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    Monthly Archive for: "August, 2019"
    2019 Newbery Medalist Meg Medina: An Ambassador of Cultures
    By Amy Meythaler
    In Author Interviews
    Posted August 27, 2019

    2019 Newbery Medalist Meg Medina: An Ambassador of Cultures

    Her ears were buzzing. Her knees were buckling. Her mouth was babbling. Author Meg Medina remembers that much about the morning she received “the” call from the Newbery Committee telling her that [...]

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    Keeping Your Classroom Library Engaging All Year
    By Ashley Gamlin
    In Classroom
    Posted August 26, 2019

    Keeping Your Classroom Library Engaging All Year

    When I was a first-year teacher of second graders, I was very fortunate to receive my mother’s classroom book collection when she transitioned to her new role as a vice principal. She had [...]

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    New Year, New School, New Job
    By Stony Evans
    In Library Transformation
    Posted August 19, 2019

    New Year, New School, New Job

    It is nearly August, and I’m wondering where the summer has gone! You may have noticed that I’ve been struggling to get out blog articles and newsletters in 2019. I decided to [...]

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    Makerspaces A to Z: Impactful
    By Laura Fleming
    In Makerspace
    Posted August 16, 2019

    Makerspaces A to Z: Impactful

    Thanks for checking out my #MakerspacesAtoZ blog series.  In case you missed it, you can catch my previous posts here: A:  Aspirational B:  Boring C:  Combinatory D:  Disobedient E:  Enterprising [...]

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    Engage Students Through Inquiry: Discover New Learning Across All Content Areas
    By Ashley Gamlin
    In Classroom
    Posted August 14, 2019

    Engage Students Through Inquiry: Discover New Learning Across All Content Areas

    “Tell me and I forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand.” You have likely heard this interpretation of a Chinese proverb by Xunzi, a Confucian philosopher, in relation [...]

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    Alan Gratz: Building Empathy Through Historical Fiction
    By Amy Meythaler
    In Author Interviews
    Posted August 2, 2019

    Alan Gratz: Building Empathy Through Historical Fiction

    “Being a published author is something I wanted since I was a kid,” shares award-winning author Alan Gratz. However, it took the birth of his own child to make that desire a reality. “I was just [...]

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    Can Goofy Books Make a Difference?: Guest Post by CeCe Bell
    By Mackin Books in Bloom
    In Books in Bloom, Library
    Posted August 1, 2019

    Can Goofy Books Make a Difference?: Guest Post by CeCe Bell

    We are excited to welcome CeCe Bell to the Mackin Community blog today. Her newest book, Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot, is a silly beginning reader in the format of a graphic novel. CeCe Bell is [...]

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