CLAS Fall Conference 2011

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Comment by Stevi Quate on October 16, 2011 at 2:57pm

Great conference! Thanks for all the hard work and for the risk of finding a new venue. It worked for me. 

Attached is the power point on our presentation: tPP%20CLAS.pptx

Comment by Sarah M. Zerwin on October 8, 2011 at 5:44pm

Definitely enjoyed the conference--thanks to all who organized the event and thanks to all who participated! Here's a link to the materials on Teaching Literature in the 21st Century that Jay Stott and I presented: http://thepapergraders.org/?p=150

 

And if you're interested in writing for CLAS's journal, Statement, go here: https://sites.google.com/site/classtatement/home

Comment by Mike Wenk on October 8, 2011 at 4:32pm

WritingCnfInterrupt.pptx

 

This is my CLAS presentation entitled "Writing Conference Interruptions: Can They Be Productive?", based on a research project I conducted with Dr. Monette McIver last year in two third grade classrooms.

Comment by Mike Wenk on October 8, 2011 at 4:26pm

I changed my lesson plans for the following week based on the activities Ernest described in the morning keynote. I also have used his ideas as a means to build a students literacy team at a high school where I am working.

Comment by Patricia Durfee on October 2, 2011 at 7:49am

I was a bit disappointed that more of the pre-service teachers didn't attend the meeting. To my mind, if being a part of our professional organizations is important, than participating is important too.

Comment by Marge Freeburn on October 1, 2011 at 2:23pm

Terrific conference--well organized.  The campus seemed to be a convenient and welcoming venue.  The sessions were thoughtfully prepared, and thought-provoking.  The membership meeting was more relaxed at the end of the day, and gave us a chance to learn more about the affiliate groups.

Comment by Patricia Durfee on September 30, 2011 at 2:14pm

Ernest Morrell *was* amazing and inspiring. Several of we attendees from MSCD were blown away by his passion for education and empowering students to have a voice. We were all ready to go take on the world after hearing him speak.

Comment by Alan Olds on September 29, 2011 at 3:41pm

As it turned out, we were lucky to hear Ernest twice!  The student projects he talked about Saturday morning have me thinking as well.  All based on a simple truth -- Once you engage kids in things that matter to them, they learn.  My favorite line (among many) of Ernest's was:  "If kids can write their lives, they can rewrite their lives."

Comment by Philippe Ernewein on September 29, 2011 at 3:38pm

As always, energized after the conference.
Resources and related links from the Digital Dialogue workshop can be found here: http://rememberit.org/pace.aspx
Thanks,
Philippe

Comment by Candace Skoff on September 29, 2011 at 2:59pm

I thought that Ernest Morrell was phenomenal!! I learned so much and left with my head buzzing with ideas. I have been talking about the conference all week!