This week’s News Bites include info on Samsung’s competitions for teachers and students, 2 new picture book imprints, a new conference about kidlit in the digital age.
Samsung Sponsors Educational Grant & Scholarship Programs | News Bites
By on February 14, 2013 Leave a Comment
News Bites: Support Common Core with a New Nonfiction Program from Scholastic
By on October 3, 2012 1 Comment
XBOOKS is a nonfiction language arts program from Scholastic for middle school students that offers informational texts in both print and digital formats that cover science and social studies topics. XBOOKS is an interactive program that features print and online components to build student proficiency in reading, writing, and thinking critically about informational texts. The program, developed and written by master teachers Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm and Laura Robb, aligns with Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
