Literacy Landscapes
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On Literacy Landscapes, we re-examine literacy theory and watch it in action today. We'll give you an inside look into the classroom and take you outside to where play and practice meet.
Literacy Landscapes
1M ago
Former NBA basketball player Dean Tolson, the author of: Power Forward discusses his personal journey, and the transformative power of education. We discuss Dean's background and early life, the power of persistence and reframing failure, keys to success as a student-athlete and the transformative power of education.
Dean's book is available at major book sellers. For more information please follow this link.
Power Forward: My Journey from Illiterate NBA Player to a Magna Cum Laude Master's Degree  ..read more
Literacy Landscapes
2M ago
Maestro Stephen Gunzenhauser is an accomplished conductor, and author. His book, Travels With Stephen: The Most Famous Unknown Conductor, is available for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and at Politics and Prose.
For more information about Maestro Gunzenhauser, his website is available at this link.
The link to the recording of Dvorak 9 I reference is available here ..read more
Literacy Landscapes
2M ago
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. We discuss our love of reading, the research that went into writing her book, and Ronni also provides some writing inspiration for all aspiring writers!
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Local signed books are available at Susan Lawrence in Chappaqua https://susanlawrence.com
JACKIE AND THE BOOKS SHE LOVED is availa ..read more
Literacy Landscapes
2M ago
Kimberly Marcus is an accomplished author and educator. Her new release, Frankenstein's Matzah: A Passover Parody by K. Marcus is available for pre-order at the following links:
website: http://www.kmarcuswrites.com linktr.ee:
https://linktr.ee/kmarcuswrites
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kmarcuswrites/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kmarcuswrites/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmarcuswrites/
For Pre-order:
Need it shipped and signed? The Village Bookstore
https://thevillagebookstore.net/item/o3vq5ClbwwQLrMfmqWluJg
Local? Transo ..read more
Literacy Landscapes
5M ago
Sn2. Ep. 4: A conversation with Jim Harold: Children's Spooky Stories and the Power of Engaging Books
This episode is devoted to the allure of children’s spooky stories and was loads of fun for me to plan for.
Jim Harold is an accomplished podcaster. In fact, Jim started podcasting in 2005 and is one of the first to begin publishing in this format! We discuss our favorite spooky stories, why it's important to engage children's interests through reading, and stories that have made an impact on us.
A published author of the Campfire series, you can purchase all five books at htt ..read more
Literacy Landscapes
5M ago
Soo Mentor is the Founder and CEO of We Are Multi, which specializes in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for kids, teachers, administrators, parents, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committees.
In this episode, Soo Mentor shares meaningful and actionable strategies for approaching DEI in all spaces and how her approach through We Are Multi supports the youngest learners ..read more
Literacy Landscapes
6M ago
Soo Mentor is the Founder and CEO of We Are Multi, which specializes in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for kids, teachers, administrators, parents and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committees ..read more
Literacy Landscapes
7M ago
Dr. Olander is an innovative, forward-thinking educator and scholar. The link to the UDL website mentioned is: https://udlforteachers.com/
In this episode, we discuss Universal Design for Learning in urban schools, Translanguaging as a UDL strategy, rethinking the language we use when discussing students with special needs, and the ways in which systems, policies, and practices can directly impact teachers and students ..read more
Literacy Landscapes
7M ago
Jill Liflander is an artistic tour de force! We discussed many interesting and interconnected ideas, including graphic novels, art as expression, youth studies, creating art, the concept of "play" in art, and lots of other things!
You can find her art at https://www.miceforpeace.com/
https://www.instagram.com/jillypuppets/
I mentioned my new love of junk journaling- here's a great YT video if you are interested!
I have an Etsy store! I sell shirts, mugs, and other fun things for educators and academics. https://teachitcreations.etsy.com
I also mentioned Gilda Radner Way in White Plains. Here's ..read more
Literacy Landscapes
7M ago
In this episode, we discuss the effective use of technology to support instructional strategies. We also talk about gamification of learning, and ways to connect with students.
Podcast merch is up! https://www.leveragingliteracy.com/podcast-merch
You can also see book recommendations from previous guests in my recent blog post!
Want to be featured in a future episode? Sign up to be a guest, OR, leave us a voicemail about your favorite children's book on my Podpage ..read more