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June 28, 2006

C O N T E N T S

1) Ladybugs, Tornadoes, and Swirling Galaxies: English Language
Learners Discover Their World Through Inquiry
2) PD Corner: Passion that inspires
3) Author Conversations: Jen Allen and supporting new teachers
4) Stenhouse books available in e-book format
5) Stemming reading decline in older kids

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1) Ladybugs, Tornadoes, and Swirling Galaxies: English Language
Learners Discover Their World Through Inquiry
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"Join Brad and Anne as they teach their kids to merge their
thinking with social studies and science content to learn,
understand, and remember it. Step inside their rooms and see how
seamlessly and joyously they create a mix of intellectual
curiosity, passion for the real world, and pure unadulterated fun
to nurture engagement and long-lasting learning. What a terrific
read. I love this book!"
--Stephanie Harvey

"Meaningful learning takes place in an environment that encourages
thoughtfulness. Brad Buhrow and Anne Upczak Garcia know that all
kids, and especially English language learners, will learn and
flourish in an environment that focuses on thinking and
understanding."
--Anne Goudvis

In their new book, Ladybugs, Tornadoes, and Swirling Galaxies,
Brad Buhrow and Anne Upczak Garcia describe practical ways of
using nonfiction inquiry to help ELL students become independent
thinkers and lifelong learners. You can browse the entire text
online now; the print version will be shipping in mid-July:

http://www.stenhouse.com/0400.asp?r=n92

* Special for Newslinks subscribers *
Pre-order Ladybugs, Tornadoes, and Swirling Galaxies on our Web
site by July 10 and we'll waive the shipping charge (a $5 value!).
Just enter the discount code NL92 at the bottom of the "Summary"
checkout screen.

Ladybugs, Tornadoes, and Swirling Galaxies: English Language
Learners Discover Their World Through Inquiry
Brad Buhrow and Anne Upczak Garcia * 200 pp/paper * $22.50
http://www.stenhouse.com/0400.asp?r=n92

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2) PD Corner: Passion that inspires
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*June Quote of the Month*

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious."
--Albert Einstein

Summer provides educators an opportunity to reflect, celebrate
moments of success, and bring a renewed vision of possibilities to
the upcoming year. It's a time to become re-energized and
inspired.

A past issue of The Classroom newsletter, from the Center for the
Enhancement of Teaching and Learning at Georgia Tech University,
explores the idea of teaching and passion. As readers we are
challenged to reflect on our teaching and encouraged to relight
our own flame:

http://www.cetl.gatech.edu/resources/classroom/classroomS2004.pdf

What makes good teaching? In the article "Good Teaching: The Top
Ten Requirements," Richard Leblanc of York University (Ontario)
sets passion at the top of his list:

http://www.stenhouse.com/rdgoodteaching.htm

If you were inspired to become a teacher because you wanted to
change the world and instead find yourself limited by teach-to-
the-test pressures, "Compassion, Action, and Change," Chapter 2 of
Mary Cowhey's new book Black Ants and Buddhists, will make you
think hard about how you spend your time with students:

http://www.stenhouse.com/0418.asp?r=n92
(Scroll down to the link to Chapter 2 in the Table of Contents.)

Rick Wormeli says, "Fight the bromide that those who can't,
teach." Middle-level teachers will find plenty of inspiration in
"Stoking the Fires Within," Chapter 1 of Rick's first book Meet Me
in the Middle:

http://www.stenhouse.com/0328.asp?r=n92
(Scroll down to the link to Chapter 1 in the Table of Contents.)

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3) Author Conversations: Jen Allen and supporting new teachers
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The next podcast in our Author Conversations series features Jen
Allen, author of Becoming a Literacy Leader. Jen talks about the
challenge of keeping new teachers above water and her plans for a
monthly in-service just for new teachers in the next school year:

http://www.stenhouse.com/jenpodcast.asp?r=n92

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4) Stenhouse books available in e-book format
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Did you know that there are now a dozen Stenhouse books available
in e-book format? Save 20% off the list price; avoid shipping
charges; enjoy instant delivery; and get an everlasting PDF file
that you can search, highlight, annotate with virtual sticky
notes, and more. If you've never tried an e-book, now is the time
to take the plunge! Here's a list of titles now available as e-
books:

Making Sense (Juli Kendall and Outey Khuon)
Day One and Beyond (Rick Wormeli)
More Than Guided Reading (Cathy Mere)
Reading with Meaning (Debbie Miller; available in early July)
When Writing Workshop Isn't Working (Mark Overmeyer)
Craft Lessons (Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi)
Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers (Dorothy Strickland,
Kathy Ganske, and Joanne Monroe)
Beyond Leveled Books (Karen Szymusiak and Franki Sibberson)
Making the Match (Teri Lesesne)
Learning Along the Way (Diane Sweeney)
Inventing a Classroom (Kathryn F. Whitmore and Caryl G. Crowell)
In Defense of Good Teaching (Ken Goodman, ed.)
There's Room for Me Here (Janet Allen and Kyle Gonzalez)

You can purchase them through our e-books partner, eBooks.com, via
the links on this page:

http://www.stenhouse.com/ebooks.asp?r=n92

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5) Stemming reading decline in older kids
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A recent survey by Scholastic and the polling company Yankelovich
found that kids' reading time declines sharply after age 8, and
suggests that a major cause is the difficulty older kids have in
finding books they like. This article from the Pittsburgh Post-
Gazette summarizes the survey report:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06166/698449-298.stm

The full report is available here:

http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/readingreport.htm

Stenhouse author and YA literature expert Teri Lesesne offers many
practical ways of motivating tween and adolescent readers in her
books, Naked Reading and Making the Match. For a limited time, you
can browse the entire text of Naked Reading: Uncovering What
Tweens Need to Become Lifelong Readers:

http://www.stenhouse.com/0416.asp?r=n92

And for details on Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right
Reader at the Right Time, Grades 4-12, go here:

http://www.stenhouse.com/0381.asp?r=n92

Catch more of Teri's enthusiasm and current thinking at her blog,
"The Goddess of YA Literature." She is currently blogging from the
ALA conference in New Orleans:

http://professornana.livejournal.com/"


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