All students deserve to see their stories reflected in the books they read. When you fill your classroom library with a rich variety of inclusive titles that represent your students and their experiences, along with books depicting situations that they never see or hear about in their everyday lives, you help every reader feel welcome and accepted. […]
At this point, many of us are fairly settled into living under the restrictions of coronavirus (COVID-19) protection. The everyday practice of remote teaching might even feel somewhat normal now, but that doesn’t lessen the loss you feel when you find yourself missing your students.
Emotional closure won’t be easy to come by as the school year wraps up, and […]
Has one of your colleagues recently gone out of their way to make your day brighter? We’re talking lesson plan help, book recommendations, distance learning support or care packages on your porch. Perhaps you have that one work friend who always listens when you need to vent. Maybe you had a teacher who made a […]
It’s no secret that graphic novels are growing increasingly popular with the students of today. A quick scroll through our recent post, The Most Popular Titles in Booksource Classroom for Every Grade, will show that an overwhelming amount of these titles are being checked out of classroom libraries across the country.
Fortunately, this genre also provides […]
A vast majority of school districts across the country are closed because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As a leader in your school or district, it’s up to you to provide direction and leadership, even though you are dealing with this unprecedented situation by figuring it out in real time. From addressing the equity issues that come with remote learning to figuring out how to keep kids fed while school is closed to planning for the 2020-2021 school year, we know there […]
This blog was originally published on October 24, 2016 and received an update on March 24, 2020.
As educators and advocates for literacy, our efforts focus primarily on the day-to-day school environment. But to inspire a love of reading and have a positive impact on the literacy skills of today’s students, there’s one crucial ally we need […]
Your school has closed to follow social distancing recommendations due to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Suddenly, you’re asked to teach using digital tools, and you feel like a fish out of water. You’re not even sure where to begin when the articles take over your social media timelines.
All this new information can be overwhelming, so we want to help by compiling a list of resources! We […]
With the closing of many schools across the country due to the increasing threat of coronavius (COVID-19), numerous educators are facing the prospect of e-learning becoming the norm for the foreseeable future. Lesson plans are changing with little to no notice, and we at Booksource want to help support you as the situation evolves.
Below you […]
As most of us in the realm of education are patently aware, the root issues facing struggling readers vary greatly, and the level and severity of the “struggling” does as well, which makes it difficult to proclaim that there is “a” solution for addressing these readers’ needs. But, as educators, we’re also quite attuned to […]
To celebrate the 190th birthday of the Father of Science Fiction (don’t tell H.G. Wells I said that), we’re giving away classroom sets of one of his most thrilling tales of adventure and improbable geology: Journey to The Center of the Earth!
And to get you in the Jules Verne mood, here are 5 fun facts […]
