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    Writing Real Books for Fact-Loving Kids: Guest Post by Melissa Stewart
    By Melissa Stewart
    In Library, Library Transformation
    Posted February 23, 2021

    Writing Real Books for Fact-Loving Kids: Guest Post by Melissa Stewart

    There aren’t many children’s book authors who have written close to 200 nonfiction books and not a single fiction title, so it’s no surprise that one of the most common questions children ask me [...]

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    The Library is Open: The Role of School Librarians in Distance Learning
    By Lisa Cheby
    In Advocates, Distance Learning, Library, Library Transformation
    Posted August 19, 2020

    The Library is Open: The Role of School Librarians in Distance Learning

    When much of the United States, and the world, was disrupted by the pandemic in March 2020 people were surprised that I could work from home.  After all, many people think my main job consists of [...]

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    Revisiting Plagiarism-Proofing Assignments
    By Doug Johnson
    In Classroom, Library, Library Transformation
    Posted February 27, 2020

    Revisiting Plagiarism-Proofing Assignments

    In his Assorted Stuff blog, my friend Tim Stahmer, looks at our old educational nemesis plagiarism and how technology is making it easier to use other’s work than one’s own to [...]

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    The Case For Strategic Planning
    By Joyce Valenza
    In Library, Library Transformation
    Posted January 15, 2020

    The Case For Strategic Planning

    It’s like making resolutions, but it’s all about measuring your progress toward keeping them. In practice, I regret that I didn’t create formal plans. I did write at least three goals each year [...]

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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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    Second Quarter Begins!
    By Michelle Luhtala
    In Experts, Library, Library Transformation
    Posted November 20, 2019

    Second Quarter Begins!

    As we move into budget season, we reflect on how students use our collection. This year, we noticed a few trends we wanted to share. Students are borrowing more books! In response to a slight dip [...]

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    Creating With Adobe Spark
    By Anastasia Hanneken
    In Digital, Library Transformation, Makerspace
    Posted November 13, 2019

    Creating With Adobe Spark

    Adobe Spark is one of my favorite technology tools. They make it easy to look like a rock star! Adobe Spark allows you to create: Graphics Websites Slideshow style videos If you are an educator [...]

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    New School Year – New School
    By Anastasia Hanneken
    In Library, Library Transformation
    Posted September 26, 2019

    New School Year – New School

    This summer I made the decision to leave Shamong Township School District. In the three years that I spent in Shamong, I was able to make many wonderful transformations to the library. These [...]

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