http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/portalupi?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "portalupi" on Netvouz http://www.stenhouse.com/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idProduct=9046 Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi write, "Writing conferences can be difficult to manage, and it's tempting to omit them from the workshop, but these one-to-one interactions are crucial. Writers need response, not only from their peers but from us as well." In this two-part series we revisit (See When Students Write by the same authors) Bailey's Elementary school on the outskirts of Washington, DC, to watch and listen as accomplished teachers confer with students about their writing. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDs jgordon Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:45:10 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/shop/pc/viewprd.asp?idProduct=9025&r=&REFERER= The four videos by Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi (developed at Bailey's Elementary School, a school with many ELLs in the outskirts of Washington DC) cover all the practical components necessary for establishing and implementing a successful writing workshop, including the importance of choice, creating a risk-taking environment, the difference between skills and craft, the writer's notebook, the writing conference, revision, the role of literature, and much more. When used in conjunction with the authors' books, Craft Lessons and Nonfiction Craft Lessons, these programs provide a practical resource on how best to teach writing. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDs jgordon Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:39:07 GMT