Category: K-12 Schools
Teaching Ideas
TeachingBooks Newest & Favorite Features (September 2025)
Whether you are a new or seasoned user of TeachingBooks, discover some of our newest additions and crowd favorites.
Create and participate in reading challenges
TeachingBooks presents: TeachingBooks Essentials (August 2025)
Enrich and enliven the connections readers have with books and authors. We will showcase a variety of resources including author recordings, lesson ideas, custom reading lists, and more.
In this webinar you will learn how to:
- Find and share resources for titles you use and browse to discover new titles
- Locate ready-to-use activities and teaching ideas
- Create and analyze lists
10 Tips to Promote Sora like a Pro
2025 Sora Bursts Series – Week 4
2025 Sora Bursts Series – Week 3
2025 Sora Bursts Series – Week 2
2025 Sora Bursts Series – Week 1
TeachingBooks presents: Growing Readers: Early Literacy Support (May 2025)
Whether in the classroom, the library, or at home, support the development of early literacy skills using TeachingBooks resources.
TeachingBooks presents: Ready for Reading – Before, During, & After (April 2025)
Join us to discover time saving ideas to use before, during, and after reading a book. TeachingBooks offers a collection of resources to incorporate into any read aloud, literature lesson, or book group.
Note: Times shown in Eastern Standard. We understand the timing may not suit everyone but signing up ensures that a recording is sent the day after the live session so you can view at your convenience.
TeachingBooks presents: Using TeachingBooks with Middle Grade Students (March 2025)
Celebrate the books students love. Use the resources and tools on TeachingBooks to learn more about authors, cite research, or find the next great read!
Set a reading goal
Support English Language Learners with TeachingBooks (January 2025)
Repurchase weeded titles
Customize curation for Advantage accounts
Lending models chart
Sora Bursts Series – Week 6
Click Download PDF, below, to download a checklist of Sora Burst activities to keep at your desk for easy reference.
Sora Bursts Series – Week 5
Click Download PDF, below, to download the accompanying worksheet that helps with plotting your journey to Sora success.
Sora Bursts Series – Week 4
Click Download PDF, below, to get a one-sheeter with all 10 tips listed out for easy reference!
Sora Bursts Series – Week 3
Click Download PDF, below, to get this week’s worksheet about taking your reading metrics to the next level.
Sora Bursts Series – Week 2
Click Download PDF, below, to get a copy of our worksheet to help brainstorm ways to get more students reading in Sora.
Sora Bursts Series – Week 1
Click Download PDF, below, to get a copy of our Sora “elevator pitch” template!
Manage and maintain User Login Manager
Digital holds overview
Manage Content Access Levels
Manage content access levels in OverDrive Marketplace:
- When and how to manage content access levels – 0:13-0:55
- Automatically assign access levels at purchase – 0:56-3:16
- Manually assign access levels at purchase – 3:17-5:32
- Edit access levels for existing titles – 5:33-8:26
- Content access levels & Advantage – 8:27-9:30