When children ask for a summer reading list, I bet you have great suggestions. But when adults ask you for recommendations, do you find yourself scratching your head? If so, have I got a list for you! This list is… Read More ›
Community/Teacher Collaboration
YA Lit and Teen Activism
In June, School Library Journal celebrated thirty years of the Margaret Edwards Award. Reading the article celebrating the award, I was struck by the impact young adult books have had. Those of us who have been librarians longer than we… Read More ›
Not Your Mother’s School Library: Transformational Thinking and Innovation to Impact Learning for the School Community.
Five years ago, I began my new position as head librarian in a large public high school located in the Midwest. Needless to say, I was excited about all the opportunities and possibilities it would offer. My previous experiences at… Read More ›
Got Civics?
Recently, while sitting in a jury pool at the local courthouse three days into jury selection, I realized that there was no possible way that I’d be chosen. Each side had already used up several options for peremptory cause dismissal,… Read More ›
Curation: Connecting through sharing resources
Curation is the process ofculling resources to fit a particular need, but it is also the process of connecting with a global community by sharing those resources. One of the Shared Foundations in the AASL National School Library Standards is… Read More ›
Through a District Lens
District/county office of education supervising librarians positions have been drastically cut over the last few years. So it’s not surprising that there have been a flurry of posts about combining the district librarian position with a site teacher librarian position…. Read More ›
Using Research to Find a New Chair for Baby Bear
If you have ever read Goldilocks and the Three Bears you know that Baby Bear’s chair ends up in pieces. The sad thing is his chair never gets fixed. Below you will find how students in preschool use the research… Read More ›
Why Did the School Librarian Cross the Road?
By AASL Standards Crosswalk Task Force chair Jay Bansbach, and AASL Standards editorial board member Kathy Mansfield Why did the school librarian cross the road? To align library standards to other disciplines, of course! Karen Gross, in a blog post… Read More ›
Gimme a C (for Collaboration!): Collaborate to Stop Summer Slide
By Katie Klein As the school year wraps up and summer reading approaches, now is a perfect time to collaborate with your local school and public libraries. We all know how important it is for students to maintain reading skills… Read More ›
Pedagogy, Collaboration, and Differentiated Instruction
I am working with the world languages department and the administration at our school to help redesign the department’s curriculum. Our goals are to: increase opportunities for personalization nurture world language learners throughout all four years of their high school… Read More ›