I selected the professional community http://booklovefoundation.org/story created by Penny Kittle. I was interested in the Summer Book Club however when I went to access it, the campaign had ended. I feel like this would be a wonderful resource for connecting with like minded individuals who share in my passion for reading and getting students to get joy from it as well.
There were many benefits and items of interest for me as a book lover, as shown below.
Book Club member-only content:
- Live discussions for each book hosted by Book Love Foundation president and author / speaker, Penny Kittle. We will have a chance to hear from Penny about her successes and failures in classroom planning and working with her students on each of the different genres in this year's selections.
- Private Facebook and Goodreads groups that will permit members to share their thoughts and experiences with each other
- Book Club specific discussion topics and writing prompts that will allow you to experience these books on a whole new level
- Book Love Foundation Swag! Includes a tote, writing journal, aluminum water bottle, wristband and sunglasses to protect your eyes from the summer sun!
Professional Growth:
The professional contributions that I hoped to make in the professional space (not necessarily the website but through other communication methods linked to this) is to share what books have sparked a passion of reading for some of my students and how we as teachers should continue to provide meaningful, culturally diverse and varied reading material in our classrooms. These professional spaces can contribute to my growth as a professional as I can utilize the shared resources, get ideas, success stories and integrate some of the teaching methods into my own practise.
Its a space that I hope to share my leadership and love for reading as we all have a common interest and shared goal. Inspire students to read!
July 28, 2018
Communication:
The modes of communication that best suits this space are...
Sharing Tweets https://twitter.com/pennykittle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5E349278217959510016&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbooklovefoundation.org%2Fhome
Listening to her podcasts http://www.pennykittle.net/index.php?page=podcasts
Donating http://booklovefoundation.org/donate
Watching her You Tube videos and engaging in conversations about the importance of Student Based Learning in terms of choosing their books. https://youtu.be/KHKvtSPysog
August 1
Curricular Design:
The type of curricular design/ philosopies commonly guiding her practise and the ideology of Penny's Book Love Foundation is Inquiry/Student Based design. I would say this is easily apparent as she points out in some of her youtube videos, podcasts and statements ""Penny believes every child in America needs access to books that will keep them turning pages, racing to the end, discovering new ideas and learning to understand the diversity in our world. She believes all children deserve books they can and will want to read and teachers that will guide them to improve as readers".
It is evident she supports the practise of making the learning relevant to the students. They should be able to choose books that spark their interests and are meaningful to them personally.
Here is wrote I wrote on her youtube link posted above
How many of you dreaded the novels your English teachers made you read in highschool? You know the same ones they have been using for ten years? Did you skip pages, not read it at all or borrow someone elses book report? How would have this experience been different if you were given the opportunity to choose the book yourself? Would the same curriculum outcomes and expectations been less dreaded, more empowering, enjoyable to you?
August 2
Challenges:
I found that there was no challenges in getting accepted to the group as there is no sign in required to navigate the webpage. However it is more of a webpage than a group unless you are involved in the Book Club.
Analysis:
I didn't find the group to be supportive, and would have benefited from a facebook group based around Book Love Foundation so that we could share ideas, messages, and articles. I did not receive any response to my message on the youtube video. She seems to be active on twitter (which I don't have) but would benefit from more relevant posts on her webpage or youtube channel. I believe the page can benefit teachers and educators and those passionate about literacy. Penny connects to my philosophy of education in that she believes the students should decide what they are reading to motivate and engage them. Personally I think that I would suggest others to join if they were an English teacher, librarian or looking for ideas on how to integrate the student lead teaching within their language program.
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