Welcome to the next issue in a new series on the Heinemann blog! Every week we find around five interesting links for you to take into your much deserved weekend. These links are interviews with educators, posts from our authors' and friends' blogs, and any interesting, newsworthy item from the past seven days. Check back each week for a new round of finds!
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In Larry Ferlazzo's EdWeek blog, Heinemann author ReLeah Lent responded to the question, "What are 'Small Learning Communities' (dividing large campuses into special interest small schools) and how do they work?"
Click through to read Classroom Q&A with Larry Ferlazzo: "Response: The Value of 'Small Learning Communities.'"
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Author Donalyn Miller wrote about summer reading as its own reward and the 7th Annual #Bookaday Challenge:
Click through to read more from "Reading Is Its Own Reward: Summer Reading and the 7th Annual #Bookaday Challenge."
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On Dr. Gravity Goldberg's blog, Laura Harder, a 4th grade teacher, wrote about self-reflection and how it empowers her students:
Click through to read "Self Reflection: A Tool For Empowering Students."
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On LitLearnAct, author Dana Johansen discussed how to use QR Codes in the Writing Workshop:
Click through to read "QR Codes in Writing Workshop (Part 1)"
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So this came today. Honored to be on a mailer with the amazing & unstoppable @colleen_cruz . Thanks @HeinemannPub pic.twitter.com/woA6QKVqL2
— Lisa Eickholdt (@LisaEickholdt) May 6, 2015
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Check back next week for more interesting links. Do you write a blog about your experiences in education? Leave a link in the comments below and we'll consider it for future round-ups. Have a great weekend!