The Relationship School: new ideas from Brooklyn
The New American Academy in Brooklyn is run by Shimon Waronker and is an experimental school that focuses on mentorlike relationships …
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How to Teach Students to be Good Digital Citizens – Wednesday, March 28 2:00pm PT / 5:00pm ET
Tomorrow, visit GoogleApps youtube channel to see this Teacher Webinar: http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleApps Join Common Sense Media to hear about their free …
Fishtailing by Wendy Phillips
BookList: Grades 7-12 Canadian author Phillips’ first novel is told in free verse and features the perspectives of four different …
The Doomsday Box by Herbie Brennan
BookList: Grades 6-9 The British teen spies from The Shadow Project (2009), gifted with powers of astral projection, gear up …
Divergent by Veronica Roth
School Library Journal: /* Starred Review */ Gr 9 Up — In a future Chicago, the population is divided into …
iPad Apps for Teachers
Check out Kelly Walsh’s 10 Excellent iPad apps for Teachers. They include: 1. QuickVoice Recorder 2. Dropbox 3. Things for iPad: Mobile Filtering Technology 4. Discover …
20 Coolest Bookstores in the World
JUANITA NG of the VANCOUVER SUN has assembled 20 photos of the world’s coolest bookstores. Some day I’ll travel to …
Writing to improve reading
Steve Graham and Michael Hebert’s 2010 research paper identifies three main practices that strengthen students’ reading skills through writing. They are: …
Kelly Gallagher’s “Article of the Week” for Grade Nines
Many teachers who have been to “Reading for the Love of It” conference have heard author and educator, Kelly Gallagher, …
Blindsided by Priscilla Cummings
School Library Journal: Gr 6 – 10 — Natalie, 14, knows that her future is becoming dimmer as the loss …
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