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Considering Current Events with Literacy Connections
So today we offer what we educators and librarians can: a few authoritative book lists, book awards, and instructional materials to further discussion, connection, and understanding about our world. Ah, what a good book can reveal!
Summertime uses of TeachingBooks.net
Here are a few fun ways to use TeachingBooks.net this summer!
Prepare for Theater Performance using TeachingBooks.net
Making the words on the page spring to life through drama and theater is one way to connect students to literature outside of the classroom.
Your License, Your Way: Making It Your Own
Your license to TeachingBooks.net can now be customized for your institution. Begin taking advantage of the full complement of tools starting with customized account set-up and implementation. You can rely on the TeachingBooks.net PD team to provide assistance along the way. Design a custom experience by selecting one of these options: Go to Account Setup to customize and begin introducing TeachingBooks to your […]
Support English Language Learners
Looking for resources to support your English Language Learners’ exposure to text? Use TeachingBooks multimedia instructional materials to enhance their learning experiences. Share with students author’s authentic voice in multiple languages. Provide background knowledge, discussion models, and enhance vocabulary development to support students’ acquisition of language. Infuse TeachingBooks resources across the four domains of listening, […]
Diverse Books: A Shared Mission
Have you ever thought, “Whose perspectives am I missing, and how can I include them for all readers?” Diverse books help us fill those gaps. When you’re teaching diverse books, TeachingBooks.net helps you instruct with authentic, respectful, primary source materials to enliven discussion and nurture insights. Here are examples to consider: Identify and integrate exceptional […]
Reader’s Theater: Perform the Book!
Reader’s Theater is fun! Loved by students and teachers because it makes the words come alive. Here are a few ideas about Reader’s Theater that will get you started or extend the use of it in your literacy lessons or library. Performance: Julie Andrews Edwards, actress and author, explains the connections between books and performance. Build […]
Gearing Up for 2016 ALA Youth Media Awards
The ALA Youth Media Awards announcements are on Monday, January 11th and we are excited! Nick and Val will be in Boston, MA and the rest of the TeachingBooks.net team will be in Madison, WI watching the awards ceremony live at http://ala.unikron.com/2016/. Follow us on Twitter @TeachingBooks as we live tweet the award announcements and available resources about the award-winning books! […]
Connect, Learn, Share! TeachingBooks.net for Your PLN
Opportunities to change and grow come to each of us through our PLNs (Professional Learning Networks). At TeachingBooks.net, our Social Media Team focuses on engaging with others invested in literacy conversations. Regular features include our newest resources, great tips for using them in your classrooms and libraries, and behind the scenes stories. Let’s connect, learn and share to […]