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BOOKS: Guinea Pig Scientists - Common Core Non-Fiction

Rhode Island librarian Kathleen Odean is running a pretty groovy blog where she recommends high interest YA non-fiction for grades 6 and up…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Sep 9, 2012

SHORT FILM: How Fiction Can Change Reality TED-ED

Excellent short, with cool "dig deeper" links to the right of the video on the Ted-Ed page. Additional resources and information can be f…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Sep 9, 2012

VIDEO: Ray Bradbury on Storytelling and Human Nature in 1963 Documentary

This is the kind of stuff that makes the Internet so stunning. I was hipped to this public domain documentary on Ray Bradbury through the w…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Aug 28, 2012

YAL and the Classics

Grade 9 - I am looking to pair some YAL with the classics as I build thematic units for the upcoming school year. So far I have the followi…

Started by E A Farley

3 Aug 28, 2012
Reply by Susan A Garr

ESSAY: Never Mind Algebra. Is Literature Necessary?

Although I found myself disagreeing with parts of this essay, on the whole it is smart and worth your time - this was Tweeted everywhere...…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Aug 21, 2012

RE: Looking for books for reluctant and below grade level 8th graders

I was thinking about using the Misfits or the Red Kayak in a reading class of reluctant and below grade level readers (predominately boys).…

Started by Kathy Calhoun

6 Jul 18, 2012
Reply by Mary Pratt Lobdell

LIST: Princess-Free Stories

From Wired Magazine - of interest perhaps? Princess-Free Stories by Rachel Swaby Geeks come in all shapes, sizes, and genders. So why do pu…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Jun 20, 2012

Ender's Game Group Projects

While I was thinking about how to approach quizzes and comprehension checks during my teaching of Ender's Game, I was struck with an import…

Started by Alex Springer

4 May 16, 2012
Reply by Marcy Prager

RESOURCE: The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) @ UW-Madison School of Ed

Came across The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) hyperlinking this AM. What an excellent place to get the latest on all types of C…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Apr 2, 2012

TOON: Perspective on Violent Books/Lit and Media in General!

From http://www.popculturecomics.com/index.php

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Mar 30, 2012

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