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by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist Stories entertain. Stories also teach. Having diverse literature available to students helps create a culture of [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Makerspace Specialist Across the country and the world, we are continuously watching updates from the CDC regarding COVID-19, also called [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Makerspace Specialist Words are powerful, especially when words are shared from one person to another. Reading aloud to students is a [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Makerspace Specialist At my son’s swim meet last month, I overheard a group of adults complaining that kids these days rely too much on [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Makerspace Specialist Millennials have a bad reputation for being lazy, entitled, and self-obsessed. But since 2015, a group of young [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Makerspace Specialist The holidays are a great time to go see a movie with family and friends. My sons and I love to watch movies that are [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Makerspace Specialist at Mackin Now, more than ever, we are connected to people through social media rather than in-person interactions. [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Makerspace Specialist at Mackin When I was growing up, I was the only person I knew who spelled their name “Katy” with a Y. Often times, [...]