encouraging students to become competent 21st Century learners
I am a sucker for books with soft dreamy illustrations. Perhaps it is the soothing effect of the artwork or the magical nature of the colors. Either way, when I see such a book I immediately open it up, eager for the happy feelings that accompany such a read. Cloud Dance by Thomas Locker is... Continue Reading →
Alright, we are all a tiny bit Hunger Games obsessed around here. Last year many students suggested the books to me. Honestly I kept putting off reading the series because the premise scared me. As soon as I was told that it was about a group of children thrown together and told that only one could... Continue Reading →
I was putting together resource list for the teachers today. While playing around in Destiny Quest, trying to figure out the best way to print a list of specific titles I stumbled upon a way to not only create lists of titles, but to make them available for all to see! I thought that was... Continue Reading →
Alright Falcons, there is something that seems to confuse many people including Catholics. As you know, we attend mass, as a school, once a week on Tuesdays. Yet this past Tuesday we did not go to mass. Instead we went today. I heard from a few students that they were a little confused as to... Continue Reading →
This past weekend the Drama Club had their fall production of The Little Prince. This is a book for all ages. Perhaps the youngest of us may not understand the philosophical reasoning behind the story or maybe, just maybe they are the ones that will understand it the most. After all the main theme of... Continue Reading →
One of my all time favorite picture books is Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen. It is a very sweet tale of a lion that wanders into a library and quickly gains a love for story time. Being an animal lover and book lover I immediately take to these types of books and there are plenty out... Continue Reading →
Well another book fair has come and gone. It is probably one of my favorite events. I just adore seeing children and parents getting excited over books. As part of the St. Philip's book fair tradition parents are given the opportunity to purchase books for the classrooms and library. I thought I would give a... Continue Reading →
Just a quick blog....I am enjoying watching the 1st graders have a free day and check out books. Here are some of their favorite parts of the library..."Reading Books" - Andrew"Trying to find books" -Eva"Checking out books" -Roxy"Looking at books" -Kole"Taking books home with you"- Kyle"My favorite part is reading too. I love reading, I... Continue Reading →
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I promissed to tell you about some of my ideas for the library. You see, AASL11 really did open my eyes a bit. First I was so happy to see that our library is right on par with other school libraries. Many of the lessons taught in our library are very similar to other librarians... Continue Reading →
Breck's Elementary libraryVery large circulation area. I was very excited that AASL11 was offering school tours. I must say, both school were quite impressive! the libraries where HUGE! We are talking K-12 schools.At the Breck School there were three libraries total. A beautiful elementary library, a small middle school library and an inviting high school library.... Continue Reading →
I must admit, there have been times when I question my knowledge of all things library. Or, rather, I wonder if a passion for book, curiosity that leads to inquiry, a lust for knowledge and eagerness to learn is enough to implement and manage a successful school library program. To be clear, it isn't a... Continue Reading →
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