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Stiff
Mary Roach

Stiff

Age Level:
YA

Discover the amazing life-after-death adventures of human bodies in this examination of how medical and research scientists use cadavers to make our lives better.

stiff
Mary Roach

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Genre:
Nonfiction
Age Level:
YA

A fascinating read about what happens to bodies donated to science. Devoted fans of CSI and Bones will enjoy reading about how corpses can yield clues that help solve crimes.

Stigma and Assistive Technology

With so many students using technology now, has it become easier for students with disabilities to use technology without feeling stigmatized?

In the past, one of the barriers to using technology is that students felt they were standing out as being different. So they didn’t want to open that laptop in the classroom. But today, so many people have smartphones and tablets. So I may be looking at the same webpage as my friend, but I’m just using the added feature of having my headphones on, and having it read out loud to me, whereas everybody thinks I might be listening to music. I’ve just disguised myself.

If Stones Could Speak
Marc Aronson

If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge

Genre:
Nonfiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

No matter how much is known, there’s always more to learn. In a fascinating re-examination of Stonehenge and recent discoveries, readers are introduced to new interpretations and thinking.

Blog: Shanahan on Literacy

To Story Map or Not to Story Map

We want students to understand stories as more than a bunch of structural blocks. Stories are really about conflict, and story maps don’t get at this idea very well. I developed a technique, character perspective charting, that helps kids to summarize the conflicts among characters.

Stormchaser
Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

Stormchaser

Genre:
Fantasy, Fiction, Science fiction / Dystopian
Age Level:
Middle Grade

On board the Stormchaser, a young crew-member, drawn by destiny to join the sky pirates, is filled with excitement at the adventure ahead. Their quest is to collect stormphrax - a valuable substance created inside the heart of a great storm.