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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
New Year, New School, New Job
It is nearly August, and I’m wondering where the summer has gone! You may have noticed that I’ve been struggling to get out blog articles and newsletters in 2019. I decided to [...]
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 [...]
Using Design Thinking to Support Makerspaces
Educators should research different design thinking strategies and find one that fits their school’s goals for makerspaces. Creating makerspaces and incorporating them into schools involves more [...]
