Where the Work Gets Done

The Southern Regional meeting for Cornerstone sites is just behind us; the northeastern meeting is just ahead, and I'm balancing in some sort of unexplainable limbo. A year ago Kevan and I were frantically at work on the Framework, squeezing every free moment of his visits into discussion and writing. Now, the Cornerstone Literacy Framework -- thanks to the team who worked on its design and presentation, research support and content -- is essentially complete. Except that it has just begun.

I can't recall a document in which I've ever invested higher hopes, including Mosaic of Thought.

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Staff Development - Sycamore Elementary
Talladega, Alabama

by
Johnnie Tankersley & Liba Peters

Cornerstone colleagues share a recent session with fellow teachers to discuss incorporating the writer's notebook in the literacy curriculum. Their PowerPoint presentation follows.

Planning
Janet (principal), Liba and Johnnie (coaches), Becky (critical friend), and Melia (Resource teacher/reading specialist) met for lunch at Whiskers to plan the meeting. We had a deep discussion about the differences among

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