Spring has sprung! As we get ready to support our teachers and students with end-of-the year (or semester) review, encourage your teachers to use formative assessments. Powered by easy-to-use digital platforms, formative assessments enable your teachers and students to maximize… Read More ›
Libraries Ready to Code (RtC) is an initiative of ALA that is sponsored by Google. This initiative focuses on the role of school and public libraries in providing opportunities for youth to develop computational thinking skills through coding activities and… Read More ›
An archive is defined by Merriam-Webster as “a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved.” The school library is a key space for archived materials in any school. We preserve yearbooks from years past,… Read More ›
Can I let you in on a little secret? I miss being a classroom teacher. After teaching for 19 years, I became an elementary school librarian. With a fixed schedule, I teach all grade levels, but it doesn’t feel the… Read More ›
“Checklist Planning Clipboard To Do.” Pixabay, Pixabay.com, pixabay.com/p-1614702/?no_redirect. Like most aspects of education, standards are never static. Here in New York City, we are in the process of updating our ESIFC (Empire State Information Fluency Continuum) to align with the new… Read More ›
Do administrators know what we do? Have you had one of those days when you wondered “Does my principal even know what I do?” If you have, you are not alone. It is hard to find a way to let… Read More ›
New Year As I write this post on January 22, 2019, I am preparing to travel to my first ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. Attending the Affiliate Assembly will allow me to see firsthand what it’s all about! I am looking… Read More ›
There is a lot one can accomplish in just 15 minutes. You can update your resume, grab takeout dinner, take a shower, or even explore a new educational technology or library service. That’s right, in 15 minutes, school libraries can… Read More ›
This month, when deciding what to blog about, I waited to start writing until after I finished a two-day collaboration with a visionary teacher at my high school using Makey Makey STEM kits. She is a creative, dynamic teacher, and… Read More ›
My hometown has a population of approximately 55,000 people and seven school districts. These districts have always acted as rivals rather than schools that form a united community of students. Three years ago my superintendent and I decided to attempt… Read More ›