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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 21
   Barbara Park, author of the Junie B. Jones series, was born on this day.
   Students write their own "Junie B." stories, based on the Junie B. Jones series, after brainstorming issues they've experienced during the school year.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 9  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 20
   Celebrate author Mary Hoffman's birthday today.
   Students write original picture books based on their own aspirations and dreams and share with the class or with younger students.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 30
   Celebrate El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros (Children's Day/Book Day)!
   Using the Book Cover Creator, students write and share their own multilingual stories.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 5
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
5. Professional Development | Grades   2 – 7  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Creating Lifelong Readers Through Independent Reading
   This book provides information on the benefits of independent reading, how to set up a classroom library, and ways to actively engage students in independent reading.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Sharing Favorite Books Using Interactive Character Trading Cards
   Using selected characters from a text of their choice, students put their literary analysis skills to work by creating fictional character trading cards.
7. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading
   This landmark reference offers in-depth exploration of contemporary reading and literacy research.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 12
   Today is D.E.A.R. Day!
   April 12 is known as D.E.A.R Day! D.E.A.R. stands for "Drop Everything and Read," a national month-long celebration of reading designed to remind folks of all ages to make reading a priority activity in their lives.
9. Professional Development | Grades   K – 5  |  Online Professional Development  |  Web Seminar
   Toward a Culturally Responsive Inquiry Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms
   Join us for this third session of the Culturally Relevant Teaching in Early Childhood Classrooms series where we will explore risks and rewards of inquiry in K-2 classroom settings.
10. Professional Development | Grades   K – 6  |  Online Professional Development  |  Web Seminar
    Write This Way: How Modeling Transforms the Writing Classroom
    In this one-hour Web seminar, Kelly Boswell will share how to transform student writers by infusing short bursts of purposeful teacher modeling. As students watch an adult writer think, talk and write, they can develop the skills needed in order to craft writing that is both polished and purposeful.