Welcome to WinkWorld. This month we will share a few interesting announcements; websites-of-the-month; a reflection from Dawn, and of course, our Prairie Pedagogy, No Cow Left Behind.

Announcing: New School Board Member

Some of you may remember meeting Denise, of Cyber Connect Techs, who maintains these web pages for me. You may recall that when the 100 Banned Books came out in October, Denise and her family had almost all of them in their personal collection. In addition, she and her husband, her daughter, Jessica, age 17, and son, Elliot, age 10, had read and loved most of them. Another reason to celebrate: Denise recently won a seat on the school board in Denair, CA. The candidates in Modesto spent $20,000 on the average for their campaign. Denise spent $12.

Congratulations, Denise. You will continue to do terrific work, we know.

NCTE and IRA are soliciting teachers to share their experiences with NCLB. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity and share your experiences. Go to www.JoanWink.com; click on the NCTE and IRA on NCLB on the right, under "What's New"

Announcing: Revising Teaching, created by Kathy Evans, an assistant professor at the University of San Francisco. revisingteaching.org: The purpose is to give instructors a forum to reflect on how we can improve the teaching of writing. Thanks for your contribution, Kathy.

Announcing: Courage to Teach dates for the 2 and 5 year retreat program, www.teacherformation.org. For more details about this program, contact the facilitators directly.
Karen Kent, K2Karen@aol.com
Judy Goodell, goodell@ace.usfca.edu
Phone: 510-237-4006; 916-554-0504