I initially learned the Word Mapping Strategy with Ann and Conn in Lawrence, Kansas some summers ago. Since then, have used the strategy with students twice. For the Montana SIM Initiative project, I refreshed my learning by participating in on on-line training with Rosemary Tralli and Bonnie Pasalak on June 29th and July 1st. I am assigned with coaching one of the participants who will be teaching the strategy for the first time this coming semester and who will simultaneously be earning her PD badge for Word Mapping as she coaches a teacher in learning the strategy. The goal is to do so within the time-frame of the 2021 Fall Semester.
