Archive for September 2011
Learning to Make Fried Eggs
From the desk of Hope… I am excited about some action research I did in my house recently. Let me fill you in on why I did this research. I work with teachers almost every day and a common theme I hear in conversations is “these kids just aren’t getting it.” I also live with…
Read MoreStepping Stones: My Journey to Becoming a Literacy Consultant (Step Six)
From the desk of Hope… I feel like I am at the half way point with my story — becoming a literacy consultant. My Blog, Stepping Stone Five, was about getting my Master’s Degree. That seemed to be a turning point in my career. As I said in that blog, “I kicked it up a…
Read MoreStepping Stones: My Journey to Becoming a Literacy Consultant- Step Five
Salem College. This is one of my most favorite places in Winston-Salem. This is where I received my Master’s Degree in Language and Literacy. I had been teaching about five years, muddling my way through teacher’s manuals and curriculum guides, mostly just doing “stuff” with my students, when I decided to go to Salem College…
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