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The play about the Salem witch trials presents a moral dilemma, but it's another canonical work centering the white, Christian, male perspective. Here are suggestions for discussion and alternate works.
The News Literacy Project senior vice president for education and SLJTeen Live! lunchtime speaker answers your queries.
Pandemic and politically polarized nation be damned, educators adjust lessons to take on escalating rhetoric, mail-in ballots, accusations of voter fraud, and more. They remain fierce advocates for engaged citizenry and will demand civil discussion whether online or in-person.
These open-source writing and drawing prompts to engage elementary students in zine making don't rely on access to the internet or books.
Concerns about challenged summer reading during quarantine; Most Challenged Books & LGBTQIA+ topics; banned books that will engage students.
Do you feel equipped to speak about race and antiracism with students? Take our mini poll and help contribute to SLJ's reporting.
How are school librarians preparing to serve students in fall 2020? Your participation will help SLJ tell the story.
Learning to read is a constitutional right, but functional literacy has never been equitably attained by Americans, says Miller. Here she offers tools of empowerment that enhance information and civic literacy.
Juneteenth isn't taught in most schools, but this year's attention could help push it into the curriculum.
Climate change education will be part of the K–12 learning standards for all subjects.
More preparation for students making the leap to high school is merited, according to middle and high school librarians. Here's how they are helping.
The redesigned database with a focus on elementary students, Gale in Context: Elementary, aims to provide individualized instruction for kids in the classroom and at home.
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is adding educational resources to her productions, starting with a learning companion to When They See Us, and more news and resources in this issue of News Bites.
From bald eaglets to jellyfish and black bear cubs, there's a whole world of nature for children to see.
A brief history of doughnuts, tips for burgeoning bread bakers, and more inspirations to get kids cooking.
More schools are consider new ways to add news literacy and SEL to their teaching. There’s never been a better time to combine these efforts.
SLJ's reporting takes stock of the pandemic's impact on school and public libraries and the kid lit community.
Pets are important companions during the pandemic. Tune into these pet- and animal-focused podcasts for some extra comfort and some fun, too.
It's easy to lose track of time and tasks in the current learning environment. Try these organizational strategies for faculty and students.
Spring research season is here. Adjust your practice to ensure students have a rich and meaningful immersion while working on year-end projects.
A panel of experts shared the best digital resources for better remote learning on SLJ's recent webcast Digital Resources for K-12: Learning in the Age of COVID.
These virtual experiences can closely connect to the curriculum, whether that means chatting with an astrophysicist or visiting the Schindler factory in Poland.
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.
Librarians have always been champions of student privacy. It’s vital to step up and provide rules for e-learning.
New Jersey high school librarian Elissa Malespina offers her insight on Smore—the basics plus some ways for librarians to use it effectively.
New Jersey high school librarian Elissa Malespina offers her insight on Wakelet—the basics plus some ways for librarians to use it effectively.
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.
Focusing on what kids can access without broadband and where they congregate online, school districts strive to engage all students.
Noting a need for connection now more than ever, Pernille Ripp announced the Global Read Aloud choices today.
Enliven lessons by discussing Supreme Court cases and challenged books.
These free and affordable learning options allow library professionals to follow their interests and dig deeper into new approaches.
A group of college, university, and public librarians released a statement outlining why they believe the extraordinary circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic meet qualifications for fair use within copyright law.
A wealth of information is available about the Holocaust, but many students don't know much about it. Educators supplement curricula by exploring patterns of genocide and the power of propaganda.
Creating a response to coronavirus-related closures has become all-consuming for educators and administrators, who are trying to find a way for students to both learn and maintain the social services schools may provide.
Librarians and ELA teachers can work together to strategize and develop a school-wide culture of independent reading.
The relatively low-priced subscription service offers an opportunity to try out a large selection of newly released titles.
These websites, books, and articles will help students dig deeper into the history of women’s suffrage.
Strategies to help students determine determine whether a video has been altered include analyzing what motivates people to create fakes in the first place.
A curricular guide for Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi, geared for educators and students, ages 12 and up.
Award-winning author, scholar, and activist Zetta Elliott (Say Her Name) explains the importance of representation, not just diversity, in literature, as well as the incredible contributions of Black women writers.
The partnership benefits the New Jersey students, who are learning accessible design and to create with empathy and imagination, as well as the blind and visually-impaired kids, who not only get to play the games but have a voice in the process.
The more we can “prove” our worth, the more librarians will be seen as an important partner in schools.
News looks different depending on the device it's viewed on. Educators need to address that, say Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins in the first article in a series on news literacy.
Debates over leveling focus on how to best teach reading versus how to foster passionate readers who choose their own books. How did we get here?
With educational intent, role-playing games can provide a narrative that holds students' attention and be customized to teach specific lessons.
A middle school librarian and makerspace teacher planned a unit focused on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
The best go beyond challenging to engage players on a number of levels: through distinct but readable design, evolving mechanics or difficulty, and repetitive but soothing soundtracks.
In the last few years, there's been a rise in YA anthologies hitting shelves, and the trend isn't slowing down. Librarians weigh in on these books' popularity and how to use them in schools and public programming.
Students have traditionally accepted information in textbooks without question. But In high schools throughout the country, that's starting to change.
When even the most esoteric information is only a Siri question away, why waste time memorizing anything? Neuroscience can give us some clues as to why.
The New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project and companion curriculum is being used by teachers to change the narrative of American history lessons in the classroom.
These inquiry lessons are ideal for elementary school teachers and librarians seeking a carefully organized suite of materials that offer hands-on, phenomenon-based science instruction.
Audio offers great potential as a connected learning tool. Here's what you need to get started.
After receiving requests from parents, Osmo has created an educational game for children age 3-5 that seamlessly weaves digital and physical play.
The concepts of flow, community, and nonverbal communication are explored in three intriguing and artistically daring games.
After her son died by suicide in April, Michelle Oliver collaborated with an English teacher to look at Shakespeare's famous "love story" in a new way and to teach her students about suicide awareness.
Hours of research and conversations with survivors aided the author as she pieced together the tragic story a 1940 attack on a ship carrying children from war-torn England to Canada.
Migrant kids in foster care and secure holding facilities will get books thanks to a new grant from First Book, plus coming titles from Lois Lowry and Megan Rapinoe, and more news.
Inspiring projects, discussions of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and creating with—not just consuming—augmented and virtual reality were just some of the highlights of ISTE 2019.
A selection of recently published titles consider race and the imagination, girl-positive libraries, career programming, and other topics.
If nature walks with your students aren't part of your curriculum, recent studies will convince you to change that.
A trio of games that complement this year’s Collaborative Summer Reading theme emphasize the need for players to work together when faced with galactic danger.
A new tool to help teach students which news outlets to trust; the UN releases its second book club list; and libraries are having their moment on Jeopardy!
Colby Sharp, one of the creators of the first Nerd Camp, offers his advice for hosting your own version of the popular education camps with a literacy twist.
In Syosset, NY, the new library area is four spaces in one, combining to create a center that meets different needs for students, models lifelong learning, and helps educators transition to new ways of teaching.
New research offers compelling evidence that suggests we should make more use of podcasts, while a podcast search engine makes it easy. Here are three curated lists that dovetail with this year's summer reading theme.
Education may be part of the solution to stopping the incidence of anti-semitic harassment, vandalism, and physical assaults at schools.
A New Jersey school book club read titles connected to an immigration and refugee theme then took a walking tour of a New York City neighborhood to help bring the text to life.
Multiple book awards were announced, FlipGrid revs up for another student voice bus tour, and Follett has launched a new learning platform.
Julia Torres challenged faculty to bring students to the school's collection and make independent reading part of the campus culture.
A one-stop Earth Day resource list to help with programming and lesson plan needs.
As schools enter standardized testing season and student stress levels rise, these tools can help them get centered and relax.
Globe-trotting gumshoes use map skills and AR in this new addition to Osmo's hands-on learning collection.
Our brains are neurologically hardwired for stories, and a story-rich life is one key to building strong social-emotional learning skills.
Build a Better World Through Games and VR? Find Out in the SLJ ISTE Webcast on ‘Game-Based Learning’
Can games and game-like experiences promote a better world—both in and out of the classroom? Find out Wednesday, April 3, as “Game-Based Learning: Ideas for the Classroom & Library" starts a new series of #SLJISTE webcasts.
As climate change activists continue the history of younger generations standing up and demanding change, they ask educators to support them with comprehensive curriculum and honest discussion.
Exciting new communication features—including an LED light matrix—are the standout elements of the Sphero BOLT, the latest in the company's line of robots that teach kids to code.
Favorite websites from an educator and founding member of the organization Florida Citizens for Science.
The new initiative with "Dog Man" and "Captain Underpants" creator Dav Pilkey focuses on the importance of reading being fun. This year the week is March 25-29.
A variety of online resources can help with planning for Women's History Month.
The user-friendly design, conversational yet well-documented text, and dependable suggested resources will appeal to adolescents. The site also effectively addresses topics teens may feel more comfortable researching privately, making it a solid choice for most libraries serving high school students.
The strongest partnerships show the depth of librarians’ expertise, enrich curricula, and engage students in deep learning.
Julia Guthrie uses technology and kid lit to bring the world to her classroom and students.
With systemic harassment and assault in the news, educators are working age appropriate lessons about boundaries, safety, and sexual assault into the school day.
This fall, as we’ve traveled around New York State doing workshops for librarians and teachers on the Common Core State Standards, we’ve been living and breathing the new education standards.
As a teenager, I lived in two worlds: the traditional Bengali heritage inside our home and the contemporary California of my suburban peers.
Sometimes the gap between those two worlds seemed huge. Apple pie? Didn’t taste it till I got to college. Our kitchen smelled of mustard-seed oil, turmeric, and cardamom. Bikinis? No way. A one-piece bathing suit felt too revealing (and still does). My mother never showed her legs in public, even when she eventually shelved her sarees in favor of jeans and long skirts. Dating? Fuhgeddaboudit. My parents’ marriage was arranged, and the clan expected the same for me.
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