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Karin Greenberg is the school librarian at Manhasset High School in Manhasset, New York. She is a former English teacher and writes book reviews for School Library Journal. In addition to reading, she enjoys animals, walking, hiking, and spending time with her family. Follow her book account on Instagram @bookswithkg.

• Supplemental Books for After AP/IB Exams

  By Karin Greenberg on 04/26/2023 • ( 1 )

  

  How many students learn for the sake of learning? It’s a question I think about a lot in this age of overtesting. In New York, children start with the ELA, Math, and Science tests in the early grades and then… Read More ›

• March Book Madness: A Yearly Tournament Promoting Books

  By Karin Greenberg on 03/31/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  “Which book is longer?” asked an 11th grader after hearing my book talks for the two competitors of the day.  It’s March Book Madness time in my high school library: my favorite activity of the year.  Each day, I walk… Read More ›

• A Passion Project to Help Juniors Enjoy Research

  By Karin Greenberg on 02/28/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s that time of year again when juniors are on their way to being academically exhausted. Our Advanced Placement English Language & Composition teachers tackled this fatigue by introducing passion projects to their 11th-grade classes. Allowing students to choose topics… Read More ›

• Space Resources for Day One of Crayola Creativity Week: Endless Possibilities

  By Karin Greenberg on 01/23/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Star Gazing One recent night when the temperature in New York hovered around 15 degrees, my dog needed to go outside. I had been sitting on the couch reading (ironically!) A Year in Jamaica, Diana Lewes’s memoir from 1889. While… Read More ›

• Speed Dating with Nonfiction Books

  By Karin Greenberg on 12/15/2022 • ( 3 )

  

  Every year I collaborate with the 11th-grade English teachers on a nonfiction independent reading project. The goal is to increase student agency and create excitement about literature. While many juniors initially express an aversion to reading, they often show an… Read More ›

• Introducing High Schoolers to Research Through Webquests

  By Karin Greenberg on 11/17/2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Research is one of the most valuable skills we can teach learners. Because of the volume of information available online, it’s easy for children (and adults) to fall into the trap of believing everything they read. Before we go too… Read More ›

• Why Stories Matter in a Data-Obsessed World

  By Karin Greenberg on 10/11/2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Data Driven We live in a world that is largely data driven. Teenagers, especially, are surrounded by quantifiable things. How many likes did my Instagram post get? What was your grade on the Social Studies test? Did you add another… Read More ›

• Engaging Nonfiction Titles for High School Students

  By Karin Greenberg on 08/30/2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Summer is a reading marathon for me. Each year, as I prepare to go back to my high school library, I take stock of titles I’ve read that might engage my students. I’m not always successful at motivating resistant teenage… Read More ›

• Genrefying the High School Library

  By Karin Greenberg on 07/27/2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Over the past few years, I’ve kept a few book carts at the front of my high school library for students’ convenience. Avid readers and curious students take note of the colorful displays as they enter the school library. Though… Read More ›

• Digital Tools for the School Library

  By Karin Greenberg on 06/21/2022 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s that time of the school year when I look forward to long, lazy days reading outside. I’m a planner, though, and I can’t stop myself from thinking of new ideas for the fall. In a digital storytelling course I… Read More ›