by Mary E. Cronin | Dec 3, 2023 | Community connections, Conferences-workshops, Poetry, Teaching
Have you ever felt like you were in the sweet spot, a place where the two overlapping circles in a Venn diagram meet? That was me, attending the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) 2023 Convention in Columbus Ohio. Being at the conference brought...
by Mary E. Cronin | Nov 14, 2023 | Cape Cod, Community connections
As a Literacy Coach in a K-3 school with a large Brazilian population, I was thrilled to win a grant from SCBWI that allowed me to invite Brazilian and American picture book author Ana Crespo to be a visiting author to Cape Cod elementary school M.E. Small in the fall...
by Mary E. Cronin | Nov 3, 2023 | Poetry
Inspired by the lively Poetry Friday community in the blog world, this year I decided to bring that magic into my work as a Literacy Coach in a K-3 school. Each Friday, I share a poem via email to our school community. Teachers can choose to share the poem on a...
by Mary E. Cronin | Oct 6, 2023 | Cape Cod, Poetry
Poetry came to life when the very talented music teacher in our Cape Cod elementary school used my poem “Drum” in her exploration of percussion recently. What a delight to read my poem to our K-3 students, to hear children drumming, to listen to them beat out the...
by Mary E. Cronin | Sep 1, 2023 | Poetry, Teaching
Feel that drumbeat? School is starting. A new school year fills me with hope– hope for fresh starts, open hearts, new learning. I’m back to work in my job as an elementary school Literacy Coach. How perfect to kick off this school year by celebrating the...