Thursday, July 25 [Day 9]

How do we create a culture of writing in the classroom—and the broader community?


9:00 - 9:10

Reactions from day 8


9:10 - 11:00

Lois McGee, Christina D’Emma, & Lisa Yau: Poetry Inside Out


11:00 - 1:00

Potluck Lunch and Sharing Our Plans: Looking Ahead to the Fall


1:00 - 3:00

Lois McGee, Christina D’Emma, & Lisa Yau: Poetry Inside Out


3:00 - 3:30

Reflections and Wrap-up

  1. Complete reaction sheet
  2. Consider posting reflections to TPS Teachers Network
  3. Readings for Day 10
      • Draper (2008)
      • Waff (2009)

Goals

  • Engage with resources and routines from Poetry Inside Out, a program of the non-profit Center for the Art of Translation that empowers the imagination and build students' problem solving, critical thinking, and literacy skills through the translation and composition of poetry

Readings

  • Goswami, D., & Rutherford, M. (2009) What’s going on here? Seeking answers through teacher inquiry. In D. Goswami, C. Lewis, M. Rutherford & D. Waff (Eds). On teacher inquiry: Approaches to language and literacy research. (pp. 1-11). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
  • Grossman, E. (2010). Introduction. Why translation matters. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
  • Park, J., Simpson, L., Bicknell, J., & Michaels, S. (2015). “When it rains a puddle is made”: Fostering academic literacy in English Language Learners through poetry and translation. English Journal, 104 (4), 50-58.