Hi Mary Helen, Our district committed to the STW a few years ago. This past year I bought the Comprehension Toolkit Gr. 3-6 and used it. It was wonderful! I went through nearly every lesson as recommended. The kids really responded. (I teach 6th grade LA.) I will be refining and adding to it in the upcoming year. I spent my 2nd and 3rd nine weeks immersed in non-fiction and STW.
Best, Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Helen Chappetto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:04 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] RIT with Stephanie Harvey continued... >I just spent 2 fabulous days learning from Stephanie Harvey along with 14 >staff members from my school. The only other school that out-numbered us >was Ginger's....Liberty! Way to go! > I had a great conversation with Ginger (so nice to put a face with the > name!) It was like meeting a 'rock star'! My staff did not understand my > excitement because they are new to mosaic...I hope some of them have > signed on to learn! > As I told Ginger, I have been a "lurker" on the site, was off for a while, > but have been back for a bit....reading and trying to refresh and > learn/relearn about the strategies. Now I am officially a 'poster'! > Hearing Stephanie Harvey speak and feeling her passion was incredible. I > would love to know if there are any 'newbies' out there who are just > getting started and others who are veterans who can support the newbies in > the quest to be better teachers of thinkers. > I think of the great conversations that happened upon the release of both > Mosaic and STW last summer as well as To Understand by Ellin Keene this > summer.....the book conversations were and have been, as always, > thoughtful. > What I wonder....for those of you that have been part of the growth of a > professional learning community using Comprehension strategies, and have > witnessed the positive impact, would you share the approach you took? Is > there anything in particular you did to get started? What is the one > piece of advice/experience/wisdom you would share for those of us just > embarking on this venture? What obstacles did you face and how did you > face them? > > Mary Helen > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
