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Becca Munson, Librarian, is a National Board Certified Teacher with over 23 years of experience in education. She is currently a school librarian at Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, KS. Becca continues to find ways to positively impact student learning with literacy initiatives, technology integration, and building rapport with students and staff. Follow her on Twitter to view the library in action @bvwlibrary and @beccamunson .

• Dancing with Traditions: Crayola Creativity Week

  By Becca Munson on 01/25/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Crayola’s Creativity Week begins January 23rd with exciting opportunities for students and teachers to engage with literature and art.  One of the five events includes celebrity creators, Ria Thundercloud & Illustrator, Kalila J. Fuller in Dancing with Traditions. The picture… Read More ›

• Organize Breakout Boxes for Easy Use

  By Becca Munson on 12/14/2022 • ( 1 )

  

  No doubt that a breakout box engages students in learning.  Students enjoy using the provided clues to open a lock – 3 digit lock, word lock, color lock or a key lock.  Once all the locks are open, the box… Read More ›

• Welcome to the School Library – Library Orientation

  By Becca Munson on 09/29/2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Each year, a new group of 9th graders arrive at my high school for the first time.   Not only do they need to learn where the library is in the building, but they also need to learn how the… Read More ›

• Working with Instructional Coaches – I have questions

  By Becca Munson on 07/18/2022 • ( 1 )

  

  For the upcoming school year, my building just added an instructional design coach.  This position will be new to the high school as we pilot for the other high schools in our district.  An instructional coach is a supporting role… Read More ›

• Summer Technology Learning

  By Becca Munson on 06/23/2022 • ( 0 )

  

  After I take a couple of weeks to relax during the summer, I begin to think about the upcoming school year.  Summer provides uninterrupted time to explore technology tools.  I recently was involved in an Apple Learning Coach training and… Read More ›

• End of the Year Reports 2022 Edition

  By Becca Munson on 05/24/2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Before I begin to think about summer vacation, I finalize our end-of-the-year school library report.  This report highlights the school library usage, online resources, and other library services.  It is a chance to celebrate our impact on student learning and… Read More ›

• Create Instagram Stories

  By Becca Munson on 04/26/2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Instagram Stories are a creative and engaging way for students to demonstrate their learning. Students can create short videos with images, text, animation, and filters in an Instagram format.  Use this feature for students to create a book trailer or… Read More ›

• Google Arts and Culture with Google Expeditions

  By Becca Munson on 03/29/2022 • ( 0 )

  

  I was very sad when the Google Expeditions app was no longer available. I utilized the app with classes to virtually visit different countries, colleges and historical places. Good news! Many (not all) expeditions can now be found in Google… Read More ›

• Saving Our Stories

  By Becca Munson on 02/22/2022 • ( 2 )

  

  As school librarians, we have positive interactions with students, staff, and community members. These interactions may be a positive comment, a hug, or even a thank you note. How many of us save these interactions? Are these interactions shared with… Read More ›

• Web Site Evaluation Station Rotation

  By Becca Munson on 01/26/2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Through collaboration with the health teacher, we designed a station rotation incorporating web evaluation skills to assist students in finding quality sources for the class.  We designed this lesson to be implemented at the beginning of each semester’s class before… Read More ›