This year’s Reading is an Investment program is in full swing. Sponsored by the State Treasurer and the Oregon College Savings Plan, it aims to promote literacy and financial education among K-5 elementary students in Oregon. As part of RII, public elementary school libraries in Oregon are receiving two free books: Pigs Will be Pigs: [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Education'
Oregon readers: Reading Is An Investment program now underway
December 5th, 2011 · Comments Off · Book Geek, Education, Educational Web Sites
Books for the Homeless in Portland, Ore.
July 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off · Author! Author!, Education, Library Politics
Love this story. Happy summer, everyone. – Ms. Nancy
using Twitter as a classroom tool
March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off · Education
Interesting post. Have a good Wednesday! – Ms. Nancy
New Spice/study like a scholar, scholar
July 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off · Education
“Teaching Creativity”
May 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · Art, Education
Here is a link to a great episode of Oregon Art Beat, “Teaching Creativity.” It aired May 27, 2010. The episode features Michael Geisen, an award-winning teacher at Crook County Middle School in Prineville; John Baker, Choir Director at Rex Putnam High School, who has been teaching choirs to soar musically for nearly three decades; [...]