September 18, 2013

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Pictures of the Week: Chris Crutcher and Cat Patrick at the National Council of Teachers of English Convention

Author Chris Crutcher signs books at the NCTE Convention in Las Vegas.

Several authors autographed books at the National Council of Teachers of English Convention, held in Las Vegas, Nevada November 15-18.

First Annual Random House Teaching Awards for Literacy Announced

Random House's Melanie Fallon-Houska (right) and first-place winner Mary Andrews.

This morning, Random House Foundation, Inc., announced the winners of its inaugural Random House Teacher Awards for Literacy given to part-time and full-time public school teachers in the US.

Consider the Source: On the Common Core Trail

Motorcycle on the road

Here’s Marc Aronson’s latest report from Common Core land. Two weeks ago, he was on the road for four days along with Sue Bartle leading Common Core (CC) workshops. They learned a lot—much of it encouraging.