Tag: #ncte17

  • “I Wanted To Be Fed as a Teacher”: Day 3 #ncte17

    “I Wanted To Be Fed as a Teacher”: Day 3 #ncte17

    My first session of the final day of NCTE was Clear Eyes, Full Heart, Can’t Lose: Helping Students Craft a Clear and Heartfelt Vision for Their Learning with Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts. It was hard to say no to a presentation titled after Friday Night Lights (Coach Taylor!), but the real inspiration to…

  • “A Way to Love the World”: Day 2 #ncte17

    “A Way to Love the World”: Day 2 #ncte17

    I had to be on a conference call in the morning, and I missed the first two sessions of the day–but my pre-service teachers took amazing notes for me to learn from later. AND I had the treat at the Slicer dinner of seeing LeeAnn Spillane’s absolutely gorgeous sketchnotes. (Read more about her beautiful notebooks…

  • “I Feel Like I’ve Been to Church”: Day 1 #ncte17

    “I Feel Like I’ve Been to Church”: Day 1 #ncte17

    Every year at NCTE, I look forward to the moment when The Paper Graders’ daily learning reflection pops up in my feed. It’s such a powerful way to capture and keep learning. Every year, I want to write my own, and every year I make excuses for how tired I am at the end of…

  • 8 Tips for Building Your #NCTE17 Schedule

    8 Tips for Building Your #NCTE17 Schedule

    Yesterday, I got a text from one of my pre-service teachers who will be attending NCTE with me next week: “How in the world are we supposed to pick sessions?! I’m currently signed up to attend 26 sessions from 9:30-12:15 on Friday according to my app. Whoops!” I think all of us who have been…