Thinking Out Loud on Paper The Student Daybook As a Tool to Foster Learning

Lil Brannon is the author or coauthor of several Heinemann and Boynton/Cook titles, including Composing Public Space (2010) Thinking Out Loud on Paper (2008), Critical Teaching and the Idea of Literacy (1993), Rhetorical Traditions and the Teaching of Writing (1984), and Writers Writing (1982). She has also published essays in CCC, College English, Journal of Basic Writing, and Freshman English News, among others. Lil is Professor of English and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte, where she directs the UNC Charlotte Writing Project. She has taught middle and high school English and courses in composition at UNC Charlotte.

Sally Griffin is a coauthor of the Heinemann title Thinking Out Loud on Paper (2008). She teaches high school English at Forestview High School in Gastonia, North Carolina. She is Technology Liaison for the UNC Charlotte Writing Project. Sally teaches English methods and writing project courses at UNC Charlotte.

Karen Haag is a coauthor of the Heinemann title Thinking Out Loud on Paper (2008). She works with the UNC Charlotte Writing Project site where she oversees the Teacher Research and Presenters Collaborative and coteaches the Summer Institute. She has been a literacy coach, teacher, and researcher in North Carolina since 1974.

Tony Iannone is a coauthor of the Heinemann title Thinking Out Loud on Paper (2008). He teaches fourth grade at Nathaniel Alexander Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina. He coteaches the Summer Institute and Technology Week for the UNC Charlotte Writing Project, helping writing teachers use technology.

Cindy Urbanski is a coauthor of the Heinemann title Thinking Out Loud on Paper (2008). She is Associate Director of the UNC Charlotte Writing Project, where she coordinates the site's outreach to schools. She has taught middle and high school and is author of Using the Workshop Approach in the High School Classroom (2005).