Living Literacy -- great book by Maryann DiEdwardo Ed.D.

Tips for Teaching Writing

By

Maryann DiEdwardo 

 

Students of writing possess qualities of memory based upon human every day experiences similar to those experiences within literary works  they read. I play pod casts of sample student essays that show how students recall events or conditions based upon the relationship of reading to memory.  One of my students recalls her own beliefs in mercy killing and relates her heritage based upon family and cultural beliefs in the right to life.   Students use life story writing next to recount experiences that may help them find thesis.

 

 Read more in my book

Living Literacy by Maryann DiEdwardo 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006GK6P9S/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=1397504201&sr=1-8&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70

 

 

Maryann DiEdwardo NeMLA

Announcement

Maryann DiEdwardo M.A. Lehigh University 

Ed.D. Adjunct Associate Professor University of Maryland University College 

 Is presenting at a Roundtable for the 45th Northeast Modern Language Association conference in Harrisburg, PA.  

http://nemla.org/convention/2014/events.html

The Composition Classroom: Integrating and Evaluating the Creative (Roundtable)

Crowne-Pennsylvania A

9.23: Friday Afternoon, 4:45pm - 6:15pm

Chair: Maria Plochocki, University of Maryland

“Building ‘Creativity’ into Writing Pedagogy”

Carolyn Ostrander, Syracuse University

“Do You Go Your Own Way?: Agency and Constraint in Composition Pedagogy”

Seth Graves, Pace University

Brett Shanley, Pace University

“Reinscribing the New Normal: The United Pedagogical Forces of Creative Writing and Composition”

Diana Epelbaum, The Graduate Center—CUNY

“History, Identity, and Multimodal Composition: Writing for Reacting to the Past”

Joy Bracewell, Georgia Institute of Technology

“The Short Story in the African American Literary Tradition and Authentic Assessment”

Maryann DiEdwardo, University of Maryland University College; Lehigh University

“Creativity and Personal Engagement”

Michael Shaw, Fordham University

Maryann DiEdwardo presents at Conference in Baltimore 2014

Maryann DiEdwardo Ed.D. Is Adjunct Associate  Professor at University of Maryland University College 

TRAVEL & LITERATURE at College English Association Conference, Baltimore (March 27-29, 2014)

Presentation:

Implementing Learning Strategies Based on Multiple Intelligence Theory, Life Story Writing, Studying Oral Histories, Writing Process Theory, Student-Directed Learning, Metacognition and Learning Communities engages student writers by breaking down interior interpersonal borders through metacognition.

Maryann DiEdwardo -case study research on Pairing Music and Linguistic Intelligences

In 2004, statistical results of case study research suggest that pairing music and linguistic intelligences in the college classroom improves students’ grades and abilities to compose theses statements for research papers in courses that emphasize reading and writing skills (DiEdwardo 2004).   In initial study in 2003, Maryann refined Howard Gardner’s (1993) definition of music as a “separate intellectual competence” and compared music intelligence to linguistic intelligence. Furthermore, through acknowledgement of MI Theory, educators infuse cognitive abilities of students by helping them “think” as one of my students suggested. As Howard Gardner suggests, “Very worthwhile. The next step is to figure out why you got the effects that you did. Is music motivational? Does it activate other brain centers? Does it have some kind of intrinsic link to linguistic capacities? Would the effect work the other way around, or with other materials (2004 email)?”    

Review of book by maryann DiEdwardo: The Legacy of Katharine Hepburn, FIne Art As A Way of Life

Review by Kathryn Price Book Editor for Women¿s Radio An analysis of dramatic art applies to all aspects of the production and clearly formulates a doctrine or paradigm for education of students in stage history. The Legacy of Katharine Hepburn, Fine Art As A Way of Life coordinates research by the author¿ refers to the past accomplishments of the late great actress Katharine Hepburn, recounts the life the author as she pursues the study of fine arts in order to follow in the steps of the late Hepburn, offers a new paradigm for the study of stage history as an academic subject, lists research libraries and online resources, and paves a new method for education of the masses. Interestingly, the speech by Jacques acts as an outline for the legacy defined in this work as our remembrances, recollections, as well as application of past accomplishments of the great actress Katharine Hepburn, which are recounted with added personal anecdotes to create a new work that stimulates the reader to action based on following the legacy for future generations.

Travel Journaling of Educator, Painter, Author, Maryann DiEdwardo (Pasda)

2014 January
En Plein Air Painting Excursions

Maryann Pasda DiEdwardo is a member of  the Bethlehem Palette Club and the former artistic co-director of Pasda Art Studios in Bethlehem. She is an en plein air painter.
In January, 2014, during the heavy snow storms in the Lehigh Valley, Maryann painted her environment in oils and watercolors to depict the beauty and awe of the snow laden valley.

Maryann DiEdwardo's Travel Journaling 2014 (Author of The Legacy of Katharine Hepburn, Fine Art As A Way of Life)

Maryann DiEdwardo's Travel Journaling
2014 January 3:A theatre event in NYC.
I saw No Man's Land, a play by Harold Pinter with a cast of Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart which was at The Cort Theatre. A LIFE CHANGING moment for me, since I was so grateful to the actors for their performances and for the theatre they chose.  The Cort Theatre was the place where Katharine Hepburn played the part of Rosalind in As You Like It! I realized that the actress, Katharine Hepburn, had performed there, and I had written about her performance!
Overview
THE LEGACY OF KATHARINE HEPBURN: Fine Art as a Way of Life Maryann Pasda DiEdwardo Memoir The legacy of the late Katharine Hepburn undeniably benefits a twenty-first century audience, because Kate identifies the artistic spirit. As one of the most important women of the twentieth century, Hepburn was an artist who exemplified the independent character, freedom and opportunity available to women as paramount whether she was on stage or in film. As the late Hepburn, she has become a living art spirit with a legacy that acts as a shining example.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781425960896
Publisher: Authorhouse
Publication date: 9/28/2006
Pages: 172
Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Maryann Pasda DiEdwardo is quoted in wikipedia for her writing about Katharine Hepburn.

Visit the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Hepburn

View Reference 308:
Maryann Pasda DiEdwardo has claimed that Hepburn's performances fostered a "decisiveness toward a new vision of women."[308] Off screen, Hepburn lived in a manner ahead of her time.[238]

'''Maryann DiEdwardo''' is the author of Music Transforms the College English Classroom
http://openlibrary.org/books/OL11972010M/Music_Transforms_the_College_English_Classroom
a researcher who has connected music and linguistic intelligences. In 2004, statistical results of Maryann DiEdwardo's case study research suggest that pairing music and linguistic intelligences in the college classroom improves students’ grades and abilities to compose theses statements for research papers in courses that emphasize reading and writing skills (DiEdwardo 2004 http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ773903&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ773903).

In initial study in 2003, Maryann refined Howard Gardner’s (1993) definition of music as a “separate intellectual competence” and compared music intelligence to linguistic intelligence. Furthermore, through acknowledgement of MI Theory, educators infuse cognitive abilities of students by helping them “think” as one of my students suggested. As Howard Gardner suggests, “Very worthwhile. The next step is to figure out why you got the effects that you did. Is music motivational? Does it activate other brain centers? Does it have some kind of intrinsic link to linguistic capacities? Would the effect work the other way around, or with other materials (2004 email)?”