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September 20, 2024: Tough Ones
This week’s newsletter is about small connections that make a big difference.
September 13, 2024: Create Space
This week’s newsletter is about protecting time and space for learning.
September 6, 2024: Beginning a New School Year
This week’s newsletter is about beginning a new school year.
August 30, 2024: Belonging
This week’s newsletter is about belonging.
August 23, 2024: Becoming a Reader
This week’s newsletter is about becoming a wholehearted reader.
August 16, 2024: Starting Strong
This week’s newsletter is about starting the school year.
August 9, 2024: Good Vibes to Start the School Year
This week’s newsletter is full of good vibes to start the school year.
August 2, 2024: School and Classroom Libraries
This week’s newsletter is about school and classroom libraries.
July 26, 2024: Spinning Ideas for the New School Year
This week’s newsletter is full of inspiring ideas for the new school year.
June 28, 2024: Summer Reading
This week’s newsletter is full of booklists to help with your summer reading.
June 21, 2024: Fluency
This week’s newsletter is about building fluency.
June 14, 2024: Thinking More Deeply About Characters
This week’s newsletter is about thinking more deeply about characters.
June 7, 2024: Nurture Independence
This week’s newsletter is about nurturing independence.
May 31, 2024: Don’t Miss the Joy
This week’s newsletter is about finding joy in our work.
May 24, 2024: Holiday Reading
This week’s newsletter is about the unexpected learning that happens over time.
May 17, 2024: What Surprises You?
This week’s newsletter is about the unexpected learning that happens over time.
May 10, 2024: Elevate Readers’ Thinking
This week’s newsletter is about elevating readers’ thinking.
May 3, 2024: Invaluable Teaching Tools
This week’s newsletter is about invaluable teaching tools.
April 26, 2024: Vocabulary
This week’s newsletter is about building vocabulary.
April 19, 2024: Informational Writing
This week’s newsletter is about informational writing.
March 22, 2024: Content Literacy
This week’s newsletter is about content literacy.
March 15, 2024: Differentiation
This week’s newsletter is about differentiation.
March 8, 2024: Word Study
This week’s newsletter is about word study.
March 1, 2024: Thinking Ahead to National Poetry Month
This week’s newsletter is about thinking ahead to National Poetry Month.
February 24, 2024: Firming Up Routines
This week’s newsletter is about firming up routines.
February 16, 2024: The Tough Ones
This week’s newsletter is about the tough ones
February 9, 2024: Speaking and Listening
This week’s newsletter is about the importance of listening.
February 2, 2024: Nourishing Growth
This week’s newsletter is about nourishing growth in students and educators.
January 26, 2024: Finding Joy in Learning
This week’s newsletter is about prioritizing joy in school.
January 19, 2024: Research Notes
This week’s newsletter is about students collecting research notes.
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