Patty put these questions about the blog under the Welcome message below.

Okay, David, I have accepted your challenge. Here is my question: do these comments get categorized   or does a reader have to read thru every entry to find the ones of interest? 

Do people usually bookmark the blogs they participate in so that they are easily accessed?

Do people usually look regularly at the blog so as to keep up? 

So Carole, Yetta & I have been conversing about the posting of syllabi . . .could that conversation be     on the blog?

If we wanted to have an ongoing discussion of syllabi and wanted to post syllabi for our colleagues     who are members of AZLTE to view, would we be able to do that?

[I'll put my response in the comments. DB]

Krashen Speech

Here are two links to Steve Krashen's talk at the AzLTE conference on January 26th:

     http://services.ltc.arizona.edu/MediaServices/carroll/krashen_azlte.wmx

     http://services.ltc.arizona.edu/MediaServices/carroll/krashen_azlte.mov

You may have to copy and past them into your browser. 

Steve Krashen Letter

As you prepare to join us at our conference to hear Stephen Krashen, you might
find reading his letters enlightening. This one from 12/18 was written to USA today.
More to come!!!
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Please consider going to the USA today website and read today's editorials - USA Today argues for a longer school day, Susan Ohanian says no. You can add a comment!! Here is what I wrote:
Even if the goal is higher test scores, Ohanian is right and USA Today is wrong. Studies consistently show that out-of-school factors are powerful predictors of test scores in reading, more powerful than school/instructional factors. See the work of Jeff McQuillan (The Literacy Crisis: False Claims and Real Solutions), and the recent study by ETS (The Family: Americaâ*(TM)s Smallest School). The recent international PIRLS study, in fact, found that no instructional factors made any difference in predicting fourth grade reading scores in 40 countries. Only the environment counted, factors such as poverty and access to reading material. To increase literacy levels, we don't need a longer sachool, we need better school and public libraries.
S.K.

Why I Write Letters to the Editor...

3nd Annual Arizona Literacy Educators conference:
January 26, 2008
Featuring Steve Krashen
We invite you to submit a proposal for the 2008 Arizona Literacy Teacher Educators Conference (AzLTE).
This conference will bring together current and prospective teacher educators and, reading coaches from universities, community colleges, school districts and state agencies from all over Arizona. Conference participants are interested in literacy, biliteracy, literacy in teacher training programs and qualifications, and literacy instructional practices including assessments. The keynote speaker will be Steve Krashen , teacher, researcher and author.

Deadline for submitting proposals is August 10
http://www.azlte.org/

Making Connections: Children, Parents, and You

The Southern Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children will hold their annual conference Making Connections: Children, Parents, and You on Saturday, October 13, 2007 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The College of Education is a co-sponsor of the SAzAEYC Conference.
Questions regarding registration should be directed to Kate Bessey at 520-903-9000, ext. 410, or sazzymanager@gmail.com. Mail-in registrations must be postmarked by Saturday, October 6, 2007.

The No Child Left Behind Act: Blessing or Curse

CONFERENCE
Arizona State University
Saturday, October 6, 2007

Gathering Resources

The word is spreading about the AzLTE blog...
What do you think?