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    8 Unique Whiteboards to Boost Creativity and Productivity
    By Kristina Holzweiss
    In Library, Library Transformation, Makerspace
    Posted December 18, 2019

    8 Unique Whiteboards to Boost Creativity and Productivity

    I have a confession. Over my 25 years of teaching I’ve developed focusing problems (“Squirrel!). I find myself reading the first few lines of an article, jumping to the end, and then [...]

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    Memes
    By Kristina Holzweiss
    In Digital, Makerspace
    Posted November 19, 2019

    Memes

    Memes are a creative way of promoting literacy with visuals and text. You can create them digitally with Canva, Buncee, and Google Slides. Or you can go “old school” with pictures cut [...]

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    Two Truths and a Lie
    By Kristina Holzweiss
    In Classroom, Digital, Library Transformation, Teacher Talk
    Posted July 22, 2019

    Two Truths and a Lie

    Sometimes a post pops up into your Twitter feed that inspires you to create something. This is what happened when Heather Lister posted about a website called the Breaking News Generator, and [...]

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    My Story: From a Job Cut to Becoming School Librarian of the Year
    By Kristina Holzweiss
    In Advocates, Experts, Library
    Posted March 22, 2017

    My Story: From a Job Cut to Becoming School Librarian of the Year

    Kristina Holzweiss of Bay Shore Middle School, Bay Shore, NY, was named School Library Journal School Librarian of the Year in August 2015. Be sure to check out blog posts from 2015 School [...]

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    Student Techsperts Manage Makerspace Resources!
    By Kristina Holzweiss
    In Advocates, Digital, Experts, Library, Library Transformation, Makerspace
    Posted January 24, 2017

    Student Techsperts Manage Makerspace Resources!

    The more I teach, the more I learn. This year I began a Student Techspert team to help manage the makerspace resources and technology in our library. Our library makerspace has grown [...]

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