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Past and Present Resources for Writers -- Have You Gone Completely Digital?

Started Nov 5

Congratulations to Rita Maddox and Geneva Scully, Co-Editors of the Award-Winning eMET!

Started Aug 6

Does Your Participation in Writing Workshop Influence Your Future Classroom Writing Practices?
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The MCTE Autumn Assembly was a big success! Thank you to all participants and especially to President Toby Kahn-Loftus, who planned it. Nov 3

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Past and Present Resources for Writers -- Have You Gone Completely Digital?

Here's What's on My Mind Today: Have most teachers gone partially or completely digital? If so, what happens to the older "new" technologies? Not the computer models or applications --- the other various tools writers have used in the recent and ...

November 5

The MCTE Autumn Assembly was a big success! Thank you to all participants and especially to President Toby Kahn-Loftus, who planned it.

November 3

Mary Anna Kruch commented on Salvador Barrientes Jr.'s blog post '2009 Affiliate Developing Leaders Award'

Congratulations, Sal! Hope to see you at the conference on Friday and catch up with you. Keep in touch and let me know how your "new" job is going. Mary Anna

October 25

Mary Anna Kruch replied to Mary Anna Kruch's discussion 'Does Your Participation in Writing Workshop Influence Your Future Classroom Writing Practices?'

Hello, Natalie, Thank you for adding to the discussion, and yes, you and I can dialog further. Will you be attending the MCTE Autumn Assembly 2009 on Friday, October 30 in Lansing? That would be one place we could start. Attending NCTE in Philade...

October 25

Natalie Tomlin replied to Mary Anna Kruch's discussion 'Does Your Participation in Writing Workshop Influence Your Future Classroom Writing Practices?'

Hi there Mary Anna and the other teachers who have posted, What a great conversation! I participated in the Eastern Michigan Writing Project this summer and found it to be life changing as well! I teach first year composition at EMU (I've also ta...

October 25

MCTE can add NCTE Affiliate Award of Excellence to our awards. Thanks to all!

October 12

I would like to invite members to register for the MCTE 2009 Autumn Assembly in Lansing on October 30! Invite your peers to attend as well!

October 3

Mary Anna Kruch commented on Robert Rozema's group 'MCTE Execs'

Thank you, Toby, for planning such an effective, friendly first meeting! Thanks to Kia Jane ad others for making the long commute to Lansing. I can feel it -- this is going to be an A+ year for us!

September 28

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Retired from classroom and university teaching; now a full-time writer and past president of MCTE

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grades 6, 7, & 8 (30 years) and pre-service teachers (five years)

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Anita Shreve
Maya Angelou
Robert Frost
Elizabeth Berg
Wallace Stegman

Young Adult:
Chris Crutcher
E. L. Konigsburg
Laurie Halse Anderson
Gary Schmidt

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Patricia Polacco
Chris Van Allsberg
Peter Sis
Jacqueline Woodson
Allen Say
Tomie dePaola
David Wiesner

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At 10:06pm on August 8, 2009, Toby Kahn-Loftus said…: Hi Mary Anna,
I've been absent from the ning, but I'll try to post a bit more often...I have to find a real picture, too.

At 3:16pm on June 15, 2009, Brian White said…: Hi, MA. Thanks for the note. Hope you and yours are well!
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At 1:33pm on June 15, 2009, Toby Kahn-Loftus said…: I don't think it will seem so different from past years...a bit more responsibility and I get to send out the agenda.:-) Please feel free to encourage folks to get on the Ning. :-)...I prefer email right now...but I will be doing some posts here as well. Take care.

At 1:41pm on April 12, 2009, Jillian Johnson said…: Thanks! I am a long term sub in Northville.

At 11:20am on March 19, 2009, Jennifer Hakim said…: Thanks so much for the welcome! I am currently a Daily Sub for Utica Community Schools and Rochester. I just finished a long-term in the 6th grade. I had been expecting to be there the rest of the year, however the teacher did end up deciding to come back. I joined because this community seems like a great place to get ideas and learn about methods. I'll be checking in again soon!

At 11:20am on February 23, 2009, Kim Dabbs said…: Thanks for letting me know! Hope to reconnect soon.

At 11:35am on February 10, 2009, Christine Dawson said…: I look forward to getting to know others across the state!

At 9:29pm on February 5, 2009, Christine Dawson said…: Thank you for the warm welcome!

At 8:59pm on February 5, 2009, James Vanden Bosch said…: Thanks, Mary Anna. Rozema invited me in; de gustibus non est disputandum.

So thanks for the welcoming words.

Jim

At 8:46pm on February 5, 2009, Ursula Morris said…: Thanks for the welcome Mary Anna! I am looking forward to re-connecting with all of this and rejuvinating my language arts instruction. :-) Many years ago I met you during the Red Cedar Writing Project - I was happy to see your name again and involvement. Thanks, Ursula