Classroom

As the terrorist attack on the Capitol unfolded yesterday, educators took to Twitter, considering how to talk to students about the event and the importance of news literacy and civics education.

While considering research material, students need to talk about whose voices are not at the table and think critically about how sources came to be.

The News Literacy Project senior vice president for education and SLJTeen Live! lunchtime speaker answers your queries.

The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress results, showing that only 37 percent of fourth graders read proficiently, renewed debates over how to teach reading.

Teachers don't usually ask their students what they should teach. A middle school English teacher gained important insights when she spoke with her students about the kinds of books they want to read in class.

April is National Financial Literacy Month. Libraries are doing their part to educate young people about concepts from budgeting to interest to help them be more economically resilient. 

Noting a need for connection now more than ever, Pernille Ripp announced the Global Read Aloud choices today.

Librarians and ELA teachers can work together to strategize and develop a school-wide culture of independent reading.

Strategies to help students determine determine whether a video has been altered include analyzing what motivates people to create fakes in the first place.