Save the date! On June 14, 2013, IWP is sponsoring a day-long workshop by Kelly Gallagher on "Building Deeper Readers and Writers in the Age of the Common Core Standards."
Kelly Gallagher has an extensive background in literacy education. A high school teacher with over 20 years teaching experience, he currently teaches at Magnolia High School in Anaheim, California. His books for Stenhouse Publishers include Deeper Reading, Teaching Adolescent Writers, Write Like This, and Readicide.
Registration information will be available by January 15, 2013. Keep updated by checking iwp.iweb.bsu.edu/kelly.
In this podcast, Kelly talks about using real world texts in the classroom.