** Contact us if you would like to have our evidence-based, engaging Mentor Text or Readers’ Workshop session come to your campus! ** Why I Picked It Up: This book was on the Lone Star List … in 2015! Yep. This wasn’t the first time I picked it up. The first time, I was part way […]
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4 Cs and Poetry: Creativity
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.
Did You Know? Visualization with The New York Times
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” As educators, we know that to be true! It seems that our students remember much more of what we are teaching them if there is a powerful visual attached to it! Images can be used for many things in your classroom – initiating conversations and class discussions, sparking students’ […]
Book Review: The Bear Ate Your Sandwich, by Julia Sarcone-Roach
** Contact us if you would like to have one of our engaging mentor text sessions come to your campus! ** Why I Picked It Up: The whimsical randomness of this title called my name as I was looking for newer picture books over the summer. The idea of blaming a bear in the case of […]
Book Review: The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson
Why I Picked It Up: My sister who lives in England, introduced us to the character of the Gruffalo. We had no idea what it was, but she bought my kids cups and saucers with the Gruffalo on them. I immediately checked out the story. Why I Finished It: It’s a cute story. The story […]
3 Solid Apps for Creating Visuals
I’m not usually a fan of lists of apps. Let’s be honest – how many of those 50 apps in 50 minutes are you actually going to remember, let alone implement in your class? However, I am a fan of well-curated collections of solid apps. To me, “solid” means that I can use it in […]