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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 .

• 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 ›

• My Best of Library Things in 2021

  By Becca Munson on 12/21/2021 • ( 1 )

  

  During this time of year, we often see the “best of” lists from books to toys to movies. I love to scroll through many lists to see what stands out. I decided to create my own “best of” in the… Read More ›

• 3D Printing Project with Culinary Arts

  By Becca Munson on 12/01/2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Using the 3D printer with curricular areas can be tough to incorporate. When we first started with the 3D printer, we were excited and scared. What if I don’t know how to do all the things? What if the lesson… Read More ›

• Where Do You Get Your Ideas for Lessons and Projects?

  By Becca Munson on 10/19/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  When collaborating with teachers, I like to have a toolkit of ideas as we brainstorm ways to design lessons and assessment activities. Like authors get writer’s block, I also get “stuck” thinking of new ideas to implement with classes. The… Read More ›

• Organize and Spice Up Google Drive

  By Becca Munson on 09/22/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I love Google Drive and I love to organize. Combine the two, and it is a fun time! Seriously, I do use Google Drive with many projects and it can become a mess with random files placed in various locations…. Read More ›

• Student Appointments and the Library

  By Becca Munson on 08/27/2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Earlier this summer, I asked our Twitter community for ideas about how to reserve spaces in the library during all school intervention and “open” time. Four days a week, my high school has “academic support time” where students can visit… Read More ›

• My Top Three Tech Tools in 2020-21

  By Becca Munson on 07/27/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  In the 2020-21 school year, I utilized technology more than ever–from Zoom to Canvas to all Google products. Some technology tools were used for teacher or library use while others were used to engage students. Of all the tools used,… Read More ›

• Touring an Updated High School Library

  By Becca Munson on 06/24/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  As we creep closer to summer, I reflect on this school year and how I missed going into different buildings, either in my school district or surrounding areas. I love visiting other libraries to gather ideas–big and small–that I can… Read More ›

• Math and 3D Printing in the Library

  By Becca Munson on 05/25/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Many school librarians show their creativity by finding ways to collaborate with math classes. It isn’t always a natural collaboration based on the math content. A recent math activity we posted on Twitter and Instagram received a lot of reactions… Read More ›

• Strategies for Reading an Academic Journal

  By Becca Munson on 03/18/2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Academic journal articles can be tough to read. From the challenging vocabulary to the format, students often struggle synthesizing information from such articles. For several years, I have struggled with the best way to guide students. Finally, this year, I… Read More ›