Providing a Foundation of Togetherness With Books
by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist Educators around the world have the same goals of raising [...]
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Alphamaniacs: Word Play at its Finest
Newbery Medal-winning author Paul Fleischman and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Melissa Sweet have collaborated on a unique tribute to [...]
Self-Assessment – Getting Students To Practice A Critical Skill
In addition to their regular projects, I often required the graduate students in my library management classes to create an assessment by which [...]
Four Strategies For Making Your Videos More Accessible
Why captions? They are especially important with so many of us reaching our learning community remotely. As we gear up for a September filled [...]
Make Love Of Reading The First Objective
“The myths we allow ourselves to believe about reading will continue to shape the reading lives of those we teach. We have to stop [...]
Maribeth Boelts: Writing What She Knows, Remembers, and Imagines
Maribeth Boelts is a well-known name to teachers and librarians who work with young children. They use her gentle, tender stories to teach [...]
Everything is Connected: Guest Post by Madeleine Dunphy
With the spread of COVID-19, the entire planet is being made aware, in a profound and unprecedented way, of our connection with one another. What [...]
Books Can Help Guide Conversations About Race, Racism, and Anti-racism
It is widely known that books are one of the most effective and practical tools for initiating conversations with students of all ages when [...]
50 Years of Pride Celebrations
While it has been 51 years since the Stonewall Uprising, this year marks 50 years of Pride marches and gatherings across the country and world! [...]
Finding My Voice: Guest Post by Susan Kuklin
Susan Kuklin is a photographer and author of nonfiction books for children and young adults. In today’s post on the Mackin Community blog, she [...]
