• Mackin Library
  • MackinVIA
  • MackinMaker
  • Mackin Learning
  • Classroom
  • Categories
    • Digital
      • About
      • Blog
      • Videos
    • Library
      • About
      • Blog
      • Books in Bloom
      • Videos
    • Makerspace
      • About
      • Blog
      • Experts
      • Video
    • Classroom
      • About
      • Teacher Talk
    • Library Transformation
      • About
      • Blog
      • Advocates
  • Blog
  • Author Interviews
    • All Author Interviews
    • Videos
  • Education/Training
    A place for education, discovery, learning and growth A place for education, discovery, learning and growth A place for education, discovery, learning and growth A place for education, discovery, learning and growth
    • Categories
      • Digital
        • About
        • Blog
        • Videos
      • Library
        • About
        • Blog
        • Books in Bloom
        • Videos
      • Makerspace
        • About
        • Blog
        • Experts
        • Video
      • Classroom
        • About
        • Teacher Talk
      • Library Transformation
        • About
        • Blog
        • Advocates
    • Blog
    • Author Interviews
      • All Author Interviews
      • Videos
    • Education/Training

    Archives

    Author Archive for: "erin.fallgatter"
    By Erin Fallgatter
    In Classroom, Teacher Talk
    Posted October 17, 2022

    “Punching the Air”: A Fresh Pairing for “The Outsiders”

    Like many middle school students, I was required to read S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders. I hate to admit it now, but I hardly gave it a chance before I labeled it as a number of things that didn’t [...]

    READ MORE
    By Erin Fallgatter
    In Classroom, Library, Teacher Talk
    Posted February 8, 2022

    Wings of Fire: A Fantasy You Don’t Want to Miss

    READ MORE
    By Erin Fallgatter
    In Classroom, Teacher Talk
    Posted October 21, 2021

    Covering Ground in Your Curriculum With Trains

    As a parent of a child who seemed to be born loving trains, I’ve learned more about trains than I ever imagined I would in one lifetime. Though he’s now matured well beyond wooden toy railways [...]

    READ MORE
    Connecting through Art in your Secondary ELA Classroom
    By Erin Fallgatter
    In Classroom, Library, Mackin Library, Teacher Talk
    Posted March 8, 2021

    Connecting through Art in your Secondary ELA Classroom

    Every March, we celebrate young artists of all forms – it’s Youth Art Month! There are so many ways to bring art into the classroom, and there are plenty of reasons we should, too. As a secondary [...]

    READ MORE
    Trapped in a Video Game Sets Reluctant Readers Free
    By Erin Fallgatter
    In Classroom, Library, Teacher Talk
    Posted September 4, 2020

    Trapped in a Video Game Sets Reluctant Readers Free

    When I brought home the book Trapped in a Video Game by Dustin Brady, I hoped it would be an entertaining chapter book to read aloud with my seven-year-old son. At that time, he enjoyed playing [...]

    READ MORE
    Search Our Community
    Recent Posts
    • Carter Higgins: Kids Deserve Great Stories and Art
    • Leo + Lea: How Wondering About Math Enriched My Creative Writing: Guest Post by Monica Wesolowska
    • Balancing Your Nonfiction Collection Using the 5 Kinds of Nonfiction
    • Reading Without Words: Guest Post by Logan S. Kline
    • Gordon Korman: Time-Traveling with a Middle Grade Favorite
    Categories / Topics
    • Advocates
    • Amy Meythaler
    • Author Interviews
    • Book Review
    • Books in Bloom
    • Classroom
      • Teacher Talk
    • Contributor
    • Digital
    • Distance Learning
    • eMackin
    • Experts
    • Library
    • Library Transformation
    • Mackin Library
    • MackinVIA
    • Makerspace
    • Perspectives
    • Presentations
    Tags
    Abrams Author Author Interviews Books in Bloom Candlewick Press Charlesbridge Cherry Lake Chronicle Books Classroom Collaboration Consortium Digital Digital Tools Guest Posts Hachette Harlequin Harper Collins Harpercollins HMH Holiday House Houghton Mifflin illustrator Ingram IPG Lerner Library Library Transformation Macmillan Maker Education Maker Movement Makerspace Orca Peachtree Penguin PGW Random House Scholastic Simon & Schuster Sourcebooks STEM Sterling Students Two Rivers Workman WW Norton
    Categories
    • Makerspace
    • Library Transformation
    • Mackin Learning
    • Digital
    • Library
    • Books in Bloom
    • Blog
    • Author Interviews
    Recent Posts
    • Carter Higgins: Kids Deserve Great Stories and Art
      Carter Higgins: Kids Deserve Great Stories and Art
      January 25, 2023
    • Gordon Korman: Time-Traveling with a Middle Grade Favorite
      Gordon Korman: Time-Traveling with a Middle Grade Favorite
      December 19, 2022
    • Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, & Dawud Anyabwile Raising a Fist for Justice
      Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, & Dawud Anyabwile Raising a Fist for Justice
      November 21, 2022
    Subscribe to Our Newsletter

    Thank you! We've received your request to subscribe to Mackin Community's Monthly Digest! To start receiving our newsletter, please check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

    Copyright All Rights Reserved © 2018