Tag: learning
Why ‘Reading’ should be on your resume
By Megan on February 20th, 2013
This morning, The New York Times reported on a trend that has pervaded our country’s job market. Labeled by economists as “degree inflation,” or “up-credentialing,” companies in a variety of industries are now requiring job candidates to havemore… full post
Black History Booklist
By Suzanne on February 15th, 2013
In 1967, six months before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr. visited Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia. “What is your life’s blueprint?” King asked the students, most of whom were black and poor. No matter what vocationmore… full post
Digital Learning Day and Mad Libs!
By Alex on February 7th, 2013
Yesterday was Digital Learning Day! Embracing technology and supporting teachers and leaders who adopt technology in the classroom is a big part of what Digital Learning Day is all about! It is also what motivates us here at Scholastic to createmore… full post
Picture perfect: a look at our illustrators at work
By Megan on February 4th, 2013
It’s Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week! To celebrate, we’ve got a round up of some of our favorite videos featuring illustrators hard at work. (Remember the time Raina Telgemeier stopped by this very blog to share an exclusive web comic shemore… full post
Weekly “Pinspiration”: parental pins
By Megan on January 25th, 2013
Our weekly “Pinspiration” series continues! There’s something for everyone on this highly visual, highly addictive platform. We covered how teachers, librarians, book lovers, authors, and organizers use Pinterest, but what about parents? There ismore… full post
Turning D.C.’s struggling readers into top-notch tutors
By Megan on January 22nd, 2013
As part of Scholastic’s global literacy campaign, Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life., we’ve identified organizations that work every day to see that children learn to read, love to read, and have access to books. We call them “Literacymore… full post
Looking for miracles
By Suzanne on January 10th, 2013
This is one in a series of posts examining the Common Core State Standards and the conversation surrounding their impact on teaching and learning. Welcome, Suzanne McCabe, a longtime editor of Junior Scholastic magazine. If you’re grapplingmore… full post
Pencils of Promise & Justin Bieber team up for education
By Megan on January 8th, 2013
As part of Scholastic’s global literacy campaign, Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life., we’ve identified organizations that work every day to see that children learn to read, love to read, and have access to books. We call them “Literacymore… full post
New at Instructor: craft videos for teachers
By Guest Blogger on December 13th, 2012
Guest blogger Tara Welty, editor of Instructor magazine, shares the latest videos for teachers. The minute Jim Noonan walked into my office I knew he was perfect for Instructor. He’s the kind of person who is an endless well of creativemore… full post
What’s next for YA and teen publishing?
By Scholastic on November 28th, 2012
This morning, Ellie Berger, President of Scholastic’s Trade Publishing division, addressed members of the publishing industry at a Publishing Perspectives forum held at Scholastic. The topic of her address was “What’s next for YA and teenmore… full post
