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Upcoming LitLink Seminars
Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!
RICHARD ALLINGTON WILL SPEAK ON MAY 15TH!!
May 15, 2008
8:30 to 3:00 pm
Richard Allington: Innovator and Motivational Leader in the Field of Reading Instruction
This is a rare opportunity to spend the day with one of the greatest educators of our modern times. Richard L. Allington is a professor of education at The University of Tennessee, formerly the Fien Distinguished Professor at the University of Florida, and chair of the Department of Reading at the State University of New York at Albany. He is the co-author of many seminal texts for teachers and researchers, including "Classrooms that Work: They Can All Read and Write", co-authored with Patricia Cunningham. Allington blends phonics and process to create ideas that have changed the lives of children and their teachers. He was a co-recipient of the Albert Harris Award from the International Reading Association for his contributions to the better understanding of reading and learning disabilities. His publications include over 100 articles, books, chapters and monographs. He was a past President of the International Reading Association, and a member of the IRA Reading Hall of Fame. His research interests include reading/learning disabilities and effective instruction in classroom settings. Prior to his legendary field work as a researcher and author, he was an elementary school teacher and Title 1 director in poor rural schools. His work and his life have influenced countless educators worldwide. His recent work “Big Brother and the National Reading Curriculum: How Ideology Trumped Evidence”, explores the federal education policy on reading. Join us for a very important, influential day on the teaching of reading.
For: ALL GRADES; for administrators who want the big picture, for teachers who want inspiration, for all educators and people working with children who are pondering the big ideas in education alongside the very significant details of working alongside readers of all levels. A not-to-miss day.
LOCATION: Rockland County Graduate Campus, LIU
70 Route 340, Orangeburg, New York (right across the Tappan Zee Bridge)
TIME: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (breakfast and lunch provided)
COST: $145 per person
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FLYER AND REGISTRATION FORM TO SEE RICHARD ALLINGTON
2007/2008 LitLink Reading and Writing Seminars
A Year in the Teaching of Reading and Writing
LitLife proudly presents a year of seminar days inside LitLife’s core idea: “The Complete 4”. LitLife believes that a great year in the teaching of reading and writing is composed of four elements: genre, process, strategy and conventions instruction. These seminar days reflect our attention to all four of these critical areas of instruction. In November, LitLife will debut the first in a series of Scholastic books on The Complete 4, written by LitLife Executive Director Pam Allyn. Subsequently, Scholastic will feature a Complete 4 book at every grade level. Please enjoy our menu of offerings this year, and here’s to your own “complete” year of learning and of joyous teaching!
-The LitLife Team
 View flyer and registration for all 2007/2008 Seminars
The LitLink Reading and Writing Seminar Series at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY has been enthusiastically received by teachers and administrators since its very first presentation. Bringing the top names in education to a beautiful setting in The Castle at Reid Hall, LitLink workshops provide an incredible learning opportunity with the finest practitioners and experts in the field.
Priority registration is offered to teachers in districts where LitLife is working, though spaces are then made available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact seminars@litlifeinfo.com for more information about up-coming events, or call Deb DePietro at (914) 674-2150.
Our next workshops:
Visible Thinking: Learning to Write and Writing to Learn: April 9, 2008. Do you ever find yourself frustrated with the quality of your students' content area writing? Do you teach writing and wonder why it never seems to carry over into social studies and science? Join LitLife Team Leader Laurie Pastore for a rich day of reconsidering writing in the content areas. For: Grades 3 - 8.
DATE: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
LOCATION: Reid Hall, The Castle, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
TIME: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (breakfast and lunch provided)
COST: $145 per person
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Click here for the registration form
Beyond Expectation: Fulfilling the Potential of the Primary Writer: May 6, 2008. Our fabulous Team Leader Stephanie Parsons, author of the Heinemann bestseller First Grade Writers: Units of Study to Help Children Plan, Organize, and Structure Their Ideas, will lead a spectacular day on writing units of study across the primary grades. She will share books, lessons, units and strategies for forging vibrant connections between concepts and writing. Come see this master teacher share her work to help your students become comfortable with the thinking behind good writing. For: Grades K-2.
DATE: Tuesday, May 6, 2008
LOCATION: Reid Hall, The Castle, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
TIME: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (breakfast and lunch provided)
COST: $145 per person
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Click here for the registration form
LIST OF WORKSHOPS ALREADY PRESENTED IN 2007/2008:
Lead Strong: A Day for Literacy Coaches, was presented on September 19, 2007 and featured Pam Allyn and Laurie Pastore.
Join us for this retreat on the exciting potential for the evolving role of the literacy coach in today’s schools. We will share best practice ideas for the teaching of reading, writing, coaching and mentoring that will have a lasting impact upon your work. We will give you the opportunity to meet with and hear from coaches/consultant teachers across the area, and to hear their tips and coaching suggestions. We will use videotape, role play, transcripts and other resources to deepen our work and to create pathways for systemic change. For: Literacy Coaches, Reading Teachers. Coaches who attended last year should return! And we welcome new voices as well. Become part of this special community of leaders.
Awesome Beginnings was presented on October 11, 2007, and featured LitLife Executive Director Patty Vitale-Reilly and LitLife Team Leader Jaime Margolies.
Come hear all about The Arch, LitLife’s acronym for the most systematic, joyous, practical way to begin a great year teaching reading and writing. The ARCH stands for Assessment/Routines/Choice/Healthy Community. This day will be chock-full of suggestions and strategies for organizing your classroom, and creating a flow for your literacy time that really, really works. You will receive a bundle of practical materials, including sample schedules, complete units in The ARCH, and literature suggestions.
Literary Inspirations for Middle and Secondary Teachers was presented on October 30, 2007, and featured LitLife Team Leaders Andrea Byrne and Andrea Lowenkopf.
Master teachers and renowned LitLife Team Leaders, the “Two Andreas” will guide us in using fabulous texts to study great writing. This day will be rich with techniques to use with your older students in using texts to grow knowledge of words, language and grammar. These knowledgeable and inspiring teacher leaders will share concrete classroom examples of their work, and will help you forge authentic and meaningful reading/writing connections which will last a lifetime.
Boys and Reading: The Expert Speaks was presented on November 9, 2007, and featured Jeff Wilhelm, who has written twelve books on the growing reader.
His publications include, "You Gotta BE the Book: Teaching Engaged and Reflective Reading with Adolescents”,” Improving Comprehension with Think Alouds”, and he is coauthor of "Reading Don’t Fix No Chevy’s: The Role of Literacy in the Lives of Young Men”. He is an award-winning researcher and respected classroom teacher. Jeff will discuss the role gender plays in either getting in the way of success in reading or opening doors to success. Last year at LitLink, we had a hugely successful day on this most important subject. We have asked Jeff to spend the day with us to help us to continue our learning journey. Teachers who came to the day last year should return, and new audience is most welcome for this, our second day on this critical subject. Jeff is a special guest this year at LitLink and we are all eager for his words of wisdom.
Groundbreaking Comprehension Strategies to Teach Reading was presented on December 6, 2007, and featured Cris Tovani, the acclaimed author of “I Read It, but I Don't Get It” and “Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?”
Her work has been revitalizing for middle and high school teachers, helping us to reimagine our classrooms for all readers. She will offer ideas and strategies, based on her years of teaching experience, to help teachers of all subjects in their classrooms. Her knowledge and insight in assisting readers to reach clarity can empower us to engage all levels of readers from struggling through most advanced. We are thrilled to have Cris with us and look forward to a rich and productive day of learning.
A Fresh Look at Narrative Writing was presented on January 10, 2008 featuring LitLife Team Leader Karen McNally and members of her TALL (Leadership) Team.
Learn how to approach narrative writing in a way that feels age appropriate and exciting! On this day you will learn the importance of oral storytelling in narrative writing and how to teach story telling as a unit of study. Both personal and narrative units of study will be presented and how to differentiate these studies for each grade from kindergarten through second. If narrative writing has you ‘stuck in the moment’, this is the day for you!
Conferring Through a New Len, February 5, 2008, featured a deeper look at conferring with Pam Allyn and friends.
This day will focus on the management of conferring, the techniques of conferring and wise language to move children forward in their reading and writing. We will use video and transcripts to learn together and gain insights into the reading and writing lives of children. The LitLife Team has been pioneering new ideas in conferring as it connects with units of study and assessment, not ever done in isolation. This day will enhance understandings in how to approach meaningful conversation with the most struggling reader and writer as well as the most advanced.
Joyous Collaborations: Book Clubs and Partnerships, March 6, 2008, featured our great friend and brilliant teacher-leader Joanne Hindley, who gave us her specialty: a perfect day!
She will focus on the practical methods for constructing social structures in your rooms that will support active conversation, talk that affects thinking and networks that build community.
Speakers featured last year included Judy Davis, Georgia Heard, Shelley Harwayne, Lester Laminack, Tim Rasinski, Harvey "Smokey" Daniels and Kelly Gallagher. Your continued support and interest allow us to bring speakers such as these to the local area.
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