…them best communicate their wonderings. Creating an “I Wonder…” journal One of the reasons I love visiting schools is watching students create something completely brand new, while building off the…
Storytelling as assessment
…the best way to learn something is to teach it, and our students go through this process when creating stories because they struggle to learn and master content, then develop…
Reimagining Science Lab Notebooks
…features of Book Creator especially benefit English Learners, allowing them to demonstrate what they know using multiple modalities. Research shows that content-based lessons are the best way to teach ELs,…
5 tips for an inclusive classroom this school year
…couple of weeks of the year provide an opportunity to discover interests and build relationships. It’s also a time to assess their ability so that you can best support them…
From A to Zing! Learn the Alphabet with Book Creator
…independent station work, as intervention resources, for some extra enrichment or remediation, as homework assignments, in whole group lessons – you name it! And the best part? Every template is…
What is Be An Author Month?
…some who have difficulty with literacy skills. In fact, this is exactly why Book Creator was started! Like all the best superheroes, Book Creator has an amazing origin story. Did…
2nd Graders use Book Creator to share their family history with grandparents
…their family history. They bring in photos of family members, sometime from several generations back! Over the years, we’ve used a variety of online applications to record a video but…
Dive Into Inquiry Microbook
Dive Into Enquiry, by Trevor Mackenzie is the second in our series of microbooks aimed at providing teachers with snippets of on-demand learning. Read the book online Trevor Mackenzie is…
Competitions – a great way to get students engaged!
…interested in running a Book Creator competition, so we thought we’d share some best practice guidelines to help you along. Set a theme/format Give clear directions Judging Prizes! Celebrate and…
How Book Creator supported Prince George’s County Write-A-Book Competition
…online also supports our district vision of building 21st century competencies. Plus, students love it! Really, we had young authors asking us for virtual opportunities like this before the pandemic….