Made it successfully through the first full week of my third year as an instructional media specialist, kicking off the 15th year of my teaching career! Started a bit early by attending a Code.org workshop with these lovely ladies before summer's end. Learned about the importance of teaching computer science in our schools, and began pondering how to incorporate it into my already-packed library and literacy skills lessons for the year. During pre-planning, received a package at school containing this advanced reading copy of Grace Lin's soon-to-be-published book When the Sea Turned to Silver . (Thanks to Mrs. Weng, a former parent and friend of Mrs. Lin for connecting me with this opportunity!) I'm not gonna lie. I've been reading it as slowly as possible. I don't want it to end! I LOVE her stories and the way she writes stories within her story. Her books are GREAT for teaching figurative language, too! So beautifully written! (Also very excited ab
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