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Curating ideas and tools for teacher librarians in information and media literacy. Reflections for personal learning networks for school librarians.
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Turnitin Launches Teaching Tool to Evaluate Online Sources -- THE Journal

Turnitin Launches Teaching Tool to Evaluate Online Sources -- THE Journal | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
Turnitin has released Source Educational Evaluation Rubric, an evaluation tool designed to help writing students determine the academic quality of the Internet sources cited in their research papers.
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The Fourth Annual New York Times Summer Reading Contest

The Fourth Annual New York Times Summer Reading Contest | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
Add nonfiction to your summer reading list by inviting teenagers, ages 13 to 19, to participate in our contest each week this summer from June 14 to Aug. 16. We’ll choose a new winner each week.

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Definite share with English Arts teachers for summer assignment to encourage reading and writing.

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For Teens Only -- Promote in your school! & Connect with @KSchulten and @NYTimesLearning

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Teacher Collaboration: When Belief Systems Collide | Countdown to Common Core

Teacher Collaboration: When Belief Systems Collide | Countdown to Common Core | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
Last month I reflected on team development and how we can work more effectively together in schools.

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Making the Most Out of Teacher Collaboration

Making the Most Out of Teacher Collaboration | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it

"Nose to the grindstone, I prepared for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday -- what to teach, what to test, and how to learn. I gave it my best shot, alone. I was the only Spanish teacher. What did I have to say to teachers of other disciplines? ~ Ben Johnson served as an administrator in large and small schools, and at a charter school

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Great 5 steps for effective collaboration.

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25 Vintage Photos of Librarians Being Awesome – Flavorwire

25 Vintage Photos of Librarians Being Awesome – Flavorwire | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
Librarians, in case you hadn't heard, are essential members of society — likely to expand minds wherever they go — and, as such, are fully worthy of hero worship (whether they're among the coolest librarians alive or just ...
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Yes, awesome!

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Read’em & weep!

Read’em & weep! | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
Weep with joy, I mean! One of the fabulous perks of this past weekend was the opportunity I had to peruse several of the new books published through ASCD this past year. As if that wasn’t enough, the authors were available to chat with us as well!
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Nonfiction eBook Collections: The Pros and Cons

Nonfiction eBook Collections: The Pros and Cons | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
Hi!  Last week I created a public Google Doc which allowed people to add to my thoughts on the pros and cons of nonfiction eBook collections.  It was an active document and many people contributed ...
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The new community-sourced Classroom 2.0 Book — @joycevalenza NeverEndingSearch

The new community-sourced Classroom 2.0 Book — @joycevalenza NeverEndingSearch | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it

"To celebrate its 5th anniversary the Classroom 2.0 Community (with the help of additional educational networks), recently released the community-sourced  Classroom 2.0 The Book."

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perpetually unfinished: FREE Copies of Unraveling for Teachers and Librarians

perpetually unfinished: FREE Copies of Unraveling for Teachers and Librarians | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
liznorris24: FREE Copies of Unraveling for Teachers and Librarians When I was teaching, I had a lot of students who said things like, “I hate reading” or “I haven’t read anything since Goosebumps in third grade.” (I taught high school English...
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Books Every Geek Should Read to Their Kids | GeekDad | Wired.com

Books Every Geek Should Read to Their Kids | GeekDad | Wired.com | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
At GeekDad we are committed to helping you raise geek generation 2.0, and we believe few things that you do are more important than reading to your kid
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So many favorites! Great list to share with teachers and students.

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Teachers Matter | Angela Maiers, Speaker, Educator, Writer

Teachers Matter | Angela Maiers, Speaker, Educator, Writer | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
At a time when what it means to be a teacher is being defined by everyone except teachers, we need to remind ourselves of two undeniable words: Teachers matter.
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Literacy Lockers

Literacy Lockers | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
When I was at the Michigan Reading Association a couple weekends ago, I had the privilege to attend Donalyn Miller's luncheon and listen to her speak about reading communities.  I've known Donalyn ...

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Great idea to share with our reading crew who are always in the Library.

Mary Clark's curator insight, April 10, 4:40 PM

For those of you who have lockers at school.  Students could also add these to Edmodo, Moodle, or in our case, their Google Sites!

Elizabeth Hutchinson's curator insight, April 13, 3:48 AM

Great idea! Have you ever done the toilet door to tell students about new books? You have a targeted audience that have nothing else to read :) I know it's slightly different but just thought I'd mention it. 

 

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Scholastic Summer Challenge | Reading program keeping kids reading all summer long | Scholastic.com

Scholastic Summer Challenge | Reading program keeping kids reading all summer long | Scholastic.com | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
Kids around the world log reading minutes in an effort to set a new world record for summer reading and be featured in the Scholastic Book of World Records (The Summer Challenge begins May 6th, 2013!
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3 Reasons Why You Should Find Time For EdTech - Edudemic

3 Reasons Why You Should Find Time For EdTech - Edudemic | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
I argue to find time for edtech. Incorporating technology into my teaching allows me to do 3 things I ask my own students to do anything.

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Teacher Collaboration: The Essential Common-Core Ingredient

Teacher Collaboration: The Essential Common-Core Ingredient | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
Helping teachers work together will be essential to the success of the common core, say Vicki Phillips and Robert Hughes.

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Co-teaching: How to Make It Work

Co-teaching: How to Make It Work | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
After trying out a co-teaching model with her school's reading specialist, a language arts teacher offers some lessons learned from the collaboration.

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Puzzles Make a Library!

Puzzles Make a Library! | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
Puzzles offer good solid fun, fellowship, and problem solving in a school library. This puzzle has been put together twice...not a piece missing! Great teamwork in this high school library! There was a feeling of success when it was done!
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Always used puzzled in elem. library - wonder about high school ?
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4 Guiding Questions For Your IT Department

4 Guiding Questions For Your IT Department | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
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Recently, I tweeted an article entitle, “The Obsolete Tech Director“, which had some ideas on how to ensure that an IT department stays relevant in the way they serve schools.
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edWeb.net - Registration

edWeb.net - Registration | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it

"Emerging Tech is a professional learning community (PLC) where school librarians can explore all the ways to integrate technology and 21st century learning into school library programs.

The community hosts free monthly webinars and live chats presented by Michelle Luhtala, Head Librarian at New Canaan High School (CT). Online discussions provide an easy way to continue the conversation and share ideas and experiences with peers across the country, and around the world.  You'll have an opportunity to collaborate with other librarians as you learn about and explore the many uses of technology in school libraries."

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23 Mobile Things everyone should know

23 Mobile Things everyone should know | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
Holiday time or not, the time is right for you all to go and investigate 23 Mobile Things – a wonderful professionally delivered opportunity to learn a few important life-skills for working and living in online environments!
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Cutting costs, Ogden School District plans to end full-time school librarians

Cutting costs, Ogden School District plans to end full-time school librarians | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
Due to budget cuts and rising benefit costs, the Ogden School District announced Friday it plans to eliminate its media specialist/librarian positions at the end of the school year, affecting 20 employees who fill those ...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks for school libraries during School Library Month | American Libraries Magazine

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks for school libraries during School Library Month | American Libraries Magazine | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
American Libraries Magazine, the magazine of the American Library Association, delivers news and information about the library community.

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Mary Clark's curator insight, April 15, 3:57 PM

As if I didn't already love him for this quote: "I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court." 
 

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Words of wisdom from Mike Eisenberg - Home - Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog

Words of wisdom from Mike Eisenberg - Home - Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
... the library is everywhere, not just in that room with books and shelves and computers and ta...
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Words of wisdom that really help during these last days of the school year and give focus on what needs to happen in school libraries everywhere.

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21st Century Educator? You Must Know These Skills - EdTechReview

21st Century Educator? You Must Know These Skills - EdTechReview | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
Are you an 21st century educator? Here is a list of skills that teachers should know for 21st century.
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Nice list that explains why you need these skills.

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NY Districts Gain School Librarian Evaluation Tool | School Library Journal

NY Districts Gain School Librarian Evaluation Tool | School Library Journal | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it

"School librarians in New York State now have their own customized evaluation rubric, thanks to members of the New York Library Association (NYLA)."

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NCLE report reveals school librarians as highly involved leaders inside and outside of their schools | American Libraries Magazine

NCLE report reveals school librarians as highly involved leaders inside and outside of their schools | American Libraries Magazine | Teacher Librarian: Sharing Ideas on Information Literacy, Reading, and PLN's. | Scoop.it
American Libraries Magazine, the magazine of the American Library Association, delivers news and information about the library community.
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