In Our Feeds: Subway-riding readers, teachers doing the robot, and a wedding!
By Megan on May 18th, 2012
Each Friday, we share a handful of links we found interesting, provocative, funny — or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a good weekend!
If you live in a city, ride public transportation, and love to read, you’ve probably missed your stop more than once due to serious novel engrossment. You’re not alone: The Underground New York Public Library is a blog that captures ”reading riders” (or riding readers…?) as they go about their daily commutes.
Hats off to this group of teachers at a Massachusetts Charter School who pranked their students in this video. Check out the teacher with the xylophone mallets…I think he’s on to something.
Nadia sent along a list of the most well-read cities in America. And the winner is….Alexandria, VA. In fact, three Virginia cities (Arlington and Richmond also) made the list. I did some research to find out why; Virginia’s educational system consistently ranks in the top ten states in all subject areas and grade level test scores. A ha!
And if you’re a Pinterest addict like me, you’ll appreciate this article Jessica found on how libraries use the power of the Pin in clever, community-oriented ways. (more…)
America’s Next Top Novelist?
By Dante on May 18th, 2012
All you need to do is flip through a couple magazines or click around a few Twitter feeds to know that we’re dominated by reality TV. What began with The Real World exploded with Survivor and now there isn’t an area of life or culture that hasn’tmore… full post
How to be an interesting character
By Morgan on May 17th, 2012
Last week I came across this infographic from Forbes, How To Be More Interesting (In 10 Simple Steps). It’s great advice for anyone — go exploring. Embrace your innate weirdness. Have a cause. And I thought — this is all true for people, so itmore… full post
A roundup of news about the Common Core
By Tyler on May 16th, 2012
This is one in a series of posts examining the Common Core State Standards and the conversation surrounding their impact on teaching and learning. Here are a couple news items to be aware of if, like me, you’re following coverage of the Commonmore… full post
Are you what you read?
By Morgan on May 15th, 2012
In 2010, Scholastic launched You Are What You Read, an online book community where people decide which five books most influenced their lives and then connect with others who share the same books. So it’s probably pretty obvious that we’ve alwaysmore… full post
Books with a sense of adventure, in honor of Lewis and Clark
By Megan on May 14th, 2012
208 years ago today, Lewis and Clark set out on their ”Corps of Discovery Expedition” up the great Missouri River. Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, the two fearless travelers began their two-year journey, which was to become the firstmore… full post
What do you think about independent reading?
By Guest Blogger on May 14th, 2012
Dana Truby is back with a guest post, and a burning question: what are your thoughts on independent reading? Read on! If you peeked into an elementary classroom and saw the kids sitting on the floor, laying on the rug, and curled up in cornersmore… full post
“Outstanding Educators” help struggling students succeed
By Alex on May 14th, 2012
Here at Scholastic we work with a lot of amazing teachers—everyday I find myself inspired by the passion educators have for their students and their success. So I was beyond thrilled when I was able to help select the 2012 READ 180 and System 44more… full post
Teachers are seeing more homelessness and poverty amongst their students
By Anne on May 14th, 2012
I know, it is a heavy title for a blog post first thing on Monday but the facts ring true. According to Primary Sources 2012: America’s Teachers on the Teaching Profession, veteran teachers are seeing increasingly more students in their classroomsmore… full post
In Our Feeds: Newspaper fashion, how to be more interesting, and Maurice Sendak
By Nadia on May 11th, 2012
Each Friday, we share a handful of links we found interesting, provocative, funny — or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a good weekend! Summer is on its way, and so it the prom. Alex found this great story about students usingmore… full post
