Welcome to Week 2
Of Our Future Ready Librarians Summer Reading Book Club
This week we are reading Chapter 1: Digital Age Mentors. Then complete these 2 items.
You can leave comments on others slides too. Let’s make this an active conversation.
Let us know it you have any questions
or need help with anything at all.
We can’t wait for the learning and conversation this week, friends.
Shannon and Bill
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Welcome to Week 3
Of Our Future Ready Librarians Summer Reading Book Club
This week we are reading Chapter 2: Know Your Culture. Then complete these 2 items.
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Let us know if we can help in anyway.
We can’t wait to hear your ideas for building the culture from your library, friends.
Shannon and Bill
Our book club landing page futureready.link/frl_bookclub
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Welcome to Week 4
Of Our Future Ready Librarians Summer Reading Book Club
This week we are reading Chapter 3: Be A Champion. Then complete these 2 items.
plan for your library using Canva; start a library Facebook page and more. Share your #LibraryLibs Challenge for the week on this Padlet bit.ly/FRLchampion and comment too.
Let us know if we can help in anyway.
We can’t wait to hear how you are a champion leading from the library, friends.
Shannon and Bill
Our book club landing page futureready.link/frl_bookclub
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Welcome to Week 5
Of Our Future Ready Librarians Summer Reading Book Club
This week we are reading Chapter 4: Leading Through Equity. Then complete these 2 items.
Let us know if we can help in anyway.
We can’t wait to hear how you are a leading from the library through equity, friends.
Shannon and Bill
Our book club landing page futureready.link/frl_bookclub
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Welcome to Week 6
Of Our Future Ready Librarians Summer Reading Book Club
This week we are reading Chapter 5: A Force For Change and completing the 2 items below.
We are so proud of all of you and can’t wait to see what you will do as you lead from the library and create change.
Join us on July 21st at 4:00 pm EST as we celebrate how we will lead from the library together.
Shannon and Bill
Our book club landing page futureready.link/frl_bookclub
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Bill Bass
I currently serve as the Innovation Coordinator for Parkway School District in Saint Louis, MO. I’m responsible for the library program, technology integration and grants for my district as a district administrator. I was fortunate to serve as the President of the ISTE board of directors for the last two years and have the privilege of being the author of 3 books. I am a staunch advocate for libraries and love to share what I’ve learned as an administrator with others in order to better support libraries.
Goal: Connect and share leadership examples and mindsets in libraries.
Find me online at www.billbass.tech or on social media @billbass
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Shannon McClintock Miller
Hi there. My name is Shannon. I live in West Des Moines, Iowa with my husband, Eric Fitzgerald and our 16-year old son, Hagan.
I am the District Teacher Librarian and Innovation Director at Van Meter Community School in Iowa. I have been a librarian for 15 years and before that was a full time mom. I also serve as the Future Ready Librarian spokesperson. I speak and consult around the world about libraries, education, technology and kids.
I blog at The Library Voice and have written 16 children’s books with Capstone Publishing, in addition to this book with Bill and a few others that I contributed to professionally. You can find me online @shannonmmiller at Twitter and Instagram.
My Goal for our book club is to reflect on my practice, especially over the last year, to see what I can improve and grow from during this book club. I am also very excited to meet new friends and reconnect with others. It will be so much fun.
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Christine Rosa
Library Media Specialist, Sprague School, Waterbury CT
@MrsCRosa
After working in IT for 16 years, I became a paraprofessional as I worked to earn a college degree. Part of my para assignment was in the library where I found the best job in the world! Being a librarian is the perfect mix of two of my favorite things, technology and learning!
Years as librarian: 1st one!
(And what a year it was!!!)
Years in education: 17
Years married: 26
2 grown kids and a one year old Bichon, Remi
Passions:
* Learning
* Sharing knowledge
* Advocacy of
librarianship
Goal:
To find new ways to reach my school community and create a culture of reading among students.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
Very few, if any. Just finishing my first year, it is difficult to know for sure, but there aren’t any strong partnerships that are apparent to me. Prior to my hire, 8/2020, the school had no librarian since 10/2019.
I have struggled to build working relationships with classroom teachers and with administrators. The “specials” teachers (library, gym, art, music, computer) and considered relief for teacher prep time. I continue to reach out to demonstrate the value that I can bring.
Strategies to build community partnerships:
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
First year librarian here… I have painted and decorated the walls of this 100 year old school to be more lively and inviting. Still, it is a VERY SMALL space with 7 round tables, good for small group collaboration.
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
Not physical space, but thanks to Covid, each student now has a device. Here, if given the support and time, we will create digital products together.
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I use the whole book approach when reading picture books with students. For example, I point out large font used as emphasis and how illustrations support text emotion while doing a picture walk. We also look at the fly leaf, cover, and talk about the back story of why a book was written, what message the author is trying to convey, what is the purpose of the story. Rather than passively listening to a story, students are encouraged to think critically about the words and images.
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Missy Kreucher
Mercy High School - Farmington Hills, MI
I practiced law until my oldest daughter started high school. I began to volunteer at Mercy High School and ended up with a full time job in the Media Center. I am now the head of the Media Center working on my library certification.
This is my 4th year at Mercy. I am proud to say I completed an inventory and am in the process of genrefying our books. My goal is create a learning environment that accommodates all learning styles and spark an interest in reading more than TikTok, Instagram and Twitter
My email is mkreucher�@mhsmi.org
When I am not swimming I am reading!
My husband Brian and I have been married 27 years. Our oldest daughter is a 2021 graduate of the UMich College of Engineering, and will begin her Masters in Sustainability this fall again at UMich. Our youngest daughter just finished her second year of Vocal Performance study at Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
Missy Kreucher cont.
We partner with Tech. I was able to be helpful during CoVid as another Tech go-to and I was busy with Tech every day. I am also included in our Curriculum Counsel.
I hope to cultivate relationships with our parents.
I will also plan to make a request to attend a Board of Directors meeting.
I will have to find time to insert myself into meetings - parent, our Board and each of our academic sections,
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
We are blessed to have a MakerSpace Room, a Silent Study Room, a Quiet Study Room and a large open Media Center. Last year I purchased an electric fireplace - found it on sale at Menards. The girls love to sit around the fireplace.
Yes - still working on developing interest
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Adrienne Toro
Elementary Librarian
Knoxville, Tennessee
My goals:
To learn more about becoming a leader within my school(s) and applying these principles to the upcoming school year.
About me:
I currently work at two schools; Lonsdale Elementary (2nd through 5th) and Sam E Hill Primary (PK - 1st), both in Knoxville TN. I’ve been in he public school system one year and in private school for 20 years.
I have a wonderful husband of 30 years, two grown children, and a fabulous fun dog friend named Buddy. I enjoy reading children's books and learning with my students.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Beau Williams
Hi everyone! My name is Beau Williams and I am the Library Media Specialist at Snow Hill Middle School located in Worcester County Maryland! We are 20 minutes from the beach in Ocean City, #Teachatthebeach! Our school is unique for Maryland in that we serve students in grades 4-8.
I have a lovely wife who is the Coordinator of School Health Services for our school district. We have two wonderful children, Christian and Katherine ages 4 and 2. Our lives are busy but fun and we make every moment count!
I have been teaching for 18 years now, formerly as a middle school social studies teacher and currently library media specialist for 4 years. I attended McDaniel University for my librarianship degree.
You can find me online @BeauBooksW on Twitter.
My Goal for our book club is to reflect on this past year and refresh and prepare for the next school year. I want to engage with colleagues and gain insight on how to better lead our library programming and continue to be a leader for our school.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Amy Matulevich
Library Media Specialist, Ramapo Ridge Middle School
I have been a library media specialist for 21 years. I’ve worked in Mahwah, New Jersey for the past 20 years.
Last school year, I obtained a grant for a Google Expeditions cart. I am excited to start using it soon with my middle school students and teachers.
I have two sons, two cats, and one husband. I am a breast cancer survivor. I am proud of how well I juggled cancer treatments and working full-time these past two years. I feel like I can do anything now!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Misty Gardner
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My name is Misty and I live in Boise, Idaho with my husband and two sons, ages 11 and 13.
I am entering my 22 year in education, 15 of those as a Teacher Librarian. All of those years have been with junior high students! Call me crazy but they are my fav!
My masters degree is in Educational Technology and I am a longtime Building Technology Coordinator and Leadership Team member.
I love attending conferences and can’t wait for AASL this fall!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Erica Flory- Librarian
Zebulon GT Magnet Elementary School
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I want to be able for my admin to see the leader that I am.
I a mom of 3 kids, 8 cats and a corgi. I love learning,reading and anything to do with animals and nature. I’ve been married for 25+ years. Neat fact, I have lived in the same house since 1978, when I was in 2nd grade!
I have worked at Zebulon GT Magnet Elementary school in Zebulon, NC for 8 years. I facilitate district wide PLTs twice a month. Love seeing “my people”
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Krista Clanin
19 years classroom teacher, 9 years administrator, first year librarian and loving everything about my new position… teachers, students, books, and the school (I missed all of it as a district admin)! I am currently at Fishback Creek Elementary in MSD Pike Township Schools in Indianapolis, IN.
I have been married for 19 years to my husband and our daughter just turned 16 and is ready to drive on her own...save us all.
My Goal for our book club is to be a sponge and learn everything I can to continue to get better.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Len Bryan @lenbryan25
I am excited to be moving back into a campus library next school year at Spring Woods High School in Houston, TX. This is after serving seven years as as state and district level library administrator.
GO TIGERS!
I’ve been a librarian for 13 years, and I was a teacher and coach for 11 years before that. I have taught in Louisiana, Texas, Oregon, and Colorado in 9 different school districts + a state agency
My Goal for our book club is to get off to a great start at my new high school and apply the lessons learned to my new role.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
The library at my new school is closely aligned with technology (their offices are in the library - woot!) The principal also wants me to build a more inclusive space, which is something I was going to do anyway :). Book clubs too!
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
My primary partnerships in year 1 will be instructional partnerships, especially leveling up students’ (& teachers’) research skills.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
A big one for me will be to develop strong student aides and volunteers to run circulation so I can physically get out of the library to do outreach with teachers, staff, & the community.
Another strategy is to leverage the brand-new library space to bring community groups in for their meetings & brag on my students & what we are doing in the library to innovate their learning experiences.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
I’m lucky in that I am moving into a brand-new, completely renovated library, with several different meeting/learning areas, a broadcast studio, tons of little reading nooks, a cafe, and several other spaces just waiting to be used by students, staff, & the community. The outgoing librarian left it a clean slate, so I hope to get some ideas from y’all this week!
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
There is a dedicated broadcast studio in the new library space, and we have several high power computers for video editing. I’ll also invest in maker materials, including a ton of different green items to be used alongside our green wall - sheets, gloves, straws, cups, bowls, etc. I also want to create a podcasting studio - maybe inside the broadcast studio, maybe somewhere else, with high-quality mics & sound dampening.
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I promote critical thinking among students and staff by supplying additional perspectives, both my own & from others outside the classroom. I also do this by gently challenging assumptions & exposing fixed mindset thinking during staff development & direct instruction. One example of this is when I challenge the common misconception that Wikipedia is not a reliable source for research. I briefly explain its editorial standards, and while it is true that anyone can edit an article, those standards & the community often catch mistakes and malicious behavior within moments. We also look into the talk section & history of articles to see some of the conversations around content, the need for sources & attribution, and other factors that make Wikipedia a good resource, especially for topics that are not well covered in other research resources.
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I’m looking forward to diving in and letting new learning and ideas simmer. There are so many ways this can apply to my role, but also in how I can collaborate with others.
Dianna Geers
Teacher Librarian
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
I started teaching the year I got married and am celebrating my 29th anniversary this summer.
I have 4 adult sons all scattered around the country (& the world)
I am an aspiring children's’ book author in my free time.
Years as teacher: 19
Years as school librarian: 7
Years at education agency: 3
Total years in education: 29
NCTB - School Library
Adjunct professor at University of Iowa SLIS
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Wendy Post
Monte Sano ES, Huntsville, AL
I just finished my 13th year as a media specialist. The first 7 years were in Fairfax County, VA and the last 6 have been with Huntsville City Schools. Missile Defense brought us to Alabama 13 years ago. My husband of 35 years and I met at the United States Air Force Academy and I spent five years after graduation as a B-52 and KC-135 maintenance officer at Castle AFB, CA and Loring AFB, ME. I became a librarian with an MLS from University of Maryland College Park after my two sons were in school. I have since added a daughter to that mix.
This summer, I want to recoup from the school year. Not only did I deal with the pandemic, but our district was cyberattacked and I had to split my time between two schools. I’m always looking to make myself better and to stay relevant!!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I am always trying to connect. I love collaborating with teachers and helping them with the curriculum they must cover. I have mentored other librarians and am secretary of our district organization. I volunteer at the state level by participating on the Camellia Awards committee and going to PDs that will be shared statewide. I collaborate with parents in planning a book fair, incentive project or promoting reading.
I would like to cultivate some business partners, especially if I stay assigned to the Title 1 school I have been serving part time. I would love to set up a program where volunteers could come and read/mentor students for 30 minutes a week.
The first step would be to brainstorm and gain the approval of my administrators. Then I would look for businesses that are located in our community and have a vested interest. We have a large car dealership near our school. Maybe I could target them first, see if they would want to volunteer with the students. Maybe they could even bring a new car over and sit inside it and read!!!
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I am big on special displays of books relevant to the special events of the year. I do occasionally pull out makerspace materials but don’t have a big enough area to leave them out. Anyone is welcome anytime.
We are a digital 1:1 school district. IWe do a lot with chromebooks, but I discovered this year that students are learning how to use apps, but not computing basics like cutting and pasting. I’m going to try to add more of this to my lessons next year. I have some favorite educators I follow on Teacherspayteachers and will use some of their products. I try to tie this in with whatever we are studying at the time. We used to be able to document digitally via SeeSaw, but our district was cyberattacked last year. We had everything taken away and SeeSaw was not given back.
I use all kinds. I try to infrequently ask yes no questions, but questions that require assimilation. I try to do a STEM/Makerspace tie in monthly or every other month. I have students write, whether it be a haiku walk to get inspiration for creating their own poem or creating an original tall tale to culminate our tall tale unit, I always love for the students to interact with the information by creating some sort of product.
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Jennifer Malphy
Hi everyone! My name is Jen and I live in rural Hillsboro, Wisconsin, with my husband Kris and our two teenage sons, Brock & Jake.
I am the 4K-12 teacher librarian and the Social Media/Webpage Coordinator at Kickapoo Area Schools in Viola, Wisconsin. I just completed my 25th year as a librarian. I absolutely love my job! Not everyone gets to work with preschoolers and then turn around the next hour and work with high school students and that’s something I truly love about being in a small rural school.
I am passionate about photography, reading, fishing, gardening, being on our pontoon, and spending time outdoors with my family.
You can find me on social media @jmalphy on Twitter and Instagram.
My goal for our book club is to learn new things which I could implement in my school library. I love learning from others and can’t wait to get to know you all!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Mary Manee
mmaneewongwathana@cnusd.k12.ca.us
I am a Library Clerk with Corona Norco Unified School District and work at Woodrow Wilson Elementary in Corona, CA. My “claim to fame” is being selected as the 2020/2021 Classified Employee of the Year for Wilson Elementary.
I have been a Library Clerk for five years. I feel blessed each day I get to come and work and help our Wilson students develop an intense love for reading and for books.
I joined Future Ready Librarians a few years ago and have gotten so, so much out of this wonderful group so I know I am going to get a lot out of this book club as well.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I work as a link between my town’s Public Library and the school Library where I work. I keep our school community informed as to what is going on at the Public Library so that they know the things they can be involved in if they choose.
I inadvertently found myself helping our new librarians deal with their first year which fell during difficult situations. Very often I created screencastify videos to show them how to do things they had questions about. I hope to put these videos together for future reference.
Just like in question two, creating these screencastify videos can be utilized to help students, parents and teachers by showing them exactly how something is done. For instance I did a screencastify for the fifth grade teachers showing how their students can look up information for their state reports using our district databases.
Also, just being involved in events happening at school and within my community. I am always down for dress up days, will visit classrooms if I know something special is going on, etc. Also when I am out at an event at the public library or doing something like a 5k I am also able to connect with my community that also knows me as the Librarian at their child’s school.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I try to offer many avenues for the students to be creative from bookmark challenges, poetry slams, art tied in with a story I am reading, or just making materials available for the students to let their creative juices flow with.
My Library is lacking as far as electronics go. We do have 4 computers students use for AR tests, finishing up reports or homework, etc.
I am a Library Clerk, not a credentialed teacher but I am in charge of the Library and what goes on in there.
I try to match stories I read with what is going on in the classroom and/or what is going on in the community. Early on in the pandemic I read the book, Lucy’s Mask to classes. I followed up the story with a lesson on the correct wearing of masks. I read a lot of stories that students can relate their own experiences with and have conversations about those experiences. Recently I read a book about the passing down of the art of quilt making. Afterwards we talked about family traditions passed down in the students’ families.
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Damaris Jade Barba
Hello everyone! I’m Damaris Jade or as what my students call me, Ms. Dee. I’m a brand new Library Assistant at Yorbita Elementary School in California. I’ve worked at a public library setting for a decade since I was 16 and this past three months are my first time working in a school library setting. It is both exciting and challenging due to the current situation but nonetheless, still rewarding.
My goal is to connect with other librarians and to learn as much as my brain can absorbed.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
Currently, there is not partnerships that exist between the community and the school library. According to our Principal, the previous Librarian was very “old-school,” her word. She’s only focused on checking in and out books to the students and doing the occasional read-alouds.
I’ve only been working for three months but I’ve seen the need to cultivate a partnership with the teachers and with parents.
The current times are quite different from what I’m used to when I was still a student. The library is all about hard-copies, printed papers, and micro-films. Yes, we used to have those. Now it’s a digital world. Unfortunately, libraries tend to get left behind in the bygone years. Recently, I’ve noticed that as I start advocating for literacy and promoting digital resources, majority of the teachers aren’t even aware or know how to utilize them. That’s when I saw the need to educate both students and teachers, even the administrators on the benefit of bringing the library to the 20th century. I’ve started with creating websites where it houses multiple resources that they can easily access. Also, I’ve created How-to videos that teachers and students can watch together as a group or individually. At the same time, I always update the school’s Principal on what I plan to do and the effectiveness of it.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I will be honest here. For the past 3 months since I’ve started working, the library has been closed. There’s mountains of books, palettes of boxes containing another mountain of books. So, no, there’s no space to promote creativity, collaboration, and community in the library. There’s not even a space to sit down, every corner is full of books.
The only time I was able to interact with students was during my brief time (2 weeks) in summer school. That was when they finally came back for in-person learning. But I do plan to incorporate see-saw and padlet as part of digital documentation for the students once we are fully in-person and the library is finally open to the students.
Over the summer, there was a talk within the district of implementing social emotional learning to the classroom and to schools as a whole. I did a soft start with my time assisting on SEL teaching through my read-alouds. I used books and ebooks that promotes critical thinking and help students with their social emotional development.
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Karin Ledford
I have been a librarian in the Elk Grove Unified School District in Sacramento since 2005. I am currently at Florin High School. Prior to that, I taught English for grades 9 and 10 as well as Intermediate EL. I am a Google Certified Trainer, Google Certified Levels 1 and 2. I am passionate about getting my students to love reading! And I love EdTech and seeing new ways my students can keep their education creative.
My Goal: To find new, fresh ways to reach my school community in hopes of recruiting teachers from all subject areas to bring a strong self-guided and self-selected reading program to our school.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Karrie Chajkowski
Hello, all! I’m Karrie Chajkowski! I teach in Fort Thomas Independent Schools at Woodfill Elementary. You can find me at @MrsCowski on Twitter.
I’m a fifth generation teacher, with degrees from Morehead State, Western Kentucky and Northern Kentucky University ( Elementary Education, Reading and Writing Specialist, Library Media Education and Technology Education). I’ve been in the library for 8 years and taught kindergarten for 7 years prior.
I’m the co-chair of the Kentucky Bluegrass Awards K-2 and LOVE promoting KBA.
I’m a wife, Instant Mom to four beautiful foster kiddos and total dog mom to two completely rotten dogs. In my spare time, I love baking, being outside and reading.
My Goal for the book club is to make connections with other librarians and learn from everyone as we go!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Amy Zembroski
Boozhoo everyone! My name is Amy. I live in Wisconsin with my two teenage daughters husband. I am the Library Media Specialist at the Indian Community School in Franklin, just outside of Milwaukee. You can find me on Twitter @librarian262
I am finishing my 18th year at the school, 16 of them in the library. I look forward to learning with all of you.
My Goal for our book club is to work through a remodel where we are merging a Makerspace into the library space and hope to lean on you all for advice as I transition my space.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
We have many different departments within our school. This past year, I have worked more closely with our Our Ways Department, which oversees the Native Languages, Culture and Curriculum that is being taught. I have shared resources for their monthly newsletter, and we share new Native titles back and forth.
We also have a Family Resource Department at our school, who I occasionally work with, but not often. I would like to work with both the Department itself, as well as the families that they bring in.
As mentioned in question 1, continuing to work with the Our Ways department, I could offer more digital tools to work with. They also have more greater community connections with outside organizations, and they can connect me with some of those groups. Hopefully, next year is more normal and we can bring in guests into the building, and the Our Ways department can assist me with that.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
My library is currently going through a complete remodel to support a Makerspace within the library. Students have choice within the time in the library to do different activities.
I have separate areas for students to create digital products, as well as a quiet space that can be utilized for recordings.
Our school is shifting to more Project Based Learning. I have been able to support teachers during this shift. The students, too, are learning that they do not need instructions and step by step guidance, I tell them the hardest part is starting, then once they start it is stopping once that creative juice is flowing.
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Kathy Holt
Hi Everyone! My name is Kathy Holt and I am from the Denton, Texas area. I have been an elementary school librarian now for two years. Before becoming a librarian, I was a classroom teacher for eleven years, teaching first and fourth grades. I have a Master’s in C&I from the University of North Texas at Arlington and completed my school librarian certificate through the University of North Texas.
I absolutely LOVE the library. It is where I can connect my passions for literacy and technology while serving all students and enhancing their educational experiences. I didn’t always know it, but this is where I was meant to be! You can find me on Twitter at @MrsKHolt4.
I am also a wife to my husband of 14 years, James and a mom to my two amazing children, Halyn (13) and Jensen (7).
My Goal for our book club. is to connect with other librarians and grow my professional networks while stretching myself and learning more about the craft of librarianship.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I attempt to connect with the community and our families through social media. Our school’s PTA is probably the biggest support in helping to connect our school and community together.
I would like to build stronger relationships with the PTA. Because of being virtual last year, we did not have volunteers on campus often. This year I hope to be intentional about attending and participating in monthly meetings and finding ways the Library and the PTA can support each other’s goals.
I want to continue building partnerships with teachers in my building by providing just in time training for them or lessons for the kids. This may come in the form of a quick tutorial on how to use a tech tool they want to incorporate into an upcoming unit or front loading students with certain skills before beginning a new research unit.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
One way my space promotes creativity and collaboration is by providing lots of choice. I like to give students options for exploration and how to use their time in the Library regularly.
Our school utilizes Seesaw for digital student portfolios. It is a great tool to share student learning over time with students and their families.
I think discussion is so important for students. Asking questions that ask them to dive deeper into a topic, a book, or another’s point of view help them to stretch their thinking and can help shape their own opinions as they grow.
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Oscar Porras
Buenas everyone! My name is Sr. Porras and I am the librarian at the new Hanks Middle School in El Paso, TX. I have been employed as a librarian for the last 6 years but have actually done the job of an instructional technologist/administrator/testing coordinator for the last six years. Therefore, I am treating this upcoming school year as my first true year as a librarian. The cool thing is that we are moving into a new school building next year (2022) and I had a hand in designing the library space, so I’m really excited about that. This past year has been a challenge: I had to move out of the library space to make room for our sister school consolidation into our STEAM lab only to move once again into a storage closet.
I have presented in the past about library design thinking, #ReadWoke/#OwnVoices and using social media in the library but I truly don’t know where to start or begin with all things library.
I have a Masters in Instructional Technology from UTEP & Masters in Library Science from the University of North Texas.
My Goal for our book club is learn from other librarians, expand my Library PLN and grow as a library leader in my district.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
Our district has a partnership with our local Barnes and Noble and currently working to create synergy with our local public library.
Our school has been selected yearly for the First Book Marketplace/dd's Discount Literacy fundraiser that allows us to buy books for our students.
El Paso, Texas also has a small bookstore called, Books Are Gems, that allows families to receive FREE "Bags of Books"
New school, new faculty, and new staff. This is how I'm going to approach the next few months with regards to cultivating partnerships. My current school hasn't had a reading culture and has low checkout rates. The school we are merging with has a culture of reading and has high checkout rates. My focus is to speak to faculty, staff and students about next steps and how to grow this reading culture.
The biggest hurdle is the merger of two schools and the availability of space until we move to the new building. The library will be used as office space, PLC's, etc as it has been used this school year. I would need to conduct all library business: classes, checkouts, etc through a mobile cart & set up shop outside the cafeteria for book checkouts.
The second is to consolidate two school of thoughts with regards to the importance of reading. My new admin purchased 15 titles that classes will be reading over the course of the school year. It will be important to have those conversations about how to best approach readings, classroom discussion guides, etc.
The last is to bring in the public library to parent & literacy nights to give presentations of the services offered. Include them in classroom presentations and form relationships to assist teachers with research.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Ann Buehl, District Library Media Director
After having been a Jr/Sr High School Librarian for 40 some years, I was moved to a district leadership position for the 2020-2021 school year. This was a huge adjustment for me because I loved having the daily interaction with students. I have a lot to learn in my new role.
I am looking forward to participating in this book club to learn how to Lead from the Library so I can be a useful resource to Administrators, faculty, staff and students. This book club is so timely for me as I learn how to fulfill the mission of being a district librarian.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I do a lot of resource sharing to get books from other libraries into the hands of students. So I value the partnerships that I have with the library system and the local public library. Within the school community, I value my partnership with the curriculum director since she is my supervisor.
I want to offer more support to classroom teachers. I have discussed with my principals ways that I can be more involved with the PLCs so I can share resources that the LMCs offer.
A new strategy that I have initiated in the last two weeks is to set monthly meetings with the principals and the curriculum director. This will help me know what kind of support they are seeking from me.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
Our LMCs are inviting spaces for reading, group work and research. There are other rooms in the school for Makerspace activities.
Unfortunately, I don’t have Makerspaces within the LMCs. Our schools are 1:1 so students bring their devices in to work collaboratively on projects.
Since I am leading from the sidelines, I am no longer doing direct instruction to students. I really miss that part of my position.
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Amanda Perez Chewning
My name is Amanda Perez Chewning and I am currently finishing up my master’s program at William Paterson University. I have been an ELA Honors and Writing Lab teacher for five years at a middle school, where I taught both sixth and seventh grade students. I am starting a new position in September as a school library media specialist, which I am very excited about! A fun fact about me is that I rescue horses to rehabilitate and responsibly rehome them. I currently have two beautiful horses named Mac and Atlas.
My goal for this book club is to learn collaboratively within a community of peers and adapt my classroom strategies to best serve a new purpose as a SLMS. I hope to contribute ideas and strategies, as well as utilize the experience of others to foster inclusion and diversity in my school library.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Kim Opfer
Hi, my name is Kim and I live in Fort Collins, Colorado. My husband and I have two teenagers, a son who just graduated from high school and a daughter who will be in 10th grade. We also have a sweet dog, Ranger.
I am the Media & Technology teacher at Coyote Ridge Elementary, an IB World School. I also run our Inquiry Lab (makerspace). I like to get students engaged in their learning by letting them take the lead. Between books, technology, and design thinking activities we cover a lot. I am always looking for new ideas and ways to excite my students.
In my free time I like to read, hike, paddle board, play games, and hang out with my family. I have also been known to binge-watch shows on Netflix.
My Goal for our book club is to connect with other librarians and get some great ideas that I can try next year with my students. I also want to create a 5-year plan for the future of our library & Inquiry Lab.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Kristina Hausauer
I am Kristina Hausauer, and I am a 1st grade teacher in a rural school district in North Dakota. I am currently working towards earning a master’s degree with a concentration in LMIS.
My goal for this book club is to learn from experienced school librarians and to collaborate with all of you!! I am excited to apply my learning so I can better serve my students.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
I have been building relationships with the elementary admin and with several of the elementary teachers. I have been presenting ideas and research on school libraries to the principal, and I have collaborated with classroom teachers. Since I am a classroom teacher, this process has been slow, but it has been beneficial. I have been able to have open and honest discussions on how they feel the school library program can benefit them and their students.
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I plan on cultivating relationships with the high school principal and the superintendent. Administrators are busy, so I need to find a way to promote the library services to them. Right now, I feel that would be by word of mouth. If they start hearing all the great this happening in the library from teachers, students, and parents, they may be more willing to collaborate with me as well.
The strategy I am using now to build community relationships is to advertise what is happening in the school library by posting it on social media or the local paper. I have been promoting the school's summer reading program on the school Facebook page to keep the community up-to-date on what is happing. In the future, I hope to create a school library Facebook page and update the library website. I hope to work with a group of students to make the sites as engaging and meaningful as possible.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
The current space in my school district does a poor job promoting these areas. I have created a plan and a floor plan that I will be presenting to the administration. When I step into the school librarian's role, I will be implementing these changes as soon as possible. My only limitation would be the budget.
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
As a classroom teacher, I have been incorporating more STEM lessons and guided inquiry design lessons. I am still searching for ways I can incorporate more critical thinking lessons. So far, I have noticed that it is difficult for some of my students to complete critical thinking activities independently. They are so used to having someone tell them the answer or being guided through lessons that they have never had to practice this skill.
My school district is 1:1 IPads, so students have the opportunity to create using those devices. But we do not have a specific space that allows students to collaborate and document their learning using various technologies. I designed spaces that will enable students to collaborate with their peers in either large or small groups in my plan. I also want to advocate to apply for funding to provide more maker space and technology items into the library.
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Debbie Bellando
I am the Library Media Specialist at Marion Elementary in Allen, Texas. This past year was my 3rd year as a Librarian. I have 21 years in education 8 as a Kindergarten and 1st grade teacher in Richardson ISD and then after 14 years as a stay at home mom with my 4 kids, 10 years in Allen ISD teaching Kindergarten, 1st and 5th grades getting my Masters in Library Information Science from the University of North Texas and accepting my current position.
Becoming a librarian has been a lifelong dream since I was a little girl playing Library with my little brother and forcing him to check out my books! I have always had a passion for reading and learning and serving students and teachers to help them grow a love for the same.
My Goal for our book club is to learn and implement more ways to be more than the old traditional librarian that stays in the library and checks out books. I want to improve my practice through collaboration with teachers and staff as well as fellow LMSes. My hope is this study will inspire me in ways that I can do that as well as give me a plan for moving forward in the year and years to come.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Carol Coutts-Siepka
Hello all! I am the librarian at a 7-8 junior high in Palatine, Illinois. I’ve been there 3 years now but was pulled this year to teach 5th grade first virtually, then concurrently (half in/half out), for the year. I’m so excited to have my district making a commitment to reinvigorating the libraries in all our buildings and will be part of the pilot implementation this fall. I started in the library (elementary for my first years) almost 10 years ago and transforming the space and program into a vibrant center for learning has always been my passion.
I am spending the summer reading and chilling with a side trip to Seattle area to visit family! In addition to this book club, I’m working on getting my library in shape after a year of being out of the building, and working on writing curriculum and programming for our new library initiative in the district.
I’m hoping to reconnect with the goals and assess where I am after the hiatus this year and be ready to start the new school year with fresh eyes and renewed passion for building a future ready library.
You can find me at:
@MrsCintheLRC
couttsc@ccsd15.net
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
We’ve collaborated with local businesses to bring STEM programs to the school and individual teachers will pull in other connections to support their curricular goals. We’ve also partnered with the local public library to bring in different voices to share books on our state award list. I was in the process of bringing in a local crochet group to teach our mindfulness club how to crochet when everything screeched to a halt last spring. We have put a lot on hold this past year due to COVID so we have the opportunity for a fresh start this fall.
I would love to partner with local experts on television production - enhancing our club and morning announcements. I would love to tap into community knowledge to have them share the wealth of knowledge and experiences kids don’t often have access to at home - making, STEM, etc. to spark an interest in learning more. I have reached out to our local junior college to see if we can collaborate on something with their new makerspace - introduce it to kids who can then use it outside school.
This is where I struggle. I attend our school PTSA meetings monthly. I need to start reaching out to businesses - plot a radius around the school and start showing up or calling to see if we can work on something to bring their expertise to the school. I feel like I need to plot a framework first - goals for the program and a scope/sequence for the community engagement. Perhaps starting with one a quarter to start would be good. Once I have goals for the program/outreach, then I can start reaching out purposely to our community to engage them with our student body.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Jill Davis
Hi! I’m Jill. I live in Alabaster, Alabama with my husband, Michael (16 years) and I’m a mom to 2 girls, Emma (13) and Sophie (9).
I am the library media specialist at Helena Intermediate School (grades 3-5). I have been a LMS for the past 5 years. Before that I taught first grade for 12 years.
I have served on the Alabama School Library Association board for the past 2 years. I am currently pursuing National Board Certification in Library Media.
My library is full of life and the favorite location in the school (other than the playground). I enjoy getting kids excited about reading new books and sharing my love for middle grade fiction. I also started a Makerspace in my library 5 years ago and it is definitely one of the favs!
My goal for this book club is to reflect on my teaching practice and figure out ways I can better serve my students and teachers through the library.
Follow Me: @hlislibrary
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Ruth Davis
My name is Ruth Davis and I am the Supervisor of Technology Integration & Library Media Specialists in Mahwah, NJ.
Our team of library media specialists are amazing to work with and I am excited to dive into the Future Ready Librarians Framework to help up make purposeful decisions that support student collaboration, creativity and critical thinking.
My Goal:
My goal is to collaborate with other future ready librarians to gain an understanding of how the framework can help us be purposeful in our decision making and to discover ways to establish our library media centers as the innovation hub of our schools.
@getTECHcited
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Connect with me
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Jill Slay
I am a high school library media specialist in Oklahoma and I am currently working on my doctorate in Curriculum and Leadership at the University of Oklahoma (Boomer!). I live in Oklahoma City and am looking forward to my summer break to do some much needed rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation, which apparently means self-selected professional development. :)
I like to hang out with my three kids and my dog, Gus.
Twitter: @msjillslay11
Insta: @pcwestlibrary
GOAL: Last year my district went 1:1. As a result of COVID, there wasnt much training for teachers, so they really struggled. I’d like to offer a creative approach to PD for teachers and how they incorporate technology into their classes.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Emily Baccomo
Hi everyone! My name is Emily, and I live in Lugoff, S.C. I am happily married to my husband, Jason, and we have 2 boys Jay (6) and Ben(2).
I am a 4th generation educator, and I am a 2nd generation librarian. My bachelor of arts is in Elementary Education from CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, and I hold a Master of Education in Divergent Learning from Columbia College. I completed my MLIS from the University of South Carolina in 2019.
Currently, I am the librarian at Lugoff-Elgin Middle School, literally right across the street from where I live. There’s an interesting story behind that. This is my 3rd year in the library, and my second year in a middle school library. Prior to becoming a librarian, I was a math/science teacher for 8 years in 4th - 6th grades.
My goal:
I was recently accepted into the SCASL Emerging Leaders program, and I am hoping to learn some new ideas that I can incorporate into my library program. I also want to learn how to be a more effective leader in my role as a school librarian.
@BaccomoEmily
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I just finished up my 2nd year in a middle school library. With COVID restrictions, I haven’t really made any community partnerships. I know this is an area that I need to work on.
I do have a thought this year to see if I can invite in a local therapy dogs group because it would connect with the student SE needs as we go through a redesignation year for National Schools to Watch.
I plan to survey the school to see what needs we may have, and then take those needs to local organizations to see who would be willing to help.
I could also offer to partner with local organizations who provide resources and information to our local community to see if they would want to present at an event I sponsor through the library.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
In my library, I incorporate a variety of makerspace opportunities ranging from STEM activities to Rubik's Cube Mosaics. This year our STEM teacher and I plan to work together more so I can incorporate more opportunities for students. I am also partnering with our Art teacher this year, and the Art Club students are going to paint the outside of library windows with the month’s theme. I also am starting a school newspaper this year to encourage student collaboration, and I am going to offer a few lunch time book clubs.
Since my school is 1-1, students document their learning, digitally, in their classrooms. I do have recording areas set up where a green screen is available which is open for student use. I have mention to my principal that I would like to promote the idea of student portfolios/websites, and we probably would have started this year if our district had not decided to change our LMS this coming year. Portfolios may have to wait another year, unfortunately.
Outside of the makerspaces I set up in the library, my favorite activity that I use to promote critical thinking uses Breakout EDU. I would with teachers to find or create an activity that relates to the curriculum that they are teaching in their class. Students have to use critical thinking skills to open different types of locks to get in the main box. The students LOVE it when they visit the library and see I have one of these activities set up.
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Kathy Balek
Media and Technology Specialist, San Jose Episcopal Day School
After 15 years teaching kindergarten I moved into our newly renovated LMC. It has been my home for 2 years now. Slowly we are building our program and I am here to learn as much as possible! I teach kids in prek-3 to 6th grade.
I am also a wife and mom to 2 college kiddos.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Angela Kriner
I have been a librarian for 10 years. I began my teaching career as a reading coach (2 years) then I became a First Grade teacher. I taught First Grade for 5 years then moved up to Second Grade for 3 years then I burnt out. I became the librarian at Blue Angels Elementary School in 2011 and I love it. I live in Pensacola, Florida with my husband of 30 years and Gina, our four-legged-daughter. I enjoy doing yoga, relaxing with a cup of tea, and painting (acrylics and watercolors.)
This year has been hard not having the library open but I was able to take some of Shannon’s ideas and make them my own by creating a BookHub book cart. The teachers and students loved it when I came down the hall an rang my bell (like on the ice cream truck.) I loved it because I got to share books with students that they would not have chosen for themselves and I plan on continuing this service in the future.
My goal for this book club is to find ways to improve collaboration with the teachers at my school and to find ways to improve in ways to provide services to my students and to incorporate technology into our curriculum.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
Each year, I try to partner with the teachers that I have for special area to support their curricular needs. Prior to COVID, I used the Science Framework for our district and offered STREAM lessons. I have also offered lessons on research, Google Suite, and how to use our Destiny catalog. I partner with the PTA and the Reading Leadership Committee to support literacy and to promote the Book Fair as well as to teach parents how to support their children’s reading comprehension
I will survey the Summer Robotics Camp teachers to collaborate to identify a challenge they experience in their classrooms and brainstorm ways I can provide support as part of the library program.
I will reach out to Mr. Cardenas regarding the Cyperpatriot program and other programs. I would like to see if the organization would present at our school.
I will contact the Cyber Security Program at UWF to build a partnership to support our families and community.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Jaime Mavrogeorge
Hello all! I am Jaime and live in Milford, Delaware with my husband and three cats.
This is my 12th year as a school librarian, and am finishing up my fourth year as the library media specialist at Dover High School in Dover, Delaware. In addition to being the library media specialist, I also teach AP Seminar and AP Research. Prior to Dover, I was the Learning Commons Librarian at an American School in Brazil, and a Library Media Specialist in the DC Public School System. I am a native Delawarean and decided to move back after moving around a bit.
My Goal for our book club...I have so many! This past year I had to really step into new leadership roles and I really want to reflect on how I can improve. This past year felt clumsy/last minute, and I want to be strategic as I move into the new school year.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Lisa Huelle
Hello Everyone!! I am the Library Media Specialist at Dardanelle Middle School in Dardanelle, AR. DMS is a 6-8 school in a small Arkansas town. This will be the start of my twelfth year in the library.
We were face-to-face the entire year, with a virtual component. It was an interesting year to say the least. I am in my last few years of being an educator, but am still eager to learn and to help my students succeed.
Personally, I have love kayaking, and have gotten many of my friends involved in it too. I also tend to rescue critters, three of which are pictured here, I have rescued and rehomed numerous cats and dogs. This summer my husband and I plan on taking our camper out West to visit Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.
My Goal for this book study is to gain more insight and resources so that I can better help my teachers and my students prepare for the future.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Lisa Elchuk
@little_lisae
I am currently the Upper School Librarian at Crescent School, an all-boys independent school in Toronto (Canada). In the coming 2021-2022 academic year, I will be the Middle School & Upper School Librarian.
I am responsible for the promotion and integration of our Information Literacy Skills Continuum for grades 7 through 12, in collaboration with my faculty. I teach digital and information literacy, research skills, and collaborate in PBL assignments. I promote and nurture the love of reading and reading culture for our students through pop-up book clubs, reading challenges, and wellness initiatives.
I mentor 12 young men in grades 9 through 12, and I am the faculty lead for our GSA (Gender Sexuality Alliance), our Yearbook, and our “Be The One” student leadership and empowerment group. I am chairing the upcoming AISL 2022 Virtual Conference and I write for OLA’s Teaching Librarian.
I am mum to an incredibly resilient 14 year old (Dragan), and lifelong partner to a film editor (Hugh). I love skateboarding, fitness, anything to do with the outdoors, and travelling.
My GOAL for this book club is to learn and share with the group. Pretty low-key goal, I know! I cannot manage anything more after this past year!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Deanna Schumm
I am the K-12 librarian at Danbury Local Schools located along the shores of Lake Erie in Ohio. Danbury is a smallish school of about 550 students K-12. I’ve been at Danbury Local Schools for 6 years and been a School Librarian for 22 years.
My goal for this book club is to better reflect on my library and gain a better understanding of leading from the library and Future Ready Framework.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Vivian Bouza
My name is Vivian and I live in Puerto Rico with my husband and two daughters. Yes, I live where you vacation, but the wind tries to kill me every six months…
I am the Library Information Specialist at Antilles Middle School in Ft. Buchanan, Puerto Rico. I have a whopping six months of experience! Prior to transitioning into the Library, I was a Language Arts & ESL teacher for 15 years. The school’s facebook handle is @DoDEAAntillesMS. You can also visit my virtual library at https://bit.ly/3sXLJGo
I love sewing and believe that doing something you are passionate about is a great way to engage others. I have big ideas and my mind has been on full-blown ADHD since I started at the Library. I want to do it all! So, I constantly try to slow down and tackle small projects/one thing at a time. I am very eager to learn from everybody and do good by my community.
Goal: Learn from the pros! I also want to connect with others so I can bring innovative ideas into my Library.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Elizabeth Kaneshiro
Hello everyone! My name is Liz and I have just completed 18 years (17 of those as Librarian) at Waipahu Elementary School in Waipahu, Hawaii. I was put into the classroom this past school year, and I am excited to return to being a librarian again next school year, this time at another school (Queen Ka`ahumanu Elementary School in Honolulu, Hawaii). I have been with the Hawaii DOE for 23 years (I was a music educator in my earlier years of teaching). I am a freelance choral singer and brass player.��My goal for the book club is to re-acquaint myself on what a librarian’s role is, and to re-educate myself on the standards but also to make new connections in the school community to help our school’s literacy goals. I was so thrilled to find out that a good friend of mine is our neighboring public librarian near the school I will be transferring to in the fall! Another friend is a band director at the middle school where some of our students will attend later, so it’s exciting to find more and more partners in the school community. I am looking forward to re-inventing myself through the book we will be diving into! Thank you so much for this opportunity!
@etromba
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
In my first year at Queen Ka`ahumanu Elementary School, I plan to build on instructional partnership first and foremost. I had just met with my predecessor, and am starting to formulate ideas on what to work on.
I am excited that a good friend of mine from library school wants to work with me in forming a partnership with her public library branch near our school! Another friend is a band director at one of the middle schools our students will feed into after leaving our school, so I am currently thinking of possibilities of concerts and such!
The strategy from the book that I feel as though my “next step” would be similar to is to be proactive in how this connection would benefit both the library and the community. Having a liaison with the public library and one of the feeder secondary schools are both great allies to have for a school librarian, and I am both extremely appreciative and feeling blessed for these connections and opportunities to come!
Another that comes to mind is a potential partnership with Barnes and Noble, which is in the mall that is closest to us. How about a Queen Ka`ahumanu School night to start?? Exciting! The Lego Store is also in the same mall, so that’s another potential partnership...oh, the possibilities are endless!
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
At my new position assignment, I will not be able to work on any physical changes until July, but what I plan to do is to keep the changes minimal (as this will be my first year at the school), but add more signage/labels to help EL students to navigate their way around the library independently. I’d love to also have collaborative projects in the library such as large Lego creations started by some students and finished by others, as well as Sticky Notes board, and student work. I did a quotes project with 6th grade students every year at my previous school, and hope to continue it with 5th graders here (the “new” 6th grade).
I am hoping to start a digital journal for the students so that they can jot down their thoughts every so often. It could be considered their portfolio that they themselves can view the process of their transformation in writing. That would always be so cool to look through, especially for them!
I always wonder whether I am providing enough lessons on critical thinking or not. I am certain that there is much room for improvement. What comes to mind is any activity that allows students to be creative and innovative in their problem-solving, be it with coding or digital breakouts, or even with collaborative efforts.
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Wendy Oviatt
SLMS-Belinder Elementary-Prairie Village, KS-@wendyoteaches
This is my third year as a library media specialist. Prior to returning to graduate school for my MLS degree, I taught all grades from K-4th and spent one year as an Innovation Specialist while waiting for a library position to open. I live in Prairie Village, KS with my three teenage boys who keep me hopping even when I’m not at school. Someday, I hope to be like the Lupine Lady (aka Miss Rumphius)--a librarian living by the sea and doing my part to make the world a more beautiful place.
for this summer book club is to take the time to reflect on my current practice and to discover ways to continue pursuing my number one goal (helping all students learn to love reading) while creating a space for future ready students (and staff) to realize and achieve their own goals.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Katherine Counterman
I am an elementary librarian in Katy, TX. I work in a bilingual PK-5 school with just over 900 students. I have been in education for 15 years - 7 years in the classroom and 8 in the library. This year I was awarded as the Elementary Katy ISD Library Media Specialist of the Year. I LOVE everything relating to the library position and honestly believe it is the best job in the whole school. I like to stay involved at all levels and just finished 6 years on the TxLA Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List selection committee. I have moved onto the Media and Public Relations committee and just signed up for my first year as an ALA member! It was tough this year not being able to have all the programs I usually run - I did as much as I could virtually but it’s just not the same having a coding club through Zoom. I CANNOT WAIT to have open access to the library in the fall!!!!
My Goal for our book club is to turn what I have read into something actionable! I picked up the book at TCEA convention last year and LOVED it, but with CoVid wasn’t able to implement many ideas.
Personal - @booksavvykat
Work - @FELibrary
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community.
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
As a district, we have PALS (teenagers come once a week to mentor a student), KEYS (community members come to be a mentor for students at higher risk and need levels), and business partners that donate items to the schools. My school has a strong PTA presence as well, with many volunteers throughout the day. I have a core group of library volunteers as well. I also work closely with our Admin team, especially the instructional coaches.
This year I want to focus on a stronger PTA/school partnership. Right now it is mostly PTA has their events, we have ours. I would like to see more collaboration between us and do joint programming where everyone feels ownership.
I received a grant this year to purchase supplies for community family MakerNights. My goal is to form a committee consisting of PTA members, student council, and teachers to plan an experience for the whole community.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I do not currently have a dedicated space for digital projects except for a bank of computers, but students usually use those for the library catalog and coding programs. I do have ipads and chromebooks available, but I use them for lessons, not for students to come in a use whenever they want.
My school was rebuilt in 2019 and I was still settling in (figuring out my space) when CoVid hit. I haven’t had much time or ability to create spaces for hands-on or collaborative activities. However, I still promote creativity by having spaces for students to display work.
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Gwynn Moore
I live in Aurora, CO. My work title is Instructional Media/TEchnology/CTE-STEM teacher in my K-8 in Aurora. I am somewhat active on Twitter @gimmym and have joined the Facebook group. Facebook profile name gimmym. I am looking for ideas to become an effective Librarian.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Audra Good
School Library Media Specialist
Brookside Elementary School, Norwalk CT
I am entering my 5th year as a Library Media Specialist, I have 8 years of experience in my school library as I began as a Library Aide for the first few years until I obtained my MLIS and Certification.
My school was open this year but not the library, it was used as a 5th grade classroom which was challenging. I am on a fixed schedule so I pushed into classrooms. I think my role as Instructional Partner was increased this year, I served a larger role with the technology integration and I definitely feel valued but I am really looking forward to reopening the library which is now a Library Learning Commons.. My goal this summer is to work with my principal on improving the library space and converting our computer lab into our new larger makerspace. So organizing, weeding, cleaning on the summer agenda!
I’m excited for this book club and my goal of participating is to continue on my path of becoming a Future Ready Librarian in a Future Ready Library! And collaborating with you all!
On Twitter you can find me at @agoodlibrarian
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Jennifer Stiles
My Goal
Hi everyone! My name is Jennifer Stiles and I live in Clear Brook, VA. I have been teaching for 17 years. I have taught 6th grade English for 7 years and 3rd grade for 10 years. However, this is the first year I taught ALL virtual for the year. I am will be finishing my librarian certification in August and am eager to land a job where I can join the land of librarians. I’m eager to learn as much as possible.
Since I am new to all of this, my goal is to learn as much as I can. If anyone wants to over any tips, advice, thoughts, etc… I’d love to hear them.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Tina LaMontagne
Hello Library Friends,
My name is Tina LaMontagne and I live in Papillion Nebraska. I have been married 25 years this summer to my husband Jeff. We have 3 kids Evan 23, Ryan 20, and Emma 18. Two still live with us so our empty nest won’t be empty for a while!
The 20-21 school year was my first year in a private school and I really enjoyed it! I have been a librarian for 7 years now and love it more each year. Before I became a librarian I taught kindergarten and third grade.
My Goal is to learn more about becoming a leader in my new building. Marketing myself and my library as a place for everyone! The previous librarian did not have much of an open door policy and I want to change the culture! The library is for EVERYONE!!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Debra Butterfield
Hi! I am a Teacher-Librarian at Gardiner Area High School in Gardiner, ME. This is my seventh year as librarian and prior to that I taught language arts for twenty years.
I thrive on collaborating with librarian colleagues and teachers in the classroom. It is a joy to model and promote reading and curiosity with students and staff.
I am the 2018 Maine School Librarian of the Year, and I am so inspired by such incredible colleagues in Maine and around the world.
A major goal I have for summer is to focus on ways to scaffold and implement the standards for research to promote inquiry and rich learning.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Amelie Weber
Wantagh Middle School Librarian
Wantagh, New York
About Me
Library Experience
My Goal
My name is Amelie. My husband and I live on Long Island with our dog, Finn. We love to hike, eat and travel! We are expecting our first baby this fall!
I’ve been at this current MS library position for 5 years. I love collaborating with teachers and getting creative with new technology. Best part of the job: the students! I’m also a part-time public librarian.
My goal for this book club is to learn about resources and techniques to bring to our Middle School Library program. I have only been there 5 years and am still working on developing a multi-subject library program.
I have an axolotl as a library class pet. Students love to help me feed her!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Rubi Contreras - Pasadena TX
Librarian at Laura Bush Elementary
About my Library Life
About my Family
Goal for this Book Club
I am married to Rocky Contreras and we have 4 children. Daniel, Liliana, Michael and Anthony keep me very busy. We have a siamese cat named Trixie.
I am just so excited for this personal growth opportunity and to be able to share ideas with other librarians. I also would like to learn more about being an instructional leader at my campus.
I was a Bilingual and Dual Language teacher for 2nd and 3rd grade for 11 years before moving to the Library. Next school year will be my 5th year as a Librarian and I am very happy to be there. My favorite part of the school day as a teacher was read aloud time and now I get to share that with all classes! It has been a great experience so far.
Follow me on: Instagram lbe_library, Twitter @LBE Library and Facebook LBE Library
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
We have a MakerSpace area in our Library that allows students to explore ideas and work on individual projects or collaborate with a group of students on a group projects or challenges.
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
Not for all students, but our GT students use the computer section in the library and digital notebooks that I created for them using Google Slides to keep track of their learning for their GT projects. I use Flipgrid also for them to record what they have learned, but again this is only for GT students.
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
We have MakerSpace Mondays which is available for any class, as long as they sign up for it. I offer some kind of activity with our MakerSpace materials for that week and the class that signs up for it can come participate. These activities are always planned with the purpose of giving students situations and opportunities to apply critical thinking.
I also have Maker kits with instructions to activities that teachers can check out and use with their students.
My GT students used the TinkerCad program this year to create and design a new invention (tool or toy). They had to watch tutorial videos and become familiar with the program all while using critical thinking skills.
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Heather Delouchry
I live in Ivoryton, CT with my husband, two kids, and dog.
I am the Library Media Specialist at Flanders Elementary in East Lyme, CT. In the past, I have been an elementary classroom teacher for 8 years, and children’s public librarian for 7 years.
My goal for book club is to reflect, listen, and learn.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Cheryl C. Doubleday
School Library Media Specialist
Currently in K-5 in Bradford, VT
This is my first year as a library media specialist. Last year I worked as an assistant librarian in a different school and earned my LMS Teacher Certificate. I taught elementary school in my younger years before stopping to raise my children. I have been working on my MLS over the last couple of years and I am currently only 9 credits away from completing my Masters in Library Science, woohoo!
As a first year Librarian I am looking for all the professional development, enrichment, and support to be the best LMS ever!
MY GOAL this summer is to create a Library curriculum for K-5 for the school year
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Aimee Kennedy
Hi Everyone! My name is Aimee Kennedy. I have been working in education for 24 years. I had ten years of classroom teaching before shifting gears into the job of Library Media Specialist. I live and work in Lutz, Florida which is just outside of Tampa. My school is a K-5 school of about 1000 students.
A little about me, is I am married and have three fur children. I grew up in a small town near Orlando. Lover of reading, working out, and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
GOALS: My goals for this book club are to use the knowledge I gain to help with conversations at our PLCs next year. (Our District is using the book as our book study for 2021-2022). I am the leader of the PLC for next year. In addition, I am hoping to improve my leadership as a librarian within my school. I have lots of leadership roles at school, but it seems they never have anything to do with my work as a librarian.
@McKitrickmedia
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
The partnerships that currently exist with my community are good rapport with some teachers at each grade-level. Amazing partnerships with other M.S. from within my district which leads to collaboration. Administration at my school as well as district supervisors are supportive and know about my program and are an email or a visit away if needed. A small group of parents volunteer-PTA partnerships are building.
Partnerships I plan to work on cultivating are more with staff. I have that small group I can always work with, but I need to show the resst ways I can support them. I can also continue to cultivate relationships/partnerships with our PTA especially about different programs. Sometimes inviting people in is difficult, but I can also try to grow that part of my leadership as well.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
Although my library is the center of the school and the school community loves to come to the library, this is an area I feel I can grow. Students, Staff, and Parents feel welcome in the space and safe. I have a Lego wall where students can work on challenges; I have a portable makerspace ready with challenges for next year that will incorporate creativity and collaboration. Staff members know they can reach out if they need something or help from me. But I need to focus more here.
In my media center there is a computer lab, but it is always scheduled as lab time for teachers and their classes on instructional technology. Goodness, again this is an area for me to focu on as well.
I have had design thinking lessons around literature. Groups of students working together for a common goal. SLAM (Student Literacy and Media) lessons allow for students to create a digital book trailer or a piece of art that represents our Sunshine State Books. Lego Challenges at the lego wall are always out, when there isn't COVID protocols in place which require critical thinking as well.
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Sarah Russo�School Librarian�Wilde Lake Middle�Columbia, Maryland
A bit about me: I worked a music teacher and as a public librarian before becoming a library media specialist. I have a cat, dog, fish and 2 teenage girls. We moved from Florida when my husband joined the Army Field Band in Washington DC. I have been at WLMS for 7 years, and serve as the Teacher Development Liaison.
GOALS: I really want to explore the book with other school librarians, and set some actionable goals for the next school year!
Contact Me: �@librelearning
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Kim Reininga
I am a Media Specialist in the Chandler Unified School District in Chandler, Arizona. This is my 12th year as a Media Specialist. I love including games, makerspace, and writing into our library classes. This year we will have a brand new set up in the library as we took out all of the computers, ordered new modular furniture and will be all IPAD based. I’m looking forward to to the challenge and getting into more research lessons and activities with the IPADS.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Laura Axon
Library Media Specialist
Portland Public Schools
Hello Everyone,
I live in Portland, OR with my two teenage sons. We have been working and schooling from home since March 2020 until a few weeks ago.
I have been a library media specialist for 5 years split between a K-5 and a middle school. Next Year I will be full time in a K-8 and I am thrilled!! You can reach me at laxon@pps.net.
Over the 2020-2021 school year parents and teachers have thanked me for my leadership. I am not sure what I have done as a leader so I hope the book club will help me name what my leadership looks like.
I am passionate about Media Literacy and empowering students. I am sure the book and the fellowship will get me started on the right foot in my new school.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Tricia Young
I am going to be the librarian at Barbara Bush Middle School in Carrollton Farmers Branch Texas. This will be my first year as a librarian and I am so excited about the possibilities ahead! I have been a chemistry teacher for 27 years. In 2018 I decided to fulfill my dream of being a librarian. I got my master of library science from the University of North Texas in Dec. 2019.
I have a wonderful husband and 23 year old daughter who have supported me every step of this journey!
@young_tricia
My Goal is to learn as much as possible and come away with some great ideas for my new position.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I will be the new librarian at Barbara Bush Middle School this year. From what I understand, teachers will collaborate and use the library. Many teachers have robust classroom libraries and encourage their students to read.
I would love to collaborate with all subjects not just ELAR. I hope to form partnerships with science and math teachers as well.
I hope to partner with parents as well.
I would also like to partner with the public library.
I want to have family nights ( maybe a STEM themed night or a book that became a movie night)
Inviting someone from the local public library to speak to students (especially for summer programs) will help build a partnership.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
The library has individual study spaces, a collaborative area with tables, and a cozy reading area with couches and chairs. Each space can be used to promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration, and community. �Seating is flexible and furniture can be easily moved.
Each student has a school issued chromebook.. Students can use a digital portfolio such as Bulb to document learning
I plan to use inquiry and blended learning strategies to promote critical thinking. I want students to be able to analyze information for relevance and authenticity.
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Dawn Moore
Family
I live in Mid Missouri with my husband Roger and our two dogs. We are recent empty nesters. Our oldest son is serving his country overseas and our other son is working in the automotive industry. We love to travel and spend time with family.
Goal
My goal is to gain knowledge about how to best lead from the library. I want to push myself out of my comfort zone and try some new things.
Library Experience
I just finished my 27th year of teaching. Nine years ago I had the amazing opportunity to transition to the library. The library is my happy place! Some of my favorite activities are One School One Book, Staff Book Club and next year I am excited to start a Mock Newbery Club. Next year I will be also serving as the coordinator of libraries. I am excited for this new endeavor.
Library Media Specialist
Hawthorn Elementary
@LakerLibrarian
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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JoAnne Smith
I have been in education for over 20 years and was lucky enough to spend the past 3 years as a Library Media Specialist. Unfortunately, I became a widow 5 years ago but was blessed with 27 years of marriage and 2 amazing children. My daughter is getting married in September, so I have a busy summer full of wedding planning ahead of me.
This past year has been quite the challenge with all the extra safety precautions and COVID restrictions on top of moving into a brand new school. I was lucky enough to be included in the selection process for furnishings and materials and responsible for selecting and ordering all of our new library and literacy library books. There is still much work to be done to done to finish processing the remainder of our literacy library selection, in addition to reorganizing makerspace materials for easier access for next year. Being the only one in the library without volunteers has certainly made me appreciate (even more) all they have done for me in the past.
Goal:
My goal for this club is to not only become more familiar with future ready framework but also find ways to put it into action in my library program. I would love to find ideas and ways to collaborate with teachers and offer additional professional development training.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Barbara A. Jansen
Hi, Friends! I am Barb Jansen. I live in Kerrville, TX, about 60 miles NW of San Antonio and 100 miles from Austin.
I am the Coordinator of the School Librarian Certificate Program at the University of Texas at Austin, School of Information. I also teach the core courses for the certificate and coordinate the 160-hour practicum, as well as keep up with the many requirements of the Texas Education Agency.
I am a former elementary teacher and spent 26 years in elementary and high school libraries while chairing the K-12 educational technology department. I received my Ph.D. in Information Studies from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014.
My Goal for our book club is to learn as much as I can and collaborate with you to strengthen my graduate program so that we graduate passionate librarian leaders for the public school children of Texas.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Alice L Cyphers
Hi Librarian Friends!
I have been a teacher librarian at the Bangor (PA) Area School District since 2002 - and for the past 12 years the librarian in our grades 5 & 6 building. I’ve been live and face-to-face this school year, thankfully in the library most of the day.
In addition to that, I am the Co-Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award which is the best volunteer job ever! (I am also the co-chair of the PSLA Awards Committee)
I am a VORACIOUS reader and passionate advocate for my kiddos.
My Goal for our book club: I love learning for the sake of learning. My goal for our book club is to read this book and explore it with others and discover whatever ideas they share. I’ve already joined the FB group and can’t wait to learn from all of my new librarian friends!
@BookedGirl
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Megan Chase
Hello All!
I worked in public libraries for nine years before transitioning into being a Library Media Specialist at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in October 2019. Our school is Title 1 and serves Pre-K through 4th grade on the southside of Oklahoma City.
My Goal for the Book Study: My school is a going through the “Innovative Transformation” process to work our way from an F school to an A school. In that process, we have received a new principal and I have received a full time assistant. I am hoping to use what I learn here to refine my vision for our library program so that I can better share it with them.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Valerie Jankowski
About Me!
Hi everyone! I am a middle school library media specialist in Washington, Missouri. I am looking for ways to improve my teaching and the library in general. I just finished packing up my current library to prepare to move in to a new library that is being built this summer! It won’t be ready until January 2022 so I am hoping to get inspiration for the fall by participating in this book study since it is going to be a bit challenging in the fall without a space!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Anna C.
I’m a Midwesterner born and raised; both my BA and MLIS are from The University of Iowa. I spent six years as a high school English teacher and then followed in my mother’s footsteps as a teacher librarian. As a military spouse I have had the opportunity in the past eleven years to utilize the full gamut of my degree; serving at all levels K-12, public and private, Midwest to East Coast, suburban and rural, 150 students to 1,000. I am currently a K-6 teacher librarian serving two schools in Nebraska.
My elementary-age daughters love to help preview books, test maker projects, and offer lesson ideas when we are not at the zoo, botanical gardens, or other outdoor pursuit.
My Goal for our book club is to connect with a community of professionals as I continue to chart my path as a teacher librarian leader. As I am frequently having to establish myself as a leader (8 buildings in 17 years!) it helps me to focus on actionable steps that align with national standards.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Chrissie Janak
I’m a born and bred Texan! I live and work in the Houston area. I’m finishing my 20th year in education in Alief ISD. I spent 14 years teaching students in grades 1-4. For a year, I was a REID specialist working with dyslexic students and assisting teachers with development and implementation of intervention plans. I’m finishing my 5th year as an elementary school librarian. One of my greatest joys is helping students find just the right book at just the right time. I love seeing them leave the library excited to read their books.
Beyond, helping students develop a love of reading, I like to integrate technology whenever I can so I’m always on the lookout for new tools or platforms to meld books and technology.
My Goal for our book club is to extend my connection to librarians beyond Texas as well as to gain knowledge and new ideas to invigorate my current programming.
@SneedESLibrary
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
As a district we work with liaisons from Houston Public Libraries, Communities in Schools (CIS) and Books Between Kids. These groups enable us to connect students and their families with much needed physical and digital resources as well as opportunities to participate in enriching activities.
I need to cultivate partnerships on campus, especially with students and teachers. I just finished 2 years at my current school, so I still do not know a lot of the teachers well due to scheduling conflicts and the pandemic and the added instructional responsibilities
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Beth Raff
I am an elementary librarian in Parsippany, NJ, just finishing my third year. Prior to that, I taught 5th grade for 21 years! I am so happy to be in the library. In addition, I will be the V.P. of NJASL this coming year with the responsibility of organizing the 2022 NJASL Annual Conference at the Hard Rock Resort in Atlantic City.
I am the wife of a high school math teacher and golf coach. My two sons are both “grown”, and I am so proud of them! My hobbies include reading, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, walking, and card making with Stampin’ Up.
My Goal for our book club is to continue to grow my professional network. Librarians are amazing individuals! I would also like to figure out how to improve my library space and services as we move out of pandemic mode.
Twitter: @Raff5K
Insta: raffreads
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Jill Todd
I am the School Library and Technology Coordinator for All Saints Academy in Columbus, OH. I am a newly licensed School Librarian having completed my MLIS with K-12 School Library Media from Kent State in August of 2020. I taught 5th grace for 6 years and spent 16 years at home with my 3 girls (now ages 20, 17, and 12) before deciding to become a School Librarian.
I feel so blessed to have received a job offer for a School Librarian position when so many districts are cutting their School Librarians. My low income. K-8 elementary school has many library and technology needs, and I am working towards bringing our School Library up to Future Ready standards. I have been ruthlessly weeding our books that are 30+ years old and looking for ways to creatively stretch our budget. One of my favorite memories from this past school year was hearing one active kindergarten boy tell his dad, “I love Library more than gym class!”
My Goal for our book club is to connect with other amazing School Librarians across the country and to develop some concrete plans for ways that i can help propel our school forward as I “lead from the library”.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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My name is Sherry Burnett. I am a middle school librarian in Temple ISD which is in Texas. I am just finishing my 8th year as a librarian but 25 year as an educator.
I have read the book a while back and if I can find the book, I will do the book study with ya’ll. I did move my library during the pandemic so I can’t make any promises! LOL
My goal for the book club not only is to find the book but refresh my memory of the information provided, add to the discussion and learn from my colleagues.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
As far as community, I partner with the public library. I have them come out at events that I have on campus. I have public library forms available for students to pick up during the school year.
I also partner with a local Mexican dancing group. They come out yearly to perform.
I am in the beginning stages of partnering with a non-profit organization that works with children that do not have some of the same opportunities. Literacy is one of the pillars that they structure their work around.
I will “continue to support literacy and reading appreciation in the school”. Pg. 23
This coming school year, I’d like to be more intentional about checking with staff and asking about the needs. I am unsure of how I will do this. Maybe I will send the dept. chair an email periodically, to check in or drop by periodically. I know that in person is more meaningful.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
My library is Harry Potter themed. It has Harry Potter artifacts all around the room. I also use to teach science so I have science rocks, insects and other items for students to observe. There are book displays that are thematic. We have large windows. It’s very welcoming and beautiful!!! It’s also brand new.
Yes, but it is new this year and I need to work harder on promoting it.
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Kristina Knox
I grew up in Odessa, Texas and graduated from Permian High School in 1997. I then moved to College Station to attend Texas A&M University. Whoop! While there, I obtained a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Science in 2001. In May of 2020, I completed my Masters in Library and Information Science at UNT and began my career as a school librarian in Frisco ISD in the Fall of 2020. This next year will be my 20th year in education, my 18h year in Frisco ISD, and my 2nd year as a school librarian. I was honored to be the “Teacher of the Year” for Sparks Elementary in 2020 and was in the top five for Elementary Teacher of the Year in all of FISD that year as well. I hope to attain that same honor in the future as a librarian one day.
My husband, Robb, and I have a 8-year-old daughter named Deklyn, and we will celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary in July. We also have a spunky Boston terrier named Madigan and an ornery Frenchton named Mavis.
My Goal for our book club is to learn more about using leadership skills and partnerships on campus to create an impactful school library program that helps students be successful future ready citizens.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Beth Cohen
I’m finishing my 21st year as a school librarian in the Philly suburbs! The first 16 I spend in the elementary level before moving to HS 6 years ago. I like exploring new educational technology :-)
I’ve started using social media more at school during COVID and want to learn tips and tricks for keeping my students engaged in library activities. I’m also looking at gamifying the library next year - students in 9th and 10th grade have planned lessons with me and I’d like to give points for completing both activities related to those visits and “side quests” to encourage students to use the library.
@BCohenPA
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Jill Adler
I am the Director of Library Services at St. Anthony’s High School., on Long Island, NY This is a 2nd career for me. I have been in this position for 6 years. I am also involved with technology training for students and staff
About me: I am married and have a grown and flown awesome daughter! I love being outdoors, riding my Peloton, bike riding outdoors, reading, listening to audiobooks, tech gadgets, accused of making lists for my lists and love to learn new things! Oh...and I love all things Purple!
My Goal for this book club:
Ways to interact and share: �Wakelet - https://wakelet.com/i/invite?code=e43a398
Twitter @Jillbooksnstuff or Instagram @jilladler210 �School: @stanthonyslib or Instagram:@st.anthonyshslibrary
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Who I am…
Kristi Starr
Coronado High School in Lubbock ISD (TX)
Librarian & campus technology leader
Twitter: @StarrReadnRun
@LibraryatCHS
Insta: @chslibrary
What I do...
I’ve just completed my 10th year as a librarian. My teaching background includes HS German and English. I also teach at the Univ. of North TX as an adjunct in the school library certification program.
I’m currently the past chair of the Texas Association of School Librarians (TxASL) and have been heavily involved in TxLA and TCEA.
Family by the numbers….
1 husband (29 years)
2 dachshunds
3 kids (2 ginger chaps & 1 non-ginger girl)
Goal for this study...
I’ve spent the past year+ focusing on leadership in my volunteer roles. This coming year it’s time to really take a closer look at how I can lead on my campus. I’ve had this book for a year or two - it’s I’m ready to put it to use.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community? Most partnerships are with individual teachers, though I’ve partnered some with local university librarians.
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate? A couple of goals for the coming year are to partner with 2 specific programs - AP Capstone and our brand new IB Certificate Programme. I’ve also thought about reaching out to student organizations, visiting their meetings & seeing what I/the library can do to make a difference.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships? Relationships are key. I need to promote better and get more info out to our community, but getting out of the library space more and just visiting, keeping up with what‘s going on, and extending direct offers will be key.
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Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community? The library space (physically) doesn’t really send itself to creativity and inquiry, but there’s lots of space for sitting together at tables and more comfortable seating will reopen this coming year. But I have digital resources to aid inquiry and creativity. And I hope to resume an atmosphere where I can put out games and puzzles this year.
The library is pretty much always open and flexibly scheduled. Students have open access to print and digital (including audio) books.
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning? With a 1:1 setting last year, students brought their devices. I don’t offer additional devices. I don’t have a good place to set up a green screen and there hasn’t been demand for it.
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
When I have the opportunity, I promote guided inquiry, but mostly I focus on trial and error, learning and growing from failure/mistakes.
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Melanie LeJeune
About Me
Goal for this study:
I am a librarian at St. Louis Catholic High School in Lake Charles, LA. I began my journey in education in 1997. I earned a master’s degree in Library & Information Science from LSU in 2002, and I continue learning as a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and Professional Learning Specialist for Ed to the Max. I am married (22 years) with 2 daughters (a rising college junior and rising high school senior), a golden doodle and 3 cats.
I read this book several years ago after attending an ISTE session with Shannon and Bill, and it gave me focus then so I’m hopeful it will do the same now. In addition to the pandemic, our community was hit by 2 hurricanes 6 weeks apart in the fall. Our school was severely damaged , so we are in temporary buildings on the same campus and will be for the next 2 years. Thankfully, I did not lose any books but am having to re-imagine and re-invent library services on our temporary campus while also planning library design for our new campus. 😊
Twitter: @maclejeune
Instagram: @tech_mel
@slchs_library
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
At this time, it doesn’t. Our school was damaged by Hurricanes Laura and Delta last fall, so we are in a temporary campus. I will have 2 spaces across from each other next year, and the library advisory board will be creating a comfy reading area for us.
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
Not in the library at this time because of our temporary situation. However, I will be designing a new library with teacher & student input. Our school is 1:1 so that does help.
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
Research skills
Media literacy - I worked with junior english classes last year. I would really like to work on a skill for each grade level that is vertically aligned and that takes place in different subject areas.
Flipgrid Virtual Field Trips
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Becky Ackermann
About Me
Library Experience
Goal
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Caroline Akervik
I just got my book!
About Me
Library Experience
Goal
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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HI, I am Donna Kistner this is my 7th year in the library and my 25 year teaching. I’ve taught 5-8th Grade ELA/ Pre-AP > for 17 years in Fort Worth, TX.
Now I am a librarian at Pine Tree Middle School in East Texas with 5/6th graders and love it.
My Goals for this: To learn more about how to instill a love of reading with students and to try new things about leading and collaborating more with teachers at school to help achieve the campus’ goals.
Twitter: @dkist11
IG: kistnerdonnad
I have been on Future Ready Librarian FB for a while. I served on TLA Reading Committee for several years.
Well I read - a lot! As do most of us here. I make Library Learning Labs for my students, that tie into the classroom skills. I use books, from the library to help students see skills they are learning. I have presented in my school district for Google & Region 11 in Fort Worth for Library & Media Services.
When I am not working, I am married (30 years) and I take care of my 80 year old parents who now live with me. I enjoy my twins who are off and married now. Hoping to one day read with grandkids.
I love learning more and look forward to this group.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I would like to host a parent literacy night at least twice a year - to connect parents with our reading goals. This would continue to support our literacy and reading appreciation within the school.
I would like to use more student input with a Student Advisory Team for the library.
I will continue to help teachers by using my library learning labs that focus on skills they are using in the classroom.
I hope to continue to do Monthly challenges that inspire kids to read more and enjoy reading on their own.
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Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Hello there! My name is Lauren Cribbs. I live in a very small town in western pennsylvania (about a forty minute drive to pittsburgh). I am only working part time this year; so, I live at home with my mom for right now.We also have three awesome dogs - a great dane and two mixed breeds.
When I’m not teaching, I love to read, cross stitch (follow @StitchyBookLady on insta), and use my cricut.
My main goal is to collaborate and learn with like-minded peers to explore how to effectively lead from the library. This will also be my first year actually teaching in my space since i was a traveling librarian this year; so, i’m excited to get some ideas from you all about how to lead in my new space!
IG: mscribbslibrary
Twitter: @mscribbslibrary
I will be looking through all of your slides to follow you, too!
This is my first year in the South Fayette Township School District. I am their part-time K-2 Librarian. Prior to this position, I was a long term substitute in the North Allegheny Intermediate High School and two elementary buildings in the Norwin School District. I am Elementary, Library, and Special Education certified.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
Starting off my first year in the middle of a pandemic, establishing partnerships has been hard when we all spent the year trying to stay afloat. It’s my understanding that my district has a partnership with our public library, which will hopefully be seen more next year. I have a very close working relationship with the other specials teachers on my team and the 1st and 2nd Grade teachers because I have a fixed schedule with 1st and 2nd Grade lessons.
I plan to start working with my principals more, of course. I also would love to get more involved with the community and families. I would love to start a parent volunteer program at my school, as that’s something that I really miss from my old school. I have never kicked off a parent volunteer program before; so, I’m not sure where to start. Lastly, I am planning on collaborating a lot more with our technology integrators this year. There is a new hire in that position, and the retiring tech integrator has asked me to help out after I offered my assistance. :)
I would love to use my social media platforms to start promoting these collaborations more. I think some of this partnership building will also just occur naturally next year with a more “normal” school year ahead of us.
I would like to start talking more with the 1st and 2nd Grade teachers about their curriculum to tie my lessons to what they are doing in their classrooms more. I also would really like to reach out to Kindergarten teachers. Even though there is no time in my schedule at all (I am part-time with 8 classes a day.), I know that the Kindergarten students used to be in the special rotation, but that changed. I’d like to find a way to still present library services, lessons, and technology to those students.
Lastly, I’m planning on making a little infographic for next year to promote what I can do for our school community. If any of you have done this before, I’d love to see your work!
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
My students have free reign to choose books from wherever they’d like in the library. I have seven color-coordinated tables with hanging hot air balloons with book characters in the baskets over the tables. There are also short tables with beanbag chairs and movable little cushion seats. I use Classroom Dojo to motivate students to keep the space a positive community.
Each student in our school has their own iPad; so, I don’t necessarily have a physical space for technology in the library. I do have a Canvas course set up for each class that was used for lessons this year, but that doesn’t really promote the students documenting their learning with peers. Aside from that, I set up a Google Photos album to celebrate School Library Month this year.
This is an area that I know that I have room to improve on. I always try to do a fun project with students like publishing a class book or doing a research project with the ChatterPix app. However, I often feel like I’m rapidly guiding students to a goal because of time constraints. Ugh! So annoying.
I do want to make my story reading more critical thinking based instead of comprehension, though. I am planning on reading Reading to Make a Difference: Using Literature to Help Students Speak Freely, Think Deeply, and Take Action by Lester L. Laminack and Katie Kelly over the summer to maybe guide me in getting started with this.
I would love to hear what you all are doing to promote critical thinking and inquiry more in your spaces. Give me some pointers, please!
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Stephanie Green
I am an Elementary Librarian in New Braunfels, Tx. My husband, Adam and I have three boys Nate (17), Caden (14), and Zach (7). I have been a librarian for 14 years and taught 1st grade for 5 years before that.
My Goal is to collaborate with other librarians that will stretch me and share ideas. I also want to see more ways to collaborate with teachers and administrators on my campus.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Kristen Sturtevant
Personal Information
Hi there! I’m currently in my 34th year of teaching at a middle school in NH; my 5th year in the library. Prior to my library position, I was a science teacher which has worked out well for me this year because I was called back into the science classroom to take over for a teacher who couldn’t come back to school after remote learning due to COVID issues. I am planning to be back in my library full time next fall! I am married and we have two amazing sons who are the light of our lives.
Goal
My goal for my participation in this book club is to find ways I can better serve my school community as a librarian and a leader. I am excited to collaborate with all of you this summer!
This picture was taken a few years ago when my youngest son played Scuttle in our school’s production of “The Little Mermaid, Jr.” He is now over 6 feet tall and excelling in school and our oldest son is now teaching English at the high school in our town. We are so proud of these boys!
Follow me...
Twitter: @den_reading
Due to the pandemic, I haven’t been tweeting much, but that’s going to change!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Tamie Williams
Hello! My name is Tamie and I live in Southwest Missouri. I am an (almost) empty nester, as my son Alex plans to move to California next month, and my daughter, Kaitlyn, has been adulting for almost 2 years. My fur babies are my cats, Finnley and Baxter, and my shihpoo, Sofia.
I opened the library learning commons at our new junior high school four years ago. Before that, I opened a new elementary library and served as librarian there for 10 years. I was a library aide for 3 years, and worked in public libraries for 7 years. I serve on the Board of Trustees for our community public library. I love libraries!
One of my professional areas of interest is makerspace and fostering a maker mindset with our students and staff. My favorite conferences have been ISTE, SXSW EDU, and MASL Spring Conference. My virtual PLC is amazing. You can find me on Twitter and Instagram @librarystar. I love learning from other librarians and innovative educators!
My goal for our book club is to grow as a library leader. I am excited to connect with others who share my passion for libraries.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Art Spencer
I’m Art Spencer, the librarian at Mt. Baker Middle School in Auburn Washington. Prior to being at Mt. Baker I was an elementary school librarian for many years and a third grade teacher prior to that (I’d rather not say HOW many years, but quite a few!). I love middle school because every day brings new challenges and the students are so much fun to work with.
I have a wife of 17 years and 2 children - Nathan and Emily. We currently have 4 dogs after getting 2 Australian Shepherds from the same litter during the Covid lockdowns. They are busy and so much fun!
I hope to gain from this book study tools to make the library more of the center of the school, a learning commons, not just a place holding books. For many years before I arrived here, technology support has been the primary focus of the librarian, and I want to be doing so much more.
Contact information:
Twitter @bookvoyages
Instagram @bakermslibrary
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Jackie Cundieff
Library Media Specialist Thomas Tolbert Elementary School
Dallas ISD, Dallas, TX
Hello everyone!
I have been in education for 37 years with experience teaching Special Education PK-8, Kinder, 2nd & 3rd grade classroom. This is my 5th year in the Elementary Library. I have been in the Academic & Public Library, but the Elementary Library is my “Happy Place!” Presently, I am on a Title 1 campus in Dallas, TX.
I live with my husband of 41 years, Rick, outside of the city in Red Oak, TX. I have two grown children Krista & Aaron who live with their spouses out of state.
My Goal for our study is to learn from all the awesome librarians in this group so I can stay fresh and provide the best for my students and staff. In addition, I want to gain ideas as our district has embarked on a 3-year initiative to redesign our libraries and our library program.
Follow Me Twitter-@JackieCundieff & @disd_tolbertlib
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Diane Parentela
Library Media Specialist
Osceola Magnet School Vero Beach FL
About Me: I have been teaching at Osceola since 1989. I spent 29 years teaching Kindergarten and 2 years in 1st before moving into the Media Center this past year. I am thrilled to be in the Library where I can impact all students at school. I am excited about integrating literacy and technology to prepare students to be future ready. I have recently been asked to serve on a district technology advisory board which will recommend future forward goals for students, assess district technology and develop plans for incorporating best practices.
Goals for Book Club: I want to learn all I can about how to better serve the students at my school and across our district.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I have been asked to serve on a district level committee that looks at current technology and makes recommendations for future purchases. I would like to cultivate a partnership with other LMS to make sure our technology needs are being included in the district plans.
I work at a magnet school with a very strong PTA. 20-21 was my first year teaching from the library. I held a Read-a-Thon fundraiser. I would like to build on that fundraiser to include business partners. I have been teaching at the same school for my entire 32 years teaching. I was also born and raised in the area where I teach. I hope to be able to use the connections I already have in the community to build better and stronger community partnerships. My school recently went through a rebranding process with a focus on mathematics and engineering. Part of the rebranding process also included reaching out to local businesses to explore partnership opportunities.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
In my library I have 8 desktop computers that I am able to use with students, so I used them as a center. Towards the end of the year I also had a laptop cart and was able to use that to get all students online at the same time. 5th graders each had a Chromebook that they brought with the to each class - so I did a lot more with those students. At the end of the year 5th graders created a video reflection of their elementary school experience using Adobe Spark.
20-21 was my first year in the library, and with COVID restrictions it was a bit challenging to have students collaborate. I hope to be able to create a better space this coming year to allow students to collaborate more and explore creative outlets. My school went through a rebranding process and are more focused on engineering in science. I want to incorporate more building experiences and also used more of the technology resources available.
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Lynn Parrish
GOAL
About Me
Although I have been an educator for two and a half decades, this will be my first year as an official librarian for Zavalla ISD in very rural East Texas! I could not be more excited! I will also be teaching remediation, theatre, and GT, so hopefully I will actually have time to work through the library as a change agent in the school.
I have six kids, ages 10 - 27. I also have one sweet granddaughter, who will soon have TWO siblings - twins!! I am married to the love of my life, and we enjoy traveling the world. Before Covid, our last big trip was to Iceland.
Next year will be an exciting adventure! The library is moving to a new space in the school, with a new-to-the-school first year librarian. I can’t wait!
I hope to gain knowledge about how to impact our school and community through my work in the library. I know that the librarian community is full of energetic, brilliant people with amazing ideas! I love to learn from other librarians and to share any of my ideas!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I am honestly not sure yet! So far I have only met a few people. I know the Superintendent, but am not familiar with the school culture yet. I am excited to get to know them!
I plan to begin making connections with teachers as soon as possible. This is hard for me, since I am an introvert. Hopefully a natural partner will emerge.
The PTO was a wonderful way to build relationships with parents in the community! I had an opportunity to help out and to find out the community needs!
I have been a member of a local reenactment group. It would be fun to bring in programming featuring local groups like this.
At my previous school, as a teacher, I cultivated a strong relationship with the local public library. Since we did not have a librarian, they filled the void for my students! There is no community library in Zavalla, but I plan to explore libraries in neighboring communities and at the closest colleges.
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Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I have an exciting opportunity (I hope) this year. I am moving to a new school and a new library space. I know that it is not a large space, but I am hoping to be able to make it an inviting, inclusive, and inspiring space for everyone on campus! I am looking forward to collaborating with colleagues and figuring out the best use of space for all patrons.
I have been told that we will be 1 to 1. Looking forward, I hope to offer space for students to collaborate on digital projects. I am planning to create a set of links from the library page to digital resources. I hope to have both digital and physical displays of student work. Charging areas will be a must!
As we get closer to the beginning of next school year, I am realizing that I need to get to know my teachers and their curriculum AND get to know my students. I plan to encourage them to pursue individual interests while in the library. I also plan to make an effort to lin their classroom learning to their future goals and current interests.
I love the idea of classes taught by students. I hope that this is a thing my new school will allow me to do during lunch.
LP
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Melissa Cavender
My goals are to connect with other librarians, learn more about the future ready framework and see how it can be incorporated into frameworks I am familiar with, and to delve more into the connections between ISTE and AASL.
Plus, I am hoping to fit this bookclub in while traveling. June 18--last day of school!
¡Buen dia!
Hello from Argentina. I am a Washington state NBCT librarian, working at an international school. I’ve taught K, G1, G5 and/or library in seven countries, and I can say librarian is the best job ever, always.
We are currently in an escalating Covid situation and I’m hoping to be able to participate from the US soon. 🤞
Twitter @allreadnow
Fun fact!
I bought three typewriters during the pandemic. I bring it to the park and in limited Spanish, try to connect with folks in my new country.
�Instagram @oneredtypewriter
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I partner with the grade level teams, attending curriculum meetings and working together to teach information literacy.
The tech coordinator meets with the principal once a week. Next year I will be there too (although the principal doesn’t know it yet).
This year has been challenging. I’m in a new school, the majority of the year has been online, and the government limitations of our movements have resulted in a very limited community access. I am hoping that as more people get vaccinated, at some point next year all the students and parents will be allowed back on campus.
I would like to hold parent-child events in the library, and create a sort of “public library” space in our school where parents can bring their youngest children.
Post-pandemic, I am hoping to create partnerships with our greater community through outreach and read aloud sessions in English and Spanish, to start with.
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Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I work closely with the tech integration teacher. Next year we are changing a computer lab adjacent to the library into a green screen recording room.
I am new, and with Covid have not had an opportunity to teach in the library. I did restructure the space, changing to more flexible seating and open areas where kids will be able to collaborate.
I can’t wait until we are able to use it to its full potential.
We teach using Kath Murdoch’s cycle of inquiry, which fits in well with the emphasis of curiosity and problem solving in the library. To promote critical
thinking, I teach research skills, with an emphasis on evaluating sources. I love using Project Zero’s thinking routines to get kids to share and deepen their thinking.
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Veronica Woodward
ABOUT ME
I am the Library Media Specialist for a rural PK-12 school district serving 750 students in Shiocton, Wisconsin. I am finishing my 3rd year in this position.
STATS
GOALS
I want to use what I learn from this book club to grow my library program and to grow as a leader.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I mostly partner with IT, administration, and with the Diversity and Inclusion Team.
I plan to cultivate partnerships with the new Literacy Coach and new teachers in the elementary school.
I would like to meet with each classroom teacher briefly at the beginning of the year to get feedback on what they find helpful that I am doing and if there is anything we can partner on during the school year.
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Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Audrey Colwell
Introduction
Passions
#1 Goal
Connect
I have 6 years of experience as an elementary librarian/Media Resource Specialist in McKinney, Texas. I also taught 1st & 3rd grade.
Redefine and refocus our library programs & practices as we full reopen in 21-22.
Twitter: @MrsAColwell
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I am fortunate to have a strong community of support and partnerships. I partner with the teachers on my campus in all grade levels. We meet every Tuesday to design lessons collaboratively. I meet every Friday with our administrative team to discuss everything going on at the school. My fellow librarian/MRS community across the district is also strong and knowledgeable!
I would like to foster a partnership with our local public libraries. We have 2 local branches and they are top notch facilities with great programs. I promote their summer reading program each year, but I’d like to do even more. I would also like to partner with experts in the community to possibly enhance units of study. Perhaps I could welcome a guest speaker to talk about hiring processes and how digital citizenship matters. We have some local authors I’ve invited for author visits in the past. I would like to continue this practice.
I like the idea of offering my teachers a menu with a list of ways that i can support them. I also think that repeated exposure to all of the resources, both print and digital, that are available to our students and staff is crucial. I want to host another Lunch & Lunch event to share resources with our staff. I hosted one of those in recent years, and share some of my favorite iPad apps for student creation. It was fun and I think it was well received. In the 2019-2020 school year, I had intended for my 5th grade Techsperts club to present tech tools and their uses to the staff in a Lunch & Learn format, but Covid stole that opportunity from us. I hope to reinstate Techsperts this year, and hopefully continue our work of empowering students to become experts with tech tools of their choosing.
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Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
Yes. Each grade uses a designated LMS: K-2 uses Seesaw, and 3rd grade and up use Canvas. All grade levels have Google Drive accounts. These tools all offer spaces for sharing and documenting student learning. We also use tools such as Padlet and Flipgrid for this purpose as well. Interactive Google Sites are also used in some capacities.
We have a physical and a digital makerspace. We also have converted our computer lab into a STEM lab, although that name has also expanded from STEM to STEAM and possibly now STREAM since I use the lab for book club meetings as well.
Over the past few years, I have lead a lot of STEM-based instruction. Students have worked together to plan, design, and create something that solves a problem or meets a criteria.
I have lead Breakout challenges. This involves high levels of problem solving.
I lead coding club and coding lessons, and promote coding, especially through the Hour of Code week in December.
Also, at weekly team planning meetings, I try to encourage teachers to plan rigorous lessons and activities that require critical thinking.
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Chris Schiemann
Introduction
Passions
Goal
I am an elementary library media specialist in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District (WI) where I just completed my first year. And what a first year experience in a new school. Prior to here, I spent 3 great years at an elementary in the Wayzata Public Schools (MN) and 6 awesome years at a middle school in the Sun Prairie Area School District (WI).
I love to view our school library as the hub of a school, where learning comes to evolve into something that excites students and allows all students to find success. I’m a marathon runner and high school cross country and track coach, and coaching kids to reach their potential in these sports also gets me excited to share and learn.
My goal with this is to learn more about Future Ready Librarians and framework. For some reason, I’ve always seen it, heard it, and then never pursued a deeper learning and understanding. I love learning and developing my craft, so this will help me feel refreshed with new knowledge.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
This is my first year at this school, so I’m still learning. But we partner with the local public library for summer reading promotion and summer book giveaways in parks. I also coordinated student read alouds for a local assisted living.
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
Hopefully this weird pandemic year is done for next school year, but I like to form partnerships with local businesses that can tie into our makerspace.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I plan to utilize parents in the school who can forge partnerships into businesses in the community.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
I just accepted a position as a HS LMS, so we will see At my prior stints at EL and MS, i incorporated crestivity lesson activities, and collaboration activities i also began a Library Ninjas group at my elementary to develop student voice and investment
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
Definitely a question I will ask when my feet are on the ground
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I created CT activities that tied to book talks and generated a lot of book interest
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Hello! My name is Heather Jankowski. I am a librarian at two elementary campuses in College Station, Texas. I just completed my 24th year in education!
Goals: learn new ways to be a leader in my schools and make a plan for more frequent, purposeful social/digital media posts (Twitter, Schoology, etc.) as I advocate for full time librarians in my district.
Twitter:
@hjankowski
Heather Jankowski
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
I have been at my two campuses for 8 years. Since I am only there every other week, it has taken a long time to build relationships and for teachers to see ways I can support them, beyond library lessons. I would like to work more closely with at least one team at each campus to plan and teach a lesson/unit.
I would also like to work more closely with our public library system to help families sign up for library cards.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I must increase my presence online (Schoology, Twitter, etc.) I need to share more about what we do in the library and on a more regular bais. This would help with building partnerships with parents and teachers.
Now that many of the COVID precautions won’t be needed for next year, it will help to have parent volunteers back in the schools and library.
I was invited to serve on our district’s Strategic Design Team this year. I am hoping to leverage some of the relationships I made during that work to advocate for full time librarians in our district.
I would also like to work more closely with our district level Instructional Technology Dept.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Hello,
My name is Iuyana Miller and am currently a school library media specialist in the Metro Atlanta Area.I just completed my 19th year as an educator.
IG: In_The_Kneaux
Goal: To learn how to better connect with my community both in and out of the school. Even though I have been doing this for awhile I always aspire to learn something new!
More about Me!
11 years as a classroom teacher
8 years as a elementary media specialist
Wife and Momma
Who Dat, Crawfish, Snoballs, and Chocolate Chip cookies are my favs
Audio Books are the best!!!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Who I am…
Daniela Guardiola, librarian at Dessau Middle School, Pflugerville ISD.
Twitter: @dguardiola7
Insta: @pfisdlibraries
@dessaureads
FB: @pfisdlibraries
What I do...
I’ve just completed my 15th year in education, of which 10 have been in the school library field. These past couple of year I had the honor to serve as library coordinator at my district and next year I’ll have the opportunity to be a librarian at Middle School. I am passionate about serving the needs of all students and have a special place in my heart for ELLs.
Personal Interests….
Goal for this study...
Create a manageable plan to establish a future ready library program for the students, staff and community at my new campus!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I will be at a new campus so I need to figure out what they already have established. I have worked with that community before and I do have several moms that I have a relationship with. We support and rely on each other. I can’t wait to get that started back up! I love the idea of offering courses for parents through PTO meetings.
I need to find business partnerships. There is a convenience store right outside of one of the living communities that maybe I can reach out to. The question is, what can we provide for them? Also, I have had a good rapport with the River Ranch community leaders with the book distributions.
Pflugerville Public Library
Book People- author visits
At the moment, I can begin with the relationships I already have and provide some supports/resources this summer. Ex: parent workshop at the community area to give them tips for summer reading and distribute books and lead a book club.
In the Fall, promote opportunities for the community to contribute through social media and peach jar.
I need to reach out to other community organizations to see how we can form partnerships. Ex: Sustainable Food Center - La Cocina Alegre classes. Contact Angelica about a project in the Fall.
Also begin plans for family field trip to the Texas Book Festival in November.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Who I am…
Elizabeth Drake, librarian at Burnet High School, Burnet Consolidated ISD.
Twitter: @ebdrake
Insta: @burnethslibrary
FB: @ebdrake67
What I do...
This is my 28th year in education and my 19th year in the library. I began in the middle school classroom teaching English.
The library is my favorite place especially when students and fellow educators get excited about the new book they’ve found or the new tools they’ve learned.
Personal Interests….
Goal for this study...
My goal is to evaluate the library program on my campus and district to create a program where students and faculty leave with tools for now and the future.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Happy Summer!
My Book Club goal? I look forward to learning more about leading from the library in order to apply it to my library this upcoming school year.
I’m especially interested in the advocacy piece and how I can fulfill that role as a librarian.
My name is Kate Hite. I have taught middle school English at a small, rural Iowa school for 15 years. I will graduate in August with my MLS degree. This fall, I will also be my school’s K-12 teacher librarian.
This summer, I look forward to traveling, spending time with my family, and tackling my TBR book pile.
Twitter: hite_k
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
Our community is super supportive of our school based on past experiences. They support with speakers and financial support.
I like the idea of bringing in people in leadership positions or businesses to be guest readers; stores to provide financial support; and our PTO to support the library. I also want to work with our local library.
I think being visible via social media is huge. Also building relationships with students and families will help me build community partnerships.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
Our HS MRC has tables (of various heights) and chairs on wheels that allow for that relaxed, coffee shop feel to meet collaboration and community face . I need to work on the creativity and inquiry piece.
No, I don’t. I’m curious to know more what that looks like!
I think having students work in small and large groups and socratic circles helps to promote critical thinking. Having students hold debates is a powerful way to promote critical thinking.
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Karen Howell
Background
Interests
#1 Goal
Connect
5 years in reading intervention before starting my 6 years of experience as a library media specialist. Currently working in the rural community of Shell Lake, Wisconsin.
Increase my capacity to lead and collaborate with educators to create a culture of reading and grow innovation at our school.
Twitter: @howellzoom
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
Our community is super supportive of our school. The majority of this support has been directed toward athletics, but I feel that there is room for growth and partnerships with the library/academic side of school.
Collaborated with public librarian to support summer reading program for 2021.
I definitely want to continue my collaboration with public library. I think a One Book/One Community Read or some other book w/activites extended into the community would strengthen the school to community link as well as building reading culture in community.
There is an active art center in town which I need to hook up with to see how we can collaborat.
Make time to connect and talk with community partners. As a school librarian, this needs to be strategically done as my day schedule does not allow for much flexibility.
Go out into the community to meet these partners where they are at, schedule meeting to discuss opportunities/needs, be assertive in making the first step to see how we can share some goals and vision for a united front of literacy, engagement, and connection for our students and adults.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Jennifer Neset
Background
Goal
Interests
14 years: Special Ed
1 year: 3rd grade
8 years: library
All in North Dakota
Learn to be a better leader from the library and encourage collaboration.
Reading
Playing Piano
Scrapbooking/Card making
Spending time in the mountains in Montana
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Karen Firstbrook
Spring Grove School, Hollister, CA (K-8)
I am just finishing my 7th year as a Librarian. And in the midst of what was a crazy 2020 for all of us, just this past October I moved to a new school and library and expanded my role to include technology as I am also a Google Trainer.
It is my joy as a Technology and Library Specialist to help our students become enthusiastic readers, skillful users of technology and kind-hearted global citizens!
My Goal for our book club is to narrow my focus as I look towards the new school year. Taking over a library and program that have not been updated in over 15 years is an exciting endeavor, but I need to focus in on just a few key ideas and do them well.
Check out what’s happening at the Spring Grove Library!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Heather Hedderman
Accomplishments:
Teaching/Personal Info:
Social Media:
Librarian at Wattsburg Area Elementary Center in NW Pennsylvania since 2007. Started our school’s STEAM program in 2016. I have taught since 2000. Plus I am mom of six children with my husband, Tim. They are ages 22 to 3.
Facebook - www.facebook.com/heather.hedderman�Instagram - @heatherhedderman�Twitter - @hhedderman�Blog - The Elementary Library (and more!)
Authored a chapter in “Digital Librarian’s Survival Toolkit” - Summer 2020�“The School Library is Virtually Open!” Contest winner through PSLA (Pennsylvania State Library Association) - May 2020
Mobile Science Grant - $50,000 in 2019-20 for our STEAM program and garden�PA SMART Grant - $25,000 2018-19 - for our STEAM program
Keystone Technology STAR - 2017
GOAL: I want to learn to how add more VALUE to my program in the eyes of my stakeholders especially administration and school board. I want to try keep learning and growing to help my students keep learning and growing!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I am an active member of PTO (Parent Teacher Organization).��I have a blog to keep families up to date on what I am doing in STEAM/Library. �www.elementarylibrary2010.blogspot.com��I invited my administration to watch lessons at the end of the year!
I would love to continue to connect with our public library to create partnership with them!
I am meeting with my administration on Monday to discuss goals, direction, and ideas for Library and STEAM in our building.
I plan to participate in a Google Classroom book discussion this summer.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Hi I’m Carole Fiske
I just finished my 16th year as an Elementary (PreK - 5) Media Specialist in Ruskin, FL which is just south of Tampa. I have been at the same school the entire 16 years!
This summer I hope to complete some projects around the house, relax, go kayaking, hit the beach (even though I’m 30 minutes away it’s been 2 years since I’ve been) and visit my son in Denver for some hiking.
I also want to reflect very hard on my past 2 years. I figure if I combine the two I might get one complete one.
My goal for this book study is to help me find my “voice” to advocate and lead from my library.
Diet Pepsi
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I had a partnership with our local public library, but I need to rekindle that. They’ve had several changes in Children’s Librarian.
In addition to the public library, I would like to cultivate a partnership with parents and teachers more. Like the books says, they don’t know what all I can do for them. Unfortunately, in my district the Media Specialist is also the “tech guy” and I’m afraid that’s the side of me that most see and approach.
I am the school website master that’s where I’ll start. I have recently been given access to the school Twitter account password as well as having my library twitter account. I’ve got to keep all of these active.
I would like to this summer develop a plan on how to communicate better with my teachers. Reach out to them as far as how I can work with them. Looking forward to reading the rest of this book.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Penni Ratley
Background
Interests
#1 Goal
Connect
Our district has ungone major administrative changes. My goal is to find better ways to continue growing the library as the HUB of our campus createing a culture of collaboration and support.
Twitter: @RatleyPenni
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Pam Barton
Teacher Librarian and Technology, Cape Cod MA
I have been an educator for 31 years. I taught 4th, 5th, 6th grades, I was a Reading Specialist for 4 years and now have been a Teacher Librarian/Technology Teacher for the past 6 years. I love my job and look forward to discussing topics with this great group. My goal for this book club is to learn from everyone’s experience and enhance what I am already doing.
I live on Cape Cod with my husband and 2 black labs: Brady and Mookie. I love living so close to the beach which is where I love to spend my summers reading and relaxing. I also live on a pond so have a relaxing view on my deck too. We love spending time in Nantucket too! I also love to cook and love all New England sports teams!!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
My town has 5 public libraries, one in each village. I have a working relationship with each of the librarians in those libraries, they come read to the kids to promote the public library. All our kids have library cards, Throughout the school year we have reading nights at each of the libraries, our principal reads to the kids at the library.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Hello Everyone!
Background
Classroom Teacher: 18 years
Teacher Librarian: 3 years in a 6-8 middle school
This summer, I look forward to enjoying family time, reading books, and preparing for the next school year.
Erika Reyes
Interests
Family Time
Reading
Technology (Ed Tech)
Listening to Music
Drinking coffee
Book Club Goal
I want to learn as much as I can about leading from the library. I am always looking for ways to improve my practice, and I want to develop a relevant and thriving library program for the school I serve.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Marina Kemp
K-5 Teacher Librarian, Alsip, IL
We made it! It was a challenging year, but we adapted and grew. I wrapped up my 5th year in my current district, located in the south suburbs of Chicago. Previously, I worked as a TL in Chicago Public Schools for 12 years.
Library Philosophy:
As a teacher librarian, I believe my role is to instill a love of reading in my students, and to teach them how to be savvy users and navigators of information. Along the way, we will curate and create, and learn how to be positive, contributing citizens, both in-person, and online.
Book Club Goal: I picked this book up last summer, and didn’t have a chance to dive into it. I think this book club will be a great way to reflect on my practice, and pick up some new ideas to integrate into my library program. I’m looking forward to discussing the book with others who live a similar work life.
Twitter: @zmkemp20
Wakelet: @kemp
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Michelle Farabough
Michelle.Farabough@OwassoPS.org
About me: 2021-2022 will be my third year as a practicing school library media specialist. Prior to joining this rewarding and fun profession, I worked as a knowledge management consultant and a medical research specialist at a medical school. While working on my PhD in information science, I was blessed to meet Barbara Schultz-Jones, director of the University of North Texas (UNT) school library program and IFLA school libraries committee chair. Serving as her graduate/research assistant and a teaching fellow for courses in school librarianship changed my life. Before finishing my degree, I applied at my neighborhood elementary school to gain real-world library experience. I’m so excited I am able to combine my personal life interests and my professional experiences at a job I love. If you want to know more about my journey, please visit my online profile at LinkedIn or visit my school Library Media iCenter website. I still consult and teach at UNT.
Goal: This summer I am going to our cabin in northern Michigan for a writing retreat to complete the final two chapters of my dissertation. I plan to “check-in” at our village library at 10 a.m. each day to spend time on that project and to participate in this book club. Specifically related the book club, I want to become a better library media specialist by improving programming and collaborating with teachers. Also, I want to advance research in the field of librarianship and be an active participant in shaping our profession in the digital age. For me, this is focusing attention on information literacy.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Katie Burns-Wojtalewicz
“LIT” Library Innovation Teacher
Palatine CCSD#15- Palatine, Illinois
Twitter: @burnsiewoj
Years as a Librarian: 0, 2021/2022 will be year one for me in this brand new position at one of our 7/8 junior highs. Our district is transitioning from traditional Library Resource Centers to vibrant and exciting future-ready libraries.
Goals: I’m moving buildings for this opportunity, so first and foremost I want to get to know my new staff and how I can best support them. Part of my role is to be available to teachers in their classrooms.
Background: I’ve been a junior high history teacher for 20 years. The pandemic gave me the opportunity to support so many teachers with technology support and ideas for blended learning, and gave me the hunger to try something new. My husband and I are both educators and we have triplet sons that are 10 years old.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Jenny Wright
Goal
Background
Interests
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Elise Goeden
Hi everyone! I’m the library media specialist at MacArthur Middle School and Northlake Middle School in Berkeley School District 87 in Illinois. I have ten years of of public and school library experience. I earned my bachelor's degree in astronomy from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and my master's degree in instructional technology from Northern Illinois University, specializing in library information. I love reading anything I can get my hands on, but especially fantasy and science fiction. Some of my other hobbies are watching movies and TV series, listening to music and podcasts, swimming in the pool, walking, and bike-riding. I also enjoy watching sports, including gymnastics, figure skating, and hockey.
Book club goal: I would like to learn new ways of using my leadership skills as a library media specialist to collaborate with classroom teachers.
Twitter: msgoedenbsd87
Website: https://sites.google.com/berkeley87.org/middleschoollibraries/home
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I want to collaborate with classroom teachers so I can better support student learning. I would also like to continue building relationships with the local public libraries, so that students know what opportunities exist like summer reading and other programming.
My district partnered with Scholastic to provide a book fair and free books for summer reading to students and their families. Teachers also reach out to professionals to speak about their jobs for Career Day.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
The students at my two schools all have Chromebooks. They have access to a variety of apps for creating digital products, including Google Workspace, Flipgrid, WeVideo, Screencastify, and more. In a few years, they will be able to use individual rooms for researching and creating in small groups.
In the library media centers at both of my schools, I have tables for groups of students, instead of individual desks. This arrangement will promote collaboration and community when students begin using the library for learning experiences again. Additionally, my library spaces are getting updated over the next few years, and the students will have access to green screens and rooms for small groups .
At my two schools, the library media centers house books for literature circles and breakout boxes for puzzle solving. Some other types of instruction I would like to use as I begin to teach in person again are open-ended questioning, project-based learning, and incorporating different points of view to explore topics from multiple perspectives. Additionally, I plan on helping students learn how to identify fact from fiction by building their news literacy.
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Lauren Kohout
Library Media Specialist: Gateway High School NJ
Twitter: @LaurenKohout
Library website: https://gatewayhslibrary.weebly.com/
Years as a Librarian: 0, 2021/2022 is year one!
Goals: Since next year will be my first, my goals are simple: create a safe and accepting atmosphere for students where they can grow their love of reading! I really want to learn best how to collaborate with teachers and how to reach each and every student at my school.
Background: I’ve taught Special Ed English at Gateway the last 3 years and have been a teacher for 6 years. Before that, I was a newspaper editor and reporter!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
During summer reading the summer before Covid, the library partnered with local businesses to offer treats to kids who come in and talk about the books they’ve read. We haven’t continued these relationships since Covid began though.
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
I’d love to reignite those relationships and I would love to build a partnership with the township library that is literally right around the corner from my school. It would be great to get the community involved.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
One way we can build partnerships with the community is reaching back out to businesses we once worked with. Also, a community book club that would invite parents, students and teachers to read the same book could build rapport with community members as well as positive relationships between all involved! I’d also love to reach out to the township library as a partnership in providing these books for the book club. This will help save money for people who cannot afford to buy the books on their own.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
I’m just taking over my library this year although I’ve had a close relationship with the previous librarian. I think the part of our space that promotes this the best is our Makerspace. Monthly crafts and STEM challenges bring some nonreaders into the library and even some staff members. It has definitely promoted creativity and problem solving with our students.
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
No we do not. Our school is a 1-to-1 chrombook school and we have multiple digital design and computer science classes that promote those skills. However, I’ll be adding a “Coding of the month” to our monthly crafts and STEM activities and I am hoping this sparks some digital participation in the library!
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
The library’s STEM activities are our best example of critical thinking in our space. Students use their critical thinking skills to problem solve and beat challenges. Other instruction includes collaboration with teachers and changes on a case-by-case basis.
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Kimberly Rues: Library Media Specialist, Summit Pointe Elementary and Great Beginnings Early Childhood Center
Twitter: @KimRues
I serve as the library media specialist at an elementary school and our district early childhood center. I’ve been a librarian for 14 years, and jut finished my 30th year in public education.
My district is in the midst of a leadership shift in our library district leadership, and my goal in being part of this book study is to prepare myself to be the best support I can for our new director and his staff.
Outside of reading, I love to walk my dog, George, garden, and (due to COVID) I’ve become a bit of a sourdough aficionado!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
We have a book mobile that currently visits a couple of neighborhoods in partnership with a summer lunch program.
We are connected to our public library with our students benefiting by having a digital library access card that unlocks all the public library resources.
As our district moves toward a second early childhood center location, I’ll be proactive in making certain that a library is included in the discussion with leadership and the architecture team.
We can continue to partner with the public library, promoting and supporting their programming.
We can continue to expand the book mobile events (and perhaps return to the farmer’s market - we did that a few years ago).
I can continue to expand our Read to Me Initiative by attending community gatherings and sharing details of the program.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
Our library promotes inquiry (and I advocate strongly for student voice and choice!), but I think I don’t offer enough opportunity for creativity. The past year really put a damper on collaboration, but as we move into next year, I am making that a renewed goal.
We have Schoology as our Learning Management System - with built in tools for video and audio creation to document their learning.
I strive to build critical thinking into many lessons - even library location skills - through modeling.
When I work with teachers on inquiry/research, I support their work in helping kids craft questions that are answerable, but broad. This is a tough skill to master!
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Anne Ciaccio Teacher Librarian Thurgood Marshall Middle School
I am the Library Media Specialist at Thurgood Marshall Middle School. We are a gifted program for 5th - 8th grade students in Rockford, IL. This is my 4th year here and I have been a librarian for 6 years.
I also have my master’s degree in Reading. Before becoming a librarian, I served as a Reading Coach in a Montessori building. I also am Reading Recovery trained and did that for a while as well. I LOVE all things READING!
Other hobbies include hiking, cooking, biking, walking, gardening, kayaking and since Covid...sourdough baking!
My goal is to learn as much as I can about how to best integrate technology into curriculum and support classroom teachers in this.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Lisa Weiner
Bristol School (K-8)
Me, Myself and I I just completed my 26th year as the library/media specialist for my K-8 school/district. Prior to that I taught sixth grade for 10 years.
Personally, I love spending time with family, being outdoors and hitting the bike trails.
My Goal for our book club is to use this information to learn how to better support my students and staff, help me regain my confidence, find my voice and feel validated; that yes, Virginia, libraries do matter.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Karen Nicholson
Hello. I have worked at San Marcos Middle School in California for 5 years. My 2 sons also attended my school this last school year. My oldest is off to high school next year. I have loved reading and books my entire life, and it did not even occur to me to be a librarian until about 7 years ago.
This last school year the library techs in our district worked together to support our students. We created a website for our district to use, SMUSD Library at Home. I collaborate with the other middle school library techs to build our library lessons.
My goal for the Summer Book Club is to get more ideas on how to build the library program here at my middle school and to coordinate with the teachers on my campus. I would also like to be more active on Twitter @_KarenNicholson and the Instagram account I created for the library.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
We are already working with the county public library to provide Sora to our students.
I could contact the local branch of the county library and see how we could connect our middle schoolers with their library programs.
I want to collaborate with my teachers more, especially the other subjects besides ELA.
I plan on joining the state library association for more connections.
Phone calls and emails to the local library.
Watch a local city board meeting.
Work more collaboratively with the elementary and high schools my school is connected to.
More parent outreach relating to the library.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I have a corner in the library with a couch and other different seating. Students could work there with their Chromebooks and other digital devices. I also have desktop computers in the library where they can work.
Website evaluation, looking through a website to find out about it. I wish I had more time to do a follow up lesson and let the students explore more sites to see if they are good resources.
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Pamela Pinkerton
Family
I live in Arlington, TX with my husband of 28 years. He works as an Instructional Technology Educator in Arlington ISD so he is my “Tech Support”. We have a 22 year old who recently started her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at Baylor.
Goal
My goal for this book study is to learn all that I can and improve my confidence as a leader on my campus and in my district.
Library Information Technology Educator (LITE)
Mansfield Legacy High School
Mansfield, TX
@legacylibrarian
Education Experience
I just completed my 25th year in Education. The craziest year by far!! I began my career as a HS Social Studies teacher for six years and then found my true calling was to teach students to research. I have spent the last 19 years in my dream job as a school librarian. I had the honor of opening my current campus 14 years ago and can say “I am the only librarian Legacy has ever had!”
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Diane Mokuau
Librarian, Molokai High School
Molokai, Hawaii
@dmokuau
Aloha!
Hobbies
Goals
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
Created Molokai Library Services Cadre (MLSC) w/representation from all Molokai schools, Public Library & Alu Like, Native Hawn Library. We meet monthly to support each other & create island-wide literacy events. We’re partnering with a non-profit organization, Ka Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center to locate, preserve & share Molokai primary documents.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
We have some moveable Flip tables & bounce ball chairs to start a creation, collaboration space that I got from different grants. The library was closed to be used as classrooms & storage areas last year, so I’m really going to redesign w/student input!
We’re 1:1 chromebooks & use google classroom for all students. I’m creating a podcast, music recording area with new equipment.
We’re moving towards academies and including AVID strategies in our daily Advisory program. We will be using Socratic Seminars, Tutorial sessions, Cornell note-taking as school wide strategies so I’ll be using them in my library lessons.
However, this is an area that I need to improve on, also.
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I am the librarian at Bill Burden Elementary School in Liberty Hill, Texas. I have been a librarian for 7 years, and I absolutely love it!
I am on the statewide Bluebonnet Award committee, preparing resources and activities for books on the Bluebonnet Award nominee list.
My two sons, Andy and James, are participating in a state park scavenger hunt with me this summer. We love the outdoors, camping, and fishing.
My goal for our book club is to find specific ways that I can step up as a leader for my campus, as well as the district librarian team.
Jolie Jennings
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
We currently partner with the local public library to promote their summer reading program, and they provide STEM kits for us to pass out at bookmobile stops. We also partner with local businesses to provide prizes for reading incentives. We maintain social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to keep parents and community members informed.
I could be more intentional about creating stronger partnerships between schools libraries within our district. We have gone through the realignment of grades, opening new schools, and many other changes, and it has been difficult to maintain relationships.
One strategy I can use is to attend PTO meetings and other community meetings to show what the library has to offer, and to see where the library can support their initiatives.
I can schedule meetings with the librarians in the district, and spend time team building instead of diving in to library business immediately.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I am so fortunate to have administrators and teachers who see the value of the library. I can provide students with a variety of learning experiences- STEM projects, book trailers, and so much more. Physically, we have tables and chairs that are easy to move, so we can change the furniture to match our needs. We host meetings, book clubs, and other gatherings in the library to promote community among students and staff.
This is an area where I could improve. Our pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students use SeeSaw, and our 2nd-4th graders use Google Classroom. I could use the tools that students are already familiar with as a space for them to document their learning.
One way I promote critical thinking is through reading responses. I encourage students to make connections to the texts we read in the library, particularly text-to-world connections. We also do experiments and other inquiry-based learning. My library is one where things sometimes get messy!
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Debra Wake
Fremont-Mills
Tabor, Iowa
PK-12 Teacher Librarian
Title Reading Teacher
Iowa Reading Assoc. Past Co-Pres.
My goal is to see how I can lead from the library. I want our library to be the heartbeat of the school and to be a place of discovery for all teachers and students.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Marcie Erickson
Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School
Hollidaysburg, PA
Goals:
During the first two years as our building’s librarian, I’ve experienced full in-person (pre-pandemic), full virtual, hybrid, full virtual, and full in-person with a lot of quarantining. Despite the varied learning environments, my goals are the same as when I first started in the fall of 2019, to transition our library into a viable 21st century learning space for our 1:1 student body and to continue to develop and offer enriching and supplemental literacy and learning programs.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
-For many years, the librarian has closely worked with the 7th and 8th grade ELA-B teachers pertaining to the district’s reading program. I have continued to do so, but also have reached out and participated in dialogue about possibly taking a new direction.
-I teach two eighth grade and one ninth grade Common Sense Digital Citizenship lessons in the social studies and ELA-A classes.
-Last summer I participated in a NHD course and reached out to my former department, the social studies, to inquire if any would like to pilot a NHD program. I was able to pilot a program with one teacher, and I also participated in state judging to broaden my knowledge base and hone my skills. Hopefully, the program will continue this coming school year, and maybe even expand.
-I co-advise the reading competition team, and the other adviser and myself have been discussing how to broaden the student activity’s reach in order to incorporate additional readers that may not want to compete.
-I need to create a Google Sites for teachers to reference and a student-oriented Sites, too. I also need to start posting to a Twitter account that I setup last year with the technology coach’s assistance.
-When participating in curriculum writing this summer, I need to work closely with the HS librarian who also will be writing curriculum.
-I need to continue to schedule and meet regularly with my building and district administration in order to discuss, plan, and evaluate the JH library and its programs.
Tentative plans exist to work with a geometry teacher this coming school year. I was able to acquire Turing Tumble kits through a MAC grant, and we have discussed incorporating them as supplemental enrichment for an activity period.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Jacquelyn Wilson
I am Jacquelyn Wilson and this will be my 4th year as a Library Media Specialist at Loxley Elementary. My school is located in south Alabama. I teach students in Pre K through 6th grade. I have also taught kindergarten and fourth grade.
I enjoy spending time with my husband and four year old daughter. We have another daughter on the way, who will arrive at the end of August.
My Goal for our book club… I would like to connect with other librarians across the country to get ideas to improve my library and leadership skills.
Twitter: @jmwilson03
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
My library space is tiny. However, I bring out makerspaces and robots on a weekly basis. This past year, I collaborated with teachers to bring makerspace/robot lessons into the classrooms on “Flex Fridays.” I tried to help review classroom standards, but also promote inquiry and creativity.
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
We have been one to one for several years so my students have their own Chromebook.
This past year I made several Hyperdocs where students were able to create digital products that documented what they learned from my library lesson. I plan to continue including Hyperdocs in my upcoming lessons.
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I am an eMINTS certified teacher and I like to include the eMINTS model in my lessons. I try to create high-quality lessons that are powered by technology, have authentic learning, and promote a community of learners.
My school is also trying to become STEAM accredited so I have been including STEAM practices and the engineering design process in some of my lessons.
Inquiry lessons have also promoted critical thinking in my students.
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Josephine Enfinger
I am a media specialist (17th years) at Hephzibah Elementary in Hephzibah, Georgia which is part of the Richmond County School System. I have been with Richmond County for 27th years. Prior to becoming a media specialist, I was an elementary teacher and taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade.
My husband and I are entering the next chapter of our lives as empty nesters. We both enjoy gardening and spoiling our two cats Amber and Wally and our dog Penny. My hobbies also include knitting and learning how to sew.
My goal from this Summer Book Club is to gain new ideas and strategies to support the learning community at Hephzibah Elementary.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Nadine Poper
popern@readingsd.org
11 years as an elementary librarian
Reading School District
Reading, PA
Amanda E. Stout Elementary
PA Young Reader’s Choice Award committee member
My goal for this book club is to learn more about being a leader in my school and district.
Picture book author: Nadinepoper.weebly.com
Completing PSLA’s School Librarian Leadership Academy
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
Next year we are doing One School One Book and I would like to involve the corner stores on surrounding blocks by having them display a copy of the book or other visuals. Invite them to read it along with us.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
The OSOB committee and I could visit the stores in person, introduce ourselves, explain the program and ask for their participation. Provide them with a copy of the book to display. Invite them to join us for the kick off and the closing programs.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Andrea Mion
LMS-Hutsell Elementary, Katy ISD, TX - @HE_Librarian
I have been a librarian for 8 years, one year in Junior High and the other 7 at Hutsell Elementary. Prior to that, I was an elementary classroom teacher for 9 years in various districts in South Texas. One of my librarian friends and my mom encouraged me to become a librarian - I was always recommending great books to students and peers. My favorite part of being a librarian is to help students find the books that they’re going to love reading! Once a student finds the “right” book, they will come back for more and become a lifelong readers!
for this book club is to be more intentional about leading staff and students towards more Future Ready goals. The last year taught all of us that technology is a great tool and that education is always changing. I believe that we can embrace change and use technology to enhance our daily activities in the classroom.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
I have developed partnerships with some businesses in our community. We work together to offer programs and incentives to students during different times of the school year.
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
I’d like to cultivate a stronger partnership with the public library system for my students.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
Communicating more effectively and ahead of time will be beneficial to all stakeholders in new former and strengthening partnerships.
I would also like to include guest readers to join me in the library for storytime. The students can greatly benefit from learning about different people in our community and listening to them read great books.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Hi!
My name is Tracy Moritz. I am a librarian at two campuses in College Station, Texas, an elementary school & an intermediate school.
I just completed my 26th year in education!
Goals:
Tracy Moritz
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Linda Waskow
Goals:
Hi. My name is Linda Waskow. I am wrapping up my 13th year as a school media specialist and my 43rd year in education. I’ve taught grades 1-6, school computer lab program, regional technology specialist for SC Dept. of Ed. and a few other things along the way. Each of these gave me the perfect skills set to be a media specialist, the one job I’ve always wanted to do since I started teaching.
Twitter:
@Tech_Book_Queen��Email: linda.waskow@beaufort.k12.sc.us�
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
The district media specialists partner with the SC public library system with the summer reading program.
Local foundation honoring a former teacher who died of a brain tumor provides school supplies for students.
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
Post pandemic I want to bring back the Rotary Reading program and the Tail Waggin’ Tutors program at my school. Participating kiddos loved reading with the Rotary Readers (local Rotary Club), but their big favorite was reading with a reading therapy dog.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
My school is nearing the end of a total renovation project ($28 plus million dollar).
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Stacy Hocker Streett
Switzerland County School Corporation District Media Specialist
Vevay Swiss Inn
Interests
I am beginning my fourth year in this position. I oversee two elementary school libraries, one middle school library and one high school library with four paraprofessionals. I also teach MS News and create content for our HS announcements and social media. Previously, I taught 7th grade ELA for five years and was the Media Specialist at The Oaks Academy in Indianapolis.
My husband and I live in and run the Vevay Swiss Inn in Vevay, Indiana. We have a 22 year old son who is currently the head lifeguard at Camp Adirondack and a 20 year old daughter who attends Indiana University. Our two cats, Cleopatra and Nefertiti keep the mice away.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
Switzerland County Tourism
Vevay Newspapers
SC Foundation
SC Public Library
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
*We do school news in the library, complete with a recording studio..
*Students can take an Independent PBL class in the library on any topic they choose.
*Chess club, knitting club, book club and poetry club all meet in the library.
Students use the promethean board for presentations and digital notebooks for documenting PBL.
School News students use the studio and Wevideo for video production.
Design Thinking
PBL
Students use MOOC’s
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Beth Rohloff
My name is Beth Rohloff and I am now going into my ninth year as a Reference & Outreach Librarian at a private boarding school for high school students in New Hampshire.
I began my career as an English teacher at a public high school and love learning about and following the future ready ways public school library media specialists are meeting the needs of their students.
I’m so fortunate to be able to say that this is the the Library I get to work in every day. The Class of 1945 Library is a 9 floor building designed by world renowned architect Louis Kahn.
GOALS
My goal is to learn to see myself as a leader for both our library and the school and use these leadership skills to advocate for the needs of our students and faculty.
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Christina Myers
I am currently the library media specialist at Ras Tanuara Middle school a private school located near a beautiful beach off the Arabian Gulf. I was a teacher prior to this position for 16 years.
I am fortunate to be married to a teacher who will be running our future lab next year. Together we have three spunky girls, ages 11, 10, and 5 years old! We love spending time at the beach, playing games, and having great quality time together.
Contact info:
Twitter @LittlebirdMyers
Cmyers@saeslearning.com
Goal: Learn about creating a program that will be updated, sustainable and future ready for my students. Along the way I want to meet others who I can look up to and learn from.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
The biggest partnership is the company I work for. Our school runs within the company who funds the school. This is not typical in most communities. We also have a really good partnership with our parent community as well.
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
My biggest partnership that I want to cultivate is building trust with the teachers in my school. The last librarian really broke this trust with the teachers and the library was hardly used. I want to change that moving forward.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
Family reading nights
Family maker nights
Teacher tea time
Teacher lunch meet ups
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Jessica Prosper
@the_thrifty_librarian on IG and
I have been a school librarian for 8 years and a school library clerk for 2 years. Currently, I work at a public middle school in Savannah, Georgia near the beach. While my job is both a librarian and technology manager/trouble shooter, the past year my responsibilities morphed into 100% technology support. I did continue to create a virtual library through our district’s LMS (Its Learning) to reach students about reading and literacy opportunities and promotions but majority of my day was spent troubleshooting login issues and device malfunctions while managing 1:1 devices.
My goal/hope through this book club is to get re-energized for the upcoming year and to lead my students and staff in a direction that will encourage, support and engage them with both reading, information and technology.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
Our district has a partnership with the public library where all students have a public library card and the Savannah Book Festival hosts school author visits.
The district LMTSs are a wonderful, supportive group that are always willing to lend a hand and ideas.
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
I plan on creating a library media committee with staff members that will help elevate the library to be seen as a leader in the context of the goals for our school.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
Engage more with our public library that is right around the corner! They have so many things to offer.
Outreach to parents through newsletters regarding what the library has to offer.
I contacted the Overdrive Book Bus to see if they would make a stop in Savannah to help engage our students with our ebooks. Still waiting to hear back.
I also work with the guidance department to host book clubs.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Chris Law
Hi Everybody! My name is Chris Law and I am the Library Media Specialist at Lenape Meadows Elementary School in Mahwah, New Jersey. I started in November 2020 after returning to the USA following a 14-year stint overseas.
Although I do miss city life, upon my return I moved into a tiny, but beautiful house on the lake on which I grew up. I am one or 45 family members living in this close-knit North Jersey lake community and it’s been really nice to reconnect with my parents, siblings, niece & nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles. Whew!
I have been an educator for over 27 years. After initially teaching in NJ for 12 years, I moved overseas in 2006.. I have worked as a classroom teacher, librarian and principal at some pretty fabulous international schools in Madrid, Bangkok and Prague, but it was time to come back to the States for a while. I am certified in Elementary Education, ESL, Spanish, English, Library Media and School Leadership.
My Goal for our book club is to reflect on this past year and to get ready for the upcoming year. Moving back to the States and starting mid-year (and during Covid, no less) has been a bit of a challenge.. I want to connect with new colleagues and to share ideas about balancing the different facets of a strong library/media program and to also explore leadership opportunities in my current role.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
To be honest, starting mid-year and not having the opportunity to fully connect with colleagues due to a remote teaching/learning environment, one of my goals is to observe existing partnerships and to explore opportunities for new ones. I have reached out ot the local public library and have partnered with them for the Summer Reading Challenge.
My priority is to build trust in relationships established with some of my colleagues over the last few months and to reach out to colleagues whom I have not had the opportunity to meet and form collaborative relationships. From there, building relationships with parents will be my next area of focus.
To make the library a hub for learning and interaction (Covid restrictions permitting). The library has been an isolated (and lonely) space this year and I am looking forward to inviting students, teachers and parents back into the great space I have inherited.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Amanda Davis
My name is Amanda Davis. I am a junior high school librarian in the Houston, TX area. I am heading back nto the school library after a 4 year break. For two of those years, I was a college Instructional Technology/Reference Librarian in Pennsylvania at a small private college. The last two years I was a stay at home mom.
I am excited to be headed back to the library and have missed the kids greatly.
My Goal for our book club is to learn how I can help my teachers as they transition to personalized learning and support them and the students this next school year.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
As I will be a new librarian to this campus and they will be instituting personalized learning next year, I plan to focus on building relationships with the teachers and students this next year. The previous librarian told me that there were not very many relationship with the library and the campus so I plan to change that.
I plan to create a menu to put in all teachers boxes to show them what I can do for them as a librarian and how I can collaborate with them. I am also attending trainings with the campus on personalized learning so that I am aware of what the program entails and I can plan how I can reach out and support teachers and students this next year.
I plan to build on natural relationships that I can make with the staff, advertise what the library can provide in the way of resources and how I can help them as an additional resource, and to provide just-in time trainings as the needs arise throughout the year for teachers. For students, I plan to continue to talk with students in the library about their interests, tools they are using and connecting library lessons with their course content.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Tiffany Ryals
My name is Tiffany Ryals and I am a teacher in Amarillo, TX. I am currently completing my MLIS. I love fostering the love of literacy and integrating technology into learning. I look forward to learning more about how librarians have utilized their library spaces and built community and school partnerships.
My Goal for our book club is to learn from other great librarians!
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
My school has partnered with local organizations for school events. Our public library also partners with us for reading programs. Librarians throughout our district work together to promote best practices.
I plan to build strong relationships with teachers and other librarians. I plan on presenting library resources and services I can offer at the beginning of the year. I also plan on creating a flexible schedule that will allow me to do more with my library lessons to support classroom instruction.
I plan to reach out to our community partners and offer more library services outside of the school hours. I would love to host family literacy nights and allow families to come in and learn more about how to support their child’s literacy needs and check out books.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I plan on creating a makerspace area in our library where students can participate in STEM challenges and explore and create in open ended activities.
I use FlipGrid to allow students to share their learning with their peers. It integrates seamlessly with our LMS. I love how they can use the tools to explain their thinking with writing, and how they can rerecord until they are satisfied with the end product.
I use opened ended questions with discussions to allow students to formulate their own response and build on it by sharing their thoughts with others. I also use real life problem solving to allow students to gain new perspectives and understandings.
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Rosalina Blanco
I’m a high school library media specialist. I work at Liberty High School in Madera Ranchos, CA. I actually live in Clovis, CA. I’ve been a LMS for three years and at my site as well. Prior to this, I was an elementary teacher for 19 years.
I have an 8 year old named Katherine and I’m a single mom. Fortunately, I have 4 siblings (one lives with me) who give me lots of love and support. I’m also enrolled in a masters program for educational technology.
My goal for our book club is to collaborate with the teachers at my site.
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Week 1 Discussion Question
I have collaborated on units with our English teachers.
I would like to reach out to more of the teachers at my school site to collaborate. I also would like to set up a makerspace in my library.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I could invite teachers for lunch in order to pitch ideas for lessons or to learn about what they are teaching.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Jennifer Krueger
School District of Manawa
Manawa, WI
Who Am I?
I am a 29-year teacher turned librarian (6 years ago) in the School District of Manawa. Manawa is a small town in northeast Wisconsin. We have two school buildings...Manawa Elementary (4K-5) and Manawa Middle (6 -8)/Little Wolf High (9-12). I split my time each week between the two buildings teaching weekly lessons 4K - 5 and bi-weekly grade 6. Prior to being the District Library Media Specialist, I was a HS Math & Computer Science teacher. Manawa was my first, and hopefully last, school district.
Book Club Goal:
As the one and only Library Media Specialist in my district, I am always looking for opportunities to connect with other librarians and to share ideas.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Cristina Haro
My objective is to collaborate with more teachers by offering curated collections that will meet their teaching objectives, while also having them promote the library resources to their students.
I have been the School Librarian for 3 years after being a Bilingual K and PK teacher for 12 years at the same school. Have been making small changes to incorporate technology and makers paces, but still find it difficult to for teachers to see me as more than the checkout lady.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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CARRIE PORTZ
Barneveld School District
Wisconsin
@CarriePortz
GOAL:
I just completed the ISTE U course Exploring Future Ready Librarianship: Practices for the Emerging Leader. I want to use this book club and the coursework to improve and develop my practice and create our district library plan. After the 2 hardest years ever, I want to shine in my 3rd year!
ABOUT ME:
LMS: 2 yrs
Public Library Director: 9 yrs
Horticulturist: 11 yrs
Married to Chris: 19 yrs
Mom of 2 - including a brand new HS graduate!
Gardener
Hiker
Chauffeur
Head Chef
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
Because I have kids in the district and was the public library director previously, I have a lot of partnerships in the community to draw from. In particular, I have strong relationships with many elementary teachers, parents, and the public library.
I could work on relationships with the middle and high school teachers. They intimidate me a little! I could also develop relationships with parents of the kids who are younger than mine.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
Our brand new library is light-filled with a great view and soothing color scheme; it’s gorgeous. The furniture and shelving is mobile, so it’s easy to rearrange the space. It’s also all one big room, currently set up with 4 distinct areas within the room - perfect for large-group instruction, small group collaboration, and quiet space. I love it!
Our students our 1:1 with iPads, so it is easy for them to take photos, create videos, etc. I have experimented with student blogs for sharing their work products - this could use more development. I have also experimented with shared docs, such as this one. I need to do a better job sharing out student work in the library and in school marketing.
Well, first, I am glad to see I am not the only person going, “Ummm…” on this prompt! This is an opportunity for growth. ;)
In a Digital Literacy course with Middle School, I used activities that required critical thinking around the topics discussed.
Breakout EDU
Coding with Scratch and Sphero
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Amy Timmins
@NovelMatchmaker
@FrontierElemLib
Librarian
Frontier Elementary
Angleton ISD
About Me
Goals
My goal is to reflect on my own practices as well as bring some great ideas not only to my own campus, but to my colleagues on other campuses. The culture & climate within the schools in my district are vastly different, particularly in regards to the library and its role. I want to see all of my colleagues shine as the leaders I know they can be.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
I have previously partnered with our county library system to sign students up for library cards. I am planning to host another drive the first two weeks of 2021-2022 school year. We also had our first school-wide guest reader even before COVID affected the school year, This upcoming school, we are already planning to have it again in the fall and add a second one for the spring
I would like to reach out more to the community so my students can benefit from their expertise. I loved the idea from Leading from the Library that talked about ‘Maker Moms’ volunteering their time at school to share their skills of ‘making’ with students. I would however, choose a name for the program that is s little more inclusive. We have lots of families with grandparents as the primary caregivers.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Karen Leisey
@mthslib IG
@MTWP_HSLibrary Twitter
HS Librarian
Manheim Township School District
Lancaster County, PA
About Me
Goals
My goal is to gain some new insights for my Library program. I love chatting with other to see what works for them.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
Within the community, we started a program called Cyber Seniors where we bring HS students to a local retirement community to help them learn technology. It’s been great to be a part of that program. I also work with staff members to create and complete projects within the Librayr.
I would love to plan to work with more Science and Math teachers. I just can’t seem to work that one out! We’ve added some makerspace items and robotics and that has seems to help a little, but I would like more!
I use our social medias pretty frequently to post what we’re doing in the Library. I want to make more of a parent connection and I think adding something on our website might make that more useful for them. I have some adjustments I could make there to make finding information easier for them.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
I have changed around my physical space more time than I can count. I want the space to be welcoming to my students and staff and I want there to be enough space for all sorts of activities. I’ve added in special sections for small group collaboration, classroom areas, makerspace projects, and silent studying.
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
We are 1:1 with ipads so students do most of their creating on there. I have 2 green screens that get used pretty regularly and I bought a set of Sphero Bolts and students have used them paired with AR Makr to do some pretty fun projects. With my space forever changing, I love adding in little areas for students to create.
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I wish I did more instruction to promote critical thinking, but working with the Sphero Bolts and ARMakr has really helping students to think outside of the box.
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Larissa Davis
Pine Bluff School District
Arkansas
HS Librarian
@pbhslmc
(Instagram, Twitter, Facebook)
GOAL:
I want to use this book club and the coursework to enhance my knowledge and practice as well as support my work in the learning community.
ABOUT ME:
LMS: 9 yrs
Years In Education: 21 yrs
Proud mom of 3
(I’m including Dewey the fish)
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Melissa Loflin
@libraryloflin Twitter
Elementary Librarian
Iredell Statesville Schools
Mooresville, NC
About Me
I’m getting ready to begin my 19th year in education and 14th year in the library. I have been on either a flexible or partial flex schedule my entire library career, but that is changing this year due to the allotment numbers and budget in my school.
I just started working on my Instructional Technology Leadership certificate with App State and hope to continue on to a doctorate with this as my concentration.
Goals
My goal is to continue advocating for a future ready library in my school and district. I also hope this club will help in my current leadership course.
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Leigh Lambert
*pretty please see the next slide for my intro
I added this slide in order to be able to “get” a title with my name on it instead of a just a slide number for my entrance point in this compilation. I think I devoted too much time to my intro slide without realizing it didn’t have a handy “click to add title” option. Learning here, folks!
A summer story
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Since September 2016 School Librarian,�La Crosse Elementary School Mecklenburg County, Virginia�-----------------------------------���<<<<Prior “gigs” in public libraries, including a stint as regional library director.>>>�
Leigh Lambert aka “Library Lady Leigh” aka “Ms. ‘Library’ Lambert”
llambert@mcpsweb.org��https://twitter.com/Leigh___Lambert��https://www.facebook.com/libraryladyleigh
https://www.instagram.com/ladyleighlambert/
My GOAL for this course:�
I’m empowered to truly embody leadership�&�I’m inspired to help our school library truly become the heart of the school. ��
Lifelong Learner / Storytime Sister/ Community Theatre Triple Threat / Yogi/ Proud Kook
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
(Defining partnerships very loosely) ��School: “Specials” Team, Grade-based Teams, SPED team, Administrative Team, PTO, Accelerated Reader Committee, Garden Committee, Field Day Committee, County-wide school librarians, County-wide art teachers, Robotics club, etc.��Community: Virginia Association of School Librarians, Mecklenburg County Business Education Partnership, Microsoft ChangeX, County Public Libraries, Delta Kappa Gamma, Families Embracing Autism, Southside Behavioral Health, Smart Beginnings Southside, various community arts groups, Southside Naturalists, 4H/Virginia Cooperative Extension, Chambers of Commerce, Farmers’ Markets, Sheriff’s Department, Department of Social Services, homeschooling groups, local community college + advanced knowledge center, hospital auxiliaries, churches, Advancing Rural Computer Science, Code VA, Little Free Libraries, + various online groups like “Concerned Parents”, “Mecklenburg Yard Sale”, “Women Empowering Women”, etc.
School librarians + local public libraries + theatres: Storytelling Squads/Festivals, Reading Celebrations, Author/Illustrators Visits, Young Authors “Contests��Microsoft ChangeX + school librarians + local public libraries: Lego club��Smart Beginnings Southside + hospital + behavioral health + Families Embracing Autism + school librarians + local libraries + Delta Kappa Gamma + local community college/advanced knowledge center + churches + Sheriff’s Dept., etc.: Literacies Workshops?Playshops��Art teachers + librarians: Little Free Art Galleries + Little Free Libraries + Book-making workshops/playshops
Offering to be Guest speakers, �Distributing Surveys, �Advertising through Restaurants, Connecting with Community Calendars, �Offering Family Nights/Days, �Offering Special Events/Celebrations, �Offering Special “Enrichment” Camps, �Having a presence at local farmers’ markets, �+ even offering little tips over social media, etc.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I’ve experimented a tiny bit with the library as a space for promoting creativity by displaying students’ creations (mostly shadow box book reports from Reading class) + through acting out some prop stories/doing creative dramatics. ��I’ve promoted the space for inquiry and collaboration another tiny bit by doing a few scavenger hunts and team-based games and using Flipgrid a smidge.��Perhaps I have promoted community through the space (again, just a bit) by displaying photos of students (mostly what I’ve called the “Rule Role Models” and “Helpful Heart Heroes” and “STAR Students”). I’ve also been around long enough (just finished Year 5) to have a few library traditions (ex. new book lotto) and sayings that we repeat together (ex. “hands on your heart like you care, it is time for kid’s name here to share”). These traditions seem to be building a library community of sorts among the students and me.
Not really. First of all, there’s the issue of what devices we do/don’t have in the library and school as a whole, but I’ll hold off on expounding on that for the moment. I’ve experimented a bit with the kids using iPads to record each other doing read-alouds. Ditto for our making some read-aloud recordings together, care of a Chromebook, openlibrary.org, and Screen-cast-o-matic. We’ve dabbled just a bit with some coding choice boards and with Fliopgrid. I’ve been drawn to the idea of making online books through the likes of StoryJumper, but alas, I have not “gone there” yet. Ditto for ozobots and green screens and the kids taking more photos of each other.
I admit a weakness here that I hope to overcome. I admit that I’ve relied far too much on “sit and get” activities (if they can even really be called “active” at all) and worksheets/coloring sheets (I know they don’t grow “dendrites”). This relates to a “need” for “control” and “order” on my part, and I need to release this and actually start putting into practice some more engaging activities like those I’ve read about in From Seatwork to Feetwork by Ron Nash (who led PD at our school) and The Playful Classroom by Jed Dearydury and Julie Jones. ��On the bright side, I have asked “Why?” and “How?”. I try to encourage the kids to make predictions + to make some connections to their lives. �I occasionally ask them brainstorm aspects of topics. I really need to up my “game” (literally and figuratively) and do more of what’s listed here https://www.edutopia.org/blog/getting-critical-about-critical-thinking-heather-wolpert-gawron and https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2014/09/teaching-strategies-to-promote-critical-thinking/.
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Goal
To network with other school librarians as we learn how to make our library programs stronger and be leaders in our school community.
About Me
Middle School librarian in Kansas City, MO for 1 year
Elementary librarian in KCMO & Grain Valley for 15 years
Excited to be a high school librarian this year!
Life-long learner & active in local, state & national library organizations
Lea Ann Rothmier
Grain Valley High School
Grain Valley, Missouri
Twitter: @lrothmier
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Anita Grendell
South Conway County
School District
Morrilton High School
Morrilton, Arkansas
GOAL:
I want to improve my leadership skills so I can support my teachers and students.
ABOUT ME:
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
As 1st year librarian, I did not try to make a lot of additions or changes, so the only real community partnership I was part of was working with the county library to get library cards for all the students.
I would normally have had parent volunteers, but COVID restrictions put that on hold.
I also shared online resources with teachers
I’d like to collaborate more with teachers to improve literacy. I’m hoping to get some great ideas from this book club for partnering with the community outside of the school!
I need to build my social media presence to include ideas and tips for supporting student learning.
I’d like to start some family nights of some sort that community businesses could also be a part of.
I could showcase new tools that the teachers and students could use.
I can let teachers and students know what is available for them through the library by advertising it.
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I have promoted literacy through activities such as book spine poetry and other writing, book reviews, and highlighting teacher reading.
I have developed the collection to appeal to a wider variety of students.
I have added Take and Make kits for students to learn a new skill.
Our school went 1:1 this year, but I still have 28 laptop computers and 6 iMacs that students can use.
I want to make tutorials for students to learn how to make the best use of their devices since they won’t be coming into the library for technology use as much.
I do not teach classes, but I have made a video directing students to our databases and how to access them. This is something I need to work on.
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Goal – To read the book , learn new strategies , exchange ideas and gear myself for the coming year. Goal – To read the book , learn new strategies , exchange ideas and gear myself for the coming year.
ANJU DUTT
INDIA
My name is Anju Dutt . I have 16 yrs of experience as a Librarian ,5 yrs in local curriculum and 11 yrs with IB curriculum. I was a primary librarian , then headed the whole school library for three yrs and now I’m a middle and senior school librarian in an International School in New Delhi ,India .I have grown a lot as a librarian in all these years and I’m always open to learning new things and implementing them in my library . We at our library have various activities planned for students throughout the year to engage them in reading as well as have fun while doing so . The kids really look forward to visit the library once a week . Last year was quite challenging but came with great learning opportunities . I explored a lot of online tools which I used with the students and we all loved this new learning environment.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
We have a CAS program under which the senior students go to a local school and teach the students,do story telling sessions and have set up a library under my guidance .
Last year due to covid we couldn't go out so we had story sessions and activities for our primary students by Grade 12 students
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
We would like to get more involved with other local schools where they dont have much facilities to set up libraries and our children doing sessions with them
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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My goal in joining this book club is to motivate myself to start/finish reading this important book and to network with other librarians from around the world. The library can be such a powerful place in a school, and I’m looking for ways to support students and staff in my school and grow as a building leader.
@mvhslibrary
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Hello!
I’m a Texas librarian and educator since 2008. I began my librarian journey in 2016. I’m excited to embark on my doctoral studies journey at Texas Tech University in the fall.
Goals: I’d love to implement more leadership caliber efforts in a new school. I’m also looking forward to finding confirmation in things I’m already doing.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Michelle Lenderman
Hello! I am the district Director of Media Services in the Bibb County School District in Macon, GA. When I’m not at work I enjoy traveling and spending time with my husband of 37 years and our three awesome grandkids.
I love working with all of the media specialists in my district. Currently we have 33 schools (21 elem., 6 middle, and 6 high) with a full-time media specialist and 3 programs that I support.
My goal is to improve my understanding of what makes an effective, future ready library media program and begin to review current processes and procedures that need to be updated, replaced, or deleted all-together to support our school library media programs.
@BibbMichelle
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
Over the last few years our district has worked hard to improve partnerships with our community. At the district level we partner with the United Way on events like Read for the Record and Read Across America Day. We have also worked hard to build a solid relationship with the public libraries in our district.
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
I hope to work with the local college librarians and our high schools to develop a formal relationship
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
With multiple schools at all 3 levels, it is important to be consistent across the district. I find that once we begin a special program or activity, we need to assess its’ effectiveness and determine if we want to offer it at all schools or not and make sure we have information ready to communicate to stakeholders and the public.
The more we partner with community groups, the more other groups what to partner with us.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
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Hello My Allison Zabel
I taught Middle School Social Studies and switched over to Library 5 years ago.
I love the Library and fostering kids to read.
I live in Virginia and work in an Elementary School. I am switching over this year to a new school and my goal for this book study is to make a fresh start and be the best I can be for the students, teachers, and admins at my new school
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
1. What partnerships currently exist within your community?
2. What partnerships could you plan to cultivate?
3. What strategies can you use to build community partnerships?
I am new this year to my school so I am going to be building those relationships and partnerships from day 1. I will work with the teachers to support their students and build from there.
Working with the teachers and getting to know the students better is the best way for me to build my new relationships with my new school community. I plan to take the time for the kids and really get to know them in the first few months.
I want to create frist a great support system within my school with teachers and of course admins.
I will also work to gain the respect and partnership with the parents of my students.
And finally gain some common ground and support to partner with the local library. The library is next to the new school. We could walk there for field trips, what a great opportunity.
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Chapter 2 (Week 3)
Discussion Questions
1. How does your space promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration and community?
2. Do you have spaces for students to create digital products documenting their learning?
3. What types of instruction do you use to promote critical thinking?
I will promote creativity and collaboration first with my teachers. I will work with them and support them in their classroom and library. I will create a community in the library by involving and supporting teacher and parent volunteers to work together. The physical space and organized to support student interests. Genrefied to students to do on their own.
I love using Flipgrid. It allows each student to have a voice but not one if front of the class. Students can comment and discuss with each other once they have seen their classmates Flipgrids.
We are PBL county and school and promote the student to problem solve and think outside the box. I personally use lots of SEL language and Leader In Me for the student to be confident in their own thoughts and decisions.
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Goals
My goal is to gain some new information and direction for the library at my school.
Linking with other librarians is very uplifting and inspiring. I also want to
network with other school librarians and glean ideas that will help improve the library services at my school.
I began my career as an Elementary School Teacher, became a Kindergarten Teacher in a Day Care and then a Stay at Home Mom for 10 years.
My volunteer stint in my oldest child’s school library set me on my course to becoming a Library Media Specialist.
I currently work in NH in a middle school library and absolutely love my job!
Married for 37 years with 3 grown children and a son in law!
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Thank you for being part of our first summer book club.
Grab a slide to introduce yourself and share your goal for our summer learning. Take some time to get to know others too.
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