Sign-Up

Anyone can follow a study group on P2PU. Participating is the next level of engagement. The sign-up is a space where interested individuals can express their interest and background in the topic and commit to working with the rest of the participants. Please answer the following set(s) of questions if you want to become a participant or organizer.

Standard Set

This set of signup questions is common to all study groups, courses, ... in P2PU. The answers to these questions will be public once you get accepted.

Answers

• 
  KevinHodgson   June 16, 2012, 6:37 a.m.

  Bio:

  I teach sixth grade and I am part of the Western Massachusetts Writing Project

  Location: Leeds, Massachusetts

  Standard Set Answer:

  I am intrigued by the ways that technology may (or may not) be changing the way we see "writing" and how that translates into the compositional practices of our students. I hope to stretch a bit and reflect more on various views of writing.

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  Zara Smith   June 15, 2012, 12:40 p.m.

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  Standard Set Answer:

  I'm excited about this website!

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  Sulakshika   June 13, 2012, 1 a.m.

  Bio:

  i am business analyst in proffession, and my work mainly involved with the writing and composing different kind of IT documentations. I want to sharpen my writing skills in order to uplift my career life.

  Location: Sri Lanka

  Standard Set Answer:

  i mainly registered with this to improve my wrtting ability in order to do my career smoothly.

  i hope to acheive and sharpen my wrting skills

  and i would like to share my knowledge too

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  Karen LaBonte   June 7, 2012, 11:35 a.m.

  Bio:

  I've been a secondary English/Writing teacher & leader in an alternative school, a literacy coach (focusing on writing), and a professional writer. I'm currently a doctoral student in English Education, where I get to teach MA students in the Teaching of English program.

  Location: New York

  Standard Set Answer:

   

  • What made you interested in this topic?  I think about digital teaching and learning all the time, particularly in terms of what we need/could be teaching kids about how to represent themselves and their ideas in this multimodal communications landscape. 

  • What do you hope to achieve by participating? Pathways to new understandings. New ideas. 
  • Are you interested in helping with the study group organization? Not at this time. 
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  Anita Hall   June 5, 2012, 2:35 p.m.

  Bio:

  I am an Instruction Specialist for Connections Education.  Prior to this position, I was an Instructional Technology Specialist and a high school Social Studies teacher in Virginia, Georgia, and Texas.

  Location: Baltimore, MD

  Standard Set Answer:

  I organized, developed, and presented an online writing symposium for language arts teachers in March & April of this year on how writing is changing due to 21st century applications, opportunities, and creativity.  This course caught my attention as I'm developing ideas for another writing symposium during the 2012-2013 school year.  Participating in this course will provide me with the opportunity to discuss ideas prior to incorporating them into my syllabus.

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  Julie Heller   June 5, 2012, 2:04 p.m.

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  Standard Set Answer:

  I agree that writing instruction needs to change to match the times.  I hope to learn more about how to make the best shifts in instruction to help students become sophisiticated writers.  I want to participate in a group before taking on organization responsibilities.

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  sue   June 2, 2012, 3:34 p.m.

  Bio:

  I am a classroom teacher (grade 1) and a graduate literacy adjunct faculty at two colleges in the area. I have a PhD in Curriculum & Teaching from Fordham University. Been an educator for the past 25 years. Also a mother of a HS & MS boy.

  Location: Westchester, NY

  Standard Set Answer:

  I have been selected as a fellow at the Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield University in the month of July. I am also a part of a 42 member international action research team for the year 2012-13, where we will be looking into increasing creativity in boys using digital tools and enhance literacy learning. I will use my class as a research site with my 1st graders. Hence I am drawn to this topic.

  I hope to increase my knowledge-base  by working with colleagues who share similar interests. This will only strengthen the knowledge-pool. I am also interested to conduct an action research on P2PU in the future.

   

  I would love to help in the organization of a study group but honestly will love to work alongside someone who can guide me as this is new to me.

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  Kim   June 1, 2012, 10:22 p.m.

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  I'm interested in everything related to writing and learning.  I hope to continue to make new connections, access new resources, and learn from an ever diverse circle of thoughtful people with similar interests.  

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  mratzel   June 1, 2012, 6:08 p.m.

  Bio:

  I'm mostly a middle school teacher of science and math.  I occasionally write articles and blog posts that explain what I'm learning about my teaching practice.

  Location:

  Standard Set Answer:

  I don't think a science and/or math teacher can know enough about how to teach students how to clearly communicate about what they're learning.

  By participating, I want to get better at helping students unlock the thoughts inside their head so they can come out into the light and be seen by many.

   

  I don't know what it means to help with the organization, but I could try.

• 
  Susan   June 1, 2012, 5:18 p.m.

  Bio:

  I'm a retired middle school English teacher, now working with young writers in small groups at a studio I've opened. I learn and share here, here, and here. I enjoy working in online communities.

  Location: Virginia

  Standard Set Answer:

  I spend most of my time talking about and thinking about writing. I am hoping to learn from this group and enrich my own work with students and teachers.