Navigating the AI Era: Why Every School Needs a Librarian Leader, Educator, and Information Specialist
Recently, someone accused me of having a track record of “not using my own brain.” I must admit,...
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Tag: Technology Integration
The Power of a Reading Librarian
Follow the Leader (Or Not) “Do as I say, not as I do.” Educators say it in jest many times...
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Comics and Graphic Novels to the Rescue
Comic Nostalgia When I was a child at sleepaway camp, I relished the escape comic books provided....
Read MoreWhat’s in an Email Signature? Technology in the Library
Do our digital signatures matter? Recently, I received a creatively signed email from a librarian friend and was motivated to modernize mine. Since I still see pop culture images of cardigan-clad librarians sporting hair buns...
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My Favorite Collaborative Lesson: Facts, Opinions, and Robots
Opportunities to collaborate can happen anywhere as long as you are listening. One of the best...
Read MoreIndependent Reading Projects to Motivate Teens
Read Much? It’s easy to get discouraged when talking to high school students about reading. I’ve asked the question “What do you like to read?” countless times in my quest to pair teens with books that will engage them. Some...
Read MoreMaking Research Exciting Through Student Choice
My favorite option for keeping high school students occupied after end-of-year exams is independent reading. A close second, though, is helping them discover the joy of research. Last year was the first time I collaborated with...
Read MoreMarch Book Madness: A Yearly Tournament Promoting Books
“Which book is longer?” asked an 11th grader after hearing my book talks for the two competitors of the day. It’s March Book Madness time in my high school library: my favorite activity of the year. Each day, I walk around...
Read MoreA Passion Project to Help Juniors Enjoy Research
It’s that time of year again when juniors are on their way to being academically exhausted. Our Advanced Placement English Language & Composition teachers tackled this fatigue by introducing passion projects to their...
Read MoreSpace Resources for Day One of Crayola Creativity Week: Endless Possibilities
Star Gazing One recent night when the temperature in New York hovered around 15 degrees, my dog needed to go outside. I had been sitting on the couch reading (ironically!) A Year in Jamaica, Diana Lewes’s memoir from 1889. While...
Read MoreSpeed Dating with Books: The Power of Creative Nonfiction
This year I was thrilled to be back in person for our yearly 11th-grade Speed Dating with Books event. Though last year’s digital version was successful, it could not compare to the energy of a live activity. Amid the...
Read MoreHow to Diversify Literary Analysis Research
As I was teaching a research lesson to an AP literature class the other day, a student raised her hand and asked, “Why is this list mostly dead white males?” She had been looking over the chart of author choices for the...
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