/books Books en-US 2021 (c) 91��Ƭ����Ƶ Week Wed, 15 May 2024 22:21:13 GMT /policy-politics/district-can-deny-opt-outs-on-lgbtq-books-court-rules/2024/05 Religious parents objected to a Maryland district's policy ending opt-outs for elementary school 'storybooks' with LGBTQ+ themes. Wed, 15 May 2024 22:21:13 GMT /policy-politics/district-can-deny-opt-outs-on-lgbtq-books-court-rules/2024/05 /technology/the-best-science-fiction-to-teach-about-ai-from-teachers/2024/04 Science fiction can help students understand AI and its potential impacts, teachers say. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:57:58 GMT /technology/the-best-science-fiction-to-teach-about-ai-from-teachers/2024/04 /teaching-learning/high-schools-kids-barely-read-could-audiobooks-reverse-that-trend/2024/04 Audiobooks, long considered by some educators as "cheating," are finding a place in the high school curriculum. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:46:51 GMT /teaching-learning/high-schools-kids-barely-read-could-audiobooks-reverse-that-trend/2024/04 /leaders/2024/a-former-teacher-turns-classroom-prowess-into-partnerships-with-families Ana Pasarella maximizes her community's assets to put students first. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:01:00 GMT /leaders/2024/a-former-teacher-turns-classroom-prowess-into-partnerships-with-families /teaching-learning/one-school-district-just-pulled-1-600-books-from-its-shelves-including-the-dictionary/2024/01 And the broadening book ban attempts may drive some teachers out of the classroom. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:27:21 GMT /teaching-learning/one-school-district-just-pulled-1-600-books-from-its-shelves-including-the-dictionary/2024/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-school-librarians-cant-control-book-bans-here-are-6-things-we-can-do/2024/01 There are many challenges school librarians can’t control—book bans, for instance—but here are some productive areas we can focus on. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 22:06:25 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-school-librarians-cant-control-book-bans-here-are-6-things-we-can-do/2024/01 /leadership/parents-trust-school-librarians-to-select-books-but-theres-a-catch/2024/01 A new survey shows what parents think of school libraries and librarians following efforts throughout the country to remove books. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:42:54 GMT /leadership/parents-trust-school-librarians-to-select-books-but-theres-a-catch/2024/01 /teaching-learning/a-student-wrote-a-book-about-her-learning-disability-now-she-has-advice-for-teachers/2023/11 Zoe Kozina, 17, is the author of Your Beautiful Mind, a children’s book published this year. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:02:01 GMT /teaching-learning/a-student-wrote-a-book-about-her-learning-disability-now-she-has-advice-for-teachers/2023/11 /teaching-learning/why-i-kept-teaching-to-kill-a-mockingbird-when-others-wouldnt/2023/11 A recently retired English teacher explains why she continued to teach the classic novel after it was challenged in her district. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 22:54:41 GMT /teaching-learning/why-i-kept-teaching-to-kill-a-mockingbird-when-others-wouldnt/2023/11 /teaching-learning/scholastic-reverses-controversial-decision-to-segregate-diverse-books/2023/10 Four public school librarians and two experts said Scholastic's reversal on making diverse books optional is a step in the right direction. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 21:32:13 GMT /teaching-learning/scholastic-reverses-controversial-decision-to-segregate-diverse-books/2023/10 /teaching-learning/scholastic-book-fairs-explained-how-they-work-and-who-benefits/2023/10 What you need to know about what students can find at book fairs, who organizes them, who selects the books for them, and more. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 20:28:56 GMT /teaching-learning/scholastic-book-fairs-explained-how-they-work-and-who-benefits/2023/10 /teaching-learning/scholastic-says-schools-can-exclude-diverse-titles-from-book-fairs/2023/10 The separate collection is a response to states with laws restricting learning materials on race, gender, and sexuality. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 21:52:55 GMT /teaching-learning/scholastic-says-schools-can-exclude-diverse-titles-from-book-fairs/2023/10 /teaching-learning/opinion-no-book-bans-are-never-reasonable/2023/10 Our stories and histories deserve to be told without censorship, says this letter to the editor. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-no-book-bans-are-never-reasonable/2023/10 /teaching-learning/challenges-to-books-in-public-schools-arent-slowing-down/2023/10 As book bans continue to increase in 2023, experts say it’s crucial for educators, parents, and students to fight bans in their districts. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 20:18:32 GMT /teaching-learning/challenges-to-books-in-public-schools-arent-slowing-down/2023/10 /leadership/researchers-find-need-for-more-high-quality-culturally-relevant-curriculum/2023/09 A new report from The 91��Ƭ����Ƶ Trust examines the limited complexity of representation in children's books deemed to be high quality. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 19:42:01 GMT /leadership/researchers-find-need-for-more-high-quality-culturally-relevant-curriculum/2023/09 /teaching-learning/downloadable-choosing-grade-school-books-with-complex-representation-of-people-and-topics/2023/09 A new tool from The 91��Ƭ����Ƶ Trust helps educators think deeply about what complex representation of people, cultures, and topics means. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 19:41:30 GMT /teaching-learning/downloadable-choosing-grade-school-books-with-complex-representation-of-people-and-topics/2023/09 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-should-we-really-make-of-book-bans/2023/09 Opinions are divided on the significance of recent (and not-so-recent) efforts to remove certain books from schools. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:27:43 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-should-we-really-make-of-book-bans/2023/09 /teaching-learning/opinion-dont-worry-about-book-bans/2023/09 So-called “book bans” are a lot rarer—and more reasonable—than you might think, argue Max Eden and Jay P. Greene. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 19:20:34 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-dont-worry-about-book-bans/2023/09 /policy-politics/a-senate-committee-takes-up-school-book-wars-complete-with-sharp-partisan-divisions/2023/09 The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "book bans" included one Republican senator reading sexually explicit passages. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 20:48:49 GMT /policy-politics/a-senate-committee-takes-up-school-book-wars-complete-with-sharp-partisan-divisions/2023/09 /teaching-learning/an-iowa-district-used-ai-to-figure-out-which-books-to-ban/2023/08 An Iowa school district used AI to decide which books to ban to comply with a state law that bans materials with depictions of sex. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:34:42 GMT /teaching-learning/an-iowa-district-used-ai-to-figure-out-which-books-to-ban/2023/08 /teaching-learning/is-it-time-to-retire-harry-potter-themed-classrooms-and-libraries/2023/08 Author J.K. Rowling's comments on transgender people have left some educators uneasy about promoting the series. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:03:45 GMT /teaching-learning/is-it-time-to-retire-harry-potter-themed-classrooms-and-libraries/2023/08 /teaching-learning/shakespeare-works-should-not-be-removed-from-classrooms-florida-education-department-says/2023/08 Plans in a Florida district to reduce the works of Shakespeare to excerpts were met with derision by state education officials. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 01:42:21 GMT /teaching-learning/shakespeare-works-should-not-be-removed-from-classrooms-florida-education-department-says/2023/08 /teaching-learning/schools-in-florida-cut-back-on-shakespeare-citing-new-state-rules/2023/08 English teachers in Hillsborough County are preparing lessons with only excerpts from Shakespeare’s works to avoid anything racy or sexual. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 16:54:21 GMT /teaching-learning/schools-in-florida-cut-back-on-shakespeare-citing-new-state-rules/2023/08 /teaching-learning/opinion-i-put-an-lgbtq-book-on-my-reading-list-then-someone-filed-a-police-report/2023/07 A teacher shares three important lessons from the backlash that drove her out of her classroom. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:30:01 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-i-put-an-lgbtq-book-on-my-reading-list-then-someone-filed-a-police-report/2023/07 /teaching-learning/opinion-whose-life-experiences-are-being-disappeared-by-book-banning/2023/07 For schools to prepare students for our pluralistic democracy, we need inclusive books, writes AERA president Tyrone Howard. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 20:27:09 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-whose-life-experiences-are-being-disappeared-by-book-banning/2023/07 /teaching-learning/want-kids-to-read-in-the-summer-school-librarians-can-help/2023/07 A literacy expert breaks down factors that impact students' summer reading—-and they all involve school librarians. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 21:21:20 GMT /teaching-learning/want-kids-to-read-in-the-summer-school-librarians-can-help/2023/07 /teaching-learning/what-happened-when-students-led-fights-to-reverse-book-bans/2023/07 The stories of two student groups that found success in organizing to fight district book bans. Tue, 18 Jul 2023 20:26:38 GMT /teaching-learning/what-happened-when-students-led-fights-to-reverse-book-bans/2023/07 /teaching-learning/4-ways-to-use-comics-and-graphic-novels-to-engage-students/2023/07 A social studies teacher uses comics to make history feel relevant to his high school students. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 20:45:23 GMT /teaching-learning/4-ways-to-use-comics-and-graphic-novels-to-engage-students/2023/07 /teaching-learning/how-students-are-reacting-to-book-bans-in-their-schools/2023/06 When students know about bans, their interest in the titles increases, one-third of library staff said in a survey. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:05:21 GMT /teaching-learning/how-students-are-reacting-to-book-bans-in-their-schools/2023/06 /teaching-learning/most-library-staffers-think-no-book-should-be-banned-from-schools/2023/06 Almost two-thirds of library personnel think no topic should be off limits when it comes to library books, according to an EdWeek Research Center survey. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 21:46:42 GMT /teaching-learning/most-library-staffers-think-no-book-should-be-banned-from-schools/2023/06