You may think the title of this post is poorly written (and this is a blog about grant writing??), but it is a pun on what grant funders believe is essential. The trend for grants seems to be away from… Read More ›
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Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: When Washington Crossed the Delaware by Lynne Cheney and Peter M. Fiore
Last month I helped to give a workshop in Lexington, Kentucky, through a grant called Project CHARGE (Civics History through Advanced Research and Geography Education). Over five days, elementary and middle school teachers focused on mid-17th-century history through the adoption… Read More ›
Do You Need Lesson Ideas to Make Global Connections? Try These!
Take a look outside your window. What do you see? Imagine the views from windows around the world. How is the landscape different? How is it the same? Author Linda Ashman transports readers to different parts of the world with her… Read More ›
Author Visits: An Excellent Way to Create Excitement About Reading
Author visits are an effective way to get students excited about reading. When students have a chance to see an author in person, they are often able to make some sort of connection with that individual. The two groups of… Read More ›
5 Parts of the ALA Annual Conference
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., for the first time. This was made possible by receiving a professional development stipend from the Library of Michigan. As I reflected on my experience I… Read More ›
5 Tips to Organize Your Summer Reading
As we close down our school libraries and think ahead to the next school year, all of us are thinking about our summer reading list. What will we bring home to read? What should we read first? How can we… Read More ›
Summer Reading
As a teacher and a parent, I have seen many different versions of summer reading. I remember helping my three children fill out various reading logs for their school and then doing something completely different for the public library. If… Read More ›
The School Wide Love for The Hate U Give
I am never one to turn down a free lunch. So when the invitation was extended by Khristi Jenkins (school librarian) and Wrenn Heisler (English teacher) at Patuxent High School to come and join in a lunch-time book discussion, I… Read More ›
Instagram Social Media Reboot for School Libraries
Social media is always changing From my very first post on Facebook in October of 2007, I have felt like I am just a bit behind the times in the world of social media. A student helped me create my… Read More ›
AASL Standards for Learners: Thinking Outside the Box – Criminal Profiling
One of the best things about the updated AASL National School Library Standards is the great level of flexibility in how to address the standards across the curriculum. The standards allow school librarians to engage students in learning that is well… Read More ›