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Blogroll: Sylvan Dell's Favorite
Education/Literacy Sites

There are so many blogs out there - blogs that cover early elementary education, teaching techniques, child literacy...the list is endless. To help teachers, media specialists, and parents, we've found several useful sites. Be sure to check out the following blogs for educational resources and suggestions. And send us an email if you have other blogs you think we're missing! (For a PDF version of the Sylvan Dell blogroll, click HERE.)

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Children's Library / Media Specialists
In the Library with the Lead Pipe: Blog run by six media specialists, employed all across the US.
Official web log of the American Association of School Librarians.
Abby (the) Librarian: "A semi-new public librarian posting about good books, children's programming, and anything else library or kid-lit related."
The Unquiet Librarian: "School library media and life as a modern school librarian."
Association for Library Service to Children web log.
Booklist Blog Bookends: "Middle-school librarians discuss YA and children's books."
School Library Monthly: "How we can use Web 2.0 to deepen learning experiences for students."
The Cybrary Blog: "Updates, important websites, and cool 2.0 tools for teachers, parents, and students."
The Bottspot Blog: "Exploring issues and resources in education and librarianship."
Hey Jude: Judy O'Connell, member of School Libraries Worldwide. "Emerging technology and its applications for K-12 education."
ALA TechSource Blog: The American Library Association's web log.
Rick Librarian: "A review of books, websites, movies, or anything worth reviewing with comments about libraries and librarianship."
PLA Blog: Public Library Association's web log. "Help stay on top of technology trends in public libraries."
Library Garden: "Conceived as an ongoing conversation among librarians with differing perspectives but one shared goal: ensuring the health and relevance of libraries."
Publishers Weekly A Fuse #8 Production: From Elizabeth Bird, children's librarian at the Children's Center at 42nd Street.
100 Scope Notes: "Children's literature news and reviews" from an elementary school librarian and occasional SLJ reviewer.
In the Pages: From children's librarian and homeschooling mom, Becky Bilby.



Bookstores, Education Stores, and Zoos
Kaplan Early Learning:"Provides products and services that enhance learning."
Powell's Books Blog: "Authors, readers, critics, media - and booksellers."
Publishers Weekly ShelfTalker: "A Children's Bookseller's Blog."
Vroman's Bookstore: From Southern California's oldest & largest independent bookstore. "This is our blog of literary issues, events, and happenings."
The Old Schoolhouse Store: "Homeschooling, family, and the wonderful products in our store."
Houston Zoo: From Sylvan Dell retail customer in Texas.
Zoo Atlanta "Keeper Notes:" From Sylvan Dell retail customer in Georgia.
Red River Zoo: From one of Sylvan Dell's retail customers in North Dakota.




Homeschoolers
Growing and Learning by Leaps and Bounds:At home activities for cross-curricular education.
Words: Musings on Whatever Strikes the Fancy. "The joys and trials of homeschooling three different age groups."
Home Where They Belong:A brief commentary on public and home education in the news from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Publisher.
About.com Homeschooling:From Beverly Hernandez, homeschooling mom and bookstore owner.
Homeschool Blogger Network:Hosted by The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.
Laura Williams' Musings: "Homeschooling family. Reading, scrapbooking, cooking, gardening…"
Elementary Spirits: "An elementary need for love and nurturing."
A2Z Home's Cool Blog Network: "Blogging for homeschoolers: parents, kids, support organizations made easy."
Superheroes and Princesses: "The learning adventures of a homeschooling family."
My Family My Forever: "Journeying into the territory of homeschool and having a blast!"



For Parents
PTA Blog: Official blog of the Parent-Teacher Association.
On Parenting: Sponsored by The Washington Post.
Motherlode: "Adventures in Parenting." Sponsored by The New York Times.
As A Mom...: "A sisterhood of mommy patriots."
National Center for Parents as Teachers: "Designed for parent educators, parents, early childhood professionals, and anyone who cares to share your love of children."
Twitter Moms Network: "The Influential Moms Network."
The Pica Perspective: Wriitten by Rae Pica, a childhood physical activity specialist, who does seminars, and writes books.
A Frugal Friend: "Helping families save money through coupons, rebates, freebies, and deals. Featuring Fiction Friday - the newest in children's book releases."
Outnumbered 3-to-1: "Great product reviews from a mother of two boys!"



Children's Books
Read Kiddo Read Network: Sponsored by James Patterson. "Dedicated to making kids readers for life."
On Our Minds @ Scholastic: "The corporate communications team at Scholastic has daily musings. We refuse to keep them to ourselves."
A Patchwork of Books: "Children's librarian by day, book reviewer by night!"
Karen and Robyn: "Writing tips, helpful links, marketing tips, book reviews,and other useful information."
Amazing Kids!: "A blog dedicated to helping kids launch their amazing dreams for their future!"
Raising Itty-Bitty Bookworms: The blog of Tara Rison, creator of a literature-based preschool curriculum for young minds everywhere.
Reading to Know: From a "stay-at-home mom who enjoys reading and reviewing books."
Katie's Literature Lounge: "A blog developed to share my love of children's literature with others."
She Is Too Fond of Books: "Book reviews, author interviews, giveaways, bookish musings, and news from the publishing world."
Reading my Library: "The plan: Read through all of the Children's Picture Books in the children's section of our local library."
Scrub-a-Dub-Tub: From The Reading Tub. "Bringing reading home for families."
Ready Set Read Reviews: "Dedicated to producing and sharing reviews, previews, discussions, and more, all to do with the books out there for kids."
Tif Talks Books: "Reviews and rants about books, literacy, and everything related to such from a book lover and avid reader."
Wrapped in Foil: "Observations on reading and writing children's books."
A Year of Reading: "Two teachers who read. A lot."
Anastasia Suen's Picture Book of the Day: "Using picture books to teach the six traits of writing."
Brimful Curiosities: "Sometimes children's books…sometimes not."
Interesting Nonfiction for Kids: "Meet the writers whose words are presentiing nonfiction in a whole new way."
Twenty by Jenny: Children's book publishing guru Jenny Brown picks "the best 20 books for your child."
Sruble's World: From children's book author and illustrator Stephanie Ruble.
MotherReader: "I'm a mother. I'm a reader. I'm a MotherReader. Any questions?"
Read Roger: "The Horn Book's Editor Roger Sutton's rants and raves."
A Chair, a Fireplace, & a Tea Cozy: "A discussion of books, movies, and TV shows; with an emphasis on books for children and teens."
Educating Alice: "Teaching, literature - especially that created for children, educational technology, and more…"
Cynsations: "A source for conversations, publishing information, literacy and free speech advocacy, writer resources, news in children's and teen literature, and author outreach."
Collecting Children's Books: "A place for discussing older children's books, as well as sharing info and opinions on new books that might become collectable in the years ahead."
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast: "A blog about books. We're going to talk about the books we read."




General Education
Copy Paste: "To improve the quality of teaching and learning."
Teachers Count: "Dedicated to raising the status of the teaching profession and providing free resources to teachers."
Education Tipster: "Book reviews and parenting tips will help parents and teachers teach children phonics, math, writing, and science!"
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's DOE Blog.
Teach Science and Math. "Free and recommended resources for anyone who teaches K-12 science and math."
Tween Teacher: "Meant to help teachers navigate through this difficult yet rewarding career."
The Cool Cat Teacher Blog: "Teaching content with new tools, enthusiasm, and the belief that teaching is a noble calling!"
Teacher Revised: "Deals with anything that affects teachers, could make teachers' lives better, or that we should be very, very afraid of."
Advancing the Teacher Profession:
The Educator's Royal Treatment: "Educators and Education Technology Leaders Share Ideas and Success Stories."
The Miss Rumphius Effect: "Blog of a teacher educator discussing poetry, children's literature, and issues related to teaching children and their future teachers."
Public School Insights: Sponsored by the Learning First Alliance. Dedicated to improving student learning in America's public schools.
Teacher Lingo: "An educational community to connect teachers from every level."
Elementary Education Blog.



Elementary Education
Learning Magazine's Tools of the Trade: "Timely information on the latest and greatest products and services out there for teachers."
Open Wide, Look Inside: "About teaching elementary math, science, and social studies, with heavy emphasis on the integration of literature across the curriculum."
Birth to Thrive Online: "The definitive site for the latest news, research, ideas, and breakthroughs in early learning."
Early Ed Watch: "Early Education Watch provides analysis, reporting, and commentary on early education, with a focus on policies that affect children's access to high-quality, aligned educational programs from ages 3 through 8."




Technology Education Specific
Teacher Reboot Camp: "Engaging all our students through effective instructional methods and technology."
Reflections on Technology from Ms. Mercer: "To integrate and embed technology in the curriculum I teach."
The Education Technology Blog: "The best of education technology available to teachers in the classroom today."
Exploding Sink: "Hints, help, and thoughts for technology in education."
Ideas and Thoughts: "The use of technology in the classroom."
Thoughts on Teaching and Technology: "Integrating technology into education on all fronts."
Dale Basler: "A blog on technology topics that can influence education."
Not So Distant Future:"A forum for discussing web 2.0 tools, teaching strategies, and library research tools for educators."
Free Technology for Teachers:"A review of free technology resources and how teachers can use them. Ideas for technology integration in education."
EDTE.CH: "Inspiring and engaging learners with (and without) great educational technology."
Generation YES blog: "Thoughts about empowering students with technology."
The Blue Skunk Blog: from LMC and Education World writer Doug Johnson.



English Education Specific
National Council of Teachers of English Inbox: "New, views, and ideas you can use!"
The Reading Zone: "Reading, with a lot of writing thrown in."
Dog-Eared: National Geographic "All about books" blog.
The English Teacher's Companion: "Thoughts about teaching, literacy, and English Language Arts in the 21st century."




Math Education Specific
About.com: Deb's Mathematics Blog. "Committed to providing you with the best mathematical resources."
Wild About Math!: "Making Math fun and accessible."
Let's Play Math!: "Learning, teaching, and just playing around with K-12 mathematics."
Mathrecreation: "Explorations in recreational mathematics."



English as a Second Language (ESL) Education Specific
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day: "Talking about websites that will help you teach ELL, ESL, EFL."
Kalinago English: "Teaching speaking, using technology."
Learning the Language: Assistant editor at Education Week. "Schooling of English-language learners."
Barcu Akyol: "Web technologies in ELT and teacher training."
Jimbo's English Teaching in Japan: "An emphasis on teacher education."



Science Education Specific
Growing With Science: "Putting the fun back into scientific exploration."
NSTA's The Early Years. Companion to Science and Children Magazine.
Adventures in Science: "Promote science education in an engaging fashion using technology."
Science for All: "Share science education resources with all teachers of science."
The Exploration Station: From a former scientist. "It's my goal now to bring my love of learning, and science in particular, to my children."
At Home Science: "Books, tips, and resources for teaching science at home."




Environmental Education Specific
The Earth Day Network: "Be part of the global Earth Day Network."
Cool Green Science: "The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy."
Lowcountry Environmental Education Programs: "Explore South Carolina's natural environment through experiential learning."
The Perch: Audubon Magazine's blog.


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Sylvan Dell Authors and Illustrators
Wild About Nature: "A place to go wild about books and their creators." From SD authors Kim Hutmacher and Laura Crawford (plus Heidi Bee Roemer).
Thoughts from Mary Alice Monroe: Sylvan Dell's Turtle Summer author and NY Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe writes about her books and her passion for conservation.
Scotti's Adventures in Writing: Sylvan Dell's One Wolf Howls author Scotti Cohn writes about WRITING!
Eleven Lemons with Wendy Edelson: From Saturn for my Birthday illustrator Wendy Edelson.
Terry Pierce, Children's Author: From Blackberry Banquet author Terry Pierce.
Sherry Rogers Illustrations Blog: From Sylvan Dell's award-winning illustrator Sherry Rogers.
The Parrot's Point of View: From If I Were a Parrot author, Katherine Rawson, and her parrot, Shadow.
  



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