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Are you a first time attendee of the NCTE Annual Convention? If so, join this group. Post a discussion question. Learn new tips to maximize your convention experience.

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Terri Simmons Comment by Terri Simmons on November 13, 2009 at 12:31pm
HI Everyone---Trying to find out some info. about the public transportation. I got stuck at one of the hotels near the airport and I'm considering whether I should rent a car or try the train, etc. If anyone can give me a heads-up, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
Terri
Katrina Gonzales Comment by Katrina Gonzales on November 9, 2009 at 6:57am
Jacinta---That is helpful info. I appreciate that! I'm coming from Texas, and I've compared the weather to Philly in the last couple of weeks. We're having the unpredictable weather as well and have actually been colder here than in Philly on several days. I do think layering will be the way to go!
Katrina
Jacinta Comment by Jacinta on November 9, 2009 at 6:36am
Hey Barbra,

I've never been to Philadelphia, but a quick glance at weather.com shows me that they're experiencing similar weather to what we're getting here in Indiana. It's slightly unpredictable. Normally, you'd expect the weather to be getting fairly cold now, and you might even expect some snow. However, we had like 30 degree days in October, and these past few days have been close to 70s. It looks like it's going to be around 50s those days we're in Philadelphia, which still isn't super cold. If I were you, I'd bring things that I can layer, some sweaters and/or long sleeve shirts, and a light coat or jacket.
Barbra McKenzie Comment by Barbra McKenzie on November 8, 2009 at 11:39pm
Hi from Australia. I'm glad I'm not the only one who's feeling overwhelmed at the diversity of sessions available. My strategy? I think I'll limit myself to the Whole Language Strand offerings to give me a bit more control. As we are coming into our Summer in this part of the world I'd appreciate any advice on appropriate clothing choices for Philadelphia in mid November. I'm looking forward to the conference and the interactions with other teachers
Katrina Gonzales Comment by Katrina Gonzales on October 26, 2009 at 4:38pm
Jacinta, I had to laugh when I saw your post. That summed up exactly how I felt when I looked at the online guide. Like an enormous buffet, you want to make sure you taste the things that you need to taste, try the new things, and maybe revisit some old favorites, but it is overwhelming, for sure.
Jacinta Comment by Jacinta on October 26, 2009 at 2:37pm
On the ncte.org site, there's a section for the conference and they have all the sessions listed I think. I started reading some of it, got through like two sessions, and felt like my head was going to explode from all the information.
Gabrielle Plastrik Comment by Gabrielle Plastrik on October 26, 2009 at 2:31pm
I will be attending for the first time too. Does anybody know how to find out what specific presentations are available. I went through the magazine-like guide that came in the mail, but it felt like there should be a list of presenters/sessions that was more specific. Is that true?
Jacinta Comment by Jacinta on October 22, 2009 at 10:48am
Hey all! I'm a first timer too. I'm actually going with a big group of preservice teachers from my university. We're all pretty excited :).
Jim Sitar Comment by Jim Sitar on October 20, 2009 at 9:41am
Hi everyone, this will be my first NCTE as well, and I'm looking forward to meeting a lot of great teachers. I'm specifically interested in hearing about different approaches to teaching poetry in different classroom settings. My goal is to help promote the art of poetry and to develop online resources for teachers so they can bring poems to life in their classrooms. Come by the Poetry Out Loud booth if you want to learn more!
Katrina Gonzales Comment by Katrina Gonzales on October 19, 2009 at 1:07pm
As a first-time attendee, I'm hoping to keep from being too overwhelmed. There's so many sessions I want to attend that it's hard to choose! I'm on my state board in Texas, TCTELA, and have always attended our state conference, which is top-notch. One thing I hope to get out of this discussion on the NING is a strategy for creating my NCTE conference schedule.
 

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