Brian and Rocco have asked me to facilitate the final discussion on Saturday afternoon, probably because I'm the one who's always asking "but what's the takeway from all this?"

So now I'm asking you-all:

• What kinds of questions ... and answers ... will you be mulling as you head home from the Summit?
• What do you think should be a reasonable set of demonstrable outcomes from this event?
• How might we -- as a group -- clarify what we (will have) learned and share it with our constituencies ?

Please post any discussion suggestions here, and also share ideas with me as we gather!

TIA.

Alice Yucht

Hi Alice,

Karen Lemmons responding. I'm back in cold and snowy Detroit, so I can easily mull over these questions.

Off the top of my head, I'm asking myself these questions: How can I obtain financial resources and technology tools to purchase audio books?

I do not have any Playaways, iPods, or other "containers" in which my students can listen to books. Although I know that audio books are very

effective tools with struggling readers, I need to convince the one who has the gold. Some evidence would be very convincing.

I loved the idea of the reference page, using either iGoogle or Pageflakes. I equally loved the idea of pathfinders, either teacher or student

created. My question is how do I make the time to do this?

Possible outcome: Some evidence that audio books increase students' listening and reading comprehension skills, either through control

groups or test data that shows increases. I'm working on the wording of the second outcome. I am a staunch believer in aligning whatever

I do with my state standards and the test. Consequently, I need to use my instructional time effectively, with tools and resources that will

help me achieve my goals.