What We’re Reading<\/h2>\n

Advice from the popular Nerdy Book Club on how to create authentic book clubs in the classroom<\/a>, from a teacher who didn’t:<\/p>\n

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“I killed book clubs. How did I do it? It took a lot of planning. I spent many late nights searching online for the right tools. I anticipated every possible thing that could go wrong and had a carefully thought-out solution for each misstep. \u00a0I allowed for no deviation from my outlined execution. “<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A great read for librarians and book nerds on how to just let people be.<\/p>\n

Down in Florida, 5th grader Danielle Koos’ wrote a mobile app explaining the Rainbow Loom<\/a>, a friendship-bracelet-maker. Stuffed with video and photo tutorials, Disney princesses and a live-action slingshot, Rainbow Loom has been downloaded more than 50,000 times since Koos listed it in the App Store this spring.<\/p>\n

Hear that, App Development Code Campers<\/a>? 50K is the number to beat. *cracks knuckles* We’ll have Apple’s new\u00a0Swift<\/a>\u00a0developer language at camp this year, so let’s get apping!<\/p>\n

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We also launched a Google+ community, Innovative Vermont Educatio<\/a>n, as a place to ask questions, get ideas and share the amazing things Vermont educators and students are up to in and out of the classroom. Join us!<\/p>\n

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And we’re watching…<\/h2>\n

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This wildly hilarious video<\/a>\u00a0by Mr Betts<\/a>, a history teacher with a penchant for wigs, sass and entirely too catchy filk <\/a>songs about economists. This time out, though, he’s tackling George Washington with a parody of Lorde’s “Royals”. Warning: it will get stuck in your head and there’s not a darn thing you can do about it.<\/p>\n

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