A School Librarian Sharing Books & #ClassroomBookADay
I was honored to be asked to be a Spotlight Speaker at the WEMTA Conference (Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association) this year. One of my sessions today was booktalking / recommending 164 picture books in 60 minutes. I didn’t quite get to all of the slides (which is what I figured would happen!), but I did get to talk… Read More
I facilitated a discussion group for some district PD yesterday around the topic of culturally responsive literature and created this document as a resource sheet. Sharing here in case it’s helpful to you, too. It’s included as an embedded Google Doc so the links are live for you to click on.
If you missed any of my sessions during the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Virtual Convention, you have 60 days to access them through the platform if you were registered. My sessions are listed below along with links to slides or videos of my portion if possible to share now. Native Voices: Bringing Indigenous #OwnVoices Into Your Classroom… Read More
I was honored to present several times at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention last week in Baltimore. Two were full sessions and two were #BuildYourStack booktalk sessions. I’m sharing my slideshows here for those who asked, and for any who would like to see some of what was shared. How Words & Pictures Come Together Native… Read More
I was thrilled to be able to bring #classroombookaday to NCTE this year, especially with some amazing educators who discussed their different angles on how they have implemented it at their schools at roundtables, paired with incredible authors/illustrators talking about the value of picture books for all ages. Although I can’t recreate those conversations for you, I can at least share… Read More
I was honored to again participate in The Ed Collab Gathering this weekend. If you aren’t already aware of it, it’s one of the best, FREE, PD opportunities out there. Free, streamed online into the comfort of your own couch, and quality sessions that you’ll want to listen in on. And, the better part (if anything can be better than… Read More
One of my absolute favorite events that I get to go to in my entire year was last week, and I was lucky enough to be able to have a family, staff, and administration that understand how important this is to me and facilitate my being able to go. It was the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual… Read More
