Turnagain Elementary Hosts Visitors from the South
(Written by Laura Guest, Turnagain Elementary) With the new CCSS focusing more on non-fiction, it seemed like a natural fit to bring a non-fiction event to school this year in place of our typical...
View ArticleInlet View CCS Lessons
(Written by Cindy Mans) Here is a snapshot of the library happenings at Inlet View Elementary. Students are answering and formulating questions using the words, “Who, When, Where, Why, How and What” in...
View ArticleCCSS: Reading, Writing, & Speaking, OH MY!
A Northern Lights first grader prepares to share his reader’s journal entry as class reading friend, Stripes, and class members listen. Kindergarten and first grade students at Northern Lights ABC in...
View ArticleThe Best of SAYL Mail
(Written by Jacque Peterson) As librarians we demand, enjoy, and disseminate information with enthusiasm, but sometimes it seems like we are buried under a mountain of professional journals, blogs and...
View ArticleAuthors, Illustrators, and Publishers, Oh My
Laurie poses with the Baker and Taylor Cats (written by Laurie Cowgill) A big part of the National Conference of School Librarians is the opportunity to meet with the authors and illustrators we all...
View ArticleDitching Dewey – “Genrefication” in the Library
(written by Kerri Geppert, Central M.S. of Science) The last three years have seen a blossoming of the changing thinking about using Dewey as a classification system for our library. The entire...
View ArticleBook Trailer Boot Camp: From Storyboard to Film Festival
(written by Kerri Geppert, Central M.S. of Science) Book trailers are almost as popular today as movie trailers. They provide an excellent venue to create interest in books as well as providing an...
View ArticleInstructional Partnerships that Deliver Success: Meeting the Leadership...
(written by Anita Simic) Presenters Judi Moreillon, Sabrina Carnesi, Christina Russo, and Judi Paradis shared the strengths of co-teaching and examples of successful shared teaching experiences in...
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