Booklist Webinar: Literacy Development: How to Avoid COVID Slide & Digital Divide Pitfalls

| By Gale Staff | Looking for a simple and proven way to build confidence, stamina, and literacy outcomes for struggling readers? How about a format that addresses the equity challenges at the forefront of our minds in the current COVID-slide reality? In this lively program, Booklist and Thorndike Press, from Gale, a Cengage company, … Read more

Honoring Justice Ginsburg’s Legacy of Advancing Equality

| By Harmony Faust | Landmark cases argued before the SCOTUS and decided from the bench broke new ground U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020, at the age of 87, leaving behind a matchless body of work and rulings that have changed the course of history for American … Read more

Discover More About Recent Enhancements to Miss Humblebee’s Academy

| By Gale Staff | Tap into the natural excitement and curiosity of children ages three to six with a fun and interactive learning solution, Miss Humblebee’s Academy. Recent enhancements and new features provide online and offline opportunities to prepare young learners for kindergarten proficiency while introducing key concepts in math, science and social studies, … Read more

Product Update: Gale OneFile

New Titles Added to the Gale OneFile Collections in August 2020 | By Gale Staff | Gale Academic OneFile 19: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century (Ubiquity Press Ltd.) Peer reviewed Clinical Trials in Degenerative Diseases (Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd.) Peer reviewed Clinical Trials in Orthopedic Disorders (Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. … Read more

The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

| By Carol Brennan | Few American women have attained in their lifetime the revered and folkloric status of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020), only the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Appointed to the bench in 1993, Ginsburg spent the next 27 years as one of the last remaining liberal-leaning associate justices … Read more

eBooks: Creating Equity in a World with Distance Learning

| By Christine Schneider | Navigating the digital world has definitely come to the forefront for K-12 schools during the pandemic. Seasoned teachers who had limited experience with integrated digital content found themselves struggling with which resources to use and how to pivot toward teaching remotely. With many K-12 schools incorporating some form of distance … Read more

Gale Presents: Udemy Answers the Call with Updated EDI Courses

| By Gale Staff | Unconscious bias is all around us, though we don’t often realize it. Gail Tolstoi-Miller, CEO of Consultnetworx and Udemy instructor, writes, “An unconscious bias is when incorrect and often biased judgments about people occur due to stereotyping. These types of biases are so ingrained in our culture and society they often … Read more

Read Aloud, Reach Out, Make Global Connections

| By Gale Staff | Students around the world have been challenged in unforeseen ways in 2020. Now, as they embark on a new school year in various environments, the need to be engaged and connected is undeniable. Educators, parents, grandparents – all are invited to participate in Global Read Aloud 2020, a free resource … Read more