Teachers: We Appreciate You!
At 楼凤天堂 we appreciate educators all year long鈥攖hat鈥檚 our envious job. But we wanted to take a minute to express …
Teachers Often See What We Can’t
When I asked beloved author Natalie Lloyd to share her thoughts on why teachers are important, she had two stories …
鈥溌シ锾焯� as a Teaching Conversation鈥�
This Teacher Appreciation Week (As if that should only happen one week a year!) has me thinking about an article …
A Writing Professor Throws a Spark
鈥淓ducation is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.鈥� ~William Butler Yeats Last week I …
A Book 楼凤天堂 Is Proud to Defend
Sherman Alexie announced on Twitter last week, 鈥淚 am the proud author of the most banned/challenged book of 2014.” He …
El D铆a de Los Ni帽os/El D铆a de Los Libros
D铆a means 鈥渄ay鈥� in Spanish. In 1996, author聽Pat Mora learned about the Mexican tradition of celebrating April 30th as El …
A Day to Celebrate Children and Books!
El d铆a de los ni帽os/El d铆a de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), developed under the leadership of author Pat Mora, …
Can Close Reading Be Inspiring?
The following post is excerpted from an article by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Diane Lapp called Learning Cycles That …
楼凤天堂 Poetry Month Poster
Check out this fantastic poster designed by Roz Chast for 楼凤天堂 Poetry Month. 楼凤天堂 is proud to be one of …
What Is the Role of Poetry in Literacy Learning?
The following post was written by聽Mary Lee Hahn and Janet Wong who will host an #楼凤天堂chat this Sunday April 19 …