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Oops, I Gamified Literacy – And It Worked

Posted on 29.Jan.16 in Product News

My life’s focus has been to improve student literacy outcomes, and I take that mission very seriously. After years devoted to literacy work in schools, I helped design LightSail based on extensive… Read more

Déjà New: How Old-School Literacy Goes High Tech

Posted on 29.Jan.16 in Literacy Strategies

As a teacher, literacy specialist, and school leader who went into ed tech, I often find that I am straddling two worlds. On one hand (foot?), I believe that well-designed… Read more

Yes Kids Can: Metacognition and the CCSS

Posted on 29.Jan.16 in Product News

Among all the attacks on the Common Core, the one that is the most offensive – and destructive – is the one that suggests that the standards are too high… Read more

Five Ways to Get Students Obsessed with Nonfiction

Posted on 29.Jan.16 in Literacy Strategies

We all agree kids who read more read better, acquire greater vocabularies and have stronger critical thinking skills. But we must also acknowledge that what they read is of equal importance.I recently… Read more

Why I Love Diary of a Wimpy Kid – and You Should, Too

Posted on 29.Jan.16 in Literacy Strategies

“You can hide that, right?” principals will earnestly inquire. “Ugh, I hate that book!” many teachers will say while swiping through the LightSail library. I get it, I do. I,… Read more

Yes, #WeNeedDiverseBooks – and #WeHaveDiverseBooks

Posted on 29.Jan.16 in Product News

I started my career as a teacher in the Bronx. I had a decrepit classroom library filled with tattered, outdated, culturally irrelevant titles, and independent reading suffered accordingly. Given how… Read more

Hi-lo Hits: Readers Rank Top 10 Most Popular

Posted on 29.Jan.16 in Product News

Isaiah was an over-aged 7th grader with a ponytail and eyebrow ring who generally flew below the radar in class – mostly he liked flirting with the girls and drawing tattoos… Read more

Teacherpreneurs Do It Better

Posted on 29.Jan.16 in Product News

I’ve noticed that, for a lot of educational technology, the technology part seems to have come first. I’m all for cool software – but most teachers don’t have time to… Read more

Poetry in the Classroom: Finding the Rhythm

Posted on 29.Jan.16 in Literacy Strategies

April is National Poetry Month, but if your students are anything like mine were, it can be tough to get them excited about reading poetry. For most of us, our very first… Read more

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