Thank you for your dedication to NCTE and for helping make the 2010 Convention an awe-inspiring experience. You are a special individual, and your dedication to the field of education is inspiring.
Thanks so much for all you do...and thanks for reminding me and inviting me to the President's reception last night. I presented at 8:30 this morning, so Ieft right after Nicholas Sparks talked, but had you not said something, I would have missed that.
Lunch is always a good idea! Just let me know when you'll be close by...I don't often make it up your direction (especially now that 290 got its own outlet mall, complete with Coldwater Creek!).
Kylene,
I am a big fan of your work. We have met on several occassions. Once at the affiliate meeting in Chicago and a few times in Florida at FCTE. I was on the board the years you came. I have several questions for you if you are not too busy.
1. As a result of my years in the classroom, I have created a site (www.englishteachersfriend.com ) dedicated to helping secondary English teachers and it has this innovative idea--virtual assistance--to help save incredible amounts of time and to provide excellent resources. Every week a podcast goes out to members and I would love to have you as a guest on the podcast. Would you be willing? I want as many voices and ideas as I can get on there.
2. Am I able to promote this site on this NING? I avoid doing so on Jim Burke's EnglishCompanion Ning because it is an explicit rule but I don't see those same rules here. I just wanted to ask out of courtesy.
Thanks for taking the time to read.
Tamara Doehring www.englishteachersfriend.com
Kylene,
Thank you so much for the session your presented in Moncton, NB, on May 2. I discovered your work only last year but it has already made a difference in the lives on my students.
Kylene,
I was excited to find this website and immediately joined, even though I don't teach in the USA. Your message of shift is one with which I wholeheartedly agree. For years I've said that we are asking students to go to the moon and teaching them to fly airplanes.
I'm looking forward to hearing you speak in Moncton on May 1st.
Amy Marshall
Thank you so much for responding! I am so sorry to hear about your fall, and I hope you continue to feel better as your rehab progresses.
We just got word that our proposal for NCTE was accepted, and I will be a part of a panel discussion on Friday afternoon which I am so excited about! I look forward to coming a day earlier and hopefully signing up for your Thursday workshop when registration slots become available.
I will also peruse the website you gave me!
Again, thank you so much for responding and for the information!
I just attended the National Literacy Coaching Summit and was hoping to hear you there, but I understand you weren't feeling 100%. I was wondering if you'll be speaking at the NCTE Convention in Philadelphia this year. Your work has been so influential in my own, and I am really looking forward to seeing you!
Thank you,
Laurie Sage
At 1:06pm on February 19, 2009, Queenie Hall said…
Hey Kylene, it's Queenie in South Carolina. Hope you are well. What is your opinion of assessment using miscue analysis with high school students?
I was able to see you from a distance at the conference. You did a wonderful job...as always! Hope you continue to do well. I appreciate your work and influence on my own work.
Ms. Beers, I am in need to locate the handout given by Amberg, Boone, and Larson session #H-15 Sweet, Short, and Complete...I have tried looking for it on this site but have not been successful, I am to present this weekend and want to use it in my presentation, please help. heccru@yahoo.com
Kyleene,
Each time you spoke, I leaned forward to hear what you had to say. You have a heart for justice and you challenge us, as educators, to take up that challenge. Thank you so much for the push to make our classrooms the best place of learning possible. And now that learning can cross space barriers, as we reach out through technology. The shift is occurring and I needed the extra nudge to include the 21st Century Literacies into my classroom.
Thanks again for your leadership.
Helen Wierenga
I ABSOLUTELY loved the conference. I always enjoy NCTE and look forward to the time for thinking with others. However, I have to say that this year the conference was so well organized and the sessions were spread out so that I had chances to see a variety of speakers. Well done to you and the entire Conference Committee! I loved every minute!
I am looking for literature and writing lesson ideas that integrate cell phone text messaging in my high school classroom. Do you have any suggestions?
This year was a first for me to attend the NCTE conference. It was more than I expected. You were inspiring.
I’ve been browsing my way around the NCTE Ning, and I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the convention in San Antonio. My colleagues from Twin Falls, Idaho, and I feel recharged after attending sessions and wandering the exhibit hall. We were thrilled in October when you spoke at our state conference and equally delighted to hear you speak in San Antonio.
One moment that stood out to us was your speech after Barbara Ehrenreich spoke Saturday night. We were moved by your words and thought you made a strong and eloquent point about the challenges we face in education. Do you have an electronic copy of the speech you gave? I would like to share it with colleagues who did not attend the conference, and, with your permission, print it in Landscapes, the Idaho Council of Teachers of English newsletter.
Thank you for a wonderful conference. I look forward to hearing from you and wish you the best for the rest of 2008.
Brandon Bolyard
President, Idaho Council of Teachers of English
Bravo, what a great convention and what great shoes we must fill when we invite all of you to NCTE 2009 in Philadelphia. The sessions were great and it was exciting to be able to share some of our own classroom strategies with new friends.
Yes, 'tis true,what you say, teachers are the ones who improve learning and we are getting better even as Shift happens:):)
Thanks to the Greater New Orleans Writing Project, this was my first NCTE convention and it will not be my last. Thank you -- and countless others -- for an long-lasting, inspiring professional development. I will retain and promote your message to Washington: "Testing does not improve learning ... teachers improve learning." With GNOWP, NWP, and NCTE, I can be a teacher who improves learning. Again, thank you.
At 8:25pm on November 25, 2008, Jim Johnston said…
Kylene,
Thanks for all of your mosaics over the years. I am not sure I am ready for Shift to Happen with them. Could you post your remarks made at this year's mosaic. They were extremely meaningful and I would like to quote from them as I begin to lobby and publicize the plight of inner city kids in the Northeast.
Jim Johnston
Kyleen, Congratulations to you and ALL
the convention team for a wonderful , wonderful convention! I am tired, but wow, how excited at all the possibilities for embedding more technology with my young students! Your vision and enthusiasm for this topic has moved many of us to new considerations of 21st Century Literacy. Thank you!
Try this incredibly simple but quite useful analogy to reach students who are struggling with issues of audience and style. Soon they’ll be speaking to, and not at, their audience.
Lynette, I've also been to a lecture given by Mrs. Jago and have to agree whole heartedly with your assessment of her work. She is one of several whose message helps keep me renewed as an educator.
As the number of English Language Learners has increased, the politics of English language learning have become more prominent and complicated. Join this group today.
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I am a big fan of your work. We have met on several occassions. Once at the affiliate meeting in Chicago and a few times in Florida at FCTE. I was on the board the years you came. I have several questions for you if you are not too busy.
1. As a result of my years in the classroom, I have created a site (www.englishteachersfriend.com ) dedicated to helping secondary English teachers and it has this innovative idea--virtual assistance--to help save incredible amounts of time and to provide excellent resources. Every week a podcast goes out to members and I would love to have you as a guest on the podcast. Would you be willing? I want as many voices and ideas as I can get on there.
2. Am I able to promote this site on this NING? I avoid doing so on Jim Burke's EnglishCompanion Ning because it is an explicit rule but I don't see those same rules here. I just wanted to ask out of courtesy.
Thanks for taking the time to read.
Tamara Doehring www.englishteachersfriend.com
Thank you so much for the session your presented in Moncton, NB, on May 2. I discovered your work only last year but it has already made a difference in the lives on my students.
I was excited to find this website and immediately joined, even though I don't teach in the USA. Your message of shift is one with which I wholeheartedly agree. For years I've said that we are asking students to go to the moon and teaching them to fly airplanes.
I'm looking forward to hearing you speak in Moncton on May 1st.
Amy Marshall
Thank you so much for responding! I am so sorry to hear about your fall, and I hope you continue to feel better as your rehab progresses.
We just got word that our proposal for NCTE was accepted, and I will be a part of a panel discussion on Friday afternoon which I am so excited about! I look forward to coming a day earlier and hopefully signing up for your Thursday workshop when registration slots become available.
I will also peruse the website you gave me!
Again, thank you so much for responding and for the information!
Laurie
I just attended the National Literacy Coaching Summit and was hoping to hear you there, but I understand you weren't feeling 100%. I was wondering if you'll be speaking at the NCTE Convention in Philadelphia this year. Your work has been so influential in my own, and I am really looking forward to seeing you!
Thank you,
Laurie Sage
I was able to see you from a distance at the conference. You did a wonderful job...as always! Hope you continue to do well. I appreciate your work and influence on my own work.
My best to you in '09....
Kaye
See you in Philly,
Jane
Each time you spoke, I leaned forward to hear what you had to say. You have a heart for justice and you challenge us, as educators, to take up that challenge. Thank you so much for the push to make our classrooms the best place of learning possible. And now that learning can cross space barriers, as we reach out through technology. The shift is occurring and I needed the extra nudge to include the 21st Century Literacies into my classroom.
Thanks again for your leadership.
Helen Wierenga
I am looking for literature and writing lesson ideas that integrate cell phone text messaging in my high school classroom. Do you have any suggestions?
This year was a first for me to attend the NCTE conference. It was more than I expected. You were inspiring.
Jacqueline
I’ve been browsing my way around the NCTE Ning, and I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the convention in San Antonio. My colleagues from Twin Falls, Idaho, and I feel recharged after attending sessions and wandering the exhibit hall. We were thrilled in October when you spoke at our state conference and equally delighted to hear you speak in San Antonio.
One moment that stood out to us was your speech after Barbara Ehrenreich spoke Saturday night. We were moved by your words and thought you made a strong and eloquent point about the challenges we face in education. Do you have an electronic copy of the speech you gave? I would like to share it with colleagues who did not attend the conference, and, with your permission, print it in Landscapes, the Idaho Council of Teachers of English newsletter.
Thank you for a wonderful conference. I look forward to hearing from you and wish you the best for the rest of 2008.
Brandon Bolyard
President, Idaho Council of Teachers of English
Bravo, what a great convention and what great shoes we must fill when we invite all of you to NCTE 2009 in Philadelphia. The sessions were great and it was exciting to be able to share some of our own classroom strategies with new friends.
Yes, 'tis true,what you say, teachers are the ones who improve learning and we are getting better even as Shift happens:):)
Jane
Thanks for all of your mosaics over the years. I am not sure I am ready for Shift to Happen with them. Could you post your remarks made at this year's mosaic. They were extremely meaningful and I would like to quote from them as I begin to lobby and publicize the plight of inner city kids in the Northeast.
Jim Johnston
the convention team for a wonderful , wonderful convention! I am tired, but wow, how excited at all the possibilities for embedding more technology with my young students! Your vision and enthusiasm for this topic has moved many of us to new considerations of 21st Century Literacy. Thank you!
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