The crew Nightglass did all of the filming for GPTV. We developed a wonderful relationship with all of the gentlemen. They were so kind and made us feel right at home. Whenever we were nervous, they gave us a boost of confidence! The day was broken into two segments. The first three hours were just instruction in the classroom. The second part was a one on one interview. Here's the Nightglass Crew all the way from Atlanta, Georgia!

Pictured above from left to right : Carolyn Waters, (Georgia ELA Program Manager) Me, and Stephanie Sanders (Georgia Education Program Specialist ELA)

     At the beginning of the day, around 8:25, it was time for “lights, camera, action!” My students begged for the opportunity to say that. Luckily, Jim let one of them steal the show! Anyway – what a strange feeling to shut the door, and have the crew say, “Okay, we are ready for you to start!” I was a little speechless at first, but once we got rolling, we never slowed down!! We began the lesson with a balloon pop! One of my students got so tickled she fell into uncontrollable laughter. It had me, and the entire film crew laughing, we almost forgot to keep the lesson moving. I sure hope they captured that moment. I couldn't ask for anything more as a teacher than to have my students enjoying our lesson!

We moved the lesson into the RACE method of writing brief constructed responses. Next, we went into our RACE foldable segment. You can find it and more in my TPT lesson located here:

When we finished our lesson, we had an amazing lunch catered by one of our local ladies. It was the best food I have had in forever! Next, it was time for the interview segment. I am a planner, so with this being a very serious interview, I had a really hard time staying still! I love to move around and talk with my hands. I hope it turns out okay. The GADOE mission is to provide exemplary instruction for more rigorous writing. They will link our video to the new Georgia Standards of Excellence.

I can't wait to share the final product!!!!