Stenhouse Blogstitute 2012

I was excited to see that Stenhouse once again has a free summer blogsitute in the works. Starting Monday, June 25, there will be posts from the following educational leaders: Mark Overmeyer, Jeff Anderson, Kristi Lattimer and Kimberly Hill Campbell, Peter Johnston, and Charles Fuhrken, as well as sneak peeks from forthcoming videos from Debbie Miller on Math Work Stations, Chris Confer and Marco Ramirez, and Cris Tovani. I look forward to learning from some of my favorite authors, as well as getting to know more about the unique voices of those contributors with which I am not yet familiar. 

Last summer the blogsitute focused on writing. This summer will still include writing, but topics will expand to classroom talk, assessment, and math. While waiting for the new posts to begin, it is a great time to revisit last summer's posts from Maureen Barbieri, David Somoza, Carolyn Coman, Julie D. Ramsay, Kate Messner, Ruth Ayres, and Stacey Shubitz. I was just glimpsing back to Kate Messner's when she mentioned it as part of her Teachers Write! posts and remembered once again why I had loved it so much when it originally appeared.

A post on the Stenhouse blog announcing the blogstitute also mentions a 20% discount and free shipping on contributors' Stenhouse books and videos, making it a perfect time to buy some resources. Summer is always a time to re-energize, while having a chance to reflect and consider implications for the new school year. I look forward to seeing how the Stenhouse Summer Blogstitute is going to influence my thinking as a teacher.