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An article urging educators to consider the emotional link between reading and sharing news and how we need to factor in these new ways of thinking about media literacy and our emotional state and biases. News Literacy Must Include Social Emotional Learning by  Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins from School Library Journal May 26, 2020 | Filed in  News & Features

Link your Overdrive eBook access. There is now a way to link your school access to the Overdrive eBook platform via SORA with your public library access to Overdrive eBooks and create a single login with your school credentials. Instructions can be found on the library homepage at the bottom under related files: Linking SORA with Overdrive at Public Library

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The National Archives through Docs Teach presents a series of webinars for teachers and parents designed to allow access to shared online activities, lessons and primary source documents to promote historical learning. Check out the link for access to a host of resources to use with your Social Studies classes. National Archives: Docs Teach

Teenage risks taking and reward seeking can be leveraged for positive goals in learning when it comes to creativity and motivation. Take a look at the story: What Teenage Brains can Teach Us about Thinking Creatively .