From an email today:
Reward Reading with Six Flags Tickets
Six Flags and Discovery Education are excited to announce the launch of Read to Succeed 2011-2012. We share your commitment to inspiring a lifelong love of learning in students and now, K-6 students who complete six hours of recreational reading can earn a free Six Flags ticket. Best of all, teachers win too!
To participate, please take a moment to register today:
It's easy and only takes a few minutes! View our Program FAQ for details.
For step-by-step guides, easy tips on how to register for the program and information on how to log your students' reading hours, view our Registration and Submission Guides.
To get started, download our parent letter and student reading log.
Then, check out the wide range of free classroom resources and fun family activities to build your students' excitement for reading.
Read to Succeed is hosting a free webinar on Thursday, October 27 at 7pm EST to share what's new this year and answer any questions you may have. The webinar will be archived on the Read to Succeed website if you would like to refer to it later. Register now.
Spread the word to your colleagues . Don't miss this chance to encourage and celebrate your students' love of reading!
Visit DiscoveryEducation.com/ReadtoSucceed to get started today.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Kindle Daily Deal, October 17
Kindle Daily Deal, October 17
Today only, James Patterson's young-adult fantasy/thriller is just $2.99 (63% off yesterday's price).
Each day, we unveil one Kindle book at a specially discounted price. Bookmark amazon.com/kindledailydeal and check back daily to see what's next. Deals go live at approximately 12:00 a.m. Pacific time and run for 24 hours.
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Today only, James Patterson's young-adult fantasy/thriller is just $2.99 (63% off yesterday's price).
Each day, we unveil one Kindle book at a specially discounted price. Bookmark amazon.com/kindledailydeal and check back daily to see what's next. Deals go live at approximately 12:00 a.m. Pacific time and run for 24 hours.
- Be of Good Cheer!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Barnes & Noble Announces National "Teacher of the Year" Winner in Its First-Ever "My Favorite Teacher Contest"
Barnes & Noble Announces National "Teacher of the Year" Winner in Its First-Ever "My Favorite Teacher Contest"
Debbie Davis From Christian Heritage School in Riverdale, Utah Named Winner
New York, NY - May 2, 2011 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, today announced that Debbie Davis from Christian Heritage School in Riverdale, Utah, has been named the national winner and "Teacher of the Year" in the "Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest." Davis was chosen from more than 18,250 entries at Barnes & Noble stores nationwide. Davis was nominated by Emily Burns.
Students were invited to nominate their favorite teacher by writing essays, poems or thank you letters that share how their teacher has influenced their life and why they appreciate and admire their teacher. Entries were accepted at Barnes & Noble stores and online at Tikatok.com. Entries were judged on the compelling nature of the teacher's qualities, the sincerity of the student's appreciation and the quality of expression and writing.
"Educators have always been a tremendous partner for Barnes & Noble and we are thrilled to be able to name our first-ever Teacher of the Year," said Sarah DiFrancesco, director of community relations. "Debbie Davis truly embodies the qualities of a fantastic educator, which is clear through the glowing essay we received from Emily Burns. This award is well-deserved and we're so pleased to present it."
Along with the title of "Teacher of the Year," Davis will receive $5,000 and will be recognized at a special community celebration at her local Barnes & Noble store. Davis's school will receive $5,000 and a free author visit from Laurie Halse Anderson, a New York Times bestselling author who writes for children of all ages. Davis will also receive five copies of the winning essay published in hardcover by Tikatok.com, the website where students create and publish their own books, and a $250 Tikatok Gift Card, which will allow her to publish stories written by students in her class.
The Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher program provides students with the opportunity to tell their communities how much they appreciate their teachers. Teachers from Kindergarten through Grade 12 were eligible for nomination. Awards for local and regional winners included prizes for the teachers and schools, NOOK(TM) eBook Readers and more.
Only students enrolled in Kindergarten through Grade 12 and teachers employed in elementary, middle or high schools in the United States were eligible to win. More details on the contest rules can be found at www.bn.com/myfavoriteteacher.
ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE, INC.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world's largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates 705 bookstores in 50 states. Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, also operates 636 college bookstores serving nearly 4 million students and faculty members at colleges and universities across the United States. Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com), one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites, which also features more than two million titles in its NOOK Bookstore(TM) (www.bn.com/ebooks). Through Barnes & Noble's NOOK(TM) eReading product offering, customers can buy and read eBooks on the widest range of platforms, including NOOK eBook Readers, devices from partner companies, and hundreds of the most popular mobile and computing devices using free NOOK software.
General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's corporate website: www.barnesandnobleinc.com.
- Be of Good Cheer!
Debbie Davis From Christian Heritage School in Riverdale, Utah Named Winner
New York, NY - May 2, 2011 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, today announced that Debbie Davis from Christian Heritage School in Riverdale, Utah, has been named the national winner and "Teacher of the Year" in the "Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest." Davis was chosen from more than 18,250 entries at Barnes & Noble stores nationwide. Davis was nominated by Emily Burns.
Students were invited to nominate their favorite teacher by writing essays, poems or thank you letters that share how their teacher has influenced their life and why they appreciate and admire their teacher. Entries were accepted at Barnes & Noble stores and online at Tikatok.com. Entries were judged on the compelling nature of the teacher's qualities, the sincerity of the student's appreciation and the quality of expression and writing.
"Educators have always been a tremendous partner for Barnes & Noble and we are thrilled to be able to name our first-ever Teacher of the Year," said Sarah DiFrancesco, director of community relations. "Debbie Davis truly embodies the qualities of a fantastic educator, which is clear through the glowing essay we received from Emily Burns. This award is well-deserved and we're so pleased to present it."
Along with the title of "Teacher of the Year," Davis will receive $5,000 and will be recognized at a special community celebration at her local Barnes & Noble store. Davis's school will receive $5,000 and a free author visit from Laurie Halse Anderson, a New York Times bestselling author who writes for children of all ages. Davis will also receive five copies of the winning essay published in hardcover by Tikatok.com, the website where students create and publish their own books, and a $250 Tikatok Gift Card, which will allow her to publish stories written by students in her class.
The Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher program provides students with the opportunity to tell their communities how much they appreciate their teachers. Teachers from Kindergarten through Grade 12 were eligible for nomination. Awards for local and regional winners included prizes for the teachers and schools, NOOK(TM) eBook Readers and more.
Only students enrolled in Kindergarten through Grade 12 and teachers employed in elementary, middle or high schools in the United States were eligible to win. More details on the contest rules can be found at www.bn.com/myfavoriteteacher.
ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE, INC.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world's largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates 705 bookstores in 50 states. Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, also operates 636 college bookstores serving nearly 4 million students and faculty members at colleges and universities across the United States. Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com), one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites, which also features more than two million titles in its NOOK Bookstore(TM) (www.bn.com/ebooks). Through Barnes & Noble's NOOK(TM) eReading product offering, customers can buy and read eBooks on the widest range of platforms, including NOOK eBook Readers, devices from partner companies, and hundreds of the most popular mobile and computing devices using free NOOK software.
General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's corporate website: www.barnesandnobleinc.com.
- Be of Good Cheer!
Friday, April 29, 2011
Why were the 17th century metaphysical poets so called? - by Alex Sharp - Helium
Why were the 17th century metaphysical poets so called? - by Alex Sharp - Helium: "The metaphysical poets of the 17th century used metaphors to make abstractions seem more concrete. This group of poets included John Donne, Andrew Marvell, and John Wilmot, the naughty Earl of Rochester."
Best free educational worksheets online - by Alex Sharp - Helium
Best free educational worksheets online - by Alex Sharp - Helium: "There are some free classroom worksheet websites that every teacher should bookmark because they consistently offer a wide selection of high quality, interesting worksheets and fun sheets. Each of these sites offers free, printable worksheets; they are not mere previews that you then have to buy to access."
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Royal Wedding Resources for Teachers to Use in Enrichment Lessons
Royal Wedding Resources for Teachers to Use in Enrichment Lessons: "Scholastic.com and Junior Scholastic offer a lot of resources available for teachers who want to use the excitement about the royal wedding to generate some thought provoking discussions about the monarchy"
Friday, April 22, 2011
Barnes and Noble nook free Friday book 4-22
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson. Remember, Amazon matches the price. Usually.
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