I have been reading The Third Teacher and I am only about half way through. But I just cannot resist writing about it even prior to completing it. The text is not new (2010) but it has so many ideas to offer and reflect upon. As a new school, we have the perfect chance […]
Category: Library Learning Commons
One Little Change
Day 8 Recently a young student came looking for dinosaur books in the library. I took him over to the books and showed him the “Dewey” section. He seemed pleased so I went on to help other students. I noticed a few moments later that he was standing by the same section tears dripping […]
Magical MakerCulture?
Day 3 As previous posts have indicated I am on a glorious journey of being the caretaker of a new library learning commons. The latest aspect of the journey is to develop a makerspace and immerse myself in the current conversation about the maker movement. I have been gathering multiple professional resources, talking to colleagues and […]
Going Back to the Research
Day 2 Over the years I have worked hard to stand up for issues of equity and social justice in education. I have also worked (alongside my husband) to raise our 4 daughters to stand up for themselves and others and to be loving and inclusive of all people. This week I am putting some finishing […]
A Magical Reinvention – One Teacher Librarian’s Journey
It has been far too long since my last post. However, the journey I have been on has been so thrilling and fast-paced that perhaps the gap in time was meant to be. The journey I am referring to is the opening of a new school in a community I love as teacher librarian/support teacher. […]