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What Summer 2018 PD Are You Excited About?

May 21, 2018 in EduNews

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summer 2018 PD English Teachers

Some people who aren't teachers think we sit around watching Netflix and eating bonbons all summer. If you're reading this though, you know better. Great teachers use the summer to recharge their batteries — fill up on all the professional development goodness that will re-spark their passion for their subject, and for their students. If you're looking for professional development opportunities for this summer, check out what I've found:

Talks With Teachers Summer Book Club

You should definitely read books this summer. A few of my Twitter colleagues have designed a book chat in which we'll read three books: a novel, a work of nonfiction, and a PD book.

#DisruptTexts Slow Chat

If you're tired of teaching the same old dead white guys and are ready to introduce diverse literary perspectives to your students, check out this slow Twitter chat.

Learn more about how this slow chat works here.

10th Annual Summer #BookADay Challenge

Want to be a better reading teacher? Step up your reading game this summer with Donalyn Miller and several other teachers from around the world:

Learn more about the challenge here:

The 100 Days Of Summer Writing

The better writer you are, the better writing teacher you will be. Naturally, this takes practice. So check out this writing professional development opportunity you can complete at home on your computer. I'm really looking forward to this one!

What summer PD opportunities are you excited about?

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Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.

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Michelle Boyd Waters is the founder of reThink ELA, where she creates research-informed resources that help middle and high school English teachers build stronger communities of readers and writers. After teaching secondary English for 10 years, Michelle has continued working alongside educators and students as a university composition instructor, writing center director, teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project, and mentor to new teachers. Her work brings together classroom experience, literacy research, and writing center pedagogy to create practical resources that support authentic reading, meaningful writing, and student voice. Through reThink ELA, she helps teachers create classrooms where both students and educators can thrive.

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