International Reading Association Conference

3/24/2013

Katie will be presenting at the 58th Annual International Reading Association Conference in San Antonio, Texas from April 19-22, 2013. Click here to learn more about the conference.
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Fabulous (And FREE!) Seminar for Teachers

3/23/2013

This lively and intensive seminar is designed to provide teachers with a firm footing for reading and teaching contemporary poetry. Participants will acquire a systematic understanding, vocabulary, practical skills and materials to teach contemporary poetry in a beginning or intermediate classroom. Open to all secondary school teachers, from the accomplished to the novice. poetryfoundation.org/programs/event/2159

As a bonus, here's a great blog post from my good friend Eileen Murphy!
What’s up with the Distinction between Literature and Informational Texts?

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Using Improvisation as a Pedagogical Tool in a Differentiated Instruction Classroom

3/19/2013

It was almost 20 years ago that I attended a National Endowment for the Humanities program for teaching Shakespeare through performance as an inner city high school teacher. It was at this institute that I learned how critically important it was for students to learn creatively and kinesthetically. We are all familiar with Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, but as a teacher I struggled with the implementation of this theory into teaching and learning activities. I decided to try out the many techniques that I learned at the Shakespeare institute with my students. I soon realized that it was essential for me to ditch the “one size fits all” study guides. My classroom was made up of diverse learners and I knew that I needed to differentiate the teaching and learning strategies in my classroom. Read More

K-12 Project Based Learning to Meet Indiana Common Core Standards Conference : Handouts

3/15/2013

Katie will be presenting at the K-12 Project Based Learning to Meet Indiana Common Core Standards Conference on March 15, 2013 in Indianapolis, IN. Click here to learn more about the conference.

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Ohio Title One Spring Conference : Handouts

3/13/2013

Katie will be presenting at the 2013 OAASFEP Title I/Federal Programs Spring Conference from March 20 – 22, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center in Columbus, OH. Click here to learn more about the conference.

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Connecting Literacy Skill Development to the 21st Century

3/12/2013

When we were in high school and college, we learned how to use the Dewey decimal system, note cards, microfiche, and setting the margins in an electric typewriter. We were the last generation of students that actually pounded out papers and research on an electric typewriter and actually memorized the abbreviated guide in the Periodic Guide of Literature as a means to save time. The embodiment of a “good” student in our generation was the ability to ferret out morsels of information that were buried in the library shelves and microfiche drawers. This took an exceptional amount of time. Some fellow educators argue that this is actually rigorous and teaches academic discipline. Perhaps it did, we’d like to think so. Yet as literacy educators, we know that school is very different than our experience as teenage students in the 1980s. Read More

Free Webinar! 5 Steps to Common Core Success: What Every Administrator Needs to Know

3/6/2013

On Monday, March 18, 2013 at 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT, Katie will be presenting at a free SDE webinar! The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are focused on changing teaching and learning in today's classrooms to ensure that our students are prepared to be successful in the 21st century. This webinar will provide administrators with information that clearly articulates how the CCSS are different, and the five steps for successful transition to this paradigm. Read More

13 Ways Technology Has Changed How We Learn

3/6/2013

In the 21st century, technology changes the ways in which we communicate and go about our lives. Very few educators would disagree with the premise that how we learn has dramatically changed because of the impact of technology. Here’s a short list that teachers helped me compile:
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SuccessLink Conference - Common Core for the Rest of Us : Handouts

3/4/2013

Katie will be a keynote speaker at the SuccessLink Common Core for the Rest of Us Spring Conference, March 4-5, 2013 in Lake of the Ozarks, MO. Click here to learn more about the conference.

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