This summer has been unique for me. Usually, I jump into professional development opportunities or professional reading, but this summer I have needed a minute. Instead, I have focused on reading for pleasure every day. I have just tried to… Read More ›
Summer Reading Inspiration In the spring of 2016, I received an e-mail from a friend and English teacher in my building. She invited the entire faculty to contribute to a slideshow she was creating. She encouraged every faculty member to… Read More ›
Summer Book Club for Our Staff…A Follow-Up Post Last month I blogged about furthering a culture of reading at my school through a summer book club for our staff. My wonderful instructional technology facilitator, Katherine Leatherman, and I planned a… Read More ›
May is such a busy month for educators across the country. School librarians are in the midst of taking the end-of-the-year inventory, assisting with testing, and preparing end-of-the year reports for administrators. So many tasks are on our plates. While… 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 ›
Are Books Becoming Obsolete? “Do you think books will someday become obsolete in the next twenty years?” a friend recently asked me. Of course, I emphatically answered, “NO!” But then I got to thinking. People can access the written word… Read More ›