Our top 10 tips on how to be a good birdwatcher: https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/our-top-10-tips-how-be-good-birdwatcher
These are excellent ideas for individuals of any age and would be quite helpful for a club or classroom as they begin to watch for birds this spring.  

How to Get Kids to Read hard Nonfiction: https://www.middleweb.com/42294/how-we-get-kids-to-read-hard-nonfiction/
I liked the ideas in this article and think they suggestions would work well in the classroom. The chart near the end of the article is especially helpful, I think. 

Literature online: Research into reading habits almost in real time: ​https://phys.org/news/2020-02-literature-online-habits-real.html
​Because the research was done using what teenagers posted in the reading platform Wattpad, a social reading site, researchers could look at what young people currently posted.  The researchers looked at different types of reading and writing by teenagers around the world as well as how they used what they read in their writing based on their postings in Wattpad.   I was pleased, but not surprised, to read that the research found that young people were reading not only youth literature but also classic literature and became emotionally involved in their reading and writing. 

28 Reasons to Celebrate in February: ​https://www.thespruce.com/reasons-to-celebrate-in-february-4157659
​I enjoy reading and often incorporating what can be celebrated each day.  I have also found that students, teachers, parents, and staff may stop by at the beginning of the day to see what it new if I post the information where it can be easily seen. 

Try a novella and ditch your snobbery: five ways to read more books: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/19/try-novella-ditch-snobbery-five-ways-to-read-more-books
"Reading is good for the brain and the soul, but we don't always find the time, the inclination - or the right book. That can be easily changed."

Daniel Pink's FETC keynote urges schools to rethink schedules: https://districtadministration.com/daniel-pink-fetc-keynote-urges-schools-rethink-schedules?oly_enc_id=2915J7561589A0W
"Why students do better at math in the morning and are more creative later in the dayh, and why breaks are crucial. "

2020 Reading Challenge: https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/11621
Goodreads offers this challenge each year. You enter the number of books you hope to read during the year and then Goodreads helps you keep track of your progress throughout the year.  Individuals of any age can enter as can entire classes.  

4 Online Ideas for Civics and Current Events: https://www.middleweb.com/41890/4-online-ideas-for-civics-and-current-events/
​The article explains how a social studies teacher uses these sites as part of a middle school social studies curriculum.  He explains how the sites can also be explaned to include other curriculum areas. 

World Education Blog: ​https://gemreportunesco.wordpress.com/2019/12/11/major-efforts-are-needed-to-make-high-quality-adult-learning-and-education-a-reality-worldwide/
This is a UNESCO report that says in part, "Major efforts are needed to make high-quality adult learning and education a reality worldwide."  It also says, "...fewer than 5per cent of adults aged 15 and above participate in education and learning programmes."  As an educator and avid reader, I feel privileged to be able be able to have the choice to participate in a number of programs to further my education on a variety of topics.  I also see the need for more to be done for others in this area worldwide.