I came across this blog/wiki a few months ago http://librarydayinthelife.pbworks.com/. Librarians with blogs or wikis have been posting photos and narratives about their work. Beginning in 08, the wiki provides a list of participants and their blogs. They are now doing Round 4, 2010. We decided to do this with our February library display. [...]
I saw another librarian (I wish I could remember who and I would post here) do a monthly report using Animoto. I thought it was a clever way to provide information to an administrator. I created a first semester report using Animoto. (Disclaimer: I realize what we do is not about numbers and statistics, but [...]
August – time to get back into work and ready for the new school year! At the beginning of the year, we meet with new teachers to our building. This year, we decided to make it somewhat interactive by creating a pathfinder of information and a fun video, Tale of Two Teachers.
We won first place in the AASL I “Heart” 21st Century Skills contest. Thank you to those that voted for us! Click here to see the website.
Typically, we provide monthly reports to our administrators – we keep stats, count classes, and make copies. These go in their mailboxes until the next month. However, this year we changed to semester reports and added a new feature, assessed indicators. We looked at our KS State Reading Assessment tested indicators and noted each time [...]
With the new school year, we are again revisiting our norms, vision, and goals from last year to update for this school year. Smart Goals for 2008-2009 1. By the end of 2008-2009 school year, the library media specialists will integrate 21st Century Skills into 50% of the lessons collaborated. Initiatives: Training for teachers New [...]
