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| By Gale Staff | Public librarians strive to deliver equitable learning opportunities across diverse communities. The right online learning platform lets them cater to the needs of people with a variety of goals, schedules, and backgrounds. How can you ensure language barriers don’t hinder your patrons’ access to valuable learning resources? Offer access to … Read more
| By Barbara Wexler, MPH | As the school year gets underway, kids are back in classrooms, participating in extracurricular activities, making new friends, and all too often witnessing or enduring bullying. There are steps parents, educators, and students can take to prevent and combat bullying. Successfully preventing bullying requires the concerted efforts of parents, … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Back-to-school season is a whirlwind of setting up classrooms, preparing curricula and lesson plans, and welcoming a wave of new students. Before the first bell of the school year rings, most districts usually kick off the year with professional development initiatives to put teachers in a growth mindset. Whether you … Read more
| By Jonathan Vereecke, Sr. Acquisitions Editor, Thorndike Press | Between 1950 and 2018, 95% of fiction books published in the United States were written by white authors. While the publishing industry is steadily expanding representation, there’s still a long way to go to bring readers diverse stories. To support equity, diversity, and inclusion in … Read more
| By Carol Brennan | October is an especially bountiful time to catch up with new entries added to Gale In Context: Biography, each of which aims to reflect the mission of LGBT History Month (also known as LGBTQ+ History Month) to highlight both the sacrifices and the progress of previous decades. While Gale In … Read more
| By Cynda Wood, K-12 Training Consultant | In an era of information overload and media saturation, learning to critically analyze news sources and identify bias is more essential than ever. During a presidential election, news cycles are full of coverage displaying conflicting viewpoints on the same stories and highlighting media bias across political lines. … Read more
| By J. Robert Parks | Edgar Allan Poe has been a favorite of English and language arts teachers for decades. Many who want to introduce the concept of rhyme schemes have relied on his poem “The Raven,” many who want to introduce the concepts of tone and suspense have presented “The Tell-Tale Heart,” and … Read more
| By April Angel | This article was originally published by MiddleWeb. Teachers are incredibly resourceful and resilient people, but they shouldn’t have to be all the time. Novice teachers in particular need a helping hand, a support network, and the tools and resources to make their jobs less stressful. Fortunately, there are new technologies that can … Read more
| By Chilton Staff | October is Fall Car Care Month, the perfect time to prep vehicles for the colder months ahead. ChiltonLibrary, trusted by automotive experts for over 100 years, offers comprehensive, up-to-date repair, maintenance, and service information for cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs. With 24/7 online access, your patrons can easily find vehicle … Read more
|Interview by Carly Ziegler, Marketing Manager at Gale | We are thrilled to welcome Faith Forrest, our dynamic and talented Fall 2024 intern. Faith joins us with a passion for creativity and a drive for excellence, bringing fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to our team. This season, Faith will be diving into a research project … Read more