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"some great reasons to persevere with reading aloud in the classroom - and, to make it easier, has put together some terrific tips for choosing a novel that will work well as a class read-aloud."

"These simple creativity challenges can encourage students to have the mindset of an artist, a designer, and a change-maker."

"Teachers need ways to connect with peers, exchange ideas, collaborate and share resources, and engage in meaningful discussions."

"Duyvis recommended that educators, librarians and parents seek out books by disabled people. Duyvis and two librarians talked with MindShift about what else educators and caregivers should look for when selecting children's literature that represents disability and what conversations with kids about these books and about disabilities can look like. They also offered recommendations of inclusive, affirming books for kids from preschool to high school. "

"Because of the potentially negative-and sometimes downright scary-nature of teaching about extreme weather, environmental disasters, and climate change, the teachers we saw in action made time to highlight uplifting trends or actionable strategies to give students a sense of hope and agency."

"Started as a way to motivate teens to read, Free Comic Book Day @ the Library has become a favorite among students, teachers, and other staff members at our school. One of the most frustrating parts of being a high school librarian is seeing how academic work interferes with teenagers' motivation to read for fun. "

"The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a road map created by the United Nations for world development and a better future for all. The goals were established in 2015 with the aim of reaching them by 2030, so this is the halfway mark and a great time to think about what we're doing to help achieve these goals."

"Do you have a sufficient number of nonfiction books in your classroom or school library to meet the reading needs of students? There's an increasing amount of evidence that students not only enjoy nonfiction but are actively seeking it. There's also some indication that elementary students in particular may prefer nonfiction material by a wide margin, compared with adults. Yet, classroom collections and school libraries often don't reflect this reality."

" 5 pieces of content on the topic of supporting reading from researchers in Australia and from overseas. In the resources below, you can access information on guidance given to primary schools in England on the early stages of teaching reading, read an open access research paper on a survey of over 500 educators who shared how they support students with reading difficulties, and look at an article that offers a deep dive into phonemic proficiency. "

"The project Exploring Problem Based Learning in Schools has identified 4 principles which inform PBL in STEM education: a) flexible knowledge, skills, and capabilities; (b) active and strategic metacognitive reasoning; (c) collaboration based on intrinsic motivation; and (d) problems embedded in real and rich contexts."

"These strategies help elementary students grapple with the very large numbers involved in talking about time and space."

"Fostering investigative conversation in grades K-2 isn't easy, but it can be a great vehicle to promote critical thinking."

"Audiobooks allow students to enjoy books above their reading level, introducing them to engaging stories that will hook them for life"

"StoryMap JS is a free tool that students can use to create a story map in a manner similar to Google's My Maps or the old Google Tour Builder. It is much easier for new users to master.  StoryMap JS enables students to tell stories through a series of slides that appear on a map. Each slide is matched to locations that you choose on your map. Each slide in your story can include images, text, and hyperlinks. "

"Instead of matching students to texts they can breeze through, literacy guru Tim Shanahan says that students should be engaging with challenging texts that push them out of their comfort zones."

"Read alouds also give children experience with decontextualized language-requiring students to make sense of ideas beyond the classroom and the here and now (see Beck & McKeown, 2001). A key aspect of this sense-making is the role of dialogue. Students need to engage in discussion with their teacher and classmates to make sense of the text. This emphasis on talk highlights the importance of careful planning of think alouds and questions. To be truly powerful and magical, the practice of reading aloud is actually quite complex. The following steps are crucial to enacting a powerful classroom read aloud."

"In my own English classroom I've embraced the principles of choice, challenge, and joy to create meaningful experiences for students."

"The dos and don'ts of designing for accessibility are general guidelines, best design practices for making services accessible in government. Currently, there are six different posters in the series that cater to users from these areas: low vision, D/deaf and hard of hearing, dyslexia, motor disabilities, users on the autistic spectrum and users of screen readers."

"While author studies can give useful background, there's nothing like talking with an author about the unique inspiration and process they go through in creating. This sense of connection is part of why people tell stories and become authors in the first place-we need to know we aren't alone. While this connection continues to be true, the truth is a universal one."

"Elementary teachers are on the front line when it comes to tapping into the needs of each student to not only ensure that they meet the yearly benchmarks to move on to the next grade but also make sure they become lifelong learners. The inquiry process is a tool that develops the tea"