Professional Reading
What's missing in our attempts to improve our nation's schools? In her thought-provoking, new book Elizabeth Green argues that it is teacher training programs.
Katherine Goiver’s Half for You and Half for Me gives readers the inside scoop behind nursery rhymes we all know and love, while Lori Day and Charlotte Kugler’s Her Next Chapter provides the skinny on how mother-daughter book clubs offer a guide to helping girls through those difficult teen years in this month’s crop of Professional Reading titles.
Barbara Klipper’s excellent new guide to programming for children and teens with autism spectrum disorder and Sylvia Vardell’s freshly updated Poetry Aloud 2 are reviewed in this issue’s selection of professional reading titles.
From a dystopian adventure set in Hawaii to a surreal, graphic-novel-inspired picture book to a deep exploration of one history's most infamous families, the June Stars offer excellent examples of the best in fiction, nonfiction, and media for children and teens.
"There’s power in firsthand advice from people in the field who have been recognized for their excellence and expertise" and educators looking to reinvigorate their teaching need look no further than these two books for tips and suggestions on how to do so.
The 'Global Education Toolkit for Elementary Learners' offers a wealth of practical ideas, suggestions for activities, and resources guaranteed to encourage and energize meaningful learning about the world.
A collection of 18 inspiring, real-life stories gleaned from the National Writing Project’s “Digital Is” website highlights the work of teachers actively shaping classroom instruction to meet the needs of diverse student populations amid the challenges of new standards and high-stakes testing.
A guide for librarians on sexual content in teen literature and an exploration of music programming for the primary grades top the list of new professional reading titles.
From an ode to an innovative jazz musician to an unreliable narrator-driven YA novel, check out the book and multimedia titles that made SLJ’s April list of stellar offererings.
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