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Remote Learning 

How to get physical copies of books to students

April 23, 2020February 11, 2021 Audrey Homan 0 Comments librarians, literacy, little free library

Getting books in the hands of students is crucial to supporting their sense of well-being and reducing anxiety during the

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Self-directed learning 

How to get ebooks in the hands of students

April 22, 2020February 28, 2021 Jeanie Phillips 3 Comments digital literacy, ebooks, literacy, reading

The other day as I imagined my thirteen-year-old self stuck at home for the remainder of the school year, I

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tracking reading goals
Self-directed learning 

Setting & tracking reading goals

April 20, 2020February 11, 2021 Jeanie Phillips 4 Comments digital literacy, digital literacy tools, goal-setting, literacy, reading logs

I am NOT a fan of mandatory reading logs. I am, however, a huge fan of reading for pleasure. Stories,

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Piecing Me Together, by Renée Watson
The 21st Century Classroom 

Piecing Me Together, with Jory Hearst

October 23, 2018February 26, 2019 Jeanie Phillips 2 Comments literacy, Piecing Me Together, Renée Watson, social justice, teacher awareness
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Also featuring: The Green Mountain Book Awards! Legendary Librarian Jeanie Phillips is back on the podcast talking about what else

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Uncategorized 

Diverse books for conversations around identity

August 30, 2017June 18, 2018 Katy Farber 0 Comments #everydaycourage, literacy, media literacy, social justice

The birth of a YA teacher’s book club “Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong.

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sustained silent reading
Action Research 

Can sustained silent reading help reluctant readers?

March 8, 2017April 29, 2022 Katy Farber 1 Comment literacy, MGC, Poultney Middle School, sustained silent reading

How student choice can support literacy English teacher Laela Warnecke set out to answer one question: “How might sustained silent reading impact

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Uncategorized 

Y is for Young Writers Project

October 16, 2015April 22, 2022 Rachel Mark 8 Comments #ABCsofedtech, literacy, Young Writers Project

Using the Young Writers Project to teach writing There are so many reasons to appreciate how we teach adolescents to write

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The 21st Century Classroom 

About that NPR piece on kids’ reading habits…

June 6, 2014April 13, 2022 Audrey Homan 8 Comments Audacity, Common Sense Media, Garageband, iTunes, literacy, NPR, reading
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It’s the End of Reading As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) Something new and different for us today:

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Using a Google Form for a reading log
Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

Using Google Forms for a reading log for middle school

March 13, 2014December 7, 2018 Audrey Homan 1 Comment digital literacy tools, Google Forms, lexile scores, literacy, reading, reading log

As part of their celebration of Digital Learning Day, students at Edmunds Middle School hosted a “speed-geeking” session: they each

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