Some Thoughts about Writing for Knowledge Quest

Steve Tetreault

2023-12-05 09:00 AM

A Preface After I finished writing this piece, I realized it sounded like a retirement announcement. I assure you, that is not the case! Rather, a moment of reflection about my experience writing for KQ grew into a bit of... Read More ›

Resurrecting Drop Everything And Read

Hannah Byrd Little

2023-11-20 09:00 AM

The Headlines This year, I partnered with the English Department Chair at my school, Kevin Finn, to launch a schoolwide reading initiative. Kevin and I noticed headlines everywhere we looked:  "Why Aren't We Reading Anymore? Americans are Losing Interest in... Read More ›

4 Ways to Use the 4 Levels of Collaboration

Kelly Hincks

2023-11-17 09:55 AM

Recently, I had the opportunity to present a roundtable session at the Michigan Association of School Librarians (MASL) conference.  During this session, I shared information about the 4 Levels of Collaboration for Teachers and Librarians.  Then participants played a game... Read More ›

Reconsidering "Diverse" As A Category

Steve Tetreault

2023-11-15 09:00 AM

"Why is this such an issue?" I recently saw a post online that got me thinking. Someone wondered why it was such a big deal that a certain national book vendor was offering a "diverse books" collection that could be... Read More ›

Let's teach students the world is round and not flat

Leanne Ellis

2023-11-14 09:00 AM

Because of the title of this post, you probably think I'm advocating to teach students facts and not conspiracy theories, the Flat Earth Movement being a well-known one, along with the moon landing, JFK, etc. And you would be correct:... Read More ›