Stephen Hawking was born 81 years ago #Today on the 300th anniversary of Galileo Galilei and died on the birthday of Albert Einstein and π day in 2018. A brief history of Stephen Hawking, remembering him on his birthday [read more: https://t.co/mkJgtib7oI]
Madison Metro middle school librarians added this to our 2022-23 6th grade Battle of the Books! I started talking to ELA classes about participating this week, and students literally cheered when I showed this book ... So excited to have kids read it! @MMSDLibraries@MMSDschools
Today’s 1st matchup: Once cub now sub, will 335 make her mark as a mischievous meatball of a bear? Or will she fall short to 164, the avant-garde, fledgling fisher under the falls? You decide in this first round of #FatBearWeek. Vote at https://t.co/thJwxp9wuP by 5pm AK (9pm ET).
Mr. Kruger & 6th grade homeroom reps beginning the important work of creating the 6th grade Social Contract! Loved the analyzing, combining & wordsmithing, and can't wait to see the final product! @MMSDLibraries@MMSDschools
The Gabriel Garcia Marquez Library just opened in a working class neighborhood in Barcelona. It’s magical. It’s real. And it’s the kind of place that makes you wonder why every city doesn’t give its residents palaces for the people. #library
I have made it my mission to unteach children that “fiction is fake.”
Here are my new definitions I started teaching today:
▪️Nonfiction = learning through information
▫️Fiction = learning through imagination
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