Shona's Shennanigans

Most folks I talk to say their biggest struggle is getting kids to engage. Cambourne has important ideas about motivation that we could use to find solutions. 

Cambourne begins to lay out the reason why his previous theories were problematic and how he discovered alternatives to the behavioristic model he had employed before.

This podcast accompanies a course I am teaching at Region 16 about how provide the conditions of literacy learning as we go online. I was inspired to read the text aloud by Michael Wesch, author of "The Art of Being Human." He created a youtube video Teaching Without Walls: 10 Tips for teaching online.

Jane Oakhill, Kate Cain and Carsten Elbro, in Understanding and Teaching Comprehension: A Handbook, share the following thought experiment. As you listen, think about who is the better reader. How does your evaluation of the readers change throughout the podcast? (p. 22-23). 

Avi gives an overview of the book and how she came to write the story at her website, here: https://www.avi-writer.com/books/books/poppy.html

Happy Reading 

Read more about the book at Kirkus reviews. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jan-cheripko/rat-3/

AVI talks about the story behind the story here: https://www.avi-writer.com/books/books/crispincross.html 

I first encountered Anderson with her book, Speak. This one is different...and just as powerful.  https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/fever-1793-by-laurie-halse-anderson/ 

Yes. It's old. But it's SOOOOO good. Here's a website with resources:  https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/freak-the-mighty-by-rodman-philbrick/ 

I rember reading this...but don't remember how it ended or any of the details. Might have to read it again. Read more about the book here:  http://sharonshinn.net/safekeeper.shtml