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Students will explore character, plot, and theme and learn to write persuasively as they develop a movie-style trailer for a book they have read. Clearly outlines stages of the task.

Selection of sample book trailers promoting Australian children's literature from a selection of creators including publihser's and children. Links to photo sources and a small selection of supporting documentation.

"Although still an emerging technology in terms of recognizing its full potential, virtual reality offers the opportunity to step into places, roles, and experiences that were previously impossible, or at the very least, inaccessible to most. "

The International Literacy Association (ILA) is a global advocacy and membership organization of more than 300,000 literacy educators, researchers, and experts across 86 countries. With more than 60 years of experience, ILA has set the standard for how literacy is defined, taught, and evaluated. As well as subscription journals the site also provides free resources including "Children's rights to read" poster and reading lists that are updated regurarly

Welcome to the Picturebook Makers blog - where some of the world's finest picturebook authors and illustrators take you behind the scenes. Our goal is to provide an interesting and inspiring resource for publishing professionals, illustration students and graduates, and anyone else with a passion for picturebooks and a curiosity about the different approaches taken to make them. Frequency about 1 post per month.

A data base of chidlren's literature that explores diversity maintained by the Canadian Children's Book Centre

"historical fiction can make history matter-make it irresistible-to young readers. And it is important to make history matter, because reading about the past not only gives children factual information-sort of a mental timeline, for example, so that they know that the Revolutionary War happened before the Civil War-but learning about the past also allows, encourages, and teaches a child to identify with other voices, views, cultures, and times, which is a good life skill. Reading about the past teaches empathy and compassion. It helps a child see the similarities that lie just underneath our differences. "

This post unpacks the skills listed in some detail. "Many have attempted to identify the skills important for a learner today in this era of the 21st century (I know it is an overused phrase). I have an affinity towards the skills identified by Tony Wagner: Critical thinking and problem-solving Collaboration across networks and leading by influence Agility and adaptability Initiative and entrepreneurialism Effective oral and written communication Accessing and analyzing information Curiosity and imagination http://www.tonywagner.com/7-survival-skills"

"A visual capture of 21st century skills with links and resources about these skills as well as an educator self-assessment. "

"Empowering students to make positive decisions online is critical to their development. To support this I display the 5 P's for a Positive Digital Footprint image I created in my class, referring to this regularly during the school year. Displaying this image is a great first step to drive discussion and support the digital citizenship program in our schools. To further students understanding of these 5 key messages I created the following board game focusing on each of these areas with practical examples related to the world our students live in."

"Driving Question which is so important in STEM and PBL. You will discover multiple resources in this series along with some great ideas for finding student success in student owned inquiry. "

This post breaks down the theory of digital citizenship and offers practical tips that you can use in your classroom tomorrow, whatever your level of experience. Includes a set of 11 summary posters.

Nature Sound Map provides a neat way to explore the soundscape of the natural world. On the Nature Sound Map you will find placemarks containing recordings of nature. The recordings have been added to the project by professional sound recorders. Some of the recordings you will find feature the sounds of just one animal, the sounds of a jungle, sounds of a marsh, sounds of a storm, or sounds of oceans and rivers.

From book tastings to zombie attacks, we're bringing you some amazingly creative library programs that are definitely doing it right. Hurrah to libraries, librarians, and book lovers everywhere!

When schools have high-quality library programs and librarians who share their expertise with the entire school community, student achievement gets a boost.

I know this is an American website, but I thought I could use lots of her ideas from this website. Thought I would share in case anyone else is looking for some quick and easy ideas to help teach researching skills

"The visual guides work best when learning goals drive the design and students are engaged in their creation."

"Teachers can scaffold discussions from the early grades on in ways that show students how to respectfully share dissenting opinions."

"Most people understand the need to read books every day, but not many do something about it. Meaning that most people know that they should read more, but that's all they do. Think. But thinking without doing doesn't move you a fraction of an inch towards your goal of reading more. So what can one do to find the time, willingness and opportunities to read every day?"

"Free resources are always a teacher's dream, but when it comes to free sites to use during reading instruction the choices can be few and far between. Whether you are looking for a site to use during the Daily 5's "Listen to Reading" time or want to provide students with a fun early-finisher activity, the sites below are ideal. Designed for elementary age students, these reading sites are both free and kid-friendly."