BOOMTOWN GIRL by Shubha Sunder: a Review
Review of BOOMTOWN GIRL: short stories set in Bangalore, India, by Boston author & teacher, Shubha Sunder. Perfect for book club discussions!
Books and Global Education
Great books and resources to teach about global education, world cultures, travel, and diversity.
New Massage Therapist’s Guide: an Educational Book for All
Learn from the author of a New Massage Therapist’s Guide, Sarah Dick, about how experience helped her self-publish this helpful book
Travel or Living Abroad in Mexico with Kids: an Expert View
Learn from expert blogger and author, Cassie Pearse, about moving to and living in Mexico with kids, especially Merida, Yucatan state.
Middle East Travel Grants, and Writing Refugee Realities
Seeking a book about refugees for students and teachers? Curious about funded educational travel opportunities to the Middle East? Let’s discuss both with an expert: Tara Seger.
Is Saying “Dark” to Mean “Bad” an Offensive, Racist Metaphor?
The wonderful children’s book Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o and Vashti Harrison ends with the realization that darkness — both in the sky and in skin color — is beautiful and …
“Look Both Ways” by Jason Reynolds: Analysis by a Teacher
A Great Book for Grades 6-8+ The 2019 young adult book Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds is beloved in middle school classrooms and summer reading lists for good reason. …
A Book About Children’s Games Around the World
Learn about a kids’ book on children’s games around the world written by a globetrotting ESL teacher who has lived across the globe!
Review of “In Every Mirror She’s Black,” a Perfect Book Club Novel
A review of the wonderful new novel, In Every Mirror She’s Black by Lola Akinmade Akerstrom about three women in Sweden from different backgrounds. Perfect book club pick!
A Young Adult Book About the Tulsa Massacre: “Dreamland Burning”
A Novel That Makes an Important Topic Accessible It is the pleasure of every English teacher to be able to HEARTILY recommend a book — especially one that makes a …
THE Book for School Improvement: Best of the Marshall Memo!
Want a professional development book to improve a whole school, or just make your own teaching and leadership better? I’m thrilled to announce a text that complies the most useful …
How a Passion Project Can Pay Off for a Teacher or Travel Lover!
Wondering if it’s worth it to follow your passion projects? Read on! Teaching Traveling: The interview “How to Become a Teacher Who Travels for Free” has become one of the …
A Job Teaching Parents How to Travel Better, With Kids or in Groups
Teaching Traveling: Welcome to Sally Black, a professional teacher of travel! Sally, tell us about yourself. Sally: Full disclosure, I am not a traditional teacher in a classroom. Rather, I …