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Today marks the launch of Fairchild Books Fashion for Schools, a new online database that brings content from the world’s leading publisher in fashion education to an interactive online platform customized for the high school classroom. Learn more here: abc-clio.com/products/fbfas/

Help your students understand the defining moments of the Civil Rights Movement and learn more about the Freedom Rides of 1961 with this activity from The African American Experience research database: americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Topics/Activit…

Add context to current events for your students. Explore the history and modern status of these four countries currently in the news. Learn more here: abc-clio.com/free-resources

We're live at the #CSLA conference! Stop by Table 8 and learn about our books and digital resources for school libraries. Take a trivia question to win prizes - like this mini-sewing kit!

Support students’ #informationliteracy skills with our "Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation" module. This quick, student-friendly tutorial can help learners identify and avoid different types of unreliable information. View it here: abc-clio.com/free-resources

Do you have students interested in fashion and design? Learn about Fairchild Books Fashion for Schools, a new career skills digital resource from Bloomsbury. Launching this February! Learn more: abc-clio.com/fashion

Looking to boost student #researchskills? Check out this student-friendly video tutorial on evaluating sources for credibility and accuracy, part of the Academic Success Corner in every Bloomsbury / ABC-CLIO database! ➡️ bit.ly/49xJIr3

#PrimarySource or #SecondarySource? Keep research projects on track with this student-friendly video tutorial that helps explain the difference, part of the Academic Success Corner in every Bloomsbury / ABC-CLIO database! bit.ly/4bl1bVW #academicskills #studentresearch

The #WinterSolstice was one of the earliest astronomical phenomena noted by human cultures. Learn more about the day’s significance to Christianity, Paganism, and communities of Unbelief on Bloomsbury’s World Religions research database: bit.ly/4rZ2Si1 #sschat

A mystery as old as time, the megalithic structures at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England continue to fuel theories about their purpose. This activity puts students in the role of investigator, asking them to consider the evidence for three major theories: bit.ly/4q74jZX

#OTD in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte formalized his status as the emperor of France with a dramatic coronation ceremony. This painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingrès captures the power and authority Napoleon sought to embody: bit.ly/48sGYL4 #worldhistory #sschat

Indigenous language preservation is an ongoing effort in Native American communities. This infographic shows the geographic location and the estimated number of speakers of 65 severely endangered native languages in the U.S.: bit.ly/4piBUQe #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

Declassified in 1968, this dictionary of Navajo words and their literal translation established the Navajo Code Talkers program during World War II—and one of the few unbroken codes in history. See the full dictionary here: bit.ly/4nNJpx6 #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

This November we’re highlighting teaching resources from The American Indian Experience research database. Get your students exploring topics related to #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth with this activity on issues facing reservations today: bit.ly/43QzMXt #sschat

#OTD in 1922, the discovery of the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen by British archaeologist Howard Carter would become one of the most famous archaeological events of the 20th century. Read more: ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display… #sschat #ancientegypt #ancienthistory #Archaeology

What does a real life "witch trial" look like? This court transcript from 1692 offers a fascinating glimpse into the proceedings of the original Salem Witch Trials: womenshistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display… #sschat #HappyHalloween 🎃

Before there was Halloween candy... This early recipe for pumpkin appeared in New-England's Rarities Discovered, by John Josselyn, published in London in 1672. View it on Bloomsbury’s Daily Life through History database: dailylife.abc-clio.com/Search/Display… #pumpkinseason #recipes #sschat

#OTD in 1962, U.S. president John F. Kennedy received intelligence showing the movement of nuclear ballistic missiles by the Soviet Union into Cuba. Read more about the Cuban Missile Crisis on Bloomsbury’s American History database: americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display… #USHistory #sschat

This 30-minute session will build upon the theme of this year’s #TXCSS annual conference, “Voices in History: Power in Multiple Perspectives,” with a focus on the use of #primarysources to spotlight diverse voices in social studies! Register here: attendee.gototraining.com/r/501194938252…

Dolores Huerta is a vital figure in the fight for women’s, workers’, and Mexican American rights. Learn more about Huerta’s life and legacy this #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth! Read her biography: latinoamerican.abc-clio.com/Search/Display…