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The Road to Write. “EDUCATORS HELPING AUTHORS HELPING READERS” Valerie Ormond, author, Believing In Horses Edward Ormond, author, Teacher’s Tack for Believing In Horses Members, Anne Arundel County Reading Council State of Maryland International Reading Association Council Conference
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The Road to Write “EDUCATORS HELPING AUTHORS HELPING READERS” Valerie Ormond, author, Believing In Horses Edward Ormond, author, Teacher’s Tack for Believing In Horses Members, Anne Arundel County Reading Council State of Maryland International Reading Association Council Conference March 28, 2012
Agenda • Who we are and why we’re here • Authors as writers vs. teachers • Interactive Activity: Paralanguage • A teacher’s perspective • Interactive Activity: Bloom’s Winners Circle • Creating effective presentations • Resources • Final discussion and questions
A Teacher’s Perspective
Now, another FUN Exercise! • Bloom’s Winner’s Circle: As you entered, you were each handed a slip of paper with a large letter on the left, and a statement/question to the right. Please pull those out now. • The Rules • * Find a person who has the same letter as you. • * Discuss for 2 minutes which activity you think made it into the “Winners’ Circle.” Ready, set, GO!
Resources • Local authors: reach out – almost all authors have web sites • Word of mouth; talking to authors at book festivals; those who visit schools • Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators – Regional Chapters (WWW.SCBWI.ORG) • Your local Reading Council!!!
Final Questions and Discussion Contact info: Edward Ormond EdUCator@believinginhorses. com Valerie Ormond Valerie@believinginhorses.com Web site: www.believinginhorses.com Thank you!