We are delighted to welcome David Bowles to the Mackin Community blog today. David is the author of the Garza Twins series and his most recent title, They Call Me Güero, which is a Pura Belpré [...]
by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Maker Specialist at Mackin There’s an old saying: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” This saying is very hard to follow, especially for [...]
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 [...]
by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Maker Specialist at Mackin Having students engaged and motivated in reading is one of our goals as educators. Therefore, it is important [...]
by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Maker Specialist at Mackin These are the dog days of summer and it’s becoming more difficult to get my kids interested in reading. In [...]
Create a Culture of Literacy. A culture of literacy is one where the entire school, and even better, the entire district, plays a part. From food service to administration and custodians to [...]
I submitted a video proposal to TED. I’ve done this before, but my quest ended there. This year, I had the extraordinary experience of attending the conference. I have another post brewing [...]
Recently, my dad asked me “Katy, where were you when the U.S. landed on the moon?” I laughed out loud, reminding him I wasn’t born … yet. I was born just a few months after we landed on the moon, [...]
