VC Spark in collaboration with Baylor University present the Bluebonnet Reading Program!
>> Moodle Site
>> Bluebonnet Book List
>> Timeline for Current Participants
The program involves Teachers from Central Texas campuses choosing to read and explore one title from the Texas Bluebonnet Book Nominees with their class. The class prepares a presentation to introduce their book to other classes participating in the project through a videoconference. Skits, songs, monologues, living timelines, etc. have been used in the past to share the books. As teachers and their students begin to read and discuss their text, the teacher will be invited to join a Moodle (an electronic discussion board that looks like a diary/journal entry) along with two students in the College of Education at Baylor University The Moodle is completely secure and open only to those who are invited. After accepting the Moodle invitation, the teacher simply logs on each morning and allows students to enter their reader responses, reflections, and questions. Baylor students will read the student entries and ask questions, respond to students’ questions or comments, and prompt students to new connections.
This project will take place in the Fall 2010. Dates will be determined shortly, check back for details.
The goals of the project are:
- To bring authentic technology applications into the classroom
- To explore and enjoy quality literature.
- To integrate the visual and performing arts into literature response
- To provide additional practice writing responses to literature
- To expand the learning community
- To provide authentic field-experience in reading, writing and technology to the Baylor pre-service teachers
- To provide opportunities for integrated learning of TEKS requirements in real-life learning contexts.
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Get involved in the Texas Bluebonnet Conference!
Registration is closed for the Fall of 2010.
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Timeline for Current Participants
If you have not selected a book for the conference, please do so by August 31st. Margaret Thompson from the Baylor Department of Education will be issuing these books to her students at the start of the fall semester, so please make your selections as soon as possible. We will be pairing your classes up with Baylor students before the first date in October.
- Monday Oct 4th – By this time BU students and classes should be paired.
- Wednesday Oct 13th – 11:00am – 1:00pm Moodle Training/ Class Meet up.
- Oct 25th-29th Questions posted on each Monday, follow up by Friday.
- Nov 1st-5th Questions posted on each Monday, follow up by Friday.
- Nov 8th-12th Questions posted on each Monday, follow up by Friday.
- November 15th-16th 8:00am – 11:00am Actual VC conference.
More detailed information on these dates is available via the Moodle site.
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