Topic: Valerie Bang-Jensen

When the opportunity arises, seize the moment to move literacy outside! Learn about literacy backpacks and kits full of books, guides, and writing implements based on themes.

Word gardens are a great way to engage student outdoors in literacy, social sciences, and comprehension.

StoryWalks invite readers to walk along a path with staked pages of an engaging book related to the setting. Learn more about connecting literacy to surroundings in the post from Literacy Moves Outdoors.

We asked our authors about the most impactful female educator in their lives. Thank you to the most important women in our educational journey.

Have you ever thought about what literacy might look like outside of the classroom?

A list of Heinemann professional books published in 2023.

Heinemann Podcast Commuter Series: Moving Literacy Instruction Outdoors

The audiobook of Literacy Moves Outdoors: Learning Approaches for Any Environment read by the author Valerie Bang-Jensen

This week we’re joined by Valerie Bang-Jensen and Amy Ludwig VanDerwater as they talk about Valerie’s new book Literacy Moves Outdoors!

If you’re wondering what literacy might look like outside the classroom, it’s everywhere.

Farmers’ Markets are resplendent with opportunities to see the crosscutting concepts. To get you thinking about the crosscutting concepts in books related to food systems and Farmers’ Markets, here’s a start...

Today on the Heinemann Podcast, authors Mark Lubkowitz, Amy VanDerwater and Valerie Bang-Jensen. What are crosscutting concepts?

Walking the Beach Like a Scientist

Teacher Appreciation: Valerie Bang-Jensen on a Teacher Who Brought Art to Life

What Will Teachers Get out of Sharing Books Talking Science?

Today on the Podcast, Valerie Bang-Jensen and Mark Lubkowitz talk about their book Sharing Books, Talking Science

The Challenge of Teaching Science in Elementary School and How Sharing Books, Talking Science Can Help

Teaching Scientific Concepts Through Children's Literature