Weekend Words: I Like to Party!

Probably the truest statement you will ever read about me!  I remember as a kid, during family parties I would squirrel away in my bedroom and read.  My mother used to have to come and drag me out of the room to socialize with my family!  Yeah, I was that kid!

Speaking of books (and some upcoming posts). . .

• I'm still reading Bringing Words to Life by Beck, McKewon, and Kucan as I brush on my vocabulary instruction.  It's good reading but slower reading. There's a post to come once I finish.

• At the same time, I'm also reading Teach Like a Pirate: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator by Dave Burgess.  This one is a fairly quick read, and I'm close to finishing it.  I know it is one of the more recently buzzed about books in education, but I must say I have some mixed feelings on it.  I'll also post about this one, too.

• Earlier this week I went to an AMAZING workshop by Stephanie Harvey.  You probably know her best from her book Strategies That Work. I think she is just so on target with her thinking and her books.  I will share some of the workshop with you soon.

• Finally, for those of us still teaching (I am until June 26th!) summer reading plans are in the works.  I will share later this weekend a little "summer reading - favorite book" project I organized for fifteen classroom in my school.  It turned out to be a cute end of the year mini-project.

For now, I'm off to "party!" :-)