Student Engagement/ Teaching Models

Service with a Smile (and an ear)

By Anne Akers on 08/13/2015 • ( 2 )

One of the hardest battles I chose to fight when I opened my new elementary school library years ago was not what you might think. It was not with the new cadre of teachers who were uncomfortable with flexible access… Read More ›

Thinking Outside the (Search) Box – Part 1

By Amy Gillespie on 08/10/2015 • ( 0 )

Teaching middle school information skills has been fun and challenging. I learned early on that I could demonstrate the most beautifully designed, easy to use database, and the students will still go to Google. It’s what they know. It’s what… Read More ›

School Libraries on the Brain: Brain-Based Learning and Your Library

By Megan Shulman on 07/28/2015 • ( 0 )

As either a seasoned regular to the educational field or a budding new rookie, we have all come to familiarize ourselves with the latest fads and buzzwords in education. Recently, common core, applied rigor, and a few others come to… Read More ›

Teaching about Justice through Partnerships with Brown v. Board of Education NHS

By Julie Marie Frye on 07/23/2015 • ( 0 )

I (jmf) have been serving as a summer school librarian in an Indianapolis, Indiana high school. In the brief moments that I have a break from the demanding teaching schedule, I have been updating the Information Center’s display cases. I… Read More ›

Materials to support problem based learning project.

How to Lead a Successful Problem Based Learning Project: 2nd Grade Reduces Garbage in the Cafeteria

By Maureen Schlosser on 07/22/2015 • ( 0 )

Have you ever noticed the amount of garbage that leaves your school cafeteria on a daily basis? I never did until I was assigned to cafeteria duty. When it was time for the children to clean up after they were… Read More ›

School Library/Community Connection to help with summer slide

By Hannah Byrd Little on 07/08/2015

Developing a summer school library community connection in a rural setting We have all heard so much about the “summer slide” the past two or three summers. There are many instructive articles for parents from ed.gov, the Huffington Post, and… Read More ›