Competitive School Libraries: Making the Library the Student Destination of Choice
Comparing the ideal list with the student responses will highlight which aspects of your brand persona are already.
Spawn Point: School libraries as safe zones of student well-being and inclusive practices
“What I like most about our library is that it is like a ‘safe zone’ for all students. Like in a video game when you spawn at your base, or on a certain ship no one can…
Disciplinary Literacy – The Beginnings
Literacy is a vital skill for the 21st century and it is imperative for student mastery of practice that it is embedded across the curriculum. An important aspect of teacher librarianship is to support the development of literacy across the curriculum.
It takes a village to raise a teacher librarian – Mentoring at its best
Life is a journey. Some might say, being a teacher librarian is a life and journey of itself – a lifelong journey. My journey commenced in 2018 and is one I couldn’t have done, let alone start, without my mentors…
All things to all people…hints and tips for the up and coming TL
I am so excited to be coming back to the National Education Summit in 2022! In person conferences – hooray! The Summit is also a most excellent opportunity to mentor my friend and colleague, Kathy Talbot…
Change in the Library
Libraries thrive on change. Everyone has a story about the changes they have seen in their school library. Some of these stories are inspiring; tales of quickly taking up new technologies, building beautiful makerspaces…
School Libraries During COVID-19
COVID-19 changed a lot about 2020. The massive and devastating impacts have been felt by families and communities around the world. There have also been many smaller impacts…