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"Despite mounting attention to the threat of "fake news" on the internet and efforts nationwide to improve digital media literacy, high school students still have difficulty discerning fact from fiction online, according to new research from scholars at Stanford Graduate School of Education."

High school English teacher discusses five important benefits of reading aloud to her students. Relevant across all disciplines.

Genrefying the secondary library

"A project-based learning unit on homelessness can provide middle and high school students with valuable information and foster empathy for the unhoused."

Information Fluency is the ability to locate digital information efficiently, evaluate it effectively and use it ethically. The The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy's site provides guidance on using this process, resources and quizzes to support students in elementary, middle and high school.

High concpet digital alphabet book by de Vicq de Cumpitch. Interactive, animated and very clever!

A high school English teacher has a single accountability measure for her students' choice reading: talking to them about it.

When schools have high-quality library programs and librarians who share their expertise with the entire school community, student achievement gets a boost.

QuestGarden is an online authoring tool, community and hosting service that is designed to make it easier and quicker to create a high quality WebQuest. An account allows you to modify and create new quests. A revamp of older site.

What do you look for when selecting print texts for your high school students to teach them about visual literacy? Appropriate themes, complexity of ideas, rich and beautiful illustrations, evidence of depth and layers of meaning, a variety of text type. This post present 6 titles that meet each of those requirements with the added bonus of all being by Australian authors and illustrators. Teachers notes and essays are provided for each title

This article introduces some titles and looks at why the genre is of high interest to teens but is challenging for teachers and libraries to include. It considers the value and some teaching suggestions.

"Margaret Kristin Merga outlines her compelling research into this area. Of particular interest is the role of librarians in schools in supporting struggling readers, as these students may be increasingly disadvantaged as they move through the years of schooling. Teacher librarians provided support by identifying struggling readers, providing them with age and skill-appropriate materials, undertaking skill scaffolding supporting choice, supporting students with special needs, providing one-to-one matching, promoting access to books, enhancing the social position of books and reading, reading aloud to students, facilitating silent reading, and preparing students for high-stakes literacy testing."

CommonLit delivers high-quality, free instructional materials to support literacy development for students in grades 5-12. Our resources are: Flexible; Research-Based; Aligned to the Common Core State Standards; Created by teachers, for teachers. We believe in the transformative power of a great text, and a great question. That's why we are committed to keeping CommonLit completely free, forever. Themes include: America, comedy & tradegy, death, education, feat & paranoia, friendship & loyalty, growing up, identity, justice freedom & equality, love, man vs nature, men & women and more. Two though provoking questions posed against each.

"If your students are struggling to get into the short story, or you're pressed for time, here are some very brief stories to get you started."

"Duyvis recommended that educators, librarians and parents seek out books by disabled people. Duyvis and two librarians talked with MindShift about what else educators and caregivers should look for when selecting children's literature that represents disability and what conversations with kids about these books and about disabilities can look like. They also offered recommendations of inclusive, affirming books for kids from preschool to high school. "

"Started as a way to motivate teens to read, Free Comic Book Day @ the Library has become a favorite among students, teachers, and other staff members at our school. One of the most frustrating parts of being a high school librarian is seeing how academic work interferes with teenagers' motivation to read for fun. "

Purpose of this policy is to emphasise the importance of qualifications for a teacher librarian and to ensure the high standard of personnel engaged in information provision and foster their professional interests and aspirations.