*CI 4000 Introductions!

*Who am I?

*Nora Vines

*I am a teacher * Children’s Literature

* Emergent Literacy

* Word Study

* Kindergarten

* First Grade

*I am a student* Ed.D. in Educational Leadership

* Research focus in literacy development of Emergent Biliterate and Biliterate students

*I am a reader* LOTS of Favorite Books and Authors

* Harry Potter

* Hunger Games Series

* Jack Kerouac

* Isabel Allende

* Stieg Larsson

* Tom Robbins

* Historical Fiction, and on and on…

*I am a real person * Favorites: Widespread Panic, Chocolate Labs (Denver & Milo), Lotus (cat), Goats,

Traveling, Writing, Family (My Granny is 98years old and my Paw Paw is my favorite person ever)

*Tell us a little more about

yourself

*Name

*Favorite Book

*Favorite Website

*Favorite Free Time Activity

*Icebreaker—Write down three interesting things about yourself—only one is false.

* I am the only person in my family to attend college.

*Grandfather Mountain is my favorite place on Earth.

* I played college softball.