Halloween History: Origins of Tricks and Treats

| By Gale Staff | Take Your Students on a Journey with Gale In Context Resources Classrooms in October are packed with fake cobwebs, snack-size candy bars, and other delightful Halloween decor and treats. For elementary school teachers, the last week in October is the perfect time to create fun Halloween lesson plans and activities … Read more

British Broadcasting Company (BBC) Celebrates Its Centennial

| By J. Robert Parks | On October 18, 1922, the British Broadcasting Company was founded. Known throughout the world as the BBC, it was originally a private company that was granted a monopoly on wireless communication. Of course, in those days, wireless communication had nothing to do with cell phones or texting. Instead, it … Read more

New Titles for Gale OneFile, October 2022

|By Gale Staff| Gale Academic OneFile AI in Civil Engineering (Springer)   ejHaem (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Peer-reviewed JGH Open (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Peer-reviewed Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Peer-reviewed Journal of Diabetes Investigation (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Peer-reviewed Journal of General and Family Medicine … Read more

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with For Students

| By Sarah Robertson | Hispanic and Latino literature reflect the evolving cultures, histories, and challenges of people of Latin American descent. As we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, it’s worth reflecting on some of the notable authors, genres, and themes found in the Hispanic literary canon. Hispanic literature draws from a rich and complex … Read more

Teaching Students U.S. Culture and History, State by State

| By Elizabeth Mohn | Each state and territory in the United States has a unique history and culture that contribute to the larger American national identity. By encouraging students to learn about the country’s 50 individual states, teachers can help students learn more about the country as a whole. Gale In Context: Elementary has … Read more

New Updates to Gale Pages

|By Gale Staff| Gale Pages, your library’s free webpage to house all virtual learning content, has recently received enhancements! Changes have been made to both the user experience and the studio editor, allowing for faster and simpler navigation and updating. What’s New: USER EXPERIENCE Faster page load time Improved accessibility and user interface High-res icons … Read more

Redesign the Future of Education with ESSER Funds

|By Heather Bassett| As schools settle into the new year, educators return to prepandemic conditions: fewer masks and less social distancing, but with much greater expectations to reinvent education and much greater obstacles to reintegrate students into the social and academic aspects of school. Education is not like it was in 2019. The recent National … Read more

Banned Books Week: What Students Should Know

|By Elizabeth Mohn| Every September, the American Library Association (ALA) celebrates controversial books and people’s enjoyment of them during Banned Books Week. Usually held during the last full week of September,  Banned Books Week 2022 is September 18–24. The ALA began to commemorate Banned Books Week in the 1980s, when the organization noticed an increase … Read more