by Phil | Nov 29, 2017 | Books, Education, Ideas
Every student deserves to experience an author visit. It doesn’t matter if they attend a rural Title I school in York County, Nebraska or an elite prep school on the Upper West Side of New York City, every student should have the opportunity to experience an author...
by Phil | Jul 2, 2016 | Books, Education, Ideas, Social, Tips
Last November, I traveled to Minneapolis for the NCTE annual conference in Minneapolis. It was one of the best conferences I ever attended. My Personal Learning Network (PLN) came to life. I got to in-person meet so many of the friends and colleagues I’d been...
by Phil | Jun 20, 2016 | Education, Ideas, Recommendations
Talking TWO NAOMIS With Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick Earlier this spring, I was able to get my hands on an uncorrected proof of TWO NAOMIS, the middle grade novel by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick that pubs later this summer just...
by Phil | Jun 18, 2016 | Books, Education, Ideas, Recommendations
Last year, when I first heard about Lisa Yee’s new Super Hero High series, I could barely control my excitement. Even before I got to see and read Wonder Woman at Super Hero High, the first book in the series, I knew kids were going to love these books and that...
by Phil | May 30, 2016 | Ideas
Rookie of the Year, A #BookJourney Adventure, Part II Here’s Part II of the conversation with the #BookJourney Crew… But if you missed Rookie of the Year, A #BookJourney Adventure Part I, click the link. We’ll wait for you to come back! So nine passionate and...
