Many parents and educators are discovering audiobooks just might offer a viable solution to capturing students’ attention, providing an effective compromise between entertainment and education.
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Category: Education
Point of View: Thomas Nixon, Library Services Manager, Fresno Unified School District
OverDrive Education talks with Thomas Nixon, Library Services Manager for the Fresno Unified School District (CA). Thomas discusses serving a diverse student body, using government relief funds to expand access to reading, social media as an outreach tool and more.
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Zakiya Dalila Harris has taken the literary world by storm with her debut novel, The Other Black Girl. The title was an instant New York Times bestseller and has received critical acclaim from every corner of the internet.
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Over the past few years, amid shrinking budgets and increasing operating costs from higher student enrollments, school libraries and librarians are often some of the first victims when the time comes to cut spending.
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We are dedicated to engaging in ongoing publisher advocacy seeking to deliver a digital book lending model that satisfies and balances the interests of all our partners. Have we reached the “Holy Grail?” Not yet, but our quest continues.
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A conscious effort to increase representation in K-12 schools has never been more necessary, particularly in the wake of 2020’s months-long global protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Know your PAM score and improve population health
Population health starts with population literacy.
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Brad Meltzer is the type of creator who comes around once in a generation. His ability to create stories for readers of all ages is a rare gift he has crafted through years of tireless research and practice.
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A major way people are educating themselves about racial injustice is through books.
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Point of View: Suzi Tonini, Supervisor of Collection Development, Library Services, Denver Public Schools
OverDrive Education talks with Suzi Tonini, Supervisor of Collection Development, Library Services for the Denver Public Schools. Suzi discusses the importance of authentic representation in literature, the district’s partnership with the Denver Public Library, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and much more.
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