7 ELL Best Practices with Learn360

Are there multiple languages spoken across your school community? Creating a welcoming environment for all of your students who are English Language Learners (ELL) is paramount to a successful school year. Learn360 has all of the multimedia assets to support your unique and diverse classroom. Enhance your classroom instruction through these best practices. 1. Look […]

Motivate Continuous Learning with Digital Badges

The changing nature of work as well as technological and medical advances are intensifying the need for individuals to be able to learn continuously throughout their careers. For individuals to be successful, it is important they’re aware of these factors and are motivated to seek continuous learning. As part of a research initiative by SHRM […]

How to Make Instruction More Interesting with Multimedia

Whether you’re a teacher or a student, you know from experience that lessons with more dynamic, visual elements are more likely to stick in your mind. Research shows that we learn better when our materials include a mixture of both graphics and text, and that’s where multimedia instruction comes in. What Is Multimedia Instruction? Multimedia […]

Supplemental Resources for Every Course Modality

Like many instructors, I always have the best of intentions for my summers. (And like many instructors, I tend to not actually accomplish much over the summer, but that’s a topic for another post.) A couple summers ago, my colleague and I decided to use our time between the spring and fall semesters to revise […]

Inquiry and School Librarians: Why Use a Framework?

It might seem trivial to talk about professional development when the world is in crisis, but it feels important to focus on something good at the end of this year. Strangely, coronavirus provided unexpected learning opportunities that were not available 12 months ago. It opened the door for school librarians to access professional development online, […]

Marketing Your Library through Community Partnerships

Do you see yourself as a natural marketer or politician? For many librarians, the answer is a resounding “no.” That’s understandable. Most MLIS programs don’t teach graphic design or copywriting. And library marketing or politicking can sound a lot like “sales”—an idea that may feel off-putting to librarians dedicated to free and open access. But […]

Leveraging Supplemental Resources for K–12 Schools & Districts

Supplemental resources are such an invaluable tool for teachers. I’m talking about instructional materials that go beyond the regular required class materials, and for the most part, I’m talking about items that are not required. They are optional additional materials for students to extend their learning. Supplemental resources can include apps, websites, videos, software, or […]

Opium War: A Historical Controversy from Issues & Controversies in History

A Historical Spotlight from Issues & Controversies in History: OPIUM WAR: Was Great Britain Justified in Going to War with China? Should Great Britain have gone to war with China? Be sure to check out Issues & Controversies in History’s complete and unbiased coverage of this issue. Learn more about the issue and check out […]

Developing an Inclusive Library Space: A Holistic Approach

The library is an institution whose purpose is to serve the needs of its community. To ensure the library is effectively representing and including all members of the community (both the local and global community all humans are a part of), we must be continuously evaluating the library’s practices, programs, policies, collections, and more. We […]

From Course Scaffolding to the Flipped Classroom: Asynchronous Learning in Practice

Asynchronous learning offers many benefits to students and instructors alike. For students, asynchronous learning opens up opportunities to take classes regardless of restrictions like timezones or location. Faculty can use strategies for asynchronous instruction, such as the “flipped classroom” approach, to maximize live class time. Even before the pandemic, institutions offered distance education for degree […]

Learn How Notable Filmmakers Became Iconic

Available to colleges and universities through Films On Demand and to public libraries through Access Video On Demand, Becoming Iconic explores the process of directing a big-budget feature from the ground up through the eyes of top directors, who share their personal stories. Directed by Neal Thibedeau, the documentary was created in tandem with Jonathan […]

Empower Your Students to Become Informed Global Citizens with My World: Global Curriculum

Today, there are as many news outlets as there are opinions about these outlets and their “agendas.” As the media plays an ever-increasing role in forming our worldview, media literacy is becoming an even more important skill for the next generation of leaders, creators, innovators, and citizens. That’s why Infobase is proud to partner with […]