Baiting the Reading Hook
A school turns 9th-grade students’ disdain for reading into enthusiasm. It’s an August evening, just before the start of a new school year. Students are filled with excitement and [...]
A school turns 9th-grade students’ disdain for reading into enthusiasm. It’s an August evening, just before the start of a new school year. Students are filled with excitement and [...]
In a recent blog post, I presented the 7 Attributes of a GREAT Makerspace. These attributes are meant to serve as a guide for school districts and educators as they plan Makerspaces for their [...]
Over the last 22 years as a middle and high school English teacher, literacy specialist, curriculum lead, English Learner Coordinator and Teaching and Learning Coordinator, I have had a [...]
Update your popular series with these books that will be published in March. Enjoy! PRIMARY SERIES & SEQUELS April Fools’, Mr. Todd! (Judy Moody and Friends, Book 8) by Megan [...]
The Challenge Great Makerspaces democratize learning. They make materials, supplies, and concepts available and accessible to all learners. By properly planning your Makerspace, you can build an [...]
These exciting nonfiction titles have been published in February. PRIMARY NONFICTION A Book of Bridges : Here to There and Me to You by Cheryl Keely (ill. by Celia Krampien). 9781585369966. [...]
Check out some exciting easy and fiction titles that have come out in February. ELEMENTARY PICTURE BOOKS Bob and Joss Get Lost! by Peter McCleery (ill. by Vin Vogel). 9780062415318. 2017. [...]
No, it’s not what you think. In the education world, a dipstick is a playful moniker that refers to any formative assessment used to gauge learning as it’s being presented. Evaluating student [...]