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Amy Piller

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Amy Piller teaches English and social studies at P.S. 126 (Manhattan Academy of Technology).  She has taught middle school English for the past three years.  After finishing her B.A. in creative writing with a focus in poetry, she became a teacher and earned her M.A. through the New York City Teaching Fellows program.  She loves teaching middle school kids because they consistently surprise her in the most refreshing ways, and because teaching takes all of her energy, creativity and intellect in the moment, leaving her never bored.  In her spare time, Amy likes to cook, run and write poems. 

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EVENTS


AMERICAN EDUCATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Annual Meeting
Denver, CO
May 2, 2010

Unison Reading: Engaging, Effective, Heterogeneous Small-Group Reading Instruction, K-8
Poster Session by Cynthia McCallister & Kerry Decker
 


INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION
Annual Convention
Chicago, IL
April 25-28, 2010

Genre Practice: A 'Principled' Pedagogy for Adolescent Literacy
Symposium by Cynthia McCallister, Kerry Decker, Amy Piller & Jacqueline Aiello

Genre Practice: A Pedagogy fo Student Responsibility for Literacy Learning
Symposium by Cynthia McCallister & Tara Clark 

Unison Reading: Engaging, Effective Small-group Reading Instruction, K-8
Symposium by Cynthia McCallister, Kerry Decker, Amy Piller, Tara Clark & Jacqueline Aiello

Genre Practice: A Pedagogy for Literacy that Supports Avoidant and Low Achieving Students Research Poster Session by Cynthia McCallister, Kim Greene & Kerry Decker


NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH
Annual Convention
November 19-22, 2009
Philadelphia, PA

Supporting English Language Learners with Genre Practice
Jaela Kim, Karen Fournier Elisa Sansone & Jacqueline Aiello
Friday, November 20, 2009 from 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

Engaging Reluctant Learners through Genre Practice: Literacy Instruction that Supports Engagement and Achievement
Sabina McNamara, Erin Scutt & Ede Blabac
Friday, November 20, 2009 from 12:30-1:45

Genre Practice: A Model for Accountability for Literacy Learning
Cynthia McCallister, Kerry Decker & Ariel Ricciardi
Saturday, November 21 from 8:00-9:15 AM

Radical Freedom and Genre Practice: How Children Still Learn What's Expected When They're in Control of Reading Workshop
Rachel Goren, Lilian Ng & Emily Jarrell
Saturday, November 21 from 1:15-2:30

Feelings, Emotions, and Genre Practice: Restoring Joyfulness into Standards-Based Literacy Education
Priscilla Fields, Meagan Klemchuk & Becky Terrigno
Saturday, November 21 from 4:15-5:30 PM

 


 59th NATIONAL READING CONFERENCE
Annual Meeting
Albuquerque, NM

Acquiring English Literacy through "Genre Practice": Accounts of K-8 English Language Learners
Cynthia McCallister, Kerry Decker, Jaela Kim & Ariel Ricciardi
Friday, December 4, 2009 from 10:15 to 11:45


 

 

 

RECOMMENDED READING

"The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy, by David R. Olson and Nancy Torrance, is a comprehensive and descriptive survey of literacy across a full range of social and psychological functions. The authors' treatment of the topic of literacy extends far beyond the narrow concerns of learning to reading and write, offering a constellation of insights that hold promise to guide the reconceptualization of literacy instruction." Cynthia McCallister, Ed.D.


 FRIENDS OF GENRE PRACTICE

Jenny Brown, has a great web site devoted to childrens' books. 

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Amy Simone Piller is a poet, teacher and blogger.


 

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