The news article that I read about is titled, Nyack School District Is

'Building Bridges' For Today's Students to Cross into Tomorrow's

World". It was published on September 1, 2016, and was published in the
Rockland County Times. This article features an update on the Nyack
school district, as it prepares for the upcoming school year, and all the
changes it is making in order to better prepare its students for the real
world. According to Superintendent Dr. James J. Montesano, students
need to be able to think critically, be adaptable, and "venture outside the
lines". Montesano's school district is supporting its teachers in becoming
"bridge-builders" for student-centered classrooms, shifting the culture of
instruction. The district introduced a new logo, including the term
"Building Bridges", and is centered around the 7 C's of critical thinking,
creativity, collaboration, content mastery, communication, compassion
and cultural awareness. For the K-12 Social Sciences program for
example, they are shifting from teaching facts, to teaching concepts and
content knowledge. Their second shift is teacher from disseminator to
teacher as facilitator of investigations. Their third shift is from textbookfocused instruction to students learning to read, and from students
learning content knowledge to students integrating and applying
concepts, skills and content knowledge. In order to fund these changes,
the district is assisted by the Foundation to Inspire Excellence in Nyack
Schools, Inc., which helped by raising $33,000 in March to support STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) related educational programs.
The title of the book that I found related to my major, was The English
Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Techniques and Materials for
Grades 7-12. This book was published March 1, 2011, and was published
by John Wiley & Sons. This book provides problem-solving techniques for
all aspects of an English teacher's job. It includes tested techniques and
materials to assist both the new and experienced English teachers. It
covers many different areas, such as different phrases of their jobs from
lesson planning to disciplinary techniques. The book includes 175 easyto-understand strategies, lessons, checklists, and forms for effective
classroom management. It provides examples of how to practice the art
of teaching English effectively, and how to reduce time on labor intensive
tasks. This book also reveals how to work effectively with parents,
colleagues, substitute teachers, administrators, and community
resources. If you were to buy the second-edition of this book, you would
receive additional information on technology in the classroom, advice for
working with reluctant teachers, and sample teaching units.