Saturday, May 21, 2011

Diigo bookmark (weekly)

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Diigo bookmark (weekly)

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Digital Stories from Senegal

I’m always looking for good examples of digital storytelling. These videos made by students at the Sinthiou Mbadane school in 2008 and 2010 in the Mbour region of Senegal were recommended at a workshop I attended recently facilitated by Giselle Martin-Kniep. They’re short videos narrated by the students in French with English subtitles that provide a window into the daily lives of students who attend the school.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Steve Jenkins Author Study


I recently finished an author study of Mo Willems with my ESL student, and was wondering where to go next. I’ve been attending and giving presentations on the common core standards, which emphasize how important nonfiction is. With this in mind and since my student loves books about animals, I thought Steve Jenkins would be a good choice for our next author study, and would make an interesting comparison/contrast with Mo Willems. After we read many of Mo Willems books, we watched a video I found on amazon of the author talking about his work and his process. I just found this video of Steve Jenkins describing his process for the book Move! on teachingbooks.net. There’s also an accompanying slide show that takes you through the steps of the process of writing Move! with his wife, Robin Page. I love how the two videos perfectly illustrate the difference between the manic hilarity of Mo Willems illustrations and Steve Jenkins’ calm deliberate approach.

Saturday, May 7, 2011