The Key to Changing the Teaching Profession

Just got my new copy of Educational Leadership. Love the new issue. Focusing in on teachers, "Are we going grey or green?".

A great tidbit was an article on "Preparing to Teach Digitally". Here is the link to the wiki mentioned in the article.

"In fact, one of the saddest but most common conditions in elementary school computer labs (when they exist in the developing world), is the children are being trained to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint. I consider that criminal, because children should be making things, communicating, exploring, sharing,not running office automation tools."



---Nicholas Negroponte, Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab

Let's Start at the Very Beginning

How do you hook your readers in? On my pursuit to make it to the oscars, I have dusted off my rough copy manuscript for a Young Adult novel. It has sat their miserably looking at me because I didn't know how to revise. The Lit Maven has an extensive bookshelf of writing books. I should have enough information...but can you really have enough information?

Here's a great one that I pulled off my shelf Hooked by Les Edgerton. If you are like me and you have no idea what to do after your first draft, this book gives you a start at possible structural trouble shooting. If you get a chance...check it out...you will be Hooked...

Unitl Next Time
Lit Maven Out!

Just A Spoon Full of Trailers Helps the Medicine Go Down....

Here is something creepy to start off your Friday. Did Mary Poppins have references? I think someone forgot to check!




Have a great weekend!
Lit Maven Out!

Twitter Chats for Writers

Here is a link to Twitter chats for writers.


Compact writer chat schedule (for details, read further down on page):
EVERY DAY: #amwriting, #writegoal, #writingparty plus others (see hashtag list below)
SUNDAYS: #writechat, #scriptchat
MONDAYS: #litchat, #journchat, #ThrillerChat
TUESDAYS: #kidlitchat, #poettues, #FaithLitChat,
WEDNESDAYS: #litchat, #memoirchat, #wnw, #yalitchat
THURSDAYS: #bookmarket, #JournalChat, #poetry, #dnchat, #kidlitart, #scribechat
FRIDAYS: #followreader, #fridayflash, #litchat, #scifichat, #StoryFriday
SATURDAYS: #ScreenwritingSaturday

Also check out there Writer's Guide to Twitter!

Lit Maven Out!

"The Fortune is in the Follow Up"-Rock Thomas

I subscribe to Rock Thomas' motivational chats. These are mostly about business. But who said education wasn't a business? How can this weeks topic help you in the schools.

The Fortune is in the Follow Up

Oh Lit Maven...what are you talking about?

Well as I see it. Helping someone else out is great. That's part of my job. But what if I followed up more. Did what I suggest work? Was I perhaps unclear? Can I do a better job next time?

What can we possibly learn from one visit?

So next time you help a colleague, a student or even a family member. Follow up!

What George Clooney Taught Me About Web 2.0

1. Choose your wigets wisely, you don't want your blog to look like a bad batman costume.

2. Create a strong PLN. Ocean's 11 would not have been the same as Ocean's 2.

3. Have a great profile pic. Smile...alot.

4. Look professional. Wear a suit everywhere you go.

5. Don't be limited in your role. If you want to learn how to write, act and direct...GO FOR IT!

What Super Grover Taught Me About Blogging

1. Just get in the air...don't worry that you might fall, you might soar too.
2. Look for people to help, don't just stay at home, get out there.
3. Dress the part. What does your blog say about you? Does it scream SUPER?
4. Make an entrance. Crash landing is effective if it garners some attention. Don't take your blog so seriously!
5. Keep talking. Eventually you will figure out what you want to say. Those left standing will be glad you did.

Until next time,
LIT MAVEN OUT!