Student-Centered Learning: Channel Student Interest with Databases

One of my first forays into exploring why I should consider a more student-centered classroom occurred in my AP English Language and Composition class, now more than 10 years ago. After handing out an assignment, which was a research paper, a student asked, “Okay, but what am I supposed to do in this paper?” It […]

Microcredentials in Higher Education Are Key to Student Success

This spring, many college students will prepare for life after graduation. Many undergraduates, graduates, and reskilling alumni will start their job searches in a market that is geared toward employees. If students are just starting right now, they are already behind.  There are two types of currency job seekers must need and understand to put […]

The Best Love Poems for Valentine’s Day

Some claim that poetry is useless, to which we at Infobase respond: “Not on Valentine’s Day.” Anyone who’s received a classic love poem in a note—or better, been the subject of an all-new one—knows that poetry is the surest way to get a lover’s full attention. Here at Infobase, we aim to provide our users […]

Teach Controversial Topics in the Classroom with Issues & Controversies

In an era of increasing polarization, critical-thinking skills are more essential than ever. Educators can use controversial issues in the news to help students develop these skills by providing reliable information, presenting both sides of the argument fairly, and encouraging learners to reach their own conclusions and communicate their ideas effectively and independently. But, with […]

Differentiated Learning: How Databases Can Help

As any teacher can tell you, one foundation of creating lesson plans is considering your students’ individual needs—in other words, strategies teachers use to differentiate the delivery of content. This consideration requires obtaining a certain amount of knowledge about their students, which often leads teachers to administering surveys. Insert the likelihood of a discussion of […]

Project-Based Learning Ideas with Learn360: Look Toward the Future

From AI technology to cryptocurrency, the world around us is quickly changing. Learn360 has all the multimedia content to inform, prepare, and engage your students with practical, real-world learning opportunities. Whether your students are striving to be zookeepers or graphic designers, challenge your students with cross-curricular projects to deepen their knowledge and build lasting connections […]

Today’s Science Brings Home the Platinum Modern Library Award

Ask any scientist what they know about platinum, and they’d tell you that it’s a dense but malleable precious silver-white metal with a high melting point. They may even know its chemical symbol (Pt) and atomic number (78). But thanks to LibraryWorks’ ninth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs), Platinum is also the distinction awarded to […]

3 Mentoring Stories You Will Remember

Being a mentor or mentee comes with many unique benefits, and often the relationship begins in unexpected ways with unanticipated short- and long-term rewards. Let’s explore three short stories that highlight the interesting ways a mentor-mentee relationship might start. The Unexpected Networking Relationship Twist Let’s step back to the great recession of 2008–2009 and imagine […]

Database Instruction 101: Taking Students Beyond Google

I can’t tell you how many times I have taught a lesson to a class about using particular databases for an assignment, and while I’m walking around helping students individually after whole-class instruction, I realize that they’ve just opened a Google tab instead of using the database.  It’s not exactly their own fault. Google is […]

5 Common Learning Styles in Online Education Teachers Should Know

You know that different people learn best in different ways, but when you’re designing an online course it could be difficult to accommodate them all. Today there are countless software solutions to communicate over video calls or VoIP telephone, but few are designed specifically with teaching in mind. If you are wondering what VoIP phones […]

Adding 4 Cs to the 3 Rs: 21st-Century Skills in Today’s Classrooms

I remember when I was a kid, school was all about the Three Rs. This always irritated me because only one of them actually starts with an R, but I get the idea. Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic were the central goals of my primary and secondary school education, and as a lifelong bookworm I was […]

12 Conversation Starters to Spark Curiosity with Learn360 This Holiday Season

Between the sparkle of snow and excitement of the gift-giving season, it can be challenging to maintain the structure of the school day and sustain student attention. This year, embrace the unpredictability of the winter holidays and lean into Learn360’s winter magic with 12 days of classroom conversation starters.  1. Would you rather be a […]