"Reading should never be viewed as a punishment and teachers should be wary of prioritising 'highbrow' books, says teacher of English Alan Gillespie"

"These simple creativity challenges can encourage students to have the mindset of an artist, a designer, and a change-maker."

"Teachers need ways to connect with peers, exchange ideas, collaborate and share resources, and engage in meaningful discussions."

"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. "

"Because of the potentially negative-and sometimes downright scary-nature of teaching about extreme weather, environmental disasters, and climate change, the teachers we saw in action made time to highlight uplifting trends or actionable strategies to give students a sense of hope and agency."

"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. "

"The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a road map created by the United Nations for world development and a better future for all. The goals were established in 2015 with the aim of reaching them by 2030, so this is the halfway mark and a great time to think about what we're doing to help achieve these goals."

"Do you have a sufficient number of nonfiction books in your classroom or school library to meet the reading needs of students? There's an increasing amount of evidence that students not only enjoy nonfiction but are actively seeking it. There's also some indication that elementary students in particular may prefer nonfiction material by a wide margin, compared with adults. Yet, classroom collections and school libraries often don't reflect this reality."

" 5 pieces of content on the topic of supporting reading from researchers in Australia and from overseas. In the resources below, you can access information on guidance given to primary schools in England on the early stages of teaching reading, read an open access research paper on a survey of over 500 educators who shared how they support students with reading difficulties, and look at an article that offers a deep dive into phonemic proficiency. "

"The project Exploring Problem Based Learning in Schools has identified 4 principles which inform PBL in STEM education: a) flexible knowledge, skills, and capabilities; (b) active and strategic metacognitive reasoning; (c) collaboration based on intrinsic motivation; and (d) problems embedded in real and rich contexts."

"These strategies help elementary students grapple with the very large numbers involved in talking about time and space."

"Fostering investigative conversation in grades K-2 isn't easy, but it can be a great vehicle to promote critical thinking."

"Audiobooks allow students to enjoy books above their reading level, introducing them to engaging stories that will hook them for life"

"some great reasons to persevere with reading aloud in the classroom - and, to make it easier, has put together some terrific tips for choosing a novel that will work well as a class read-aloud."

"How can we support reading aloud in the early years, at school and at home? And how does reading aloud affect our lives in the long term? In this episode of the research files, I'm joined by Professor Emerita Rosemary Johnston AM from the University of Technology in Sydney. Today we'll be unpacking some of the research on the benefits and joys of reading aloud, how it impacts our learning, and how we can continue to support reading aloud at school and at home. "

"Book Chats offer students an interesting and enjoyable opportunity to engage with and respond to fiction with their peers."

"While recycling for the benefit of the environment is always a go-to option, here are some creative ideas for what you can do with old book copies and other ephemera that will hopefully appeal to the booklover and artist alike."

"The latest playlist that I've created is titled Digital Mapping. The playlist currently contains 45 tutorial videos covering more than just Google Maps. In the playlist you'll find tutorials on things like NatGeo Mapmaker, Felt Maps, USGS map tools, making animated maps, and much more. Some highlights from the playlist are embedded below. "

"As I read their writings, the extent of my students' eco-grief, a term used by mental health professionals to describe feelings of loss related to changes in the environment, became clear to me. It wasn't particularly surprising. But it was the first time I had really paused and thought explicitly about how our youth's developing minds were being impacted by the climate crisis."

"How to Teach Infographic Literacy There are plenty of ways to teach infographics in the classroom, but most experts and researchers believe in slowly scaffolding students' understanding of them in thoughtful ways. "