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January 9, 2021 by: Laura

School Librarian Professional Development Just for YOU!

School Librarian Professional Development

How many times have you found yourself sitting in the middle of a school professional development aimed at classroom teachers? I know I’ve been there. We doodle in our notebooks and daydream of school librarian professional development just for us. We need PD that addresses the many facets of our roles within our schools. Our professional development must prepare us to meet the needs of

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January 2, 2021 by: Laura

Reimagine Your School Library in the New Year

Reimagine Your School Library in the New Year

I don’t know if there’s ever been a time in my life that I’ve seen so many people ready to kick the current year out the door and welcome a new beginning! 2021, please be awesome!! The new year brings new goals in our professional lives as well as our personal lives. Are you as eager as I am to reimagine your school library in

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July 28, 2020 by: Laura

More Ideas for Back to School in the Library

Back to School Library Ideas

A couple of weeks ago I shared some ideas for school librarians as they get ready to go back to school. As more and more librarians find out what their unique back-to-school situations may be, whether face-to-face teaching, blended learning, or distance learning, they are scrambling to make back to school plans. So I’ve got a few more back to school library ideas for you!

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July 20, 2020 by: Laura

5 Reasons Why You Should Plan School Library Events

Trapped Librarian School Library Events

It’s no secret that I believe your library should be the center of your school.  School library events are a fun and engaging way to make that happen.  I’ve got 5 reasons why you should start planning your school library events now! School Library Events Build Excitement Nothing creates more of a buzz in my library than a good room transformation.  Transforming the library into

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July 2, 2020 by: Laura

Specialists Collaborate for School Wide Engagement

Trapp School Specialist Collaboration

As school librarians, we are constantly working to collaborate with the other educators within our schools. We know that these efforts result in stronger and deeper learning experiences for our students. School specialist collaboration takes traditional collaboration up a notch by uniting the entire school community around an engaging learning theme. If you need more convincing, read my previous post: Energize Your School Community With

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June 27, 2020 by: Laura

How to Energize Your School Community with Specialist Collaborations

Trapp Specialists Collaborate in the School Library

We know that students benefit from collaboration between classroom or content area teachers and the school librarian. You can read my previous posts for more information: Students benefit from Collaboration in the School Library and More Ideas for Collaboration in the School Library. I’d like to invite you to consider school specialist collaborations to energize and unite your school community around a common theme. I

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June 22, 2020 by: Laura

More Ideas for Collaboration in the School Library

More Collaboration in the School Library

As school librarians, we are constantly striving to form collaborative relationships with classroom teachers and content area teachers. We know that school library collaboration strengthens and deepens learning for our students. When we work with teachers to support and augment classroom instruction, our students benefit greatly. In my last post, Students Benefit from Collaboration in the School Library, I shared some ideas for collaborating with

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June 21, 2020 by: Laura

Students Benefit from Collaboration in the School Library

Trapp Teacher Collaboration

Collaboration in the school library has been a key component of school librarianship as long as I’ve been in the profession.  Even now, “Collaborate” is one of the shared foundations in the National School Library Standards.  We collaborate by working with classroom teachers and content area teachers to ensure the learning in the library augments and supports the learning taking place in the classroom. School

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June 15, 2020 by: Laura

How to Effectively Advocate for your School Library

School Library Advocacy Trapp

School library advocacy is more important now than ever. Get tips for how to effectively advocate for your school library.

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June 12, 2020 by: Laura

Why You Should Advocate for your School Library

Why You Must Advocate for your School Library Trapp

Education in the midst of a pandemic brings a great deal of uncertainty. School districts have had to cut back on budgets and eliminate positions as they reorganized for the 2020 – 2021 school year. Now is an important time for us to refresh our advocacy skills and learn how to effectively advocate for our school library programs. What is Advocacy? The American Association of

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🌳🐶 Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty 🌳🐶 Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts 🐶🌳⁣
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🐶🌳 Sofia has always loved to help family, friends, and neighbors. One day, she and her Abuelo come upon a large pile of garbage in their neighborhood. Realizing that “Mount Trashmore” is unsightly and dangerous, Sofia decides to do something about it. She gathers her neighbors for a meeting to plan a park for the area instead. ⁣
🐶🌳 Although she feels fearful about her ability to succeed, Sofia bravely goes to City Hall (and through several levels of bureaucracy). Because of her perseverance and the help of her community, the park finally becomes a reality.⁣
🐶🌳 Although this story does not take place at school, readers will be delighted to see Sofia’s teacher and classmates helping with the part at the end! Young activists will be inspired by the messages of “You can make a difference” and “Keep trying!”⁣
🐶🌳 Read more about The Questioneers picture books at the smart-bio link.⁣
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Honey:The Dig Who Saved Abe Lincoln by Shari Swans Honey:The Dig Who Saved Abe Lincoln by Shari Swanson, illustrated by Chuck Groenink
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If your students liked Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek by Deborah Hopkinson, they’ll love this story too! 
🐾 This time we learn about how adventurous Abe got himself into another harrowing predicament when he gets stuck in a cave. Luckily Honey, the broken legged dog he helped earlier, knew how to lead people back to the cave to help. All’s well that ends well again! 
🐾 Its fun for kids to learn about the childhood experiences of famous people. And thanks to the writings of President Lincoln’s childhood pal Austin Gollaher, some of those stories are being retold!
🐾 I read this to my classes because it’s nominated for the Montana Treasure State Book Award. We did a little research on our 16th president after that.
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I really enjoyed reading these new easy readers an I really enjoyed reading these new easy readers and early chapter books as a Cybils Round 2 judge! 📚This stack includes some of the finalists in those categories. 📚 Look for my short reviews soon! #cybils #easyreader #earlychapterbooks #kidlit #kidsbooks
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty, illustrated Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts 🥽⁣
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Although Ada did not speak a word until she was 3 years old, her curiosity led her to explore the world around her. When she finally did speak, her first word was “Why?” Guided by the need to know where, how, why, what, and when, Ada conducts experiments and observations at home and at school. ⁣
🥽 She is encouraged by the adults until she takes an experiment too far and the chaos is finally too much for her parents. As Ada contemplates things in her room, she begins to draw out her hypotheses and questions on the wall. This leads her parents to realize there is no squashing her curiosity! ⁣
🥽❓ Students will be encouraged by the messages of “We learn by asking questions” and “Messes are part of success.” ⁣
🥽❓ Read more about The Questioneers picture books at the smart-bio link!⁣
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Lunchtime Views... ☀️ I always stop here to e Lunchtime Views... ☀️ 
I always stop here to eat my lunch when I travel to my country schools. Today I had a few cows and a rock chuck for company! 🐄 
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🖍 Fun lesson idea: 🖍 Read Crayon Man by Nata 🖍 Fun lesson idea:
🖍 Read Crayon Man by Natasha Biebow, illustrated by Steven Salerno.
🖍 Show Mister Rogers video “How People Make Crayons” (Yes!! It’s still engaging after all these years!).
🖍 Give everyone a brand new box of crayons, with time to create a colorful picture!
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🌉 Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty, illustr 🌉 Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts. 🌉 ⁣
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From the age of two, Iggy has had a knack for building amazing structures with unusual materials. His parents appreciate and encourage this passion. But Iggy runs into trouble with his teacher, who has a phobia of tall buildings. She tries to stifle the young boy’s passion and redirect him during class. But on an outdoor fieldtrip, when a bridge collapses, Iggy saves the day with his architectural knowledge. And of course, this helps Miss Greer see the value in Iggy’s obsession and leads the way for a weekly architecture lesson led by the hero. The central message: “Follow your passion – don’t give up!"⁣
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Use this book to inspire your students to persevere and follow their passions and follow up with a makerspace activity! 🌉⭐⁣
Read more about The Questioneers picture books at the smart-bio link!⁣
#elementarylibrary #elementarylibrarian #schoollibrary #schoollibrarian #librarymediaspecialist #kidlit #kidsbooks #picturebooks #childrensbook #picturebook #raisingreaders
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