Seeing the Unseen, Opening the Gate
…There is something about having a stack of new books. One done. One started. One settling in my brain waiting to be reread. There’s safety in it. A sense of…
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Navigating the Exhibit Hall at #NCTE23!
…by the Build Your Stack® area to learn from your peers about the best books for your classroom. TIPS FOR VISITING THE EXHIBIT HALL Plan your trip in advance. If…
Summer Reflection: Thinking about Assessments K-8
…understanding, who is able to build an understanding of main idea (informational text) or theme (fiction), and who has difficulty with any of these aspects of comprehension. I’m able to…
Earth Day 2022
As we celebrate Earth Day 2022, explore the possibilities for discussion and investigation in these NCTE resources: The blog post, “Build Your Stack: Climate Crisis and English Language Arts” includes…
Refresh, Recharge, Renew: Summertime as Growth for Teachers
…far from true! From working second jobs, to planning for the following school year or simply plowing through our professional “to be read” stacks, the majority of educators spend much…
Some Things I Missed This Year
…speeches, the chorus and band practice their final performance, the senior class advisor and the counselors check and recheck the diplomas, stacked up in some secret location until they’re loaded…
A Book Is a Precious Thing
…to encourage our students to read. We’re well aware that books engage us, teach us, please us, and that books save lives. We own stacks of books but can spend…
Looking at Four 2016 Children’s Books
…the stacks in a library and lifting your hand to guide your attention when a title jumps out at you and you pull it out and walk to the nearest…
Reimagining the Canon to Study Youth Culture
…youth? How can texts challenge or confirm dominant sociocultural views of youth? Students select one anchor book from the list represented in the stack here to read throughout the unit….
Helping Students to Love Their Reading
…fortunately, we know about great resources like Build Your Stack,® and #Disrupt Texts to help us expand our classroom libraries. I have seen my students’ excitement this year in my…
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