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At each stop the bus makes, take time to write. Let the scenes around you be your prompts. Do you see any graffiti that catches your eye? Can you imagine where the last rider might be going and why? What are you leaving behind? What are you thinking as the bus lurches forward towards another …

Mrs. Pat Porter introduced NTI participants to an simple, yet effective writing strategy on March 10, 2010.  Pat suggested selecting several words and/or phrases from a favorite book,  then incorporating them into a piece of writing.  Pat assured us the finished product  would become a fresh, new piece of writing. She was right!   Amazingly, the embedded …

Okay ladies, the time has come to reflect. We as a class are finished with our book discussion for now, feel free to read through past chapter 10 on your own time. I hope that you will pick this book up again, I know it has been helpful to me in my teaching of writing.
Please …

Two relevant links:
Click here to view the Creative Commons media search engine.
Click here to open a graphic organizer to help you keep track of images you use today.

Hey, guys. I’m coming back to NTI for a second tech presentation on February 22, and I need to assign you a little bit of homework.
We are going to build on our digital media skills by creating our own videos using free tools and royalty free web services.
But before we can do that, I need …

I am selecting two of Katie Wood Ray’s questions that she asks herself when selecting texts for her students.
1. What do many of my students struggle with as writers?
2. What might my students be excited to see as writers? What will they want to try?
Oops, that was three questions.

What do tacos, hamburgers,hotdogs, shutters, flips and mountains all have in common?
FOLDABLES, THAT’S WHAT!
   On Wednesday, January 27, 2010  June Angle and Pat Porter presented an informative, interactive workshop on Foldables.  Foldables are paper comprehension aids used to teach or organize a wide range of concepts across the curriculum.   N.T.I. participants learned how to create a …

This chapter, like chapter 7 invites us into Ray’s library. This time she gives us specific details and a name for these “wonderous ways with words”.
I want to have some fun. You will have until February 3rd to respond.
Get into your library-class or personal. Find some words that just sound good to you. Share them …

While reflecting on our NTI meeting last night, 3 words came to mind…rigor, relevance, and relationships. 
“Hmm”,  I thought…It’s true that much of our conversation centered on rigorous and relevant teaching practices last evening (1-20-2010).  I mentally reviewed some of the ideas teachers shared from recent training opportunities.  I recounted the topic of relationships that wove itself through our …

During the January 11, 2010 meeting, Marshall University New Teacher Institute participants took part in a workshop on podcasting.  Ian Nolte, a Marshall University Writing Project fellow and technology guru, provided in-depth instruction for setting up accounts, recording audio messages, and utilizing podcasting in the classroom.  Participants created personal accounts and explored integrating music with …