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Our Ecological Footprint | Inquiry and Integration Across the Curricululm
Every time we open the local newspaper, listen to the evening news, or visit our favorite national online news source, we’re confronted with stories that directly or indirectly tell us something about...
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Brooklyn Teachers for English Language Learners Protest Against Common Core
Teachers rallying on the steps of International High School in Prospect Heights against the ELA test on May 1st, 2014. Photo taken by Carl Makower. On May 1, teachers at the International High School...
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James Herriot’s ‘All Creatures Great and Small’: Complimentary Common Core...
Are you an educator in the U.S.? E-mail Library@macmillanusa.com with your full name, title and mailing address to request your complimentary copy of James Herriot’s classic All Creatures Great and...
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South Carolina Ditches Common Core
Image courtesy of Richard Loyal French/Creative Commons. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/113791602@N04/) On May 30, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed a bill into law that requires the state to...
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Remembering D-Day
Seventy years ago, on June 6, 1944, Allied troops launched an audacious assault on a 50-mile expanse of heavily defended coastline in Normandy, France. Led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower and planned...
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What We Learned | Crafting Standards-Based Lessons
ver the course of this school year, for this column, we have brainstormed unit possibilities for science, math, and social studies at the primary, intermediate, and high school levels. Our purpose was...
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Juneteenth: The First Day of Freedom
Angela Johnson and E. B. Lewis’s beautiful and evocative All Different Now (S & S, 2014; Gr 3 Up) commemorates the first Juneteenth (June 19, 1865), when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in...
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History in Fiction: More than Just the Facts │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
We often teach children that fiction is not true. But there is always a bit of truth in historical fiction. Writing in that genre consists of doing a lot of research. Language, clothing, housing,...
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Show, Don’t Tell: A Common Core Tenet Applies to Our Roles
he Common Core State Standards (CCSS) offer librarians the opportunity to demonstrate their role in student achievement. That role has expanded from resource provider to curriculum leader; those...
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Win for New York Teachers Unions: New York Delays Common Core Weighing in on...
Karen Magee, president of New York State United Teachers. Image courtesy of NYSUT. New York teacher’s unions scored a victory in their fight to stave off the impact of Common Core testing on teacher’s...
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Down by the Sea | Factual & Fictional Selections for Young Readers
Covering 71 percent of Earth’s surface, home to a vast array of plant and animal species, inherently mysterious and largely unexplored, the ocean makes a fascinating topic for motivating investigations...
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Waiting for the Common Core to Go Away? Don’t Hold Your Breath | Consider the...
Where are we on the Common Core State Standards? Right now I’m working on a chapter on elementary school nonfiction for a textbook. In the original draft, my co-author linked the new emphasis on...
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‘Text Sets’ Slated to Help School Librarians Advance College Readiness
School librarians are uniquely positioned to create learning materials that support state standards that support college readiness. Student Achievement Partners (SAP), a nonprofit founded by lead...
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Bibliophile’s Delight: Books that Celebrate Creative Writing, Book Lovers,...
Chosen for their superb presentations and slam-dunk child appeal, these picture books can be shared with students to help introduce and nurture independent writing, generate enthusiasm for books and...
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Support for Struggling Learners | Professional Shelf
The reluctance of some teachers to fully embrace the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) springs from concerns about students who come to school poorly equipped to succeed academically....
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The Stuff of Stars | New Picture Book Biographies
It’s been a stellar season for nonfiction, particularly for picture book biographies. These appealing and carefully researched examples of the genre are perfect for introducing a broad range of readers...
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When Racing to the Top Slows Us Down | On Common Core
One aspect of my job that I enjoy thoroughly is collaborating with teachers and librarians in different settings, schools, and states. Traveling around the country, from Cambridge, MA, to Wasilla, AK,...
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A Trio of Trailblazing Performers
Introducing three African American women born in the early 20th century, these noteworthy picture book biographies resound with compelling storytelling, expressive artwork, and a sonorous message about...
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In the Line of Fire: Perspectives on War
Though they focus on different historical events, represent various viewpoints, and employ an assortment of formats, all of these titles offer riveting and revealing insider perspectives of war and its...
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Project ReimaginED: Online Coffee Klatch for Educators
Project ReimaginED is an online forum serving up tools, lessons, and other resources for K−12 teachers and technology coaches to strengthen the Common Core and International Society for Technology in...
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