ELA+Forum-Nov+10,+2009


 * Resources**

100 inspiring educational videos for writers @http://todaysmeet.com/elaforum @http://voicethread.com/ Adobe ConnectNow from Darlene Sarver: @http://www.wrsd.net/literacy/ http://www.schooltube.com/user/robz Lorrie Carlson's wiki: Image Grammar from NCTE author Harry R. Noden http://www.heinemann.com/products/0466.aspx




 * Agenda**

8:00 - 8:30 Registration/Coffee/Networking 8:30 - 8:50 Introductions/Review of Agenda Items 8:50 - 9:15 News and Notes from NYSED
 * David Abrams (recorded) on testing
 * Standards, Assessment, Data

9:15 -10:15 Shared Learning Opportunity
 * A visit to the National Writing Gallery : Erie 2 Authors

11/10/09 Topic: Writing Instruction:
 * Using Step Up Frameworks to help students organize an essay/paragraph
 * Using Mentor Texts to inspire and guide young Writers

10:15 -11:15 District Round Table/Questions
 * Melinda DiBernardo: Writing at Glendale Elementary (via Adobe ConnectNow)
 * Please share an overview of your writing program (i.e. time spent, programs/approaches used, assessments/rubrics, technology integration, publishing opportunities)
 * Ask your question! What do you really want to know about what others are doing?

11:15 -11:45 Teacher 2 Teacher: Strategies that work
 * Please bring a resource or lesson that you find successful in teaching/modeling writing to your students

11:45-12:30 Lunch

12:30 -1:30 Technology Talk Time: incorporating incredible technology into ELA Classrooms
 * 9/22/09 Topic: **Voice Threads**, light up your brain & more

1:30 - 2:30 Breakout by Grade Level Session

2:30 -3:00 Debrief and Future Planning

for January 28th meeting:
 * SmartBoard (Tech demo...share lessons)
 * video clip, streaming, downloading...Lisa Wolski
 * Approaching a novel...what, how, what kind of assignments/prompts (vocabulary, how do you have kids to enjoy a novel)
 * Teaching Grammar (link to Image Grammar )
 * Spelling