“The love of one’s country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?” ~Pablo Casals I think I’m going to make CrossingBorders a (fairly) regular feature here on Crazy Quilts. When you think about promoting literacy for teens of color, there are many, many ways we can consider crossing borders! Like… Read More CrossingBorders
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded $210,000 to two divisions of the American Library Association. The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Young Adult Services Association (YALSA) will receive funding to support Everyone Reads @ the Library, a new youth literacy program. “The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is committed to helping improve… Read More ALSC, YALSA launch new youth literacy program with grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation
I had eight boxes of books arrive in my media center yesterday!! I began the work to finish processing them today and grabbed one book to read: We had sneakers, they had guns: the kids who fought for Civil Rights in Mississippi. In a fashion completely atypical in my reading process, I decided to do… Read More They Finally Said “GO”
MaleMonday is a meme that began with Ari @ Reading in Color Do you identify that certain something in a story’s voice that makes it male or female? Can females really create a male voice? Should they? Why do you think they do? a few writers who have written in the voice of YA… Read More MaleMonday
The Flat World and Education: How America’s Commitment to Equity Will Determine our Future author: Linda Darling-Hammond date: Teachers College Press; 2010 This book is a good read for those of us working in education and need to see the forest rather than the trees. I never could understand why schools near me are allowed… Read More Readathon Reviews
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