Last session for today. Bob Broad's session on writing for
Illinois English Bulletin
He's asked us to share name, affiliation, & something you want to see in the journal, something you want to learn about teaching in the bulletin. I said, "my name" [I'm literal] and then talked about possible partnerships with ReadWriteThink.
His goals for the session: for us to leave more inclined to do research and write for the
IEB. Spring issue is short write-ups of fall conference. Summer issue is fewer longer pieces.
We do writing territories (Nancie Atwell,
In the Middle)—a bulleted list, broken into categories that you have written in/about, want to write in/about, are writing in/about. Atwell's categories are topics, genres, audiences. Bob adds purposes/exigencies and forums. An activity done at the beginning of the term to encourage students and spark ideas.
Topics
- designing writing assignments
- multimodal literacies
- technology and popular culture
- student-centered literature
- specific techniques but more than cookbook recipes
- reviews of tech kids lit
Genres (sort of)
- lesson plans
- website
- short framing texts
- print journals
- book
- memoir, description
- proposals, resolutions, etc. governance material
Audiences
- english teachers: beginning teachers, teachers looking for new ideas and techniques
- not for cranky teachers who aren't interested in change
- students: handouts, resource materials, feedback
- family in e-mails, etc.
- friends/general public in blog
Hmm. I got an idea for the beginning of a piece for Spring:
I'll admit it. I didn't present at IATE. But hey, I was present. I was here, or there, I guess now. Maybe I'm disqualified. Perhaps being there wasn't enough. But there are ways that I did present. Many ways that we all present. Ways that may not be indicated in a conference program.
Well, maybe it's not all that smart. I had this great idea, but as I review it now, I'm completely unsure. Oh well.
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IATE Conference
Posted Sunday, 24-Aug-2008 15:17:53 PDT
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