Inquiry Circles Book Group - starting soon!

[Beth Friese]

Hi everyone. Please forgive my multiple postings of this notice!

As some of you may have heard on twitter, we are putting together a book group for teacher librarians and other educators. For our first book, we've decided to read "Comprehension and Collaboration: Inquiry Circles in Action" by Stephanie Harvey and Harvey Daniels. This book matches our current professional focus on inquiry, and promises to give all of us some practical ideas to implement in our schools. We hope this book will be relevant to all librarians, regardless of your school level.

Currently, this book is on sale from the publisher and offered with free shipping here: http://www.heinemann.com/products/E01230.aspx

We are planning to read the book over the winter break. I haven't quite decided how the discussions will be structured. I'd love any suggestions you have about starting dates or other points such as: should we have a weekly synchronous chat? If so, where? Should there also be a discussion board where you can post anytime? What other modes of communication would enable a rich discussion?

If you are interested in participating, please post your information here so I can keep you updated. (And if you have already posted your info to another book group post here on the Ning, once is great.) In the mean time, order the book and get ready for some great conversation!

Thanks, Beth Friese
Twitter: @librarybeth

[Beth Friese]

Hi Andrea. I'm so glad you are going to participate. Please let me know what Heinemann says. We can arrange something if Heinemann cannot. there are also some sample excerpts here to tide you over: http://www.heinemann.com/products/E01230.aspx
Keep us updated. I look forward to hearing about your literature circles!

Beth

[beth gourley]

Andrea--Just in case Heinemann does not work out, I just checked with http://www.bookdepository.com/ and the book is available through them. The price is higher but there is no cost for shipping.
--beth

[Gretchen Hazlin]

Looking forward to reading and participating!

Gretchen
(Twitter @libraryms)

[Pamela Jackson]

Hi Beth.

I'm looking forward to this. Had tried others earlier, but have been sick on and off this semester. Hopefully, we can do this nearer to the holiday break so I'll have time. I see some familiar faces from AASL conference. I love this because this is exploring teaching and learning, and the research behind it. Reach me at Twitter @librario868.

[Ernie Cox]

Great to see you here Pamela.

[Raya Samet]

This is a fantastic idea, and I'd love to join in! My twitter handle is LibraryRaya, and I've got a book en route!

[Kristin Fontichiaro]

Great to have a non-newbie in the group!

[Vicky]

Count me in! Book is on order.
Looking forward to this experience!
[e-mail]

[Ingrid Hopson]

Just ordered
I still often refer to Strategies that work and recently enjoyed To understand, readicide and 21st century learning
Perhaps we could do a voicethread and talk about the conversations that went on inside our heads as we read the book or bits of it.
I just love that fact that I can collaborate with people throughout the world when not so very long ago sch librarianship was a totally isolated profession
Sorry showing my age.
Ingrid Hopson

[Beth Friese]

We've opened up a Ning group to start organizing the activities for the book - I hope you'll join us over there! Find us under the "groups" tab above!

Beth

[Kristin Fontichiaro]

Hey, Beth, did you see Ingrid's idea about VoiceThread? Intriguing!

[Beth Friese]

yes, I saw it. Keeping a list to catch ideas. (And currently trying to catch up with all this great interest!)