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2010-07-19 Thread Sherrie Sacharow
...@gmail.com Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010 0:14 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group It would certainly reduce the 50 per cent attrition rate in 5 years. Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel -Original Message

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2010-07-18 Thread beverleepaul
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply In additon to more preservice time, I believe new teachers need a longer probationary period. In California, teachers are tenured on the first day of their third year of service. That means they only get 2 years to be probationary teachers--actually less

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2010-07-18 Thread medwards
in the system's purchased programs and candidates wonder why did I go to college? - Original Message - From: beverleep...@gmail.com Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010 0:14 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group It would

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2010-07-17 Thread Carol Meyer
first classroom.  If they had that year to see the classroom advance and take notes I think it would be very helpful.  Carol M --- On Tue, 7/13/10, Beverlee Paul beverleep...@gmail.com wrote: From: Beverlee Paul beverleep...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply To: Mosaic: A Reading

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2010-07-17 Thread Carol Lau
In additon to more preservice time, I believe new teachers need a longer probationary period. In California, teachers are tenured on the first day of their third year of service. That means they only get 2 years to be probationary teachers--actually less because administrators must decide by

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2010-07-17 Thread beverleepaul
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Groupmosaic@literacyworkshop.org Reply-To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply I think that pre-service teachers need to spend an entire year

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2010-07-15 Thread Mena
-236-1070 Fax: 954-236-1050 -Original Message- From: ryantam...@aol.com To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Wed, Jul 14, 2010 7:37 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply Can you send the name of this report, please

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2010-07-14 Thread Mena
33314 Phone: 954-236-1070 Fax: 954-236-1050 -Original Message- From: Beverlee Paul beverleep...@gmail.com To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Wed, Jul 14, 2010 12:24 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply I'm thankful

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2010-07-14 Thread Mena
Message- From: Randal Lichtenwalner rlichtenwal...@tufsd.org To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Tue, Jul 13, 2010 10:30 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply I think that the single most important thing is a teacher's ability

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2010-07-14 Thread Mena
: 954-236-1070 Fax: 954-236-1050 -Original Message- From: Randal Lichtenwalner rlichtenwal...@tufsd.org To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Wed, Jul 14, 2010 10:38 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply Agreed...one

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2010-07-14 Thread Renee
I, also, do not agree with the idea of teachers not completing education classes, because teaching is not all content. In fact, I would say teaching is less about content and more about understanding and relationship. And as a veteran, experienced, successful teacher who has been pink-slipped

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2010-07-14 Thread Randal Lichtenwalner
Agreed...one of the reasons the attrition rate is higher among TFA and Teaching Fellows is because (a) they didn't imagine it would be their career forever (they did TFA instead of CityYear or the Peace Corps) and (b) they have less of an investment in it (2 years of schooling, no expectation

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2010-07-14 Thread hccarlson
I, also, do not agree with the idea of teachers not completing education classes, because teaching is not all content. In fact, I would say teaching is less about content and more about understanding and relationship. I must disagree with this. I think we need to celebrate and mentor anyone

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2010-07-14 Thread Sue Pratt
. -- From: Mena drmarinac...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 11:17 AM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply I don't think the problem is the fault of teachers in urban schools..I think it is the system and segregated schools. I don't blame the students

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2010-07-14 Thread Mena
Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Wed, Jul 14, 2010 1:10 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply The problem is HOW to desegregate them. The voucher system is a JOKE. The kids with the fewest resources are still going to be left behind because a voucher is not going to cover

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2010-07-14 Thread ryantammy7
Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply First, I have to applaud this LISTSERV for enabling honest, risk-free, friendly, dialogues (similar to what I remember around the dining-room table at my grandmother's home

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2010-07-13 Thread readinglady1
] a professor's reply And yet another perspective, that one of a reading specialist, lit coach, and university instructor: I understand how frustrating it may have been for you, and hope you had a good lit coach or grade level partner to help you through, but I'd like to speak to the issue of teacher

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2010-07-13 Thread Mena
: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Mon, Jul 12, 2010 8:46 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply And yet another perspective, that one of a reading specialist, lit coach, and university instructor: I understand how frustrating it may have

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2010-07-13 Thread soozq55164
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Tue, Jul 13, 2010 7:13 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply So then to add to what you are saying Bev, it is the teachers' college who should be responsible for adding more hours of in school/class observation and/or student teaching. When I

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2010-07-13 Thread Randal Lichtenwalner
I think that the single most important thing is a teacher's ability and willingness to meet their students where they are, and teach them what they need, regardless of the student's level or ability. These might be teachers who entered the profession through traditional teacher education

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2010-07-13 Thread Beverlee Paul
Agreed. And here's the saddest fact of all. After NCLB has rendered any of those schools you mention in failure, which teachers would you expect to see there? It won't be those who have dedicated their lives to children and families in those schools and still remain enthusiastic, optimistic,

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2010-07-13 Thread Beverlee Paul
Yes So then to add to what you are saying Bev, it is the teachers' college who should be responsible for adding more hours of in school/class observation and/or student teaching. When I graduated college back in the day my first classroom experience was student teaching which came at

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2010-07-13 Thread Beverlee Paul
-Original Message- From: Beverlee Paul beverleep...@gmail.com To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Mon, Jul 12, 2010 8:46 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply And yet another perspective, that one of a reading

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2010-07-12 Thread Mena
@literacyworkshop.org Cc: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Sun, Jul 11, 2010 6:32 pm Subject: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply Folks, I thoroughly enjoy and LEARN from your responses on this website. This fall I will teach an undergrad class

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2010-07-12 Thread medwards
12, 2010 9:43 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Hi Mary, I also teach undergrad and grads literacy pedagogy...I encourage my students to join the MOSAIC LISTSERV..so that they can learn as well from this collaborative group of kindred spirits

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2010-07-12 Thread rr1981
Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Mon, Jul 12, 2010 9:52 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply Philomena, Thanks. I had planned on doing it. I told a few last spring when I taught a seminar class; I think MOSAIC is a wonderful website. I am sure teachers in our

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2010-07-12 Thread Beverlee Paul
And yet another perspective, that one of a reading specialist, lit coach, and university instructor: I understand how frustrating it may have been for you, and hope you had a good lit coach or grade level partner to help you through, but I'd like to speak to the issue of teacher education. What

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2010-07-11 Thread medwards
Folks, I thoroughly enjoy and LEARN from your responses on this website. This fall I will teach an undergrad class in Reading Assessment and Prescription (I didn't dream up the title) to senior teacher candidates. (I typically have taught graduate courses.) I am enthralled with the