encouraging students to become competent 21st Century learners
I'm sure many of the books and movies on this list won't be surprising to you, but I thought I would put together a list of books and movies for you to enjoy over Christmas break. One of my favorite things to do is to compare books to movies (spoiler, the book is usually better).... Continue Reading →
November is National Native American Heritage Month and we are ready to celebrate in the Learning Commons. There are so many great books where native people are the main characters and they aren't all historical. That being said, there are also many books that misrepresent Native Americans. As a librarian I always try to stay... Continue Reading →
Over the next few months I'm going to be putting together book talks for all grades. I've been wanting to do these for awhile but couldn't quite figure out the format I wanted to present them in. Until I came across Mrs. ReaderPants' booktalks. She uses Prezi and book trailers to explain the books. I... Continue Reading →
