Over 100 middle and high school teachers and pre-service teachers attended this MCTE Workshop,
co-sponsored by NCTE.
In this interactive presentation, we practiced strategies that would make invisible reading skills more visible.
Kylene Beers blended theoretical background with practical strategies, and energized us
with her warmth, her humor, and her passion.

 
The Tea Party
Reading text snippets from the cards
Constructing the interpretation
"what could 'taped-over dime' mean?"
Kylene circulates, recording examples of thinking strategies used
 
Pre-service students from the U of M