Gretchen and all who are interested,

If you want to try something along the lines I've suggested, you could help
shape those parameters by your example.  For me, three parts are especially
important:  1) an informal narrative about the experiences that have shaped your
thinking about teaching grammar and where you are now in your thinking; (2) an
informal "base paper" (as NCTE called it) that is designed to elaborate on the
narrative and to generate thinking on the part of those reading the paper; (3)
questions/issues that you have currently (this to demonstrate that you are an
ongoing learner as well as to pose questions for discussion).

To get some idea of what we might do, I suggest you log onto the NCTE's
Teacherfest web pages and see what the virtual speakers were asked to do and
did, then decide what you'd like to change or add.  The URL is
http://www.ncte.org/teacherfest/speakers.shtml.

I've been at a conference this past week but am leaving tomorrow for a beach in
North Carolina.  No laptop for me!
But I'll be in touch after I return.

Connie



Gretchen Lee wrote:

> In a message dated 6/22/2000 3:16:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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>
> << Any thoughts about this? >>
>
> Connie,
>
> This sounds wonderful.  I will be camping at Big Sur this weekend, so I will
> be out of touch for a few days.  If the parameters can be hammered out soon
> enough, I can start work there (yes, we take the laptop and try to ignore the
> incredulous looks from the raccoons . . .).
>
> Thanks,
> Gretchen
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