2008 College & Career Fair
Academy of Art University San Francisco, California
The Art Institutes California
Azusa Pacific University Azusa, California
Biola University LaMirada, California
Boise State University Boise, Idaho
BYU Hawaii  Laie, Hawaii
Buena Vista University Storm Lake, Iowa
California College of the Arts San Francisco, California
California Lutheran University Thousand Oak, California
California Maritime Academy Vallejo, California
Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, Hawaii
Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado
Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, Colorado
Columbia College Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Concordia University St. Paul St. Paul, Minnesota  
Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska
Eastern Oregon University LaGrande, Oregon
Eastern Washington University Cheney/Spokane, Washington
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott, Arizona
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles, California
FBI Honolulu, Hawaii
George Fox University Newberg, Oregon
Gonzaga University Spokane, Washington
Graceland University Lamoni, Iowa
Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania
Hawaii Grad Nite - Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii State Public Library System Hilo, Hawaii
Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaiian Island Student Suites Honolulu, Hawaii
Heald College Hawaii, California & Oregon
LaSierra University Riverside, California
Linfield College McMinnville, Oregon
Menlo College - Silicon Valley’s Business School Atherton, California
Mesa State College Grand Junction, Colorado
Michigan Technical University Houghton, Michigan
Mills College Oakland, California
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Massachusetts
Naropa University Boulder, Colorado
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Tech Socorro, New Mexico
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona
Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, California
Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon
Oregon Tech Klamath Falls, Oregon
Pacific Aerospace Training Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Portland State University Portland, Oregon
Regis University Denver, Colorado
Remington College Honolulu, Hawaii
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Beppu, Japan
Saint Martin’s University Lacey, Washington
San Diego Christian College San Diego, California
Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California
Seattle University Seattle, Washington
Simpson University Redding, California
Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas
Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon
Ulupono Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner School Honolulu, Hawaii
US Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colorado
University of Colorado @ Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colorado
University of Evansville Evansville, Indiana
University of Hawaii Army ROTC Honolulu, Hawaii
University of Hawaii College of Engineering Hawaii
University of Hawaii Manoa Honolulu, Hawaii
University of Hawaii - West Oahu Pearl City & Kapolei, Hawaii
University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho
University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida
University of Montana Missoula, Montana
University of Montana Western Dillon, Montana
University of Nevada Reno Reno, Nevada
University of New Haven West Haven, Ct.
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado
University of Portland Portland, Oregon
University of Redlands Redlands, California
University of San Diego San Diego, California
University of San Francisco San Francisco, California
University of Waikato Hamilton, New Zealand
Utah Valley University Orem, Utah
Utah Valley University Aviation Science Orem, Utah
Warner Pacific College Portland, Oregon
Washington State University Pullman, Washington
Western Oregon University Monmouth, Oregon
Western State College of Colorado Gunnison, Colorado
Westmont College Santa Barbara, California
Whitworth University Spokane, Washington
Willamette University Salem, Oregon
Woodbury University Burbank, California
WyoTech California & Wyoming

Quad, by C.G. Watson is the adrenaline filled story of a school shooting.

In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hairm watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five. . . In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world, or you can just jump off it. In nineteen minutes, you can get revenge.

Essential Gear: It isn’t that easy these days to get hold of an old tobacco tin — but they are just the right size for this sort of collection. One of the authors once took a white mouse into school, though, considering what happened when he sat on it, that is not to be recommended. We think pockets are for cramming full of useful things.

The Tampa Bay Times

The Newseum, a museum in Washington D.C. has an interactive website that is perfect for journalism studies. By the morning after the election, the site highlighted more than 700 front pages from around the country.

Did you know that graphic novels contain more rare words than most young adult fiction? This is the classic Brahm Stoker Dracula story done in the dope comic format that’s all the rage (again).

I love quirky, and this book is full of quirky. For example, in the minute it could take you to read this page, the Earth will be hit by 6,000 lightning strikes; 2,137 pounds of popcorn will be eaten; 10,000 pieces of skin will be lost from your body; 21,000 pizzas will be baked; 954 camera phones will be sold worldwide; the International Space Station will travel 289 miles in its orbit around the Earth; and 750,000 gallons of water will tumble over Niagara Falls.

Ok, yes, I wrote about this before, but I really think this series has beaucoup (choke) potential. Dan and Amy Cahill are in a race with their other conniving relatives for the 39 clues that will reveal the secret of the Cahill power. Learn history the fun way. There’s also a 39 clues game on the website and I kind of got into that. Spent an evening trying to get through as many clues as I could, and so if you want to play the game and use the cards that are not in your book, Scholastic also has a card pack for sale with 16 other cards. You can also use codes from other people’s cards, so if you want to play online, you can use my cards too: 234W6MRGX2. Warning, if, like me, you are not adept at dexterity/skill type of video games, you will be frustrated by some of the online games. I can’t get certain clues because I can’t pass enough levels of flying, or whatever to get the clue. ARGH!

The Legacy Project has two significant components. First, it provides the opportunity for kids to interact with someone from a different generation to learn more about the meaning and importance of legacy—both on an individual level and generational level. Second, it provides the opportunity for kids to be involved with real scientific research by sharing their findings through this Web site with scientists at the National Institute on Aging.

The Financial Challenge helps students understand the basics of financial literacy. Supported by their parents and teachers, students track their ability to earn, budget, and save for a month. Students will assess their current habits, set goals for their future, and track their progress as they learn about the power of savings over time.

Abbie, 14
“To educate everyone.”

Cap lives in a commune that’s been existence from the 1960s, but now holds just 2 members, Cap and his grandma Rain. When Rain is hospitalized, Cap is thrust into a middle school and pretty much fed to the sharks. As in other Korman books, the hero triumphs in his own hilarious way.

Gary Paulsen, he of Hatchet fame, also has a great sense of humor. In this story, the narrator’s grandma gives him an old riding mower for his 12th birthday and he becomes an entrepreneur immediately. Soon lawn boy has a partner, 15 employees, a lot of money invested in the market, and a prizefighter.

Beige by Cecil Castellucci (Boy Proof, Queen of Cool) is about Katy who needs to leave Montreal when her mom goes on an archeological dig and spend two weeks with her aging punk rocker dad (Rat) in L.A. She’s a neat freak, and even his soap is dirty.

Revelations by Melissa de la Cruz is the third book in the Blue Bloods series. It’s got overpriviledged teens at an exclusive private school in New York (sounds like Gossip Girl), but these powerful teens are all vampires.

What Happened to Cass McBride by Gail Giles (Shattering Glass, Dead Girls Don’t Write Letters, Playing in Traffic). I’ve posted about this book before and it’s not that recent, but I have got a lot of reluctant readers hooked on this story, so it works. Oh, so what happened to Cass? She’s buried alive.

Chris Crutcher was one of our authors for our Big Island reading festival, and as a reader he was just laugh out loud hilarious, but this one shows his counselor side. 18 year old Ben Wolf has one year to live, and he won’t let his doctor tell his parents and he is refusing any medical interference. He’s going to live his last year on his terms. A real tear jerker.

The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer. I must say I resisted reading these book (even though they were in my classroom library) until the last one came out. They are not small books. Like the Harry Potter series, they seemed to get longer, but I must admit I got hooked and read a a book a day. Girls go crazy for these books, and I’ve even seen some boys carrying them around, although one of the male English teachers at the high school said Twilight was the only book he almost stopped reading. I told him there was more testosterone in the other ones, but he was not having any of it.

Happy reading - and let me know what authors you trust!

If students are confused (glazed look, or head down, or turning in work that is way off the mark). . . THEN try using the I do it, we do it, you do it format for your lesson. This is a good way of monitoring misunderstandings and almost (no guarantees) ensuring that all students complete the assignment PROFICIENTLY. This method basically asks you to provide well-executed models for students to inspect and provide further support by doing a sample together (formative assessment of understanding) with the entire class. This is done before students are expected to complete an assignment independently.

I Do It, We Do It, You Do It lesson format

Anticipatory Set Teacher activates background knowledge and experiences of students in order to build connections to the lesson objective.

I Do, You Watch Teacher models how to do what the students will be asked to do at the end of the lesson

I Do, You Help Teacher models again, but with the help of selected students

We Do, I Help All students complete some part of the task under the guidance of the teacher, preferably in partners or small groups

You Do, I Watch All students complete the task independently while still under the teacher’s supervision.

Closure, Summarizing Statement Teacher summarizes the purpose and possible applications of the task and gives a homework assignment if applicable.

This strategy is from 40 Ways to Support Struggling Readers in Content Classrooms, Grades 6-12, by Elaine McEwan. I have this book in my professional library if you want to borrow it.

P.S. - Ron’s getting pretty good at this one for note taking and he’ll improve!

Students in this internet age text message each other and email, or call, but like postcards, e-cards are a more personal way to write, and even though it’s still on line, as writers we craft our messages on an e-card more than we would on an email or text message.

At the Martha Stewart site, students can pick their own pumpkins, and follow the arrows to add color, stem, eyes, nose and mouth. Then they can write their own message and send it to their friends or classmates. The fact that it’s real writing will encourage them to actually reread and edit their text.

The Field Museum lets students send e-cards with pictures of Aztec sculptures. The recipient not only gets the card, but also gets background information on the sculpture that was chosen for the e-card. This is a special exhibit, so the Aztec e-cards will probably end in April when the exhibit is over.

In the Babymouse series, the brother-sister team of Jennifer and Matt Holm hit the mark time and again with humor, sweetness, and characters so genuine they can pass for real kids.  This series is one of the few graphic novels for the elementary set. Yes, it’s not a middle school book, but  Babymouse kind of has middle school attitude because she’s sassy and sweet (sound familiar). RL ages 9-12 (reading level)

Bullyville by Francine Prose is definitely a young adult book and not for those wanting a story that follows the expected story lines. Burt is lucky to go to an exclusive school on scholarship, but this is becoming his worst year in his life.

Beastly is a young adult book that takes the point of view of the modern day beast, a once rich, handsome teen who is turned into a beast by a witch in his English class.

Stay tuned for more recommendations next week.