I believe school librarians must have a pulse on the larger educational landscape. I find reading educational journals benefits my own work. Educational Leadership’s March 2016 issue titled “Learning for Life” is one of my favorites that truly resonated with… Read More ›
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On to the Future!
“A vision without a strategy remains an illusion.” —Lee Bolman, Professor and Author of Reframing the Path to School Leadership: A Guide for Principals and Teachers Happy New Year! Time to look forward, imagine, wish, and contemplate! Time to take action!… Read More ›
School Libraries as Places of Social Engagement
Libraries are important places for social connections in our societies and schools. When I worked in a small public library, many of our older patrons counted on the library to serve a social function. Not just with programs or activities,… Read More ›
Learner-Ready School Librarians Use Reflective Practice to Start a New Year!
“We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience.” —attributed to John Dewey. Dewey, John. 1933. How We Think. Boston, MA: D.C. Heath and Co. So, here we are about halfway through the school year, give or take… Read More ›
5 Ways to Spread Book Love
This year one of my professional goals was to reflect on how I was promoting a positive reading culture at my school and develop ways to improve it. Improvement implies there is something wrong with what is currently being done…. Read More ›
Why You Should Sponsor a Book Club
Two recent Knowledge Quest blog posts have focused on book clubs. Steve Tetreault shared innovative “Digital Solutions to Book Club Issues,” while Ronda Hughes wrote about different types of book clubs and shared fresh ideas for book club activities in… Read More ›
Let’s Celebrate!
Happy, happy 1st birthday to the National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries! If you were in Phoenix last November, you will remember the standards’ release at the 2017 AASL National Conference. Maybe like me you… Read More ›
Celebrate the Educator in Your Learner-Ready School Librarian Practice!
This has been a great school year for school librarians in my school district and in our state. One of our Norman Public Schools (OK) school librarians, Teresa Lansford, was named the Norman Teacher of the Year and then went… Read More ›
Take Action to Evolve the Association for School Librarians
Consider the pivotal point in which we find ourselves as we evolve the art and craft of school librarianship through the implementation of the AASL National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries. Imagine what this means… Read More ›
Learner-Ready School Librarians for the Win!
In 2007, Norman Public Schools won AASL’s National School Library Media Program of the Year Award in the district category. While the name and description of the award have changed to reflect important new directions in school library practice and… Read More ›