As goals of information literacy have been expanded to include skills and attitudes that ultimately allow students to construct their own knowledge based on deep learning of interest to them, all of us can gain insight from professional authors who naturally incorporate those inquiry skills and attitudes into their own writing process.
The Emancipation Proclamation was announced on this day in 1862. Utilize TeachingBooks.net’s online resources, like Book Guides and Book Readings, to encourage students’ interest in and exploration of books about this part of history.
For example, read Gloria Whelan’s picture…
A educator recently let us know that she would love to hear author Kate Klise pronounce her name.
So, here it is: Kate’s Author Name Pronunciation. And, we got her sister’s too. She’s the illustrator M. Sarah Klise, with whom…
I can’t hide it: I love access to information, and I love providing access to others.
Part of providing access to information includes letting folks decide for themselves which information will meet their needs. I sometimes have to remind myself…
As the new school year begins, you and your students are probably learning a lot of new names.
Using the TeachingBooks.net Author Name Pronunciation Guide, we invite you to learn the names of hundreds of authors and illustrators. In this…
This post offers a sampling of TeachingBooks.net's recordings of favorite children's and young adult authors sharing insights about their work. In these brief audio excerpts students will hear authors express their enthusiasm for their subjects as they reveal how their passions have guided their research and writing.