Finding My Voice: Guest Post by Susan Kuklin
Susan Kuklin is a photographer and author of nonfiction books for children and young adults. In today’s post on the Mackin Community blog, she leads us through the process of finding her voice as [...]
Shining a Light on Coretta Scott King Honor Recipient Junauda Petrus
Few debut novels collect the kind of accolades that The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus has. The title has been named a Coretta Scott King Honor Book, a Kirkus Reviews Best [...]
The Problem is the Solution: A Backward Way of Moving Student Writing Forward
By Jake Burt Middle grade novel author Jake Burt shares his experience teaching writing and how to get students to start with a problem and work backward when creating a story. Read on for his [...]
Representing Mental Illness in High School Collections
Let’s talk mental health! May is National Mental Health Month. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that one out of every six kids between the ages of six and seventeen experiences a [...]
Books That Make Us Laugh During Unprecedented Times
by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist Distance learning has made everyone’s daily routines change in unexpected ways. Educators and students alike are [...]
Relationships With Elders: New Books That Promote Positive Bonds Between Youth and Seniors
by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist It takes a village to raise a child. Parents depend on extended family, community members, and educators to help [...]
Making a Maker Culture While Distance Learning
Maker education is a way of teaching and learning that focuses on giving students hands-on experiences to foster critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving, perseverance, and many other [...]
