Just a test. gretchen, are you receiving ATEG messages now?

Judy


At 04:30 PM 6/22/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Connie, this sharing would be helpful to me as a secondary classroom
>teacher.  The informal language is important if you expect non-linguists to
>relate and use these ideas.
>Joanne
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Connie Weaver <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 2:41 PM
>Subject: A joint project
>
>
>> Stimulated by today's posts on the listserv, I'd like to propose a joint
>> project, one that might be useful to others beyond ATEG, especially
>> other professors who teach courses in grammar for teachers and, of
>> course, the teachers and teachers-to-be in their classes. I think it
>> would be a great resource for me as a teacher educator to be able to
>> share with teachers a variety of viewpoints for discussion.  There have
>> been so many thought-provoking posts lately that I would hate to see our
>> thinking just disappear from print.
>>
>> How about something like this:
>>     Each of us who is willing to participate could produce a Web page
>> with some components such as
>> *A "biography" of how I [each "I" involved] got to be where I am with
>> respect to the teaching of language/grammar.  This, I think, should be
>> quite informal--something like what Gretchen has shared with us.  [I
>> personally had to do this for NCTE's online conference last fall.]
>> *Current thoughts about teaching and learning about language/grammar
>> *Current concerns that worry me and QUESTIONS that remain for me
>> *Some easy-to-read sources that have substantially influenced my
>> thinking in these matters, with hot links where relevant
>> *Research I'd like to do or read about
>>
>>
>> Obviously the categories would be shaped by negotiating them online, and
>> could be modified by anybody willing to do such a Web page.  We could
>> draw from recent postings and our publications where relevant, but I
>> suggest that this be written in first person and an informal style, to
>> encourage others to dialogue with us, at least in their heads and with
>> their peers and classmates.
>>
>> Any thoughts about this?
>>
>> Connie
>>
>


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