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Christian Blauvelt

Indiewire managing editor Christian Blauvelt, based in New York, has been an entertainment and culture journalist for a decade, specializing in coverage of film, television, pop and classical music, and the visual arts. He regularly appears on CBS New York to give previews of upcoming films and awards season analysis, has been a frequent contributor to BBC World News’ Talking Movies, recently introduced a night of films on Turner Classic Movies based on BBC Culture's 100 Greatest Comedies list he compiled, and has given many talks at South by Southwest and San Diego Comic-Con, as well as regularly serving as a host and moderator for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation and BAFTA.

In December 2016 Blauvelt was named to Cablefax Magazine’s Overachievers Under 30 list for rising talent in media, and his site BBC Culture won the Webby’s People’s Voice award in 2017 for “Best Cultural Website” and a second Webby in 2018 for “Best Arts & Culture Social Media.” He is the author of Star Wars™ Made Easy, a primer to George Lucas’ saga for those who’ve never seen the films, but want to know what all the fuss is about. He previously worked for Entertainment Weekly magazine and BBC Culture.

Lucasfilm Publishing: New Star Wars Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away | NYCC 2018

Author Christian Blauvelt on research and his Star Wars fandom

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Lucasfilm Publishing: New Star Wars Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away | NYCC 2018

Author Christian Blauvelt on research and his Star Wars fandom

Books for Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Every May we celebrate the rich history and culture of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Browse a curated selection of fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators that we think your students will love. Find our collections of titles here: Middle School High School

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PRH Education High School Collections

All reading communities should contain protected time for the sake of reading. Independent reading practices emphasize the process of making meaning through reading, not an end product. The school culture (teachers, administration, etc.) should affirm this daily practice time as inherently important instructional time for all readers. (NCTE, 2019)   The Penguin Random House High

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PRH Education Translanguaging Collections

Translanguaging is a communicative practice of bilinguals and multilinguals, that is, it is a practice whereby bilinguals and multilinguals use their entire linguistic repertoire to communicate and make meaning (García, 2009; García, Ibarra Johnson, & Seltzer, 2017)   It is through that lens that we have partnered with teacher educators and bilingual education experts, Drs.

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PRH Education Classroom Libraries

“Books are a students’ passport to entering and actively participating in a global society with the empathy, compassion, and knowledge it takes to become the problem solvers the world needs.” –Laura Robb   Research shows that reading and literacy directly impacts students’ academic success and personal growth. To help promote the importance of daily independent

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