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Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter with a round-up of features around a key topic in literacy education. You can find the May 7, 2021 issue here.
00:00 Welcome
01:38 Lead Essay by Jen Schwanke
04:54 New Content Discussion with Brian Sepe
See Brian's latest content on social media: @Brian_Sepe_.
Join the Choice Literacy Book Club! Dana Murphy selected the May pick. It is My Hero Academia Volume 1 by Kohei Horikoshi. This new manga book is popular in classrooms and a new reading experience for our book club. Grab a copy, and join the conversation using the hashtag #ChoiceLiteracyBookClub.
On The Black Creators Series, Sonja Cherry-Paul and Sophia Thakur discuss poetry and Somebody Give This Heart a Pen.
Poetry writing always has the potential to spark some magic in students. Christy Rush-Levine finds that this magic requires a few connections to be in place first in her middle school classroom. (This article was first published in 2018.)
Heather Rader makes connections between being a reader and a scientist. (This article was first published in 2012.)
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is meaningful conversations. Christy Rush-Levine joins the podcast. Get the Big Fresh delivered straight to your inbox...
The Choice Literacy Book Club Discusses Unbound: The Life + Art of Judith Scott Contributors, in order of joining the conversation: Mandy Robek Bitsy...
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is Hidden Treasures During Pandemic Teaching. Jen Schwanke joins the podcast. Click here for ALL links discussed....
