Raising Readers and Writers

This was the 21st year for the Dublin Literacy Conference and the theme was 21st Century Literacies. I have to say that this was one of the best conferences. I had a difficult time deciding which sessions to attend. I love being surrounded with like-minded people who share a passion for literacy and exploring new ideas. My mind is spinning with all of the possibilities for my first graders as well as my after school writing club (both teachers and kids) groups. As I took notes (yes, the old-fashioned way…I used a pen and a notepad), I came up with several ideas for my blog posts. It also got me thinking more about Dr. Bloome’s risk taking assignment and how important it is to take risks in our teaching so that we don’t become stagnant. We truly are on the cusp of new and exciting work. I’ll be writing more about the great thinking that happened today.