By ADJOA BURROWES May, 2008
While browsing my local bookstore one day, a bookseller called my attention to a book published by some fifth graders in Virginia called The Adventures of Danny and Spike Underground... [read more...]
By ADJOA BURROWES April, 2008
Recently I did a workshop for parents at my son's elementary school in their Parent Center. Some mom's came with their toddlers. Other mom's had older children that were in class. I talked about ways [read more...]
By GREG MCCRACKEN December, 2007
In March of last year, the Upper Elementary and Middle School students from my school traveled to the United Nations in New York City to participate in the first ever Model UN for students... [read more...]
By SHUTTA CRUM December, 2007
I’ve just returned from a week “down South” visiting schools and speaking at the Tennessee Association of School Librarians’ conference. What fun! These are folks after my own heart. [read more...]
By GREG MCCRACKEN October, 2007
Wednesdays in my classroom, we cook. As part of our school cultural curriculum, and just because it’s fun, we work with a different mixed group of six 1st to 8th graders washing... [read more...]
By SHUTTA CRUM October, 2007
As an author, I do a lot of school visits. I thought you might be interested in a few of my favorite questions kids have asked me at school visits. [read more...]
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