Tag: learning
Is media multitasking melting our brains?
By Tyler on May 22nd, 2013
Kids today are master multitaskers. You’ve probably heard about this phenomenon or observed it in your students or the children in your life (or with yourself!). The Kaiser Family Foundation uses the term “media multitasking” to describe childrenmore… full post
An inside look at Scholastic Reads
By Lia on May 8th, 2013
A 2nd grader draws a response to David Shannon’s book Duck on a Bike. She called it “Two Ducks Falling in Love”. On the first Wednesday of every month, a handful of Scholastic employees — myself included — have the opportunity to visit a Newmore… full post
Share your summer reading project!
By Nadia on April 10th, 2013
At Scholastic, we have summer on the brain (and the fact that it’s been so warm out lately certainly helps!) We are counting down the days until May 6th (26 days away!), when Scholastic Summer Challenge begins! This FREE global summer readingmore… full post
Who’s ready for summer?
By Nadia on April 8th, 2013
We all know the dangers of the Summer Slide – when students don’t read over the summer, they suffer from summer learning loss. Teachers often spend 4-6 weeks re-teaching material to get their students back on track. That’s why it’s somore… full post
Teachers, ready for summer yet?
By Megan on April 2nd, 2013
Are you ready for summer yet? No, really, we mean it! OK, we know it’s only April 2, but we’ve got so many exciting things to share with you, we just can’t wait! Hear us out. You’ve likely got a lot to do before the end of the school yearmore… full post
March is Music in Our Schools Month
By Megan on March 22nd, 2013
March is Music in our Schools Month! I personally think classes in the arts are integral to a young person’s education, especially when brain research shows that not only does music improve skills in math and reading, but it promotes creativity,more… full post
Pam Allyn on stretching kids’ ‘reading muscles’ in the Common Core era
By Megan on March 18th, 2013
Pam Allyn, Global Ambassador for Scholastic’s Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. Global Literacy Campaign, shares two important messages on reading and the Common Core State Standards. Pam emphasizes reading volume and how we can challengemore… full post
It’s Teen Tech Week!
By Megan on March 13th, 2013
What is Teen Tech Week, you ask? If the teenagers you know are anything like the ones I do, every week is tech week for this gadget and online-savvy generation. Before reading about it online, I didn’t even know Teen Tech Week existed, but, yes,more… full post
A recap of World Read Aloud Day
By Morgan on March 12th, 2013
Clifford, Pam Allyn, and kids celebrate World Read Aloud Day! We all know young kids love being read aloud to, but it turns out, older kids and even teens and adults often love it just as much — and often reap just as many benefits. Last weekmore… full post
WordGirl’s (M)Arch Enemy Week!
By Guest Blogger on March 11th, 2013
Dealing with some of your worst enemies all in one week might seem horrendous (adj, extremely unpleasant), detrimental (adj, tending to cause harm), and vexatious (adj, causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry) …but formore… full post
