NCTE Convention 2009

I know this post is a bit late. It has been a crazy few months. But, today we had a snow day! Pretty exciting for NYC School teachers.  Anyway, I ended up "presenting" at NCTE's convention this past November. It was also my first time attending and WOW! I was completely overwhelmed. There is so much to do and see and not nearly enough time. I went to a few of the workshops. Regarding the workshop idea-I have a few complaints. There are simply too many that the ones you do decide to attend are somewhat empty. While that does allow for more communication with the presenters, 20 people in an enormous ballroom is leaves you feeling somewhat isolated. Also, they seemed somewhat repetitive. Anyway, I got some great ideas from a workshop I attended about teaching Shakespeare!

Anyway, here is a picture of my poster presentation. There is also a copy of the newsletter I created for anyone that came by. It would help the teacher who has not begun independent reading in the classroom yet or the teacher who has begun the process but has been facing hurdles. I hope you enjoy it!

Candice