How Do We Share New Materials? One of the challenges in our high school library is how to share new materials with our users. Displays are usually an effective way to show off new titles that are [...]
When people think of teacher librarians, our roles as advocates and fundraisers are not at the forefront. With this generation of digital natives, many think our students have no need for [...]
Last year, another teacher from my district and I were lucky enough to get funded through our Education Foundation for six of the Breakout Boxes and a year-long subscription to their games. Most [...]
Technology integration has been a large part of my teaching experience beginning when I was a student teacher. I used a Smartboard, successfully with a first-grade class to identify new [...]
I have written about our journey with annual library reports many times in the past. If you have never shared an annual report with your library stakeholders, please, consider creating one this [...]
Well, that title most certainly lacks the fervor of a Saturday Night Live opener, but I mean it with just as much gusto! Welcome to Chicago and your virtual glimpse into the highlights of my ISTE [...]
As teachers, when we think about differentiation, images of multiple student groups, various types of media to present information, color coded options for levels, and detailed lesson plans come [...]
Tim Stahmer at Assorted Stuff has a dead-on post, It’s Closing Time, about stopping and starting “school” every summer. He shares my pet peeve about closing libraries [...]
