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An excellent site with resources for using picture books with adolescents for literature/English sessions.

Best literature review of Spaced Repetition!

An essay on an effect of Common Core Standards on the selection of literature to be studied, particularly in middle school

A collection of curiosities from history, science, literature, math, art, and philosophy. Fun to read with material that can make your lessons more interesting.

best practices for teaching and assessing literature

The Library of Congress shares an exhibition of "Books that Shaped America." Librarian of Congress James H. Billington says that the list is "intended to spark a national conversation on books written by Americans that have influenced our lives, whether they appear on this initial list or not."

Great site to help design and carry out lit. circles effectively. Includes forms to use with students.

"Even as global literacy rates are high (84%), people are reading less and less deeply. The National Endowment for the Arts (PDF) has found that "[r]eading has declined among every group of adult Americans," and for the first time in American history, "less than half of the U.S. adult American population is reading literature." Literacy has been improving in countries like India and China, but that literacy may not translate into more or deeper reading."

Bottomless free literature, courses, etc.

A complete project plan for creating radio plays on iPads using Garageband or Studio.HD. Applicable to a wide range of subject matter, including social studies, literature, or even science. Great tutorials down at the bottom of the page, and examples - even project files included.

Color-coded summaries and analyses of themes and symbols in classic works of literature.

"if we want students to improve their reading comprehension and critical thinking skills- and truly fall in love with literature-we need to bring a genre that makes adults want to dress up as their favorite superhero into the classroom."

Abstract only is available here - go to MLibrary to get the whole thing -------- Abstract This study seeks to fill a gap in the literature by examining the perceptions of current administrators toward four domains and their associated skill sets needed to fulfill the library's instructional role. Hundreds of Library Directors/Deans/Associate Deans/Heads in academic libraries of all sizes across the United States were surveyed to determine to what extent they value the skill sets associated with the four selected instructional skill domains: two traditional-teaching and presentation-and two more recently adopted by librarians-instructional design and educational technology. The findings of this research indicate that library administrators value the traditional skill sets more than the newer nontraditional skills. The results and possible implications, as well as 

Very nice post on creativity and some literature background.

We need the participation of 10-12 Creative Writing/Digital Writing Professors and their classes in Fall 2014 to create a generative, digital, gamified, online novel. Application Deadline: June 15

art history, English, history, history of science, languages and literatures other than English (LLE)

An entertaining website that shares strange and curious stories from history, language, literature, math, science, art, philosophy and more.