As a part of the first AASL Induction Program cohort, I have been working alongside school librarians from across the country to think, create, share, and grow in leadership. Each month, we examine a different area of leadership, reading about… Read More ›
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Growing Your #PLN: Search. Follow. Connect.
Throughout our #ConnectedEducator blog posts, we have taken a look what it means to be a connected educator; what a hashtag is and how to use them through Twitter chats; and most recently, how to build your social media profile… Read More ›
What Is a #ConnectedEducator?
How often in your career have you heard someone say, “you really need to be a connected educator” or “you should get connected with…”? I find myself telling friends and colleagues this quite often. Many of us in the school… Read More ›
PD for the Rural School Librarian
From “Out standing in my field” to “Outstanding in my field” My school library is a 25-minute drive to the nearest public library. We are also 57 miles from the nearest metropolitan area. It is sometimes quite hard to get… Read More ›
Let’s Get Together Thursday – It’s Never Too Late to Get on the PLN Bandwagon
Have you ever felt like you made a bad decision about when to indulge in some new trend? For me, it was the shearling suede boot fad. Granted, in Texas, we don’t get much cold weather, but when I finally… Read More ›