Makerspaces/Learning Commons

Makerspaces – To Kit or Not to Kit?

By Len Bryan on 10/04/2018 • ( 0 )

I am lucky enough to serve librarians, teachers, and students in Denver Public Schools, which has a wonderful collection of circulating makerspace kits for librarians and teachers to check out–kind of a “try before you buy” concept that provides a… Read More ›

Organizing 3D Printing Projects

By Becca Munson on 09/27/2018 • ( 1 )

The library 3D printers are receiving more use as additional classes utilize these devices for content assignments. When we first received the 3D printer, we began small with individual students creating and printing personal designs. We were encouraged by the… Read More ›

AASL Standards and Multiple Literacies during Academic Flex Time

By Mark Dzula on 09/26/2018 • ( 0 )

My school library thrives during interstitial times; in-between moments are quickly filled. My programming and priorities invite large swaths of the student body to utilize the library space to do the social work of education. Like a circadian rhythm, we… Read More ›

Gamifying Learning Leaves a Lasting Impression

By Sam Northern on 09/24/2018 • ( 0 )

My mission was clear—take a photograph that represented my three weeks in Helena, Montana, as a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Scholar. I had three hours to complete the task. The picture was to be uploaded to a… Read More ›

Mindful Space in the Library

By Ashley Cooksey on 09/14/2018 • ( 0 )

I have been working to be more mindful in my daily activities. Mindfulness is “the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going… Read More ›

Noise in the One-Room Library

By Hannah Byrd Little on 09/05/2018 • ( 2 )

The Question of Noise in the Library/Learning Commons In the comments section of the 2015 post “Learning Commons: Theory to practice” is a question from Jessica Koos in Long Island, NY. Jessica’s writes: My concern is to how to balance the needs of… Read More ›

Surviving the Wild of Middle School by Making It FUN

By Ronda Hughes on 08/31/2018 • ( 0 )

Supporting Curriculum and Adding FUN Each year seventh-grade students in my school read two class novels that focus on survival skills and wild terrain. Students read Call of the Wild by Jack London and Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen… Read More ›