5 Tips and Tricks for Teaching Research in Elementary

Kelly Hincks

2023-05-16 09:00 AM

Research in early elementary? Yep! You bet!  Teaching research skills to students at any age can be a large task, but with elementary students, it takes a unique approach.  Here are five tips and tricks I have learned for teaching... Read More ›

Form Versus Function: Learning to Appreciate Beauty

Steve Tetreault

2023-05-15 09:00 AM

"Get a Haircut!" Let me start with a short story:  When I graduated college, I had hair down to my shoulders. It drove my conservative dad nuts (which was some of the point). At one point, after several interviews with... Read More ›

Soft Censorship Scenarios – What Would You Do?

AASL/ALSC/YALSA Joint Committee on School Library/Public Library Cooperation

2023-05-10 09:00 AM

Last month, the AASL/ALSC/YALSA Joint Committee shared soft censorship self-reflection questions to help us to gauge our understanding and feelings about censorship and self-censorship. This month, we're offering scenarios to think through and prepare for these types of situations. We... Read More ›

Are We Too Late for Information Literacy?

Leslie Maniotes

2023-05-09 09:59 AM

[SPONSORED CONTENT] In March of 2023 there was an outcry from tech leaders to place a hold on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The message came through loud and clear because of a race to release AI on social media platforms and... Read More ›

Popular Verse Poetry For Teens

Elizabeth Libberton

2023-05-05 09:00 AM

Verse poetry novels cover a wide variety of topics, are a unique reading format, and can be engaging for more reluctant readers.  Over the past few years there has been a rise in the amount of really great verse poetry... Read More ›