4 Reasons Your Classroom Needs Learn360
There’s a special magic to engaging students throughout the school year, with teachers striving to create new worlds within their classrooms that inspire even the most reticent students to expand learning potential. Transform your classroom into a magical learning experience with Learn360. For educators, the modern classroom can be an exciting and overwhelming place. Teachers […]
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with Infobase
From September 15 to October 15 each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the achievements, histories, traditions, and cultural diversity of Hispanic/Latino/Latinx Americans, whose heritage is rooted in Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Support and teach Hispanic heritage and culture with our authoritative, engaging, and unbiased […]
Plan Your Academic Year with the Issues & Controversies
Make back-to-school unit planning easier with Infobase. For resources to help teach critical-thinking skills, analytical writing, and civics and history for this year’s classes, turn to Issues & Controversies and Issues & Controversies in History. Perfect for in-class debates, writing assignments, and research, these two acclaimed, authoritative resources present both sides of contemporary issues and […]
Teach Elementary Students about “Technology & You”
Children are introduced to new technologies—especially digital devices, like phones and tablets—at younger and younger ages. One study found that, of a group of parents with a child under 12, more than one-third said that their child started interacting with a smartphone before age 5. As this continues to happen, the need to integrate technology […]
Explore Space with Infobase
“Tranquility Base, here. The Eagle has landed.” On July 20, 1969, the first crewed mission to the moon landed in the moon’s Sea of Tranquility. In the United States, we commemorate that landing every July 20 with Space Exploration Day, a day to remember this historic mission and to encourage young people to pursue careers […]
Support Your History Instruction with Curated Multimedia Content
It has been said that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. This is one of the many reasons history instruction is so crucial for a functioning society. Students need to understand how the events of the past have shaped those of today. Infobase’s history resources are rich with relevant content on core […]
Get Ready to Graduate: Inspire Students with Learn360
Graduation is a pivotal moment in one’s life—a bridge between the familiar comforts of adolescence and the thrilling uncertainties of adulthood. As middle and high school graduates embark on this journey, they are often met with a mixture of excitement, apprehension, and hope. To inspire and guide them through this transition, let’s contemplate powerful words […]
Appreciate Teachers All Year-Round with The Mailbox® Plus
Do you remember an inspirational teacher? It’s a rare person who can’t recall several educators who impacted their lives positively. Teachers do so much for us, and it’s well past time to say, “Thank you.” We at Infobase know being a teacher is a challenging job. With many teachers getting fewer than 40 minutes a […]
The Top 10 Search Terms K–12 Schools Are Using
Curious to find out what search topics are important to K–12 schools and districts? We compiled a list of the 10 most searched topics on the award-winning streaming multimedia resource Learn360 to get a sense of what topics are currently of interest, with links to Learn360 Topic Centers where educators at subscribing institutions can find […]
Learning Through Debate
Debating is an essential part of the democratic system. To debate is to directly participate in a process that is fundamental to the operation of a free and open society. This process includes the honest and forthright exchange and discussion of ideas, the willingness to listen to opposing viewpoints and perspectives, and the impartial weighing […]
Celebrate Shakespeare with Bloom’s Literature
William Shakespeare’s impact on literature is almost impossible to measure. He was responsible for introducing somewhere between 1,500 to 3,000 words to the English language, and people are still making adaptations of his works 400 years after they were written. Yet, while the Bard is a staple in most English literature classrooms, it can be […]
Prepare for November with Infobase’s Elections Content
With the 2024 presidential and congressional elections just around the corner, there’s no better time than now to educate students and learners of all ages about how elections work and their importance. In order to become empowered citizens—and possibly even future politicians!—all students need to learn about the impact voting can have, not just for […]
