The last training we had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Nancy Livingston. She is an amazing presenter with a tremendous understanding of children and children's literature. If you ever have the occasion to listen to her I would suggest taking advantage of it.
In addition to the literacy training, I had the pleasure of attending a technology training with three of our teachers (Mrs. Browning, Mrs. Pfleiderer, and Ms. Porter). We learned some great techniques for using video and photo cameras to extend the writing process. It was a great experience, where we had to take the roll of students, complete with homework. :-( These assignments helped us to solidify our understanding of the process and the benefits of using this medium.
I am excited about the prospect of helping students utilize these techniques. In the future I'll add some of the projects we worked on at the training and are currently creating to this blog. I haven't had time recently as the new school has taken up a lot of my "spare" time.
