Whether your library is virtual, in-person, or somewhere in between, there’s no doubt that these last two school years have been simply overwhelming. Connecting personally with our students in order to deliver them their next great read or resource has… Read More ›
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New 4-Week AASL eCourse: Shared Foundation Inquire
Have you wanted to increase your students’ inquiry skills? Are you looking for a new way to engage with your educator partners to bring this about? Have you wondered how to get your administrator(s) to embrace an inquiry culture throughout… Read More ›
Collaboration E-Course
The past year of the COVID pandemic crisis has highlighted how essential school librarians are in making connections with resources and curriculum and collaborating with learners, fellow educators, and the community. Join me to take a deeper dive into the… Read More ›
Together We Are Better: Collaborative Lesson Ideas Inspired by Picture Books
Are you looking for collaborative lesson ideas that inspire learners to work together to solve problems? Find inspiration with the AASL Standards Framework for Learners and compelling picture books. The Collaborate Shared Foundation guides learners to “Work effectively with others… Read More ›
Unveiling Our Capes to Advocate for School Libraries
As social norms shift and trends change, once-powerful words can lose their impact and traditional thoughts become outdated. For me, the word advocacy used to evoke a sense of focus, energy, and urgency. It now has morphed into an ambiguous,… Read More ›
New 4-Week AASL eCourse
Did you take a look at the award-winning books announced by the American Library Association this week? I was excited to find my favorite picture books on the list. Some of the books are perfect for designing lessons around the… Read More ›
Answering the Call for Media Literacy Education
Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote in 1947, “Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.”(1) With the attack on the Capitol… Read More ›
My Favorite Collaborative Lesson: Mixing Figurative Language and Coding
As a school librarian collaborating with classroom teachers is a key component to our role in the school community. Collaboration can come in many forms, but the goal is to move past just the curation of resources. The focus is… Read More ›
Explore the AASL Standards through the Lens of Four States in the Jan/Feb Issue
Why are the AASL Standards so important? Simply put, they give us a focus for what our students need to learn. AASL’s National School Library Standards provide guidance for individual states as they determine what their state standards should be…. Read More ›
Collaboration: 3 Lesson Ideas with Picture Books
What does collaboration look like during a global pandemic? All around us, we see examples of people finding ways to work together to solve problems. Collaborators understand the power of listening to different perspectives, trying things out, and working with… Read More ›