Size isn’t everything, it’s what you do with it that counts. The library at Town School for Boys is not tiny by any stretch of the imagination, yet Town’s recent renovation actually left the library with less space than it… Read More ›
Professional Development
An Interview with Mr. Schu
How far would you go to inspire your students to read? Would you cover the school restroom walls with lists of new books? Would you take your students’ favorite book character on vacation with you? Would you use Skype to… Read More ›
Go on a Library Field Trip
It’s the time of year when students begin to go on field trips and school picnics that celebrate the end of a year well done. Well, field trips aren’t just for the students. We as librarians can take field trips… Read More ›
The Organized Librarian Mind
Overwhelmed Librarian Mind As school librarians we are all in need of a 25th hour in our day. School librarians are the librarians who “do it all.” We are the reference desk, the collection development office, the computer lab… Read More ›
Chris Grabenstein and Effective Collaboration
Thanks to a generous Scholastic offer, I recently observed Chris Grabenstein promoting his 2016 publication of Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics. He reminded me of an effective librarian: he knew how to captivate an audience, he knew how to keep the action… Read More ›
Documentation Matters: 30 Ideas for Developing a Portfolio & April 2016 Professional Development
Recently I was writing a paper to share at the Causality: School Libraries and Student Success (CLASS) Research Summit II. Here is the white paper from the first CLASS Summit. Needless to say, I am excited about participating. Writing the paper… Read More ›
EdCamp Boston 2016
Can you imagine walking out of a professional development session that has no relevance to your learning only to join another session that may help you grow as an educator? That’s what we were expected to do at EdCamp Boston… Read More ›
Blogging for the record
Creating a blog as an online journal: I have had a blog since around 2003. The site was mostly used as a static online resume for years. In May 2014 I began to blog in earnest. The purpose for blogging… Read More ›
Inexpensive Computers, Virtual Reality Adventures, and March 2016 Professional Development
This month I am sharing two notable finds and ten unique professional development opportunities. Let’s begin with the computers that I learned about while reading an article on CNN.com (Kelly, 2015). The article was about a computer created by a… Read More ›
Is there more than learning and socializing? Reflections on ALA midwinter
As I shared in a recent post, I enjoy reading (and sometimes participating on) the writing boards at conferences and in libraries. I found the one below on one of the welcome walls at Midwinter in Boston. ALA sponsored conferences… Read More ›