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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
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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Road to Write
“EDUCATORS HELPING AUTHORS HELPING
READERS”Valerie Ormond, author, Believing In
HorsesEdward Ormond, author,
Teacher’s Tack for Believing In Horses
Members, Anne Arundel County Reading Council
State of Maryland International Reading Association Council ConferenceMarch 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
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!
Creating effective presentations
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
Valerie [email protected]
Web site:www.believinginhorses.com
Thank you!
