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Ready For A New Year: The Power of Story
This blog post comes from my Closing Keynote for the Kansas Association of School Librarians after a month-long Canvas course.Ready for a New Year-The Power of StoryWelcome! Welcome! I am excited to be...
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4 Back to School Tips for New (and not so new) School Librarians
*This is the unedited version written for School Library JournalFour Tips For New (or new to the school) LibrariansCongratulations on your new job as a school librarian! It is hands down the absolutely...
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New School Year! New Ideas! New Centers!
UPDATE:Recently a friend asked so great questions to get more specifics about how Centers work in the Winkley Library. I have also update my K-5 Lesson Plans:...
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Guest Post: Worthwhile Rainy Day Activities for Your Children
Guest Blog by Jenny Wise, a stay-at-home parent to four beautiful children. Jenny's blog, Special Home Educator, has a focus on homeschooling and children with special needs.Image courtesy of...
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THE POWER OF BEING A CONNECTED EDUCATOR
Photo by Andrew Neel on UnsplashCross Post with The EdvocateA librarian shares her journey from approaching burnout to becoming her school’s technology innovator.By Nikki D. RobertsonDuring the...
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THE BEGINNING Library Centers Deep Dive: A 10 Part Series
Ladonia Elementary School1997-2005This 10 part series is a deep dive into the why and how of establishing Library Learning Centers.THE BEGINNINGDuring my first year as an elementary school librarian in...
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Demystifying the Circulation Desk: Library Center Deep Dive 2/10
Demystifying the Circulation Desk Library Helper Center Library Helper Center is the easiest center to put together. Most of the supplies you need are right there at the circulation desk. The kids are...
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Coding is a Basic Literacy Library Centers Deep Dive Part 3/10
Recently, CBS aired a 60 Minutes episode highlighting the gender gap in the tech industry. Hadi Partovi, founder of Code.org, along with top computer science based industry leaders and a majority of...
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Creating Paper Signals In Your Makerspace
Ready to go next level in your library makerspace? Branch out with Paper Signals, a Voice Experiment a part of the Experiments with Google site. If you are already tinkering with Makey Makey,...
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Reading Center: Library Centers Deep Dive Part 5/10
When incorporating centers into the school library the simple joy of relaxing and reading can be overlooked for the fancier, more glamorous center choices. I like using the Reading Center to bridge the...
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Get Musical In Your Library MakerSpace With Chrome Music Lab
Chrome Music Lab is part of the Experiments with Google collection. The Chrome Music Lab is a fun way for your students to engage with music through thirteen different musical variations:Song...
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Technology: Library Centers Deep Dive Part 4/10
Technology is such an all encompassing word, especially in a school library. Many libraries I see on social media seem to have an endless supply of technology. When the Merge Cube hit the scene and...
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Use Experiments with Google to Spark Discussions and More
Experiments with Google is an open-source platform for incredible coders and designers creating extraordinary projects on AR, VR, AI, Voice experiments, Arts & Culture, Android, Chrome experiments,...
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2019 ISTE Reflection: Amplifying Learning
The deluge of stimuli at ISTE is overwhelming even for a veteran like myself. There isn’t a minute of the day (or night) when there isn’t something in which to immerse yourself. For me, ISTE is the...
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Follett Webinar Recap: Fighting Back: Making the Case for a Certified Librarian
*Cross-post with FollettRecently I had the pleasure of partnering with Follett and John Chrastka, executive director of EveryLibrary, to present a timely and relevant webinar, Fighting Back: Making the...
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When Lessons About Digital Citizenship, Online Safety, & Cyberbullying Fall...
Photo by Lionello DelPiccolo on UnsplashRecently I came across the following articles that made me stop and reflect on how we as school librarians and educators teach and address issues with digital...
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2020...A New Decade to Connect, Share, Learn, Grow Together!
Like many as we leave one year and move onto the next, the promise of new things to come is just around the corner. This year we don't just usher in a new year but a new decade making the reflection...
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2021-2022 Back-To-School Time in the Library
It is back-to-school time and that means looking forward and planning for great activities for our students whether we are in person, virtual, or a hybrid model. In 2019 Shannon Miller created a...
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