Comprehension Resources from The Guinness Book of World Records
Brian McGuinn‘s 25 minute documentary film about New York native, Ashrita Furman will make you smile from ear to ear. Mr. Furman (born …
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NFB’s PixStop Stop-motion App
http://www.nfb.ca/free-downloads/nfb-pixstop-app/ The NFB’s app PixStop (free in Canada and $2.99 everywhere else) is designed for ages 10 and up to shoot …
Use Fun Lego Facts as Writing Prompt
LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History by Gregory Farshtey came out in September of this year. Mashable.com has assembled about 15 …
Hackathon for Girls in Bangalore and Girls Learning Code in Toronto
http://gracehopper.org.in/2013/conference/hackathon/Two days ago, about 100 young women gathered in Bangalore to learn about open-source software in the context of on-going …
Homeland Parody by Sesame Street
Sesame Street has had a long tradition of puppets singing with music idols but the team’s new series of pop-culture …
“Telling Secrets” Reading Resource
If you ask someone which company makes the most tires, they’re likely going to answer Goodyear or Firestone. Goodyear …
Flipped School Model of Instruction
At Clintondale High School just outside of Detroit, principal Greg Green has been implementing a new kind of curriculum called the “flipped …
Thank you global readers
When I started this blog two years ago I hoped to provide resources to the teachers with whom I work …
Pakistani Schools Ban Malala’s Book
At Carnegie Hall in New York last night, activist Malala Yousafzai gave an impassioned speech about about girls’ access to …
Stop-Motion Short Film–“Bottle” Love Story
http://www.kirstenlepore.com/Bottle ‘Bottle’ tells the story of a relationship between a sandman and snow-woman who communicate with each other by sending items …
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