100 Years Since the Titanic Sank-BBC writing resources
BBC Titanic Video Clip Duration: 01:41 This subject may be of interest to you and your students with the 100th anniversary of the …
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Google Science Fair for 13-18 year olds
Google Science Fair Teachers’ Page This year’s deadline for Google’s 2012 online science fair is April 1st. Young people from …
Layered Curriculum-Kathie Nunley
Dr. Kathie Nunley (brain-imaging researcher and educator) provides example lesson plans of a “layered curriculum.” The lessons are often in …
Somebody That I Used to Know–Two perspectives
Gotye on his new album “Making Mirrors” provides two voices singing from different perspectives about their failed relationship. This would …
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
School Library Journal: /* Starred Review */ Gr 7 Up— Tan captures the displacement and awe with which immigrants respond …
How to Speak Money
Ali Velshi and Christine Romans have published, “How to Speak Money: The Language and Knowledge You Need to Know.” Velshi …
Burned Soldier Uses Virtual Reality to Curb Pain
Burned Soldier Uses Virtual Reality to Curb Pain GQ ARTICLE by Jay Kirk American soldier Sam Brown was set on fire …
UGG boots get Banned
UGG boots get banned in Philadelphia NBC VIDEO It’s been almost a month now since a suburban Philadelphia school district banned …
Uglies by Scott Westerfield
School Library Journal: /* Starred Review */ Gr 6 Up –Tally Youngblood lives in a futuristic society that acculturates its …
The Last Book of the Universe by Rodman Philbrick
School Library Journal: Gr 6-9-Following the Big Shake, which destroyed most of civilization, a small group of individuals (the “proovs”) …
Janine Schaub 