tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post4615912594125574720..comments2024-03-22T01:00:38.320-04:00Comments on I.N.K.: On the Value of Teacher GuidesLinda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-4482265024118927762012-01-31T19:08:58.486-05:002012-01-31T19:08:58.486-05:00If a well written guide with easy-to-implement ide...If a well written guide with easy-to-implement ideas is available, it stands to reason that a teacher would be much more likely to use a particular book. Making activities to go with my books is a priority of mine this year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783236322334230920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-35783595012129880932012-01-30T09:53:10.646-05:002012-01-30T09:53:10.646-05:00SCBWI now offers its members a list of vetted indi...SCBWI now offers its members a list of vetted individuals and small companies that offer a range of marketing services. One category on the list is Curriculum Guide writers. Here's the link: <br /><br />http://www.scbwi.org/Resources/Documents/SCBWI_ResourcesforPublishedAuthorsandIllustrators.pdf<br /><br />You must log into the scbwi.org website before you can access the list.Melissa Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322048827106827307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-82660265622159185482012-01-24T10:34:27.007-05:002012-01-24T10:34:27.007-05:00I wrote a teacher's guide for my upper middle ...I wrote a teacher's guide for my upper middle grade novel, STAINED GLASS SUMMER. I'm a former seventh grade teacher, and so I had the skills to be able to write a guide. It was eye-opening! I learned a lot about my book which really surprised me. I worked on STAINED GLASS SUMMER for a ten year period and thought I knew everything about the story. But writing the guide, pushed me to think how it could be taught and I found themes I didn't realize were in the story. Here is a copy of mine: <br /><br />http://www.mindyhardwick.com/books/stained-glass-summer/Mindy Hardwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06295463885673026730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-7206065831889538782012-01-24T09:24:19.811-05:002012-01-24T09:24:19.811-05:00I agree! Commercial study guides run the gamut fro...I agree! Commercial study guides run the gamut from pointless to brilliant. In addition, there are many online links on which teachers post their own guides after exploring and using a particular book. Those are the ones I tend to find the most helpful.<br />Ask teachers who've contacted you (for questions, Skype visits, etc.) to share their own suggestions and related titles with permission to post them on your website/blog for other teachers.Sandy Brehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073122273951186418noreply@blogger.com