Pocket + Evernote: Easy way for teachers to format news articles and nonfiction
If you’re a teacher, you know this story. It’s Sunday night, and you have a pit in your stomach because you still haven’t found a good articl...
Tag: nonfiction
I guess I read a lot of non-fiction, too
Some years I read between 70 and 80 books. Other years, like this one, I read much less — more like 30 to 40. There’s always some guilt when I have...
Using Pocket in the classroom to promote nonfiction reading
I read tons of nonfiction (see Iserotope Extras), and as a teacher, I want to encourage my students to read tons of nonfiction. The new Common Core State Stand...
Beginning each class with The New York Times
Teachers Sarah Gross and Jonathan Olsen are conducting an experiment: What if we begin each classroom with students reading The New York Times and writing abou...
On the Common Core and its “informational texts”
The Common Core standards call for a major shift in reading in schools, from mostly fiction to mostly nonfiction. Many English teachers are up in arms. What ab...