Trying to keep my minilessons "mini" by being specific about the teaching point.

Have you heard of Literacy for All? We'll be there on 11/15! http://j.mp/bcUokL

Thinking about accepting all kids and helping each @ their point if need.

Why I've decided to tweet: http://j.mp/bKFR3C

Reading REVOLUTION by Jennifer Donnelly. Not sure I'll be able to put it down & go to sleep! I'm learning to create tension w/in a character.

Lowell Neumeyer Thanks! Having people welcome me into this community makes it a little easier to take risks. I bet it's the same for our students!

@ the eye dr.& it makes me think of assessment. He ran many tests & then formed his opinion. Not 1 standardized test as the end all be all.

Grey rainy day --- I'm returning 9 year old girls to their homes following a bd slumber party & then settling in with Revolution.

"I don't create characters so much as I make room inside my heart for them to come & get me." -C. Coman http://j.mp/9IoaxJ

Started a fiction study in two 5th grade classrooms today --- everyone is excited!

#cantwait until people realize that more young people read than they think &that novels help them deal w/ problems many adults won't discuss

So I'm hooked! In fact I'll be tweeting Ruth Ayres. Please follow me there instead. :)

Katie Wood Ray reminded us Don Graves encouraged us to remember to be around people who give us energy...& avoid those who zap it. #ncte10

Julie Johnson of Raising Readers & Writers just received the Don Graves award. Her blog is well worth the read! http://j.mp/bzUiOm #ncte10