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Steve has been teaching middle school English for 20 years, has several degrees in education, and recently finished his last semester as a school library media specialist student. He is certified as a teacher, school library media specialist, supervisor, and administrator. He is an old dog constantly learning new tricks!

• Pump Up The Volume! Boosting the Signal of School Librarians

  By Steve Tetreault on 08/31/2020 • ( 3 )

  

  Underappreciated and Vulnerable “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” This line from the 1976 movie Network is spoken by a character who is losing his sanity. And yet, it is a line that continues… Read More ›

• When in Doubt, School Librarians Take the Reins

  By Steve Tetreault on 07/29/2020 • ( 2 )

  

  When No One Provides a Plan… As the summer ticks down and many educators prepare to face a new school year, there are lots of questions swirling. Most of us are confronting a political and public push to re-open school… Read More ›

• Materials for Expanding Student (and Teacher) Horizons

  By Steve Tetreault on 06/30/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Change Begins with “Me” As a middle-aged white man, I have presumed that no one needs to hear what I have to say regarding #BlackLivesMatter. Demographically, I’m in the part of the equation that is the problem, not the solution…. Read More ›

• Build Summer Reading Joy: Faculty Book Recommendations!

  By Steve Tetreault on 05/27/2020 • ( 5 )

  

  Summer Reading Inspiration In the spring of 2016, I received an e-mail from a friend and English teacher in my building. She invited the entire faculty to contribute to a slideshow she was creating. She encouraged every faculty member to… Read More ›

• “The Library Is Open!”: New Jersey Librarians Create Virtual Library

  By Steve Tetreault on 05/20/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  “Librarians are here to help you.” Schools are closed. Libraries are closed. And yet, peoples’ information needs haven’t gone away. If anything, students in particular need more information than ever. And with the rafts of misinformation floating around online, information… Read More ›

• Using Flipgrid for Face-to-Face Asynchronous Student Interactions

  By Steve Tetreault on 04/09/2020 • ( 2 )

  

  The Asynchrony of Remote Learning Not knowing when students are available online is one of the biggest challenges facing educators during this period of remote learning. Seeing other people is incredibly important when practicing physical distancing so that it doesn’t… Read More ›

• Pandemic Journals: A Case Study in Online Lesson Collaboration

  By Steve Tetreault on 04/03/2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Caught by COVID-19 The unprecedented school closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has many educators scrambling to adapt their methods and materials. Finding instruction that is meaningful for students is of paramount importance, as many of them are engaging in… Read More ›

• #infodemic: Why #SchoolLibraries Are, More Than Ever, A #NecessityNotALuxury

  By Steve Tetreault on 03/26/2020 • ( 4 )

  

  Humans, Information, and Behavior People by and large are not stupid (despite what some might claim based on the state of the world). But people are easily misinformed, and we tend to make decisions based on our feelings. As trained… Read More ›

• The Difficulty of “Information Wants to Be Free”

  By Steve Tetreault on 02/04/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Live Free? At some point during every school year, the topic of online entertainment comes up. Every time, a disturbing number of students express confusion when I try to explain why they should pay for their entertainment. “If I can… Read More ›

• New Year’s Resolution: Get Outside Your Comfort Zone!

  By Steve Tetreault on 01/16/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  ‌Getting Better I have a bad back, and I have to exercise so my core muscles can compensate for it and keep me (mostly) pain-free. The problem is, I am consistently embarrassed by how few push-ups and planks I can… Read More ›