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June 2, 2010

Kansas Students Go “Wilde” For Music Videos

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Making Music Videos by Lara M. Schwartz

One of the greatest rewards for us here at Random House is to hear that one of “our” books has had a profound influence in your classrooms. We recently received an e-mail from Jeff Kuhr, a film/media teacher at Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas sharing the work his students have done over the past year. The Focus Film Festival, which began with 14 films five years ago and most recently boasted 92 student entries, combines the young talent of students from fifteen different high schools in the Northeastern Kansas region. The result was an awards ceremony attended by over 200 filmmakers, family members and community enthusiasts—a celebration of creativity, initiation, and raw talent. (more…)

 

May 12, 2010

“Carol Dweck’s Attitude: It’s Not About How Smart You Are” in The Chronicle of Higher Education

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Mindset by Carol S. Dweck

In this week’s Chronicle of Higher Education, staff reporter David Glenn has written an interesting piece considering the pioneering work—and controversial viewpoints—of psychologist, professor and author Carol Dweck. The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) took note of this article and linked to it in their weekly INBOX e-newsletter, sent out today.

Dweck, currently a professor at Stanford University, is a leading expert on motivation and personality psychology.  Having done more than twenty years of research on mindset, she has come to form what many consider to be a contrarian view: by fostering the belief that intelligence is a fixed trait, and praising students for simply “being smart”, educators do a disservice not only to students but to society-at-large.

The article has sparked varied reactions among Chronicle readers.  In exchange for a free copy of Dweck’s book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, we’d like to get your point of view as well.  Simply read the Chronicle article and/or the book excerpt and post a thoughtful comment here.  Then email us for your free copy (please be sure to include your full school mailing address).

 

May 6, 2010

Second Annual Author Event for NYC Educators

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Are you a high school teacher in the Tri-State area or are you going to be in NYC this summer? If so, we would like to invite you and your students to our Second Annual Author Event for NYC Educators. Held at the Random House, Inc. building in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, June 30th from 1-4pm, come hear four fascinating authors speak about their books: Wes Moore (The Other Wes Moore), Liz Welch (The Kids Are All Right), Alissa Torres (American Widow), and Geoffrey Canada and Jamar Nicholas (Fist Stick Knife Gun). The event will also feature teacher presentations and fun, creative workshops for students. Refreshments and free books will be available. Join us for lunch starting before the event at 12 noon.

RSVP necessary. Click here for more information.

 

March 17, 2010

Check out these Movie Tie-ins for HBO’s The Pacific!

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Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie

Did you and your students tune in this past weekend to the premiere of HBO’s new miniseries, The Pacific? We did, and we’re hooked! Reissued to coincide with the start of this series are two bestselling World II classics, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific by Robert Leckie, and With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by E.B. Sledge. Leckie and Sledge (portrayed in the series by actors James Badge Dale and Joseph Mazello) were two young marines who participated some of the greatest battles in the Pacific War. Their vivid, first-person narratives of combat and survival served as the primary sources for the miniseries, along with unpublished accounts from John “Manila” Basilone (portrayed by actor John Seda). Pick up copies of their books today, and enjoy the rest of the first season of The Pacific! Also of interest: The Pacific War: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima edited by Daniel Marston and War in the Pacific 1941-1945 by Richard Overy; foreword by Dale Dye.

 

February 9, 2010

Random House Celebrates V-Day 2010

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I Am an Emotional Creature by Eve Ensler

Eve Ensler, playwright, performer, and activist, is the bestselling author of The Vagina Monologues, translated into over 45 languages and performed in over 130 countries including high schools and colleges in the United States. Her experience performing The Vagina Monologues inspired her to create V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. To celebrate V-Day 2010, Random House is proud to announce the publication of Ensler’s newest book, I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World, a collection of fictional monologues and stories inspired by girls around the globe. Educators can sign up to download the curriculum by clicking here.

Check out the following piece by Ensler, “The Future Is Girl”. (more…)

 

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