California Educator

October/November 2019

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G O T S O M E T H I N G for these pages? Send details to editor@cta.org with "Lit From Within" in the subject line. We lean toward new(ish) work that can be used in the classroom. Giraffes Only Do the Can-Can on Tuesdays W H A T D O Z O O animals do at night when no humans are around? According to preco- cious third grader Scarlett in Giraffes Only Do the Can-Can on Tuesdays (2019), quite a lot! She spins a wildly imagi- native yarn for her classmates — and who knows, she might not be that far from the truth. The book by BigKat Manning, a member of both the Associa- tion of Coronado Teachers and Southwestern College Education Association, is meant for grades 3-6. It deals not only with ani- mals but standing up for oneself when being verbally assaulted by the classroom troublemaker. On Amazon. Manning, who teaches filmmaking, public speaking and inter- personal communications, published his first children's book Crackers, It's Cold Outside! in 2018. Creating Community D A N I E L L E P A R K E R S A Y S you can safely retire "two truths and a lie" and inspire a little more fun and engage- ment with activities listed in Creating Community: 101 Ideas and Activities for the Classroom (2019). The book, co-authored by Parker and Rachel Lawrence, helps teachers and stu- dents at all grade levels build a connected and caring classroom, from name games to ideas about creating space to everyday greatness. On Amazon. Parker is a high school English teacher and member of Asociación de Maestros Unidos in Los Angeles (currently on leave). 59 O C T O B E R / N O V E M B E R 2 019 100% Online MA in Science Education ✓ Flexible course scheduling – no cohort ✓ Year-round classes, including summers ✓ Asynchronous classes ✓ No thesis, project, or teaching required ✓ 30 credits to MA degree completion WMU is one of the 10 Best Online Master's in Science Education www.wmich.edu/science/masters

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