Tara Blair

Tara Blair is a Digital Marketing Specialist for Gale, a Cengage Company. In her spare time, she is a total crime junkie and spends her days listening to podcasts—especially those of the unsolved.

School Library Connection Reviews: UXL Ignition Science: Collaborative Projects

| By Gale Staff | UXL Ignition Science: Collaborative Projects addresses the changing landscape of how students assimilate content. This collection stands apart in the world of science education with nearly 70 projects that include step-by-step instructions, budget, and timetable estimations, expected outputs, and measures for evaluating success. Later this year, School Library Connection (SLC) will publish their … Read more

Maine State Library Provides Residents Free Access to New Digital Resources

| By Tara Blair, Digital Marketing Coordinator, Gale | The mission of the Maine State Library is to help people, make their libraries stronger, and transform information into knowledge. To further their mission, the Maine State Library recently teamed up with Gale to provide free access to Gale digital resources to all Maine citizens. Watch as James Ritter, Maine … Read more

Upland High School Boosts Student Performance

| By Tara Blair, Digital Marketing Coordinator, Gale | As the landscape of education is shifting to support changes in curriculum, the need to access the most up-to-date information becomes all that more important. To answer this need and achieve state performance standards, learn how Upland High School used digital resources like Gale’s Student Resources … Read more

Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools: Putting Young Learners on a Path to Discovery

| By Tara Blair, Digital Marketing Coordinator, Gale | Getting kids excited about research is no easy task! But library media specialist Angie Jameson is working hard to create a dedicated space for research that keeps students engaged with content in every subject. Located just outside of Cleveland, Ohio, Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools focuses … Read more

Just Published: Infectious Diseases: In Context

| By Gale Staff | See what’s different and recognize global impact. The second edition of Infectious Diseases: In Context is here! Why are we so excited? This edition provides a timely update to the 2008 first edition and covers the diseases, issues, and events critical to understanding the scientific study of infectious diseases. It … Read more

Amazing Gale Videos, In Context

| By Traci Cothran | We know there are many different ways students learn, and visual learners often respond to a video format. Our Gale products offer a wide selection of videos—including those from NASA, The New York Times, and Frontline (to name just a few) and covering speeches, fashion, interviews, and even recipes!  We’ve … Read more

Kids InfoBits Meets the Needs of Young Students

| By Gale Staff | Kids InfoBits is the perfect educational product for today’s young learners. It is a content-rich, authoritative, easy-to-use digital resource featuring age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics. The modern design and simple navigation make it easy for users to explore content and gain comfort with database … Read more

Lead with Burgess 3: New Professional Development Content from Dave Burgess Consulting

| By Nicole Albrecht | As a lifelong learner, and former teacher, it is hard not to get excited when new content is released on GVRL. On August 10th, 2018, Dave Burgess Consulting’s third PD collection was released on GVRL. I had the pleasure of speaking with Shelley Burgess, Dave Burgess’ wife, business partner, and … Read more

Start the School Year Strong

| By Gale Staff | Raise your hand if you’re ready for the school year! With a new school year comes new lesson plans, new challenges—and more opportunities to empower success. At Gale, we’re here to help you start—and finish—the year strong. Take eBooks for example, to help you overcome the barriers to successfully implementing … Read more