Friday, June 29, 2007

A Draft of My Intentions

WOW, we have our helmets on, the tire pressure is checked, chain is oiled; and we are ready to ride!!!





My PLAN FOR ACTION….

What is my plan of action in fall?

  1. I will finalize the plans for the OWP Fall Professional Writing Retreat that will be held on October 12, 13 until 1:30 PM on Sunday. I will organize the menu, agenda, writing groups, supplies, technology, etc.
  2. Implement the techniques I practiced as a coach to assist teachers with lesson plans through the library.
  3. To acclimate myself to the new libraries and employ lessons to improve reading comprehension during library instruction.
  4. I would like to write a foundation grant to let elementary students participate in a WRITING MARATHON at the zoo. I would like to complement this with stories about animals (fiction and non-fiction)…I’m thinking third/fourth grade???

My own writing?

  1. I am determined to submit an article draft for publication. I want to finish that next week and get it in the mail.
  2. want to maintain a journal of my experiences as a first year librarian…maybe an article is lurking in the dark waters of this new career.
  3. I want to explore publications sponsored by the ALA and look for topics there.
  4. Discuss the process of creating your demo and what you discovered through that process.
  5. After participating last year, I felt more alert as I taught, kept more student samples, and reflected in writing about lessons and how they succeeded or needed revision for the future.


Other demos that I will use in my lesson plans?

  1. I am uncertain about the library curriculum ( I will have professional development on this late July), but I would like to use Liz’s demo about fairy tales. I will also mention it as an example of what I can do for the classroom teachers.
  2. Shelly’s lesson will also work in the library (although I don’t think I’ll use paint), but an experienced librarian told me that keeping the littler kids busy while I’m checking out books will help. How great it would be to have them color a new adventure for the character, or draw a picture from a poem, etc.
  3. Several of these lessons, I will email to my friends who still teach high school.
  4. I also hope to share some of the lessons with the Middle School night class that I will be teaching this fall.

Plans for my own writing?

  1. I want to finish my third ms.
  2. I want to get an article published. I feel that I am becoming more comfortable with this genre.
  3. I want to keep a journal of Library experience
  4. I would like to do some grant writing to help expand the OWP…especially to do more activities for student writers…or the rural/urban sites…

Other…

  1. I want to organize my skills and present to districts on behalf of the OWP!! I feel like I have gained so much from my participation and I am eager to share with others.

2 comments:

JCSatz said...

Laura -- The zoo writing marathon is a winner! Go for it! Lucky kids :)

Unknown said...

I agree with JoAnn.

And you have a lot here and I'm so glad you've put it into a checklist format. Good luck with accomplishing all of this. You mentioned the publication of an article two or three times...maybe that should come first? (Aside from your amazing planning for the retreat!)