Anyone who has worked in a high school is familiar with senioritis, the syndrome that causes seniors to relax their academic efforts with the justification that they’ve worked hard for the past four years and deserve a break now. For… Read More ›
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Picture Books and Primary Sources: Interview with Chris Barton, Author of All of a Sudden and Forever
Authors of historically based picture books typically focus on one set of primary sources to tell their story, a set of materials connected with one moment in time. In his new book, All of a Sudden and Forever, author Chris… Read More ›
Ten Lessons for School Librarians Leading District OER Initiatives and Curation Efforts
When district leaders in Spokane Valley, Washington, sought to improve the social studies curriculum and support inquiry-based learning, they focused on making primary sources more readily available to teachers. That was the indirect route that led my district to embrace… Read More ›
Adding the Fun Angle (or How to Make Information Literacy Engaging)
In my last post, I wrote about how to make the instructional shift from content to process to have students critically think about what they learn. At a recent workshop, a participant made the astute point that students will be… Read More ›
Making Over Your To-Do List
Spring cleaning your physical space can be life changing, or so I have read. However, it’s not just our physical spaces that may be weighing us down and in need of a little bit of attention. Our mental clutter can… Read More ›
White Privilege Part 2
Recently I heard the song “White Privilege II” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (play it before you read…) and using the lyrics as inspiration I started thinking about this blog post. But the one thing the American dream fails to… Read More ›
5 Picture Books That Support the Inquire Shared Foundation
Are you looking for picture books that compel learners to inquire about the world? I have five wonderful titles for you. Each of the books listed below inspire work with the Inquire Shared Foundation. You won’t just casually read these… Read More ›
Blogging Ideas
Do you have a blog or wish to start a blog but are not sure what to write about? When blogging, I have this problem, too. What topics do I write about? Is it interesting to others? Blogging is a… Read More ›
American Dirt: To Read or Not to Read?
Is That the Question? Last month, I was scrolling through Twitter and found Oprah promoting American Dirt. A thriller about immigration that hooked her on the first page? I’m in. I immediately ordered it on Amazon and went back to… Read More ›
Plan for the Future Using Strategy and Reports
What Does the Future Hold for School Libraries? This year the ALA Midwinter Meeting was held in Philadelphia. It is a place rich in American library history. However, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia public school system has less… Read More ›