Teaching Argument Writing - My Livebinder
There's a bunch of stuff there, including the rubric, the assignment sheet, a sample of Crime and Puzzlement, and the slides.
The presentation was very well-attended, and I was a little worried at the beginning that some people would be disappointed. But no one walked out (that I saw).
Last year, I included WAY too many things in the "blurb" for the program, and I never had a chance to talk about everything that I mentioned. For example, last year I mentioned Big 6 research strategies in the blurb and never really talked about it. I had at least one person express disappointment.
This year, I think I was boring. More so than last year. Last year, I think I was rushing so fast that people had to pay attention or take a chance of getting motion sickness.
Anyway, I think this went well enough that I'm planning to try again next year, and maybe step up to a larger conference - maybe a state conference (like the IRC?). Not sure where I'm headed from here. But I think it was fun, and I think that people benefited from the conversation. And I think I did a decent job showing respect for the experience and contributions of the audience. We say that we should demonstrate our "good teaching" when we present to other teachers, but we should also show that we understand the difference between the needs of our students and the needs of an audience of adult professionals.
I enjoyed hearing from the audience members, and I think my next goal is to involve the audience without asking too much.
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