Navigating the AI Era: Why Every School Needs a Librarian Leader, Educator, and Information Specialist
Recently, someone accused me of having a track record of “not using my own brain.” I must admit,...
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Tag: collaborative culture
Independent Reading Projects to Motivate Teens
Read Much? It’s easy to get discouraged when talking to high school students about reading. I’ve asked the question “What do you like to read?” countless times in my quest to pair teens with books that will engage them. Some...
Read MoreHow to Separate Books from their Authors’ Values
I’m a librarian who has been an outspoken supporter of diverse literature, highlighting Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, LatinX, Jewish, and many other marginalized cultures. As I’ve written in various articles, I see literature...
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Back-to-School Library Tour for Teachers
Last spring, I had a conversation with a classroom teacher and it went like this: Teacher: “I...
Read MoreMaking Research Exciting Through Student Choice
My favorite option for keeping high school students occupied after end-of-year exams is independent reading. A close second, though, is helping them discover the joy of research. Last year was the first time I collaborated with...
Read MoreSupplemental Books for After AP/IB Exams
How many students learn for the sake of learning? It’s a question I think about a lot in this age of overtesting. In New York, children start with the ELA, Math, and Science tests in the early grades and then move on to the...
Read MoreA Passion Project to Help Juniors Enjoy Research
It’s that time of year again when juniors are on their way to being academically exhausted. Our Advanced Placement English Language & Composition teachers tackled this fatigue by introducing passion projects to their...
Read MoreCollaborations Outside the Box
Often when people think of collaborations with the school library, English and Social Studies are the first subjects to come to mind. So much of the English and Social Studies curriculum is based around literacy and research...
Read MoreTeaching Personal Narrative Writing
Every person has a story to tell. That’s as true for children as it is for established writers. Most high school teachers are familiar with the college essay crunch that starts at the end of junior year, heats up in the...
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4 Levels of Collaboration for Teachers and Librarians
As school librarians, we know that collaboration is a large part of our role. In the AASL...
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Collaboration Definition 1 or 2
When a word means something very different Some words in the English language have two very...
Read MoreSpeed Dating with Books: The Power of Creative Nonfiction
This year I was thrilled to be back in person for our yearly 11th-grade Speed Dating with Books event. Though last year’s digital version was successful, it could not compare to the energy of a live activity. Amid the...
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