Hello Friends,

In this edition of WinkWorld, I am sharing:
TESOL 08 NYC
Debra Schneider, www.ted.com
Chris Kerfoot, abstract of dissertation
   The Stories of Public School Teachers Who Hold Doctorates: A Narrative Study
Elliot Hurd, age 15, book review published at flamingnet.com
Jay Matthews' Better-Late-Than-Never-Book-Club
New York City Public Library
FVR, Susan Ohanian by Steve Krashen
Welcome to the World
Notes from the Real World
Prairie Pedagogy

TESOL 2008, NYC
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
www.joanwink.com/sched.html
Scroll down to April 3.
Ofelia, David & Bonnie, Ann, and Joan
Joan & Wu
Tove, Joan, Dawn, Robert
Joan & Ofelia
Malcolm, Dawn, Joan
Joan, David, Jim
Shelley, Joan, David

Debra Schneider shares on TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) and brain research. dschneider@cal.berkeley.edu and www.ted.com
www.joanwink.com/newletter/2008/debra-WW0508.pdf

Congratulations to Chris Kerfoot, who just finished her doctorate. Hope you enjoy her abstract: The Stories of Public School Teachers Who Hold Doctorates: A Narrative Study
www.joanwink.com/newletter/2008/kerfoot-abstract-WW0508.pdf

Elliot Hurd, age 15, recently published a book review at
www.flamingnet.com.
Remember, this is the place for book reviews for kids by kids. http://www.flamingnet.com/bookreviews/newreviews/newbookreview.cfm?title=Off%20Armageddon%20Reef

And, speaking of good book reviews, check out
Better-Late-Than-Never-Book-Club by Jay Matthews
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/31/AR2008033100704.html
Order here, if you want your copy.
Collateral Damage: How High-Stakes Testing Corrupts America's Schools by Sharon L. Nichols and David C. Berliner
ISBN-10: 1891792350

New York City Library
www.Nycl.org One of the highlights of my trip to NYC was to finally get to visit the famous NYC Library. Amazing!
Joan at the NYC Library.
www.joanwink.com/gifs3/joan-nyc-0408.jpg

FVR (Free Voluntary Reading)
Dear Readers, please remember that FVR takes your right to Amazon to purchase the books, which I mention. Just click any of the ISBNs listed. As you know, my goal is to make enough money to break even on what it costs me per month to pay Denise, an avid reader and WebWizard of WinkWorld, who does all of the posting and maintenance for www.JoanWink.com. I hear that when I eventually make $100 per month, Amazon will send me a check. So far, it remains a lofty goal. However it appears that I now have $22 awaiting me in the mysterious bank of amazon.com.

Professors, if you send me the name of your selected class texts, I can place here for your students' convenience. Thank you for support of WinkWorld in my 50% retirement.

Buy your books at WinkWorld. Thanks so much!

FmF (Featuring my Friends)
In Featuring My Friends (FmF) www.joanwink.com/fvr.php I choose a colleague's book to highlight each month. This month I am particularly proud to highlight Susan Ohanian's new book, When Childhood Collides with NCLB, ISBN 1-890429-05-8. Susan has kept the price for this book at $8.95, and she is not collecting any royalties.

If you want this book, go directly to
www.vsse.net or www.susanohanian.org

Please enjoy Steve Krashen's thoughts on this book.
www.joanwink.com/newletter/2008/Krashen-on-Ohanian-WW0508.pdf

FVR, Books Lying Around My Desk, a.k.a., TEXTS.
Books, which are lying around my desk, tend to be texts. Please look to see what I have placed here so far, in case your students need any.
www.joanwink.com/fvr.php

FVR, Books Lying Around My House, Family & Friends
These books tend to be all of the books that my family and friends and grandkids are reading. These are all of the great books I'm trying to read just to keep up with them.
www.joanwink.com/fvr.php

FVR, Books Lying Around My House
These tend to be the books I've actually read.
www.joanwink.com/fvr.php

FVR, Hurd Family Reading
Denise, our every-trusty WinkWorld Web Wizard, and her entire family are avid readers. Elliot, who was published on www.flamingnet.com, is her son; I am one of his biggest fans. Denise and family share their books here.
www.joanwink.com/fvr.php
In addition, please enjoy her family's reading log, which I publish every year in January.
www.joanwink.com/newsletter/2008/news0108.php#h

Thanks for your support of WinkWorld by buying your books at FVR.