Category Archives: IRA
San Antonio–I Have Arrived!
I have arrived at my hotel and ambled down the River Walk to register for a Monday workshop at the NCTE convention. At this moment, all Monday sessions still have availability, so if you were like me and chose not … Continue reading
Should I or Shouldn’t I???
Okay, I wrote a poem and it’s not my first. I have written many poems and so have you, I am sure. But the question is, since I have a blog, should I post this poem? The reason I consider … Continue reading
Make New Friends and See the Old… I mean the Longtime…
I have had a great week at IRA. Each morning, I walk through Centennial Olympic Park undisturbed by traffic or bustling people on my way to the World Congress Center. Sometimes, as I walk through this well-kept community space, it is hard … Continue reading
Day Two at IRA
Georgia World Congress Center, the host of this year’s IRA Convention, is as expansive as the ideas about literacy that we are sharing with teachers, researchers, and educational publishers from around the country and the world. The message of this year’s workshops … Continue reading
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Literacy on my Mind
I arrived in Atlanta yesterday to attend the IRA (International Reading Association) convention. From the first leg of my journey, good omens flew with me. Although initially ticketed to fly from my home town to Chicago and there catch a connecting flight … Continue reading
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