Classroom

Collaboration is a crucial skill for all students to learn. In today’s guest post on the Mackin Community Blog, authors Shannon Hitchcock and Naheed H. Senzai discuss strategies for successful [...]

One of the great joys of my first few years as a published author has been visiting schools and talking to kids about my books. I have been energized and inspired by the excitement of my young [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist Things have changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. A new school year has started and, in [...]

For those of you who do not already know, The Office is an American mockumentary sitcom, adapted from the original BBC version, that lets the viewer follow employees’ daily lives at work at [...]

“Mind off. Body On.” This was the simple guidance offered by my favorite gym instructor before any of her classes began. It didn’t matter what she was teaching—kickboxing, yoga, strength [...]

Daniel Nayeri’s latest middle-grade book, Everything Sad is Untrue (a true story), is an autobiographical work of fiction. In today’s guest post on the Mackin Community Blog, Nayeri presents a [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist Have you ever wondered why so many people believe in “fake news”? One reason for this is cognitive bias, which is [...]

When I brought home the book Trapped in a Video Game by Dustin Brady, I hoped it would be an entertaining chapter book to read aloud with my seven-year-old son. At that time, he enjoyed playing [...]