Banned Books 2020: Censorship is a Dead End. Find Your Freedom to Read.
Banned Books Week, September 27 – October 3, 2020, is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current...
Career Research Websites
The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making. BLS achieves...
CART: Content Analysis Rating Tool Videos
CART is a software platform designed to guide users through a structured process for considering the most important factors to evaluate the overall reliability and bias of individual news...
@Tappan_Zee_HS Technology Support
In preparation for our return to work, we have curated a variety of technology resources to share with you that may support your needs as we transition into a...
Library of Congress Professional Development
Task: In 1990, Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop wrote an essay, “Mirror, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors,” which explains how literature can be the vehicle for equity for our students....
Eagle Eye Citizen
Eagle Eye Citizen engages secondary school students in solving and creating interactive challenges about Congress, American history, civics, and government with Library of Congress primary sources while developing civic...
Great Gatsby Primary Sources
One of the most iconic books in American literature, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tragic tale The Great Gatsby remains the quintessential literary depiction of the 1920s. Published in 1925, Gatsby explores Americans’ increasing disillusionment...
Infuse Creativity @BookCreatorApp
Book Creator allows students to engage in the real-world application of online publishing. Both students and educators can create and publish fiction, non-fiction, comic books, picture books, how-to guides,...
Google Earth Vacation Highlights
In the video below you will learn how to use one of Google’s creation tools, Google Earth. For this task you will create a tour and travel from either...
Poetry Resources
In libraries world-wide, poetry is assigned to the topic literature. Materials classified as literature are in Dewey decimal class 800. Despite the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 virus, the...