Life can be challenging. Sometimes these challenges arise when things don’t work out the way we’d prefer. Sometimes we create our own struggles without realizing it. Sometimes bad things just happen.
Many of
I've been asked to join my district's task force that will be evaluating/implementing our move from Alexandria to Destiny this summer. Any thoughts?
Read more…Many educators, particularly those focused on having culturally responsive and inclusive classrooms, understand the value of being a “warm demander” for their students. This term, originally coined in 1975 by Judith Kleinfeld, describes how teacher
Read more…Hi, all! I'm a children's author--I mostly write for the middle-grade market--and I'm presenting a workshop on marketing to fellow authors. I'm curious how you, as teachers and librarians, mainly discover new books for your students. Word of mouth? J
Read more…'Tis the season for giving, and I want to invite you to be generous with YOURSELF as we head into 2018!
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Read more…It may seem rather counter-intuitive to propose that we all make an effort to slow down this month because, of course, it is December.
Assuming you’re reading this the first week or so of the month, take a moment to think about all the events you’re s
When I speak to groups of students or educators, I make sure to touch on self-compassion as an important part of mindfulness practice. Typically, I begin with the statement above, shortly followed by, “…it’s
Read more…Letting go. Unburdening yourself. Making space. Becoming unencumbered. Few would argue with the value of these behaviors, but how do we actually do it?
Often, we cling to what is familiar
Read more…Since it’s late August, it’s time for us to get back into the swing of things at school. As I mentioned in my post earlier this month, transitions ar
Read more…Today is the beginning of week three of back to school with students. With many of us back and many more going back soon, I wanted to share this Back to School Meditation for Teachers (and Teacher Librarians). :-)
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Read more…Hello everybody,
This is Atharv Patil, founder of www.ihavereadthebook.com . It is a free book review platform for the children & YA. Any student in the age group of 9-16 can register on it(http://www.ihavereadthebook.com/signupForm). On registration
Read more…TeachingBooks.net is hiring a library director to manage and grow our digital collection of resources about children's and young adult books.
https://teachingbooks.net/DirectorofContent
If you know someone who would thrive in this Madison-based posit
Read more…Teacher librarian colleagues,
I just wanted to share something I've been working on -- a website that brings mindfulness-based stress management techniques to educators.
Take a look to see what you think, and if you sign u
Read more…I am wondering what to do with these dusty encyclopedias, dictionaries, and fact books. I do think elementary students should learn how to use these reference tools but I don't see students actually using them when the information is online. I have
Read more…I am looking for any advice about creating a Lexile collection in the library. I have 300 lexile books right now and I look forward to adding more throughout the coming months and year. My question is about shelving in particular. Do you shelve the b
Read more…Dear all,
My name is Zakir, the IASL Takeshi Murofushi Research Award 2016 winner for the proposed research entitled "Role of Social Media (Facebook) in school librarians professional development: Current trends and future possibilities."
The first
In order to increase circulation in my secondary schools I am trying to convince my leadership to allow us to stop charging library fines. I was wondering if any of you have tried this and have found success. I was also hoping for some of you to shar
Read more…Hi everyone! I'm doing a project for my master's on how elementary school teachers use the internet for professional development and/or curriculum building. Does anyone have any good resources I should look at?
There's a lot on HS but I haven't seen
Read more…If you know a positive, organized person who loves Children’s/YA books, and is interested in communicating and collaborating with authors and the children’s / teen publishing industry, TeachingBooks.net has a position open.
The Author & Publisher Lia
Read more…I am looking for any advice about creating a new foreign language collection in the library. I have ordered about 30 new titles in Spanish and I look forward to adding more throughout the coming months and year. My question is about shelving in parti
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