By Shauna Darbyshire, Reference Associate | June 2019 My relationship with comics has developed and strengthened over the years. Like many 90s kids, I grew up with Archie, X-Men, Garfield, Charlie Brown, Spider-Man and Calvin & Hobbes. I then began delving into manga (Japanese comics) in my tween years. From these early reading explorations, […]
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Category: Education
Editorial: Up in the sky…It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a…book? Why we need reading heroes
Each of us has an opportunity to become a superhero: a reading hero. It’s time to support all the book and reading champions among us.
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Point of View: Lynn Gagnon, District Media Specialist, Keystone Local School District
OverDrive Education talks with Lynn Gagnon, District Media Specialist for northern Ohio’s Keystone Local School District.
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Though there’s still a long way to go to achieve true equality in publishing, 2018 saw increases in both digital readership and sales of content created by authors that come from a diverse background.
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By Ge-Anne Bolhuis, Instructional Technology Specialist & Media Specialist Liaison | March 2019 The tables are set. Silverware gleams, tablecloths are elegantly draped and the place settings shine. The main course is perfectly plated, and students’ eyes widen in wonder as the hostesses, School Library Media Specialist Sonya Thompson and seventh grade language arts […]
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Point of View: Dr. Michael Daria & Andrew Maxey, Tuscaloosa City Schools
Perspectives on Reading speaks with Superintendent Dr. Michael Daria and Director of Special Programs Andrew Maxey of the Tuscaloosa City Schools (AL). Providing instruction to more than 10,000 PreK-12 students across 21 schools, the district has recently embraced a renewed focus on literacy.
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Total checkouts from K-12 digital collections have spiked by 43% since last year.
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A maturity or content-specific rating system hasn’t been developed on a national level and is needed to guide parents – and may be able to prevent censorship.
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Raiders Read was born from the shared desire of two Eastern Lebanon County School District (PA) educators to bridge the gap between primary and high school-age students and create a unified sense of pride.
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Point of View: Brian Seymour, Director of Instructional Technology of Pickerington LSD
Adam Eberle speaks with Director of Instructional Technology Brian Seymour of the Pickerington Local School District. Pickerington is the largest district in Ohio to go fully 1:1 and has shifted to a personalized learning approach that Seymour has termed “tradigital learning.”