Christine Brower-Cohen's Blog – June 2013 Archive (5)

Second-Sight Saturday: 5 Things That Made Me Smile

June 29, 2013

 

Thanks to some professional development, I haven't really had a full week of summer vacation yet, but last year at this time I did.  I originally posted this on July 2, 2012:

July 2, 2012

 

Five things that made me smile during the first week of summer vacation:…

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What I'm Reading Now

June 28, 2013

I just finished Gillian Flynn's first book, Sharp Objects.  It was suspenseful, but nowhere near so as her bestseller, Gone Girl.  This is what I posted about Gone Girl on August 8, 2012:
August 8, 2012…
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The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter

June 26, 2013

The New York Public Library is currently hosting an exhibit, The ABC of It:  Why Children's Books Matter.  The curator of the exhibit is Leonard S. Marcus, who wrote Golden Legacy:  How Golden…
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Michael Keany on the Common Core

June 20, 2013

I had the pleasure of working with Michael Keany, co-founder of School Leadership 2.0, on an article for the June 2013 issue of Parenting: School Years.  In the piece, Mr. Keany offers great tips for parents on ways they can help their children meet the rigor of the Common Core Standards.  If you haven't read the piece, you…

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Confession of a Reading Teacher

June 3, 2013
Like every other reading/ELA teacher, I am constantly admonishing my students to "Read all titles and directions before beginning any assignment."  Imagine my humiliation this past Saturday, when I was starting a brand new piece of…
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