With Class #07: John Vornholt

Show Notes:

Lorrie and Sheila discuss upcoming projects, and chat with John Vornholt.

• connection with student

• chaperoning students into Mexico
• substitutes
• round robin story
• bonus to the podcast- early June
• podcast newsletter
• setting schedules for students
• music

Interview with John Vornholt author of the The Troll King series.

• great for both kids, adults, and reluctant readers

• submitted stories at age 13
• avid reader
• published about 60 books
• writes as Caroline Goode Cupidity
• The Seven #2 (Flight 29 Down)

Podcast: Download (Duration: 32:10 — 25.1MB)

With Class #06: Nancy Springer

Show Notes:

Lorrie and Sheila discuss highly qualified status for teachers and chat with Nancy Springer.

• Kevin C. Mason

• highly qualified
• Sheila is wrong
• Feds vs. States
• K-6 vs. 7th & 8th grades
• AEPA tests
• Credit hours
• Letter

Interview with Nancy Springer – Dreams and Visions

• Poisonous things carry their own cure

• Shakespeare, toad, toad stone & modern day
• 45 books
• writing mystery
• Enola Holmes series
• Book stores in the 50s
• Conform, go crazy or become an artist
• Writing schedule
• I am Mordred
• Flipped

Podcast: Download (Duration: 39:49 — 29.5MB)

With Class #04: Mark Jeffrey

Show Notes:

Lorrie and Sheila discuss emotions in the classroom.

• spring break

• AIMS testing
• teacher’s emotions
• parent’s take on teacher emotion
• being honest with kids
• learning about death
• dealing with grief
• teacher death

Interview with Mark Jeffrey author of The Pocket and the Pendant
We also discuss:

• tradition vs. Podiobook version

• Podiobooks
• next book “Two Travelers” end of summer
• publisher of The Pocket and the Pendant
• wider distribution
• “Sci-fi but not geeky”
• books are building blocks
• secrets
• writing schedule
• myspace.com/maxquick
• 1912
• vocabulary

Podcast: Download (Duration: 34:35 — 25.9MB)

With Class #03: Stephenie Meyer

Show Notes:

Lorrie and Sheila discuss the teacher’s responsibility when recommending books to students.

• game – Taboo

• sexual tension
• Young adult(YA) markers on books
• librarian’s discretion vs. teacher
• Judy Blume’s Forever

Interview with Stephenie Meyer author of “Twilight”. We also discuss:

• 1st book

• sequels “New Moon” and “Eclipse”
• love story
• story conceived through a dream
• AZ Book Festival – April 1, 2006 10a-5p

Podcast: Download (Duration: 36:05 — 26.9MB)

With Class #02: Jane Yolen

Show Notes:

Lorrie and Sheila discuss the Accelerated Reader (AR) program.

• how the program works

• how kids respond to AR
• variations to the system
• points vs projects
• monitoring of reading
• visual goals
• reading logs

Interview with Jane Yolen, author of Pay the Piper: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Fairy Tale. We also discuss:

• author of 300 books

• 1st contract on 22nd birthday
• family background
• advice for young writers
• “Writing is like a muscle that must be excersized everyday!”
• What is a gerund?
• ideas
• upcoming book “Troll Bridge”
• working with son
• electronic writings
• awards

Podcast: Download (Duration: 33:27 — 25.2MB)

With Class #01: David Lubar

Show Notes:

Lorrie and Sheila discuss the use of technology in the classroom:

• proxima use

• tablets for computers
• online lessons for the classrooms
• modifying lessons

Interview with David Lubar – author of Invasion of the Road Weenies, a short story collection. We also discuss:

• Hidden Talents

• he compare todays sci fi authors with yesterdays

Podcast: Download (Duration: 19:28 — 16.4MB)

With Class #00: Gordon Korman

Show Notes:

This is Lorrie and Sheila’s first show, and they discuss how and why they became teachers.

Next, they talk with Gordon Korman about:

• his adventure series (Everest, Dive and Island)

• getting his 1st publishing contract (age 13)
• his book “Born to Rock” coming out in April 2006

Podcast: Download (Duration: 38:40 — 19.2MB)