With student-generated projects, students have the ability to display their knowledge in creative ways. A student may be given a topic, question, or idea to explore. The student may create or repackage their new knowledge into a variety of formats…. Read More ›
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The Noun Project: Find icons for all your needs
As you prep for the beginning of the year and look for icons to add to signage, flyers, and your library website, the Noun Project can become a great resource. The website is a visual language toolbox with simple black-and-white… Read More ›
Two Tools to Create Stunning Graphics: Canva and Google Drawings
When browsing blog posts or Twitter, I find fabulous graphics displaying library signage, events, or even assignment directions. I used to wonder, “How did they do that? It looks so good, I could never be that creative.” Canva and Google Drawings… Read More ›
5 Easy Ways to Make Space for Innovation
“Make it new – look at your space with 21st century eyes: Does it work for what we know about learning today, or just for what we knew about learning in the past?” – The Third Teacher, p 57… Read More ›
Two Tips From One Successful Learning Commons to Yours
On my quest for successful learning commons examples, I came across an article detailing how Jason Stone and Chad Stevenson developed the middle school learning commons program at at the San Francisco Friends School (Stephenson & Stone, 2014). I was… Read More ›