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

[Kristin Fontichiaro]

Welcome, Jennifer! Hop on over to the initial discussions under the Groups tab if you want to chat while you wait for the book to arrive!

[Kristina Weins]

I will be beginning my student teaching in a library media center this January and I think reading this book over the break and discussing it with this group will help give lots of ideas/direction/food for thought as I start teaching. I heard about this group last week and when I saw the twitter invite from AASL on Friday I thought this would just be a great way to begin my library teaching career.

Just put the book on my Christmas list! Look forward to the discussion!

My twitter is @weinsk

Kristina Weins

[Kristin Fontichiaro]

Hi, Kristina! Thrilled you'll be joining us! Pass the word among the YASL folks!

Kristin

[Ernie Cox]

Welcome Kristina! Spread the word with other pre-service folks. Ernie

[DebH2U]

Got my copy of Inquiry Circles today... ready to read :-)

[Tim Staal]

I would like to be involved in this discussion group too. Thanks!

[Kristin Fontichiaro]

Wonderful, Tim! Delighted that the Michigan delegation is growing!

[Beth Friese]

Hi Tim! Welcome! Are you on twitter? Fine either way, I would just like to add you to the twitter list if you are on there. Glad you will be joining us!

Beth

[Elisabeth Abarbanel]

I'm going to buy my book now! On twitter I am eabarbanel. Thanks!

[Kristin Fontichiaro]

Welcome, Elisabeth! While you wait for the book to arrive, feel free to click into our Group (check out the Groups tab above) for some initial thinking.

[Cassandra G. Barnett]

Beth,
I, too, have ordered a copy of the book and would like to participate in the discussion. MY email address is [e-mail]. Thanks for getting this organized.

[Ernie Cox]

Welcome Cassandra,
Great to have the AASL President attending this online professional development space. Please spread the word.
Ernie