Friday, November 14, 2014

An Epic Chart of 162 Young Adult Retellings

An Epic Chart of 162 Young Adult Retellings


This site has so many great facts about books and great book suggestions for YAs. I think it will keep us busy for a long while. If you want to find something read that is new, but old (or in this case, based on old) check out this :



Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Mindfulness ~ in Classrooms and Libraries; Resources to Help Bring Out the Best in Our Kids

     I have been reading about mindfulness in teaching and was happy to stumble on a link via Twitter to a blog post called "Mindfulness in the Library".
    It has good information and links to articles. I can't wait to finish and begin to practice some of the techniques. Kids, and everyone, are so busy today, so involved that sometimes all it takes it calming down and refocussing them to bring out the best.  :)
   Two books I am reading go along with the idea of mindfulness in the classroom/library.
They are below. I am enjoying them both although each comes from a different place - one is based on eastern philosophies and one has more western spirituality. Both want to help teachers and adults bring out the best in our children.



Monday, January 6, 2014

Future of K-12 Learning

by Dr. Jeff D. Borden
Article from eSchool News January 1st, 2014

Interesting ideas and concepts about the direction of education.

Creative Idea Using Thinglink and Tellagami

This link to a great idea was shared by TechChef4U Monday, January 6th, 2014.
Reflections of 2013 Using Thinglink and Tellagami

I really want to learn to use Thinglink and this is just another reason why!