This week, I discuss giving my fifth-graders regular experiences with quality literature. #EduSky#TeacherSky#SubstackSkyopen.substack.com/pub/adrianne...
Pushing my students to think deeply in a smaller space
Just pre-ordered GWENDOLYN AND THE LIGHT by Susan Yoon & Audrey Helen Weber (launches Oct. 8th from Abrams Books For Young Readers) from my local indie. *Love* Susan's behind-the-scenes peek ("How to take 10 years to write a picture book"): dresslikeabird.substack.com/p/gwendolyn-...#SubstackSky
The Trump ecosystem needs lies to make the bullsh*t flow. Political operatives who masquerade as objective journalists like Christopher Rufo help. performingforthedon.substack.com/p/on-christo...#USPolitics#SubstackSky#USelection
How Right-wing operatives' lies enable falsehoods to become real
In 2015, I left the classroom to become an instructional coach. Now that I’m back, I want to try something Iearned during that time. I’ve always wanted to do this with my students. #SubstackSky#EduSky#TeacherSkyopen.substack.com/pub/adrianne...
From professional development to student agency
Oh, right. This one is for paid subscribers. If you want to read some #kidlit#substacksky#kidlitartjacobsouva.substack.com/t/free-from-... Note: 3/4 of what I write weekly is available for all.
When I get lost artistically, I retreat to on of my safe havens: Ed Emberley’s drawing books. In this weeks #substackskyopen.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...#kidlitart#kidlit
Ed Emberely's drawing books as my creative home base
Wrote a bit about that *big failure* that I didn’t tell people about for a long time and now see it as something to celebrate (also #kidlit#kidlitart#substackskyopen.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...
I flunked out of college after one semester.
This week I want to share something I’m doing with my students that’s giving me hope for a great year of reading and discussing literature. #EduSky#TeacherSky#SubstackSkyopen.substack.com/pub/adrianne...
Teaching my student how to speak with books.