Fall is in the air, which, after a hot Santa Fe summer, feels welcome. I've planted a few pansies and am slowly moving some potted plants inside into what I call my winter garden. When the cold northern New Mexico winter arrives, the clerestory windows above our entry atrium will bring welcome sun to my plants—and me. Along with mulling over which green companions to nurture during the coming months, I'm thinking about what writing projects to begin.
As goals of information literacy have been expanded to include skills and attitudes that ultimately allow students to construct their own knowledge based on deep learning of interest to them, all of us can gain insight from professional authors who naturally incorporate those inquiry skills and attitudes into their own writing process.
The Emancipation Proclamation was announced on this day in 1862. Utilize TeachingBooks.net’s online resources, like Book Guides and Book Readings, to encourage students’ interest in and exploration of books about this part of history.
For example, read Gloria Whelan’s picture…
A educator recently let us know that she would love to hear author Kate Klise pronounce her name.
So, here it is: Kate’s Author Name Pronunciation. And, we got her sister’s too. She’s the illustrator M. Sarah Klise, with whom…
I can’t hide it: I love access to information, and I love providing access to others.
Part of providing access to information includes letting folks decide for themselves which information will meet their needs. I sometimes have to remind myself…
As the new school year begins, you and your students are probably learning a lot of new names.
Using the TeachingBooks.net Author Name Pronunciation Guide, we invite you to learn the names of hundreds of authors and illustrators. In this…