UCTE / LA Fall Conference

Utah Council of Teachers of English Fall Conference

This looks interesting so I thought I'd pass it along. It's being held at BYU so it's close by.


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Presenters:

Richard Peck
“I read because one life isn’t enough, and in the page of a book I can be anybody; I read because the words that build the story become mine, to build my life; I read not for happy endings but for new beginnings; I’m just beginning myself, and I wouldn’t mind a map; I read because I have friends who don’t, and young though they are, they’re beginning to run out of material; I read because every journey begins at the library, and it’s time for me to start packing; I read because one of these days I’m going to get out of this town, and I’m going to go everywhere and meet everybody, and I want to be ready.” –Richard Peck, Anonymously Yours

Richard Peck’s witty and thoughtful novels embrace the bittersweet humor found in gaining
independence. Newbery, ALA, and MAE award winner, Richard Peck is the author of over 30
books of various genres and topics. Some of his titles include: On the Wings of Heroes, A Long
Way from Chicago, A Year Down Yonder, and Past Perfect, Present Tense.

Paul Fleishman
Paul Fleischman grew up in Santa Monica, California, the son of children’s book author Sid Fleischman. Drawing on history, music, art, and theater, his books have often experimented with multiple viewpoints and performance. He received the Newbery Medal for Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, a Newbery Honor for Graven Images, the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Bull Run, and was a National Book Award finalist for Breakout. He lives on the central coast of California.

Sara Zarr
Sara Zarr is
the author of the young adult novels Sweethearts and Story of a Girl, which was a National Book
Award Finalist. She was raised in San Francisco and currently lives with her husband in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dr. Roni Jo Draper
Dr. Draper is an active member of the International Reading Association and is currently serving as the Professional Resources Editor for the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. Her research focuses on how to prepare middle and high school teachers to support learners as they interact with a variety of texts in content area classrooms. She is currently
an Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education in the David O. McKay
School of Education at Brigham Young University. (luncheon speaker)

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Registration Information October 24, 2008
http://community.weber.edu/uctela/conference.htm

So, In Walk Four Men....

Have any of you had your "visit" yet? On Wednesday during my second period class, in walk four men and begin to observe, arms folded, very intent. They are:
Dr. Allred--UVU
Mr. Muckity-muck Somebody (his boss)--UVU
My Principal
The Assistant District Superintendent over Secondary Ed. for Nebo

Now, I already have this "dry mouth in the morning" problem going on. I drink like two bottles of water before lunch every day (we won't discuss the other repercussions of that). I'm doing a guided reading with my class helping them find context clues in a short story, so I'm feeling the dryness big time--THEN they walk in.

Can I just say Holy Crap?

Saliva glands totally shut down. Tongue must have swelled right up in my mouth. I can barely articulate a word. Then I look back down to see where I'm supposed to be in the story and I see the words, "the damn capitalists."

Yes... I read them. I figured I'd get a call from the district or the principal or UVU by the end of the day.
I'm still in the classroom.

So how are your weeks going?