Inhabiting Story: Guest Post By Xelena González
“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 [...]
Everything Sad Is Untrue: Guest Post by Daniel Nayeri
Daniel Nayeri’s latest middle-grade book, Everything Sad is Untrue, is an autobiographical work of fiction. In today’s guest post on the Mackin Community Blog, Daniel describes his book for us [...]
Ideas on How Maker Education Can Help Teach Identifying Fake News
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 [...]
Trapped in a Video Game Sets Reluctant Readers Free
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 [...]
Victoria Bond and the Zora and Me Trilogy – A Labor of Love: Guest Post by Victoria Bond
More times than I can count, I have heard all kinds of artists call their latest release a “baby” and lament in interviews the process of letting something they’ve cared for long and [...]
The Making of Neva Beane: Guest Post by Christine Kendall
How do an author’s childhood experiences translate to the written page? In today’s guest post on the Mackin Community Blog, author Christine Kendall shares about the process of writing her new [...]
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Surefire Ways to Engage eReaders
by Jen McCarty Plucker, Ed.D. and Erin Fallgatter The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered classrooms around the globe into digital-based learning, though for years educators have supplemented their [...]
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 readers and instilling a love of learning in their [...]
