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Why I Picked It Up: Amazon told me to.  I do most things that Amazon tells me to do.  It came up on “recommendations for Jessica”. The artwork by Michael Allen Austin is caught my eye and it went into my cart. Why I Finished It: Honestly, I had to find out all the rules! […]

Why I Picked It Up: I had been searching for upper elementary novels with some “meat”, something that would spark curiosity and make students think more globally.  I can’t tell you how many books made my Amazon cart that day (because then I’d have to admit I have a problem), but this one stood out as […]

We’re offering a face-to-face session in Waco, TX this summer! Make plans to join us on June 20, 2017, for a full-day (6 CPE) professional development session on Writers’ Workshop! Download the flier for all the details and 5 reasons you won’t want to miss this session! Writers’ Workshop Flier PDF [button link=”https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfR_lYhr-mGze7l2qlpyWD97hSSBrIHmcm4D2HUWC1YLBlUhQ/viewform?usp=sf_link” color=”black” newwindow=”yes”] Register […]

The world after K-12 (whether workforce or higher education) is asking more from our students – they must be creative and innovative. Creativity is one of the things makes people unique, it allows people to realize they don’t have to be exactly like everyone else.

Why I Picked It Up: This adorable little book, Cowboy Car, was received from a publisher (along with SPLATypus!), and I knew it would be mine because 1) it had a car on the front, and 2) that car was blue. My three-year-old son is currently obsessed with the Cars movie and he believes everything blue is his. […]

The ability to work in collaboration with others is a foundational skill for student success, both in the classroom and in their future endeavors. In order to collaborate successfully, students must learn to respect the opinions of others, take responsibility for their share of the project, and learn to compromise. The benefits of incorporating this into […]