K-12

Minitex News articles tagged with "K-12" (43):

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Save the date for Teen Lit Con 2023

Teen Lit Con 2023 will take place on April 29 at Two Rivers High School in Mendota Heights. Schools in the seven county metro region may apply for transportation awards for reimbursement of up to $350 to hire buses for students to attend Teen Lit Con.

Video: Minitex Services for K-12 Schools

Minitex offers state-funded resources of the highest quality for use in the classroom including interlibrary loan, online databases, and primary sources on Minnesota history. Learn more by watching this one-minute video, and be sure to share it with a media specialist, student, or an information seeker near you.
A photograph of apples on display at the Minnesota State Fair.

State-funded services for K-12 schools and libraries

Minitex offers a broad and high-quality set of state-funded resources for use in the classroom. All these resources are now accessible via a single, concise webpage. Read more to learn how Minitex can help you make this school year the best it can be!
Junior Red Cross Class at Mankato High School during World War I

“Think Like a Historian” with MDL’s Primary Source Sets

Are you looking for new ways to teach students how to develop critical thinking and historical analysis skills? Help them “Think Like a Historian” with Primary Source Sets from the Minnesota Digital Library. These sets bring together primary and secondary sources in new ways to help students better understand historic events in their context.
A photograph of the Edina High School media center.

Edina High School's media center is thriving

Thanks to the efforts of media specialist Sara Swenson and her colleagues, Edina High School students gravitate to their media center, a space that is welcoming and full of just what they need.

Stop-motion animation: Read books from MNLINK!

People across Minnesota, even our youngest researchers, use MNLINK to request materials not available at their local library. We think MNLINK is such a cool service, we made a stop-motion video about it!
Rosen

K-12 One Time Purchase Opportunity: Perpetual Access Ebooks from Rosen Digital

Rosen Digital's "Spotlight On" interactive eBook programs support student learning and instruction, grades 3-12, with curriculum-aligned content. Contact Minitex for discounted, one time purchase pricing.

Student tech summit in Pine City

On September 19, I presented Research Tips and Tricks with ELM at Pine City Schools' second annual all-school Dragon Technology Summit.

Storytelling workshops September 15

Celebrate storytelling through workshops, coaching, and performances at Story Arts of Minnesota's Storytelling for Changing Times: a Storytelling Festival on September 15 at Normandale Community College.

Modernizing the school library and librarian

EdTech Focus On K-12 offers an article about modernizing learning in the 21st-century school titled, "Technology trends reshape today's libraries."