Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting

2008-12-06 Thread Kare
Ellin wrote: I'd be curious to hear if any of you have discovered new Outcomes or Dimensions in your own reading and/or in your classrooms. . . . I have a baby step to share in my process of discovering potential new outcomes in understanding. Before lunch is when the focus has been on thinking

Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting

2008-11-29 Thread CNJPALMER
You should so write those books! (Though I think Ellin has already got copyright on "dwelling in ideas..." Luxury of the struggle is definitely your invention!) In these multi-tasking, rush here and there times...taking the time to struggle is a luxury! :-) Jennifer In a message dated

Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting

2008-11-29 Thread suzie herb
and 'luxury of the struggle'...Jennifer, just think about it!!! --- On Sun, 30/11/08, Palmer, Jennifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Palmer, Jennifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting > To: [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting

2008-11-29 Thread suzie herb
f every day, 'dwelling in ideas'...it's been a great day. --- On Sun, 30/11/08, Palmer, Jennifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Palmer, Jennifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting

2008-11-29 Thread Palmer, Jennifer
rs of age From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Beverlee Paul Sent: Sat 11/29/2008 5:08 PM To: understand@literacyworkshop.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting Hopefully we'll all have a chance to benefit from the bib for

Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting

2008-11-29 Thread Beverlee Paul
Hopefully we'll all have a chance to benefit from the bib for the lit review??> Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:53:26 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; understand@literacyworkshop.org> Subject: Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting> > All

Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting

2008-11-29 Thread Palmer, Jennifer
All right, Ellin. How about this one? I am taking some very challenging coursework right now. The course is called Disciplined Inquiry 1 and involves statistical methods and methods for qualitiative and quantitative research. I started out completely intimidated by the math and by the difficul

Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting

2008-11-28 Thread jan sanders
I think it is very important for teachers to experience the dimensions of understanding at a conscious level before trying to implement these ideas in the classroom. When we have experienced it, the experience becomes part of our schema. It helps us to understand what the students are going th

Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting

2008-11-23 Thread CNJPALMER
Dana I agree that this conversation with your husband is important to share with students but I would also suggest you share it with your teachers! Think about what you did...you had time to converse with someone...time to think about it. You revised your thinking and incorporated new knowl

Re: [Understand] Sarah, Audrey and the Hopper painting

2008-11-22 Thread Dana Williams
It is vital to experience these dimensions for ourselves first.  I'm currently planning a monthly professional development for 2nd year teachers in our district.  They have already read MOT and they all have a copy of To Understand.  The main focus of our group is teaching the comprehension str