Two Truths and a Lie
Sometimes a post pops up into your Twitter feed that inspires you to create something. This is what happened when Heather Lister posted about a website called the Breaking News Generator, and [...]
Talk About It: Three Important Steps in Creating Interesting Book Talks
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 [...]
Summer Reading: New Nonfiction Series Books
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 [...]
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5 Ways Principals Can Lead Literacy
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 [...]
Using Design Thinking to Support Makerspaces
Educators should research different design thinking strategies and find one that fits their school’s goals for makerspaces. Creating makerspaces and incorporating them into schools involves more [...]
Drew Brockington’s Graphic Novels Put Felines in Flight
Who would have thought that a fourth-grade boy who traced comic strips from the newspaper would one day create wildly popular graphic novels about cats in space, and a picture book about a little [...]
