Hope you enjoyed last night. We’re still pinching ourselves that everything worked so well. Most of all, we’re thrilled that the conversation was so substantive and rich with ideas for teaching with the book. Thanks to everyone for their contribution.



This is a long email but there’s much to tell you. I’ll also post it to my blog in the Ning where it may be easier to read:



WINNER OF THE TEN-BOOK SET

Ta! Ta! Ta! The lucky avatar is Tess Deed aka Pat Gross from Valdese,… Continue

Here's the concept for the project. I'm sure it will evolve as we learn about these tools and each other.





Participants in the virtual author study will read Laurie Halse Anderson's books for middle and high school (seven total -- one per month beginning in September and culminating with a meeting with Laurie in April) and share ideas and strategies for either teaching with these books or recommending them as independent reading for students. Participants can, of course, pick… Continue