Keep the Light On
ALA’s State of America’s Libraries Report hit newsstands last week, noting, “Never have our nation’s libraries played such a pivotal …
Participate in Poem in Your Pocket Day!
It’s time to find your favorite poem and tell everyone why you love it. Thursday April 18th is Poem in Your …
The Ways of a Challenge
A book challenge is personal. A teacher hears someone telling them that their values—the values that led to their use …
Celebrate National Library Week 2019
National Library Week is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library …
The Pen Is Mighty Indeed
Why else would people take writing so seriously? Some think writing so powerful that their children will turn into sorcerers …
Humor in the Classroom
Bruce A. Goebel, author of Humor Writing: Activities for the English Classroom, says that incorporating humor writing into the classroom …
Knowledge Burning
It’s hard to have grown up in the 50s and 60s as I did and not have been aware of …
World Theater Day
World Theatre Day was created in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI), an organization founded by UNESCO. Celebrated annually on …
Celebrating World Poetry Day
As a classroom teacher, at this time of year I always looked forward to April and to teaching poetry during …
Latest on the First Amendment on Campus
Free speech on college campuses is in the news again—from complaints from “right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro [who] is pushing back …