the conversations! This July we are reading and learning together around the new title from Sara Ahmed  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * My Thoughts and Reflections for Week 2: A Little Late Chapter 3: Being Candid "We have come a long way together and I am watching  your minds and hearts grow a little stronger every day ."   (Ahmed, p.73) Takeaways:  At first I thought ... social comprehension was more of a SEL approach. Now I think ... social comprehension is an inquiry approach at it's best with the students' as the curriculum and students asking the most important questions that matter to them.  At first I though...

    It's the 8th Annual  #cyberPD Summer Event! Join in our  #cyberPD Google+ Community  to participate! We want YOU to join in the conversations! This July we are reading and learning together around the new title from Sara Ahmed  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * My Thoughts and Reflections "... we will give ourselves permission to create learning conditions where kids can ask the question they want to ask, muddle through how to say the things they are thinking, and have tough conversations. We will be proactive in this pursuit. Truthfully, we will not have all the answers. No one does ."  (Ahmed, p.xxii) An Introduction to  Social Comprehension and Strategies to Prepare You for the Work Ahead :  Takeaways:  This introduction was packed...

Get ready for the 8th Annual  #cyberPD Summer Event! Check out our  #cyberPD Google+ Community  to learn more! We can't wait for YOU to join in the conversations! ________________________________________________________________ Every year in May, we ask to see your stack of PD books you can't wait to dive into over the summer, looking for just the right book to read together. This year, once again, we were blown away by your response and stacks of books! We agreed, we all need more time to read ... The book selection is important, but what makes this PD event truly successful are the amazing teachers and educators across the globe that support each other through the learning process. YOU make #cyberPD a success! Thank YOU for joining us ... whether this is your very first year, or your 8th year, or somewhere in between, we are thrilled YOU are joining in!!  The beauty of this summertime PD is you make it what you want and you do what you can ...