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SEL & Beyond: Self-Awareness

Welcome to the second blog post of our six-part blog/webinar series on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) for grades K–12. We’ll guide you through the “what, where, when, why and… read more →

SEL & Beyond: Self-Awareness “Name That Emotion” Strategy

NAME THAT EMOTION Grades K–12 Competencies addressed: Self-Awareness – Self-Management – Relationship Skills Purpose One of the first steps to becoming self-aware is being able to identify and understand our… read more →

SEL & Beyond: Self-Awareness HeART Project Strategy

HeART PROJECT Grades K–12 Competencies addressed: Self-Awareness – Relationship Skills Purpose Support students to identify what they love and value. Create connections with classmates and teachers by sharing their finished… read more →

SEL & Beyond: Self-Awareness Personal Timeline Strategy

PERSONAL TIMELINE Grades 3–12 Competencies addressed: Self-Awareness – Social Awareness – Relationship Skills  Purpose Support students to identify and evaluate important events in their lives. This allows students the opportunity… read more →

International School Librarians: Distance Teaching Across Time Zones

Let’s be honest. In normal times, there are plenty of people who think that school librarians just sit around reading books all day. Or worse, they believe that we only… read more →

Webinar Q&A: Navigating the News Landscape with the Media Bias Chart

In our recent webinar on Navigating the News Landscape with the Media Bias Chart, Vanessa Otero, CEO of Ad Fontes Media, discussed the challenges educators face in teaching students how… read more →

Introduction to Social and Emotional Learning

While social and emotional learning (SEL) has been around for a long time, it is quickly becoming one of the most talked about topics in education. If you’re like us,… read more →

Take a Look at the Redesigned Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center!

The 2020 career landscape is changing fast, with new opportunities, new challenges, and new expectations. With that in mind, Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center has been completely reimagined to meet the needs… read more →

It’s Here! In-Depth Guidance for Conducting Online Information Literacy Classes

In 2018, Credo released our IL Strategy Handbook. It was written (by me!) to help Credo’s customers and other librarians to begin or improve an information literacy program at a… read more →

Do’s and Don’ts of Virtual Interviewing

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most companies have switched to virtual interviewing. And to ace your virtual interviews, you need to know what to do as well as what not… read more →

Thinking about Racial Equity in Libraries

Recently we’ve been seeing more conversations on racial equity/inequity in the workplace, including our associations such as the American Library Association. The increase of police brutality against Black people and… read more →

Not So Fast: Busting Some Popular Myths around Social-Emotional Learning

Several months ago—back when our pre-pandemic world was generally open for business—I delivered a presentation about social-emotional learning at a statewide conference during which I spoke about how Infobase’s products… read more →