| By Traci Cothran | “It might be corny to say we act like it’s Teacher Appreciation Week EVERY week here at Gale, but I’m saying it anyway: WE LOVE TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, AND ALL EDUCATORS!” I wrote that line last year, and this sentiment seems more poignant than ever, as educators have had to quickly … Read more
| By Kristine Krapp | Did you forget about it this year? We don’t blame you. As the COVID-19 global pandemic has taken over our news channels, social outlets, and late-night worries, sometimes it’s hard to think beyond getting through each day. I don’t know about you, but I haven’t organized my closets or taught … Read more
| By Jacqueline Longe, Sr. Content Developer, Gale | When Y2K was on everyone’s mind, so was health information for Gale Content Developers. Twenty years ago, the first edition of The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (GEM) was published. Conceived after the success of The Gale Encyclopedia of Science, GEM was cutting edge for the time … Read more
| By Heather Hayes | Having been thrust into this unchartered territory, we can feel like a broken compass, where the directional needle spins aimlessly. No matter how hard we try to navigate or aim the compass, the arrow doesn’t steer us toward our desired path. We become lost, anxious, and afraid, grasping for much-needed tools to … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Whether in the traditional library or classroom environment, or delivering a remote learning experience, school librarians and teachers must continuously collaborate to ensure students successfully meet learning objectives. Help ensure student success by giving educators a better way to approach lesson planning. Gale In Context: For Educators allows teachers to … Read more
| By Tara Blair | As a longtime Gale employee, I wasn’t surprised when I caught word of the company’s plans to assemble hundreds of gift boxes for the children at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. The boxes were to be filled with crafts, activity books, puzzles, and games during a team building … Read more
| By Gintas Bradunas, Product Manager, Gale | Seemingly overnight, the world has become home to millions of new online learners as schools go virtual. Now the challenge for educators is to ensure a health emergency does not also result in learning loss. The good news is online learning can be as or more effective … Read more
| By Phil Faust | Full disclosure: I work for Gale and have been developing products for more than a decade now. This background and awareness of the resources libraries offer from Gale and other providers is probably my greatest advantage during this pandemic. I’m one of those people who knows that the library is much like … Read more
| Lindsey Gervais, Digital Pedagogy Specialist, Gale | How do libraries adapt their internal and external processes in the virtual space? What are the major things to consider when creating a virtual reference center at public libraries and schools in the midst of these stressful times? In partnership with the American Library Association (ALA), we … Read more
| By Klaudia Janek, MLIS, School Librarian, International Academy, Bloomfield Hills, MI | Are you feeling overwhelmed with suddenly being thrown into homeschooling and the online learning world? I am! As a high school librarian, most of my days are spent with high school resources and working with high school students on research and finding the … Read more