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 ›
By Dorcas Hand (Adapted from TASLTalks, Jan. 30, 2016) As we wait for the implementation of ESSA to be organized, what can we do on our school campuses to be ready? We librarians know that Every Student Succeeds when every student… Read More ›
Designed to equalize educational opportunities and resources for disadvantaged children, Title I has been in existence since the inception of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) enacted in 1965 to address the “War on Poverty.” Most recently ESEA came… Read More ›
As January begins, don’t forget about your parent stakeholders. There is always a push in the fall to include parents in opening school days but sometimes during the year we forget to get the message out about what the library… Read More ›
Project Tomorrow‘s annual Speak Up surveys show that librarians are in a unique leadership position to develop new visions of learning at their schools. We see that administrators now have a well-articulated need and community backing to support digital integration, and… Read More ›
You are a connected educator; you would not be reading this if you weren’t. I do not need to tell you all the benefits of being connected to your students, colleagues, and the outside world. You know! Yet, I wonder… Read More ›
Why did elementary school librarian Barbara Johnson and her students start tweeting, facebooking, live streaming, making movies, screencasting, creating websites, digital backpacking, and sharing her work with parents, teachers, administrators, and the Board of Education? Because she wanted stakeholders to… Read More ›
Self-advocacy and the art of tooting your own horn! 2. self-ad·vo·ca·cy: noun – the action of representing oneself or one’s views or interests. 2. toot your own horn: to point out positive truths about oneself I have heard too… Read More ›
If you’re conflicted too, this Q&A resource is for you. I support intellectual freedom and the freedom to read in my library, of course. But how can we begin to have the important conversations about intellectual freedom, censorship, and the… Read More ›
Have you ever found the perfect resource and wondered why it is not being used? Well, here is one way that I share library resources with faculty. What? Each year, I host a Sweet Library Resources Party! The objective is… Read More ›