Using picture books as mentor texts is the perfect way to teach verbal, dramatic, and situational irony to middle school students.

Today’s post continues a series in which educators recommend books and online resources that have impacted their work. Safir and Dugan’s book Street Data: A Next Generation Model of Equity, Pedagogy ...

This article previously appeared on Mother Jones. It has been republished with the publication’s permission. It was originally published by Popular Information, an independent news outlet to which you ...

Debates over school library books that have overtaken school board meetings across the country have thrust a generally (and sometimes literally) quiet corner of American public schools into the ...

Using picture books as writing models -- Recognizing memorable language and other introductory lessons -- Planning and writing memoir -- Exploring mood, voice, and point of view -- Planning and ...