Every day, young writers explore their dreams on the page with the support of 826. That’s why we’re thrilled to partner with The New York Times best-selling author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jason Reynolds to launch For Every One on 826 Digital. The film, featuring Jason performing his powerful poem, premieres today on 826 Day, August 26, marking a Read More…
Month: August 2020
Checkology
Checkology Equipping students with valuable skills The Checkology virtual classroom is a browser-based platform where middle school and high school students learn how to navigate today’s challenging information landscape by developing news literacy skills. Through its lessons, educators equip their students with tools to evaluate and interpret information and to determine what they can trust, Read More…
ActivelyLearn
ActivelyLearn While the premium version is no longer free–the Free Version offers access to a plethora of awesome articles to be used for critical reading, current events, discussion starters, supplemental material, or sub plans. The News and Articles section gathers current events, timely topics arranged by genre, high interest, popular assignments, Politics and Government, Technology, Read More…
Listening Comprehension & Listenwise
https://listenwise.com/ Premium version is free for 30 days The Free Version offers current events podcasts and the ability to share those podcasts to Google Classroom Listenwise is a website filled with public radio stories covering current and historical events. If you’re looking for ways to bring history to students, these stories provide interesting narrative and great music Read More…
Distance Learning with BrainPop Webinar
Distance learning is quickly becoming a reality for millions of students as schools around the world close temporarily due to the coronavirus. Meeting the challenges of teaching and learning remotely requires being flexible, having vision, and thinking creatively about how best to support students. In this webinar, we demonstrate how to leverage BrainPOP”s resources to Read More…
New Nonfiction of 2020
2020 Nonfiction Social Studies & Biography 2020 Nonfiction Science
Complementing the Classics
Penguin Books showcases 12 titles that could be paired with or replace some old standards Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram Dig by A.S. King The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera Lovely War by Julie Berry Patron Saints Read More…
Digital Literacy Lessons from Teaching Tolerance
These lessons can help students build the skills and dispositions they need to become safe and savvy internet users. Visit the Teaching Tolerance Digital Literacy Framework to see each lesson sorted by skill. Analyzing How Words Communicate Bias This lesson, part of the Digital Literacy series, focuses on teaching students to identify how writers can Read More…
Epic Books-Free Ebooks and AudioBooks–Fiction and NonFiction
Free for Teachers–From 6 am to 3 pm Monday through Friday, through June 2021. In school or remotely Free at home-2 additional hours of access for families with “Epic Access” Student access from almost any computer, tablet or smartphone. Easy to use for 1-on-1 & shared devices with just a class code. It says it Read More…
Why Representation Matters — A Chat With the Librarian of Congress
In this episode, Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden talks with host Suzanne McCabe about the importance of representation for young readers. Dr. Hayden is the first woman and first African American to serve as head of the Library of Congress, the world’s largest library. She also discusses the Library’s Rosa Parks exhibition, which sheds Read More…