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Jennie Bales

How to get pupils reading for pleasure - by widening their choice | Tes - 1 views

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    "Reading should never be viewed as a punishment and teachers should be wary of prioritising 'highbrow' books, says teacher of English Alan Gillespie"
Jennie Bales

Encouraging Creative Thinking at School | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "These simple creativity challenges can encourage students to have the mindset of an artist, a designer, and a change-maker."
Jennie Bales

Professional Learning Networks for Teachers | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "Teachers need ways to connect with peers, exchange ideas, collaborate and share resources, and engage in meaningful discussions."
Jennie Bales

Choosing children's books that include and affirm disability experiences | KQED - 0 views

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    "Duyvis recommended that educators, librarians and parents seek out books by disabled people. Duyvis and two librarians talked with MindShift about what else educators and caregivers should look for when selecting children's literature that represents disability and what conversations with kids about these books and about disabilities can look like. They also offered recommendations of inclusive, affirming books for kids from preschool to high school. "
Jennie Bales

Teaching Climate Change in Every Subject | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "Because of the potentially negative-and sometimes downright scary-nature of teaching about extreme weather, environmental disasters, and climate change, the teachers we saw in action made time to highlight uplifting trends or actionable strategies to give students a sense of hope and agency."
Jennie Bales

Motivating Teens to Read with Free Comics - - 1 views

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    "Started as a way to motivate teens to read, Free Comic Book Day @ the Library has become a favorite among students, teachers, and other staff members at our school. One of the most frustrating parts of being a high school librarian is seeing how academic work interferes with teenagers' motivation to read for fun. "
Jennie Bales

Teaching About the Sustainable Development Goals | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a road map created by the United Nations for world development and a better future for all. The goals were established in 2015 with the aim of reaching them by 2030, so this is the halfway mark and a great time to think about what we're doing to help achieve these goals."
Jennie Bales

Students Want to Read Nonfiction | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "Do you have a sufficient number of nonfiction books in your classroom or school library to meet the reading needs of students? There's an increasing amount of evidence that students not only enjoy nonfiction but are actively seeking it. There's also some indication that elementary students in particular may prefer nonfiction material by a wide margin, compared with adults. Yet, classroom collections and school libraries often don't reflect this reality."
Jennie Bales

Researching education: 5 further readings on supporting reading - 1 views

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    " 5 pieces of content on the topic of supporting reading from researchers in Australia and from overseas. In the resources below, you can access information on guidance given to primary schools in England on the early stages of teaching reading, read an open access research paper on a survey of over 500 educators who shared how they support students with reading difficulties, and look at an article that offers a deep dive into phonemic proficiency. "
Jennie Bales

Promoting student agency through PBL in STEM - 0 views

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    "The project Exploring Problem Based Learning in Schools has identified 4 principles which inform PBL in STEM education: a) flexible knowledge, skills, and capabilities; (b) active and strategic metacognitive reasoning; (c) collaboration based on intrinsic motivation; and (d) problems embedded in real and rich contexts."
Jennie Bales

Teaching Large Numbers in Elementary School | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "These strategies help elementary students grapple with the very large numbers involved in talking about time and space."
Jennie Bales

Promoting Critical Thinking in the Early Elementary Grades | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "Fostering investigative conversation in grades K-2 isn't easy, but it can be a great vehicle to promote critical thinking."
Jennie Bales

How Audiobooks Help Emerging Readers and Inspire a Love of Books | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "Audiobooks allow students to enjoy books above their reading level, introducing them to engaging stories that will hook them for life"
Jennie Bales

Why class read-aloud novels are important - and how to choose one - Allison Tait Author - 0 views

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    "some great reasons to persevere with reading aloud in the classroom - and, to make it easier, has put together some terrific tips for choosing a novel that will work well as a class read-aloud."
Jennie Bales

The Research Files Episode 74: The power of reading aloud in school… - 0 views

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    "How can we support reading aloud in the early years, at school and at home? And how does reading aloud affect our lives in the long term? In this episode of the research files, I'm joined by Professor Emerita Rosemary Johnston AM from the University of Technology in Sydney. Today we'll be unpacking some of the research on the benefits and joys of reading aloud, how it impacts our learning, and how we can continue to support reading aloud at school and at home. "
jess64

Kids' Book Review: Guest Post: Reading Can Be Fun! - 0 views

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    Ideas for making reading fun. Mostly aimed at parents, but could be useful for library space ideas or newsletter information.
jess64

School Library Website - User Friendly and Learner Centered - - 0 views

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    Basic information about website design for school libraries
Jennie Bales

CBCA Tasmania blog: Book Chat - Supporting Reading for Pleasure and Book Discussion - 0 views

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    "Book Chats offer students an interesting and enjoyable opportunity to engage with and respond to fiction with their peers."
Jennie Bales

Teacher tips for projects with tattered texts - 0 views

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    "While recycling for the benefit of the environment is always a go-to option, here are some creative ideas for what you can do with old book copies and other ephemera that will hopefully appeal to the booklover and artist alike."
Jennie Bales

Free Technology for Teachers: 45 Digital Mapping Tutorials - 0 views

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    "The latest playlist that I've created is titled Digital Mapping. The playlist currently contains 45 tutorial videos covering more than just Google Maps. In the playlist you'll find tutorials on things like NatGeo Mapmaker, Felt Maps, USGS map tools, making animated maps, and much more. Some highlights from the playlist are embedded below. "
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