The slides from recent presentations can be found under the “Resources” tab. They may vary slightly from the one you saw at the event, but contain substantially similar information. We are not able to host videos on this website due to the size of the files. Videos are available from at Heinemann at http://books.heinemann.com/wordwise/, and are often used in our presentations. Others are available to members of ASCD and IRA.

We’re going to be participating in an innovative format for professional development in a few weeks–the National Council of Teachers of English is hosting a Virtual Conference. This will be a three-day event spread out over several weeks: April 15, April 20, and May 10. We’re looking forward to it, but also are thinking about ways to make this useful. As more low-cost online solutions pop up–webinars, webcasts, and e-learning–we’re thinking about what makes for good and bad presentations in digital environments. What advice do you have for us? How do these translate to student learning in similar formats?