International Literacy Association Conference – July 2018

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by Anne Riccio, Senior Supervising Editor, ELA & Humanities I recently attended the ILA conference, which took place in Austin, TX. While attendance has been decreasing over the past few years, the teachers who were in attendance were very enthusiastic. I certainly came away feeling energized by what I heard at the sessions. I attended…

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Westchester K-12 Publishing Services Summit

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by Kevin J. Gray, Managing Director, Westchester K-12 Publishing Services We launched the K-12 division just over a year ago, debuting at the AAP Content in Context forum. Westchester K-12 was founded on the belief that educational publishers deserved a higher level of product development support than they were receiving, and I was confident this…

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Cover to Cover: Textbook Design

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by Mark DaGrossa, Director of Creative Services In this edition of Cover to Cover, I’m going to take you through the steps we consider when we are designing a textbook. After the project is awarded to us, we assemble our team and get down to work. First, we determine whether we are creating a design…

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Marie’s Musings – February 2018

Thoughts on publishing, education, and other titillations – by Marie Brown, Consulting Editorial Project Director *** The following comments, views, and opinions are solely those of Marie Brown, and do not necessarily reflect those of Westchester Publishing Services, its management, and staff. *** QUOTE OF THE MONTH “Don’t let any more children suffer like we have.” – …

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