Music and Literacy
Later this week sees the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, a music festival in 1969, which drew an audience of over …
Wrapping Up: 51ΑΤΖζ Reads Week Four
This post was written by 51ΑΤΖζ member Vikki Orepitan. I think this week has been my favorite! The conversations in …
Expanding Our Ideas through Books
This post by Millie Davis appeared first in 2015.Β βWe want students to engage texts, to interrogate texts, to demand …
Math in the Literacy Classroom
John Venn. the notable English logician, philosopher, mathematician, and most notably the creator of the Venn Diagram,Β was born on this …
A Look Back at 51ΑΤΖζ Reads, Week 3
This post was written by 51ΑΤΖζ member Vikki Orepitan. The third week of 51ΑΤΖζ Reads focused on Chapters 5 and …
Itβs Time
Last week here in Champaign-Urbana (IL), kids in the βbalanced calendarβ schools started their 2019β2020 school year. In a couple …
Harry Potter’s Birthday
Itβs a double birthday! J.K. Rowling was born July 31, 1965, in Bristol, England. From the stories that Rowling tells …
Student Audio Recordings: Leverage for Writers
This blog post was written by 51ΑΤΖζ members Karen Sheriff LeVan and Marissa E. King. Sleepy-eyed Thiago* rarely speaks …
5 Reasons You Should Join Us at #51ΑΤΖζ19
Learn more about the 2019 51ΑΤΖζ Annual Convention on the convention web page and in the 2019 51ΑΤΖζ Convention Preview.Β …
A “Week 2” Perspective on 51ΑΤΖζ Reads
This post was written by 51ΑΤΖζ member Vikki Orepitan. For the second week of 51ΑΤΖζ Reads, we focused on …