Cool things that happened while I was in Glenburn, Maine:
I enjoyed a potluck dinner with teachers Deb Crocker, Doretta Callahan, Sari Ohmart, Janet Ecker and Jean Watts.
I spent the night at Serendipity Stables, hosted by Glenburn Elementary School librarian Val Rich; Val even let me help feed the horses!
I listened in as a classroom of seventh graders read TRACKING TRASH together out loud. Seriously!
I talked with groups of seventh and eighth graders about the writing and researching of TRACKING TRASH, and answered clever questions about the ocean, plastic pollution, and saving the planet.
I learned, thanks to those seventh and eighth graders, that it IS spring in Maine; shorts and flip-flops are appropriate. (Who knew? Note to my boys back home: I guess you CAN start wearing shorts to school!)
I had lunch with fifteen student writers. We talked about writing and researching and our favorite books. I read from a work in progress and got insightful feedback from these future authors.
Many thanks to everyone who made my time at Glenburn Elementary School so enjoyable!