The making of “PETER O’Meter”, an interactive augmented reality social emotional children’s book based on a robot who becomes emotional when his buttons are pushed.

Making My Dreams (augmented) Reality

In this series, the topics will focus on the many ways Future Ready Librarians® lead as we hear stories and ideas from some of the nation’s top teacher librarians.  They will inspire us and make us look at our practice within the topics of collection development, diversity, virtual and school library spaces, collaboration, empowering students as creators, continuous and remote learning and so much more.

Technology

Tech News

Podcasting

Gadgets

Software How-To

Education

Training

Language Courses

Higher Education

K-12

Educational Technology

Join Shannon as she talks to Liz Stroud about the way she uses social emotional learning strategies, activities and books in her library to connect with her students and give them amazing experiences and opportunities throughout the week.

Bringing SEL Into Our Libraries

Providing student access to diverse books is more important than ever in our current climate. It is critical that students see themselves in the books they read, finding mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors into the experiences of others. This podcast will focus on two of Melissa’s initiatives - Visual Book Lists and Novel Nation Book Fairs. Visual Book Lists provide easy to browse, thematic lists of similar books featuring diverse authors. 

Guest Name:  Melissa Corey 

Guest social media: 
@melissacorey on X, Instagram, BlueSky, Threads
@melissacoreylibrary on TikTok

Amplify Voices: Increasing Access to Diverse Books with Visual Book Lists and Free Book Fairs

In this episode, Steve Tetreault joins Shannon to talk about how everyone can lead from their library by pursuing and sharing the things we love about librarianship. By doing this, you will end up as a leader too! 

Guest Name:  Steve Tetreault

Guest social media: @DrTLovesBooks (mostly on Bluesky these days!)

Steve is also the host of the SLLN Podcast, monthly contributor to AASL’s Knowledge Quest website.

EVERYONE Can Lead From Their Library

Mentoring can make a big difference in your professional practice as a new librarian. Whether you’re seeking a mentor, or mentoring a new librarian yourself, this episode is for you! 

Guest Name: Collette Jakubowicz

Guest social media: 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MrsJintheLibrary/ 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrsjinthelibrary

Making A Difference Through Mentorship

Steve (Tech Integrator & Coordinator) and Ashley (Teacher Librarian) have teamed up to create an integrated 21st century program: The official merge of Library and Makerspace to create an all encompassing: Learning Commons. Meeting the demands of a fixed schedule, while also accommodating a responsive one, we collaborate to provide a more authentic and cohesive program that meets the needs of our diverse learners.

Making My Dreams (augmented) Reality

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