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Great Lakes Great Books: Making Classroom Connections, Lynette Suckow Jun 2023

Great Lakes Great Books: Making Classroom Connections, Lynette Suckow

Michigan Reading Journal

Use stories from the Great Lakes Great Books list to connect readers to the classroom curriculum.


Great Lakes Great Books: Continuing To Learn, Lynette Marten Suckow Nov 2022

Great Lakes Great Books: Continuing To Learn, Lynette Marten Suckow

Michigan Reading Journal

Five book reviews from several grade levels focus on the value of lifelong learning. Titles were chosen from the Great Lakes Great Books Award list.


Book Review: Thinking Tools For Young Readers And Writers, Jennifer Steil May 2020

Book Review: Thinking Tools For Young Readers And Writers, Jennifer Steil

The Language and Literacy Spectrum

Abstract:

This article offers a book review of Thinking Tools for Young Readers & Writers (2018), by Carol Booth Olson, Angie Balius, Emily McCourtney, and Mary Widtmann. The book presents the cognitive strategies tool kit, which includes strategies such as: planning, goal setting, tapping prior knowledge, asking questions, making predictions, making connections, summarizing, inferencing, forming interpretations, adopting an alignment, monitoring, and clarifying. The teachers share lessons for how they teach these strategies to students in their various grade levels. For each lesson, the authors include research, connections to Common Core State Standards, and examples of classroom lessons putting …


Book Review: Translanguaging At Work: Approaches To Dynamic Bilingualism, Meral Kaya Oct 2019

Book Review: Translanguaging At Work: Approaches To Dynamic Bilingualism, Meral Kaya

Journal of Multilingual Education Research

Book Reviewed:

García, O., Johnson, S. I., & Seltzer, K. (2017). The Translanguaging Classroom: Leveraging Student Bilingualism for Learning. Philadelphia, PA: Caslon, Inc., 196 pages, ISBN978-1-934000-19-9 (Softcover: $ 39.95.); ISBN978-1-934000-19-9 (eText: $29.95-$36.95 depending on days used).


Review Of "The Age Of The Crisis Of Man: Thought And Fiction In America, 1933-1973", Tim Lacy Apr 2018

Review Of "The Age Of The Crisis Of Man: Thought And Fiction In America, 1933-1973", Tim Lacy

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "1177 B.C. The Year Civilization Collapsed", Jessica Mills Apr 2018

Review Of "1177 B.C. The Year Civilization Collapsed", Jessica Mills

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Eclipse Of Man, Human Extinction And The Meaning Of Progress", Michael Palmer Apr 2018

Review Of "Eclipse Of Man, Human Extinction And The Meaning Of Progress", Michael Palmer

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "A War For The Soul Of America: A History Of The Culture Wars", Tim Lacy Apr 2018

Review Of "A War For The Soul Of America: A History Of The Culture Wars", Tim Lacy

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "A Lakota War Book From The Little Bighorn: The Pictographic "Autobiography Of Half Moon"", Rowena Mcclinton Apr 2018

Review Of "A Lakota War Book From The Little Bighorn: The Pictographic "Autobiography Of Half Moon"", Rowena Mcclinton

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "The Federal Reserve And The Financial Crisis", Scott Wolla Apr 2018

Review Of "The Federal Reserve And The Financial Crisis", Scott Wolla

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Where The Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, And Naturalism", Matthew Schunke Apr 2018

Review Of "Where The Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, And Naturalism", Matthew Schunke

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession", Lincoln Lounsbury Apr 2018

Review Of "Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession", Lincoln Lounsbury

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "River Of Dark Dreams: Slavery And Empire In The Cotton Kingdom", Bryan Jack Apr 2018

Review Of "River Of Dark Dreams: Slavery And Empire In The Cotton Kingdom", Bryan Jack

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Excellence For All: How A New Breed Of Reformers Is Transforming America’S Public Schools", Michelle Stacy Apr 2018

Review Of "Excellence For All: How A New Breed Of Reformers Is Transforming America’S Public Schools", Michelle Stacy

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Uncivil Rights: Teachers, Unions, And Race In The Battle For School Equity", Lindon Ratliff Apr 2018

Review Of "Uncivil Rights: Teachers, Unions, And Race In The Battle For School Equity", Lindon Ratliff

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Teaching Economics In Troubled Times: Theory And Practice For Secondary Social Studies", Scott Wolla Apr 2018

Review Of "Teaching Economics In Troubled Times: Theory And Practice For Secondary Social Studies", Scott Wolla

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "The Challenge Of Rethinking History Education: On Practices, Theories, And Policy", Michelle Stacy Apr 2018

Review Of "The Challenge Of Rethinking History Education: On Practices, Theories, And Policy", Michelle Stacy

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "The Long Road To Antietam: How The Civil War Became A Revolution", Stephen Hansen Apr 2018

Review Of "The Long Road To Antietam: How The Civil War Became A Revolution", Stephen Hansen

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "The 1970s: A New Global History From Civil Rights To Economic Inequality", Christopher Babits Apr 2018

Review Of "The 1970s: A New Global History From Civil Rights To Economic Inequality", Christopher Babits

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Maps Of Time: An Introduction To Big History", James Sabathne Apr 2018

Review Of "Maps Of Time: An Introduction To Big History", James Sabathne

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Fateful Lightning: A New History Of The Civil War And Reconstruction", Christopher Babits Apr 2018

Review Of "Fateful Lightning: A New History Of The Civil War And Reconstruction", Christopher Babits

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Cartographies Of Time: A History Of The Timeline", Robert Paulett Apr 2018

Review Of "Cartographies Of Time: A History Of The Timeline", Robert Paulett

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln And American Slavery", Mary Lopez Apr 2018

Review Of "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln And American Slavery", Mary Lopez

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Blood Work: A Tale Of Medicine And Murder In The Scientific Revolution", Michelle Stacy Apr 2018

Review Of "Blood Work: A Tale Of Medicine And Murder In The Scientific Revolution", Michelle Stacy

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "The Last Pagans Of Rome", Keith Baker Apr 2018

Review Of "The Last Pagans Of Rome", Keith Baker

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "The Roman Guide To Save Management: A Treatise By Nobleman Marcus Sidonius Falx", Allison Thomason Apr 2018

Review Of "The Roman Guide To Save Management: A Treatise By Nobleman Marcus Sidonius Falx", Allison Thomason

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "We Are A College At War: Women Working For Victory In World War Ii", Anne Valk Apr 2018

Review Of "We Are A College At War: Women Working For Victory In World War Ii", Anne Valk

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Saving State U: Why We Must Fix Public Higher Education", Stephen Hansen Apr 2018

Review Of "Saving State U: Why We Must Fix Public Higher Education", Stephen Hansen

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Why School?: Reclaiming Education For All Of Us", Susan Breck Apr 2018

Review Of "Why School?: Reclaiming Education For All Of Us", Susan Breck

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City On The Mississippi", Rowena Mcclinton Apr 2018

Review Of "Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City On The Mississippi", Rowena Mcclinton

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

No abstract provided.