I am heading back into the classroom after 4 years of being a teacher-librarian. While I enjoyed my time in the library working with all the students I longed to have my "own" classroom again. I especially craved going back to my roots in primary education. I have now been given the opportunity to move and look out Grade 1 here I come!
Once I found out I'd be heading back into the classroom I grabbed a book called "The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy Independence in Elementary grades" by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser and began devouring it.
I would love nothing more than to create an atmosphere in my classroom that fosters independence and inquiry within my students. I want them to be able to be motivated learners. The daily 5 provides a framework to help create those desires I wish to create.
Rather than begin this daily 5 journey alone I reached out to local district friends and colleagues and found a few that utilize some aspects of the framework. Although, I haven't encountered anyone that has fully implemented it within their classrooms. In my quest to find colleagues, I looked to see what my school district was offering and I found a workshop. I signed up for a PD session in February 2012 - 8 months away. Despite this, I still crave more! When I begin something, I try to learn as much as possible to I can set things up for success.
Thankfully my twitter network and twitter searching abilities paid off in my quest to learn as much as I can about the Daily 5. If you are an educator and haven't harnessed the ability of technologies, like twitter, you are truly missing out. I have found a number of educators who have embraced and are embracing the Daily 5 within their classrooms. Have a look here to read and learn the latest about the Daily 5 on twitter here.
I look forward to the upcoming Daily 5 chats and learning from other educators!
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