2nd Grade and the World of
Publishing
Wendy Bailey, Elizabeth Cable and Tera Daugherty
Intro to Education
Dr. Regina Ryel
EAST/EMPACTS
• EAST/EMPACTS projects include collaborative
learning of course concepts through real
world application, use of technology and
service to the community. The experience
fosters professional and personal growth of
students.
EAST/EMPACTS Objectives
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Teamwork
Service to community
Curriculum- course content
Technology
Personal and professional growth
Student Authors EAST/EMPACTS
Project
• Our team assisted second grade students in publishing their
own book.
• The community came together and fostered literacy in a
second grade classroom.
• Through constructivism we incorporated our curriculum with
second grade frameworks.
• By using various technologies we brought about success
through innovation.
• Growth through hands on classroom teaching experiences as
professionals.
Introduction
There is a continual need for elementary
students to be engaged in learning
experiences through a variety of projects.
Our team helped the class prepare for TLI
testing in which each student took a story and
made it their own (parody).
Course Content Objectives
• Review practical issues related to the teaching
profession.
• Extend our understanding of self as a learner
and future teacher.
• Broaden our understanding of the role of
schools.
• Examine our beliefs and opinion about
teaching.
Technology Used
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PowerPoint
Green Screen
Digital Cameras
Paint
Scanner/Printer
E-mail/Phone
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Picture Perfect
Microsoft Word
Video Camera
Movie Maker
Microsoft Publisher
Community Aspect
• The newspapers, television stations,
parents/guardians, and other members of the
community were invited to the celebration of
these new authors which occurred in the
community. We were promoting literacy by
encouraging elementary students to share
their own stories.
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Day One
Grouped students
Read stories
Beginning, middle, end
Titles
Day Two
• Recap of story
• Brainstormed
• Outline of
ideas on paper
Day Three & Four
• Wrote rough drafts
• Picture brainstorming
• Made pictures transparent
Day Five
• Finalized
illustrations
• Finished writing
books
• Scanned finished
work into computer
to be edited
Day Six
• Completed title and cover pages.
Day Seven
• Arranged packets to be sent for publication
Day Eight
• Preparation
• Cooking
Day Nine
• CELEBRATION AND BOOK SIGNING!!!
Learner Outcomes
• Develop higher order thinking skills.
• Write, clear, coherent, well-organized
documents, which are substantially free of
errors.
• Expand oral communication skills.
• Increase computer proficiency knowledge.
• Employ a variety of sources.
• Utilize “Soft skills”.
References
• Lonnie McDonald, HU
• Stephanie, Nation Wide
Publishing
• Jo Barnes, Rogers High
School
• Rogers Morning News
• Barnes & Noble
• Dr. Regina Ryel,
Instructor
• Pam Camper, Principal
of R. Jones Elementary
• Kim Staab, Cooperating
Teacher
• Kim Fulton, Librarian
• Dianne Phillips, EAST
Facilitator
• Borders
Project Ideas for Future
• Mrs. Staab, our cooperating teacher, plans to
make this an annual project.
• Have older grades publish a book of poems.
• Have a school wide book publishing project,
which would be more cost effective per
student and would bring a sense of
community to the school.