School librarians have many roles, among which are teacher and instructional partner. AASL’s position “The Strategic Leadership Role of School Librarians” notes, “The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) supports the position that full-time certified school librarians provide effective leadership… Read More ›
Like many educators, I’ve spent a good part of this summer writing online curriculum in case my district has to go to remote learning for all students at some point during the 2020-21 school year. While I am involved in… Read More ›
Turning learning on its head. As much as we all want to return to in-person learning, we are all preparing for a future of at least some distance learning. Many, many teachers still prefer some type of lecture, and this… Read More ›
Positivity Power Librarians are positive people. I’ve met so many over the years and realized: we’re a positive bunch. Even so and even with the best intentions, our day-to-day actions, the minute details, the small interactions that don’t go as… Read More ›
The Asynchrony of Remote Learning Not knowing when students are available online is one of the biggest challenges facing educators during this period of remote learning. Seeing other people is incredibly important when practicing physical distancing so that it doesn’t… Read More ›
Supporting Students and Teachers in Remote Learning As I write this post, I am working from home. I am thankful for health, yet disappointed that I am not at school in my Highland library. In a short time school librarians… Read More ›
Are you looking for online reading lessons to share with your learning community? If so, I am creating worksheets for books available online. My hope is that the worksheets will help remote learners respond to literature. This is a work-in-progress…. Read More ›
My school district in Kansas announced that we will go to online learning soon (no set date yet) in lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a high school librarian, I have so many questions. What is our role in a… Read More ›