Thought you all might be interested...There is a great website that many of my classroom teachers are using called teacherspayteachers.com . It is a source for lesson plans, bulletin board ideas etc. I got some great pictures of the animals from Bro
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I just had two fourth-grade teachers ask me about starting an AR program at my K-6 elementary school. Have any of you had experience with AR? Are any of you using it now? Do you know what would be involved in getting the library/MARC records
Prior to 2010 we had a full time para educator and a full time teacher-librarian in each of its 12 schools. In 2010-11 para eds were removed from the library. The next year the paras were returned to the library and the teacher-librarians removed. Mi
I am an LMS in an elementary school with scheduled classes. While I am with the class the teacher has planning/release time. Leadership of our central office constantly tells us of the power of co-teaching, collaboration and teaching the ch
I'm new to middle school, and a recent graduate, so I want to do everything "perfectly" . Does anyone have a form for collaboration with classroom teachers? This will be something new to the school and i don't want to scare anyone off!
I am currently unemployed. I substitute teach in a nearby school district. I am gaining classroom experience and other various skills. I'm also pursuing a graduate certificate in Educational Technology to increase my knowledge (15 graduate-level c
Wondering if anyone has any excel spreadsheets or the like to share with me.. I do not have automation as of yet and looking to create circulation statistics without pen and paper but in a spreadsheet of some kind..
I'd like to switch my profession from Librarian to Teacher-Librarian. Could anyone suggest me which book/s can assist me to attain primary knowledge on Teacher-Librarianship.
It'd be wonderful if someone offers me his/her unused book/s rel
I'm a second-year school librarian who's got big designs on how he's going to improve on what he did in the first year. Two things elude me right now, however, and I'd like to see if anyone c
I just received confirmation that I will be moving to a K-4 building this fall. Can you share with me your top 10 books from the last 2-3 years for this age group in any genre. (Fiction/Informational/PictureBook/Graphic Novels...) I hope to do some
I have been researching the use of iPads in the classroom and library, and while most of what I read is positive, I'm sure there are issues and problems. Has anyone dealt with any problems utilizing iPads, and how did you solve these problems? Our pr
I have been a SLMS for a year and a half. Fortunately and unfortunately I was allowed to do my internship at my school with supervision from a SLMS at another school. I think this is why I am having so much trouble now. In my previous life I was a 7/
I am searching for instructions to recycle several old encyclopedia sets in our district. There was an exploratorium topic on this at the Pittsburgh AASL Conference, but the link is not working. Please let me know if any of you have access to this in
I am lucky enough to have a great technology department in my district. Throughout the year they have been very supportive of my library program and we have received great tools such as the iPad, 7 Nooks, a new computer lab, an ELMO, and some flip ca
I was wondering if any of you have lessons that you teach library skills using notebook or smartboard. I am looking for new ways to teach library skills. I have searched websites and have found a few but, wanted to see if any of you wer
I am very excited: just landed a job at a lovely little Friends School...am looking for robust free or budget-friendly library automation tools that will grow with us. I started to research LibraryWorld.com, and I also saw a SLJ article discussing th
Hi, it would be great to be able to search the member list by region. I am just completing SLIS at SJSU (only the eport to go) and would love to meet other TLs in the area. Please drop me a note!
I am looking to do an author study with my Kindergarteners soon. I have already done Beatrix Potter and their teachers have done a lot with Mo Willems. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am looking to read some engaging stories and utilize technolog
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