This month I wanted to highlight a public school Learning Commons in a district near and dear to my heart, San Francisco Unified. I was able to visit Allison Rothman in person in the midst of a renovation of her… Read More ›
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End-of-semester-itis
With the holidays approaching, I find many of my students slacking off with their study habits. In other words, they have caught a bad case of “end-of-semester-itis.” A nasty, dreadful disease sweeping the nation, and one I hope to cure. Winter… Read More ›
In This Holiday Season—Give the Gift of Reading
Stumped by what to give a loved one as a holiday gift? Give a Little Free Library (LFL) to benefit your school or neighborhood. It’s a win-win for all involved, because it will provide access to books and reading for… Read More ›
What’s Another Word for That?
Students using a dictionary or thesaurus to look up synonyms has all but become a lost art. “Why do I need to learn this when I can go to dictionary.com and have it do it for me?” To encourage students… Read More ›
Collaboration with your Community
At the beginning of the school year in planning lessons and units, I always think “how can I share what we are doing at school and in the library with the community?” Over the last few years, our library has… Read More ›
Friday Finds – Promote the Love of Reading
This website, sponsored by George Lucas, has posted an inspirational article to aid the school librarian in that final push of the school year to make our students lovers of books. The article is entitled 37 Ways to Help Kids Learn… Read More ›
Friday Finds – Literacy Resources and Data
“Reading Rockets is a national multimedia literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.” This is a great website resource for literacy lessons and… Read More ›