Keeping Connected 
We've just finished reading Barbara M. Taylor's Catching Schools. If your school is embarking on a curriculum writing project to align your school's literacy program with the Common Core State Standards, be sure to check out our review to see how this book can help your team get a firm handle on "research-based" instruction.
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Sharing...
Reading Workshop
Are you working on inferential thinking and interpretation? Do not miss "Amazing Stop Motion Video Made with Desk Toy and Google Street View." It's fabulously creative and offers a lot of potential for great discussion with students!
Looking for a good article to share with parents to extol the virtues of reading aloud to their children? Be sure to check out "Reading to Children Has Long Impact" published by the BBC.
Writing Workshop
Many websites provide readers an "insider's glimpse" into the writing process of published authors. Judy Blume's site does this especially well with separate tabs for "notebooks," "revising," and "living the writerly life" to name a few!
...And because we're thinking about Judy Blume, be sure to check this out from NPR Books. Judy Blume talks about censorship and offers further reflections about her life as a writer.
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... And Collaborating
As the new year approaches, we'd love to hear from you about what you'd like to see on our website. What resources, photos, and lesson plans would help you most? Please email us your ideas so that we can make 2012 our best year yet!
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