Vol. 45. What Would You Like to Read? 🌸
The cherry blossoms are blooming and we're ready to grow with them. Let us know what you love about the Classroom Chronicles!
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Spring Break is over and here at Classmate HQ, we’re taking a moment to reflect. Over the past year, we’ve packed our newsletter with loads of content, and we’ve noticed it tends to fall broadly into four categories. We’ve gathered up some of our favourite posts and we’re eager to find out what topics resonate with you the most!
Check out the categories we’ve come up with, and then complete the poll to let us know what you’d like to see more of. Thanks! 🙏
Creative Project Deep Dive 🤿
These posts explore a classroom project that we’ve supported in detail– from beginning to end.
STEAM Exploration 🚂
This is where we discuss novel STEAM related products and services that can elevate classroom experiences.
Classroom Culture 🪴
These posts explore using tech to promote a positive learning environment and culture in the classroom.
Professional Development 🎓
This is where we focus on the incredible conversations we’ve facilitated with teachers like you.
Reader Poll 📊
Let us know what you like reading in our poll. Want to read about something else? Let us know in the comments. 👇
Speaking of Reading…
Dylan is reading: To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers. This novella could be a Star Trek: TNG episode. It follows a quartet of space explorers sent across the galaxy in search of new lifeforms. Each planet they land on brings new knowledge about how life exists and what that means for humanity. An incredibly beautiful read!
Carlo is reading: Mabuhay!: A Graphic Novel by Zachary Sterling. This is a family tale of JJ and Althea, Filipino siblings who struggle to fit in at school. When creatures from Filipino folklore threaten their parent’s food truck, JJ and Althea must embrace their culture and save their family.
Nick is reading: The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist. It’s all about the difference between the two sides of the brain (discussing this fell out of fashion for a while, but is making a profound comeback) and how each side facilitates a coherent but incompatible way of experiencing the world. Heavy stuff, but fascinating to read if you like history, science, and/or philosophy. If you want a short version, the author published a 10,000 word essay version that’s much more digestible.