Colby is cofounded the nerdy book club with donalyn miller. Sylvie is a refugee from the congo in a tanzanian refugee camp who is faced with pursuing her dreams or giving into cyclical intimidation by the local warlord. Gae polisner has been with nerdy book club since the very beginning. We are navigating life one book, episode and brunch at a time. He has helped teachers throughout the country with his nerdy book club, nerd camp jr. Elissa brent weissman is the author of the short seller, nerd camp, nerd camp 2. Michele has presented at numerous conferences including the national council of teachers of english and global education. We have scheduled speakers to get you all fired up about teaching reading and writing in the classroom. Founded by colby sharp, his wife, and the nerdy book club, nerdcamp is an. My brain is full and i am, once again, inspired by the people i have met through the nerdy book club. When i had no friends to go with he offered to come with me and bring our girls so i could experience the nerdy book club that changed my whole world last.
As readers progress into more complicated word patterns, boxes will grow. Thanks to colby and alainna sharp, donalyn miller, kristin mcilhagga, and the entire nerdy book club powerhouse. It is a community blog centered around the teaching of reading, and childrens books. Back in september, i wrote a guest post for the nerdy book club blog about my fascination with point of view pov. But after astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for derby camp, nicole decides to go to. This summer, on monday, july 6th and tuesday, july 7th, ill be attending nerdcamp 2015 in parma, michigan. The nerdy book club started a little over four years ago with the first annual nerdies. In fact, we didnt start contemplating what to do with ourselves. From the pages of nerdy show its nerdy show book club. Looking for summer enrichment summer camp for nerds. Gabe, 10, can hardly wait to dive into the sonnets, syllogisms and scavenger hunts at the summer center for gifted enrichment, a. Last summer over 400 dedicated fans of earthbound came. Theres a book for that where book love and the joy of a. Since the blog began in 2011, nerdy book club has grown into a podcast, numerous state and national conference presentations, and several ed campstyle professional development events including nerd.
List the weirdest, and of course, nerdiest, clubs youve ever. Gabe is a 10yearold nerd who is really excited about going to the summer center for gifted enrichment for the first time, where hell get to take classes in poetry and logical reasoning along with traditional summer camp activities like kayaking and swimming. Nerd camp is a professional development unconference for teachers centered around reading and writing and of. And so begins the most difficult summer of astrids life as she struggles to keep up with the older girls at camp, hang on to the friend she feels slipping away, and cautiously embark on a new friendship. Last night i returned from a very invigorating unconference called nerd camp michigan. The newbery honor award winner and new york times bestseller roller girl is a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derbyperfect for fans of. Posts about 2015 nerdies written by donalynm and colby sharp. Nerdy book club is a place where i feel like i fit in, a place. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account.
In these literary episodes, we share the books were currently reading, do dramatic readings from the best and worst nerd literature, talk with notable geek authors, and discuss a book weve read along with the community. The family ships him off to camp merrieseymour, a throwback survivalist. The following is a comment i left on a post by donalyn miller for nerdy book club. Nerd camp is a hilarious read and it even features a cameo from alex tribeck. To learn more and sign up to get a first chance at camp nf tickets, visit. I say no camp is complete without sleeping bags for a slumber party, staying up late talking about the book or maybe watching the movie. Hello, my name is sonja and i am addicted to books.
Permission to read most of the titles makes for a more enjoyable year of reading. Sue monk kidd goodreads author shelved 7 times as book club 2014 2015 avg rating 4. As a member of nerdy book club, you already believe in and share the love of reading with your students. Each year i analyze the books ive read to see which ones i should vote for. Either way, the prospect of picking the book of the month can be. She has a book coming out on close reading in early 2015. Congratulations to our second wave of nerdy book club award best young. In a way, nerdcamp feels like nerdy book club come to life.
November 2009 edited june 2011 in high school life. I find so many great posts there from authors, librarians, literacy gurus and more. Im author kate messner, and with scholastics permission, ill be sharing a chapterbychapter readaloud of ranger in time. You can see colby sharps post about the first nerd camp on the nerdy book club blog back in. I am very excited to share that i wrote todays post on the nerdy book club blog. When i was rockettegirl and lightning mcqueens age, my summer camp options were limited.
You can expect this blog to be entertaining, explicit, and emotional. Roller girl 9780525429678 by jamieson, victoria and a great selection of similar new. Dublin literacy conference 2015 student tech talks stop outside the vendor hall to see students share digital work through short tech talks. Day 1 is much like a traditional education conference. After an accident frees the monsters, zach, hannah, and their nerdy pal champ ryan lee must work together with stine to save their town from destruction. The most uncanny gaming convention in existence returns this summer. In the 5 letter box you can see that a reader of a word like this, will need to work with consonant blends and digraphs. I will share more of my thinking later this week on the topic at readbyexample thank you for sharing your. Last year nerdy book club members threw the first annual nerd camp. This is such a big deal to me because i love the nerdy book club. Nerd camp by elissa brent weissman, paperback barnes. Rowling, harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. Today, we get to announce that nora is coming to nerd camp. Colby is part of the team that runs the summer literacy event nerd camp michigan.
Nerd camp is based on the johns hopkins center for talented youth, but anyone who has been to an academicsbased summer camp will recognize the setting. Its a fun story that young nerds and old nerds alike can relate to. Each year more than 2000 kids, educators and book creators gather in parma to read, write, and. If you love books, especially those written for children and young adults, then you are an honorary member of the nerdy book club. Individual literacy award michigan reading association. One of us has been a nerd since birth and the other grew into nerdiness later in life. In these literary episodes, we share the books were currently reading, do dramatic readings from the best and worst nerd literature, talk with.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Nerd camp is a free literacy conference that takes place each summer in parma, michigan. I began attending in 2015 after reading a blog post by jess keating. Earlier this week nora baskin wrote a beautiful nerdy book club post about her forthcoming book, nine, ten. This fall, i participated in nerd camp long island and wow was it ever fun. Maybe youre a book club devotee, or maybe youre using your new years resolutions as incentive to finally, finally start one. See more ideas about book worms, books and good books. Students will read the works of good authors, past and present, studying different styles and genres.