So Little Time and So Much To Do and Read!

Here are the PD events I'm attending over the summer to help me prepare for the classroom in September:

• Math Camp Math Camppp
• Pearson Literacy Conference 8th Annual Celebrating Literacy
• Blended Learning Summer Institute

My goal is to use Blended Learning in my teaching practice.  Blended Learning is combination of eLearning and Face to Face Learning.  I'm hoping that if I incorporate technology into the classroom it will help the students to become motivated self-directed learners.  This past year, I've tried to attend as many workshops as I can on digital citizenship.  Two books I found extremely helpful were:

Digital Tools for Teaching: 30 e-Tools for Collaborating, Creating, and Publishing Across the Curriculum by Steve Johnson



and

Keepin' it Real: Integrating New Literacies Into Classroom Practice by Lisa Donohue
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