Dr. Dianne Oberg and Alanna talk about collaborating on a research project attempting to track the impact of school library programs in Ontario as students move to post-secondary education, the difficulty of developing data, and observing global models of school libraries. Shoutouts to People for Education, and her international colleagues Carol Kuhlthau and Ross Todd.

Dr. Dianne Oberg reads her paper Ontario School Library Impact Project (OSLIP): Information Literacy from High School to University

https://tmcanada.blogspot.com/p/tmc6-oberg.html

Melanie Mulcaster, Tina Zita, Mishelle Pitter-Adlam, Amanda Williams and Alanna talk about collaborating on a large scale project pairing picture books with coding across schools, learning to create culturally responsive collections, documenting learning through observations and conversations, and the power of offering choice to teachers and readers. Shoutouts to Geneva Gay, Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Canva and Flipgrid Shorts

Melanie Mulcaster, Tina Zita, Mishelle Pitter-Adlam and Amanda Williams read their paper #12daysbooksnbytes - Fostering Professional Participatory Learning Cultures with Literacy and Code https://tmcanada.blogspot.com/p/tmc6-mulcaster.html

Lisa, Beth and Alanna explore doing enough yoga to read in crisis, books that are too hard to read right now, books that feel like safe spaces, books that fill the spirit, and series you wish would never end.

Shoutouts to Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Kim Gill and local independent bookstores everywhere.

Jonelle and Alanna talk about the paper, finding humans willing to be books, breaking down stigma for marginalised peoples, diversifying curriculum, and creating comfort for challenging conversations. Shoutouts to Melanie Mulcaster and Jael Richardson for support and inspiration.

Jonelle St. Aubyn reads her paper The Human Library at the Louise Arbour Secondary School Library Learning Commons https://tmcanada.blogspot.com/p/tmc6-st-aubyn.html

Rabia and Alanna talk about the paper, and the importance of administration support for making real change with CRRP, tokenism, asset-based approaches to teaching culture, documentation of learning and supporting new teachers.

Rabia Khokhar reads her paper Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy in a Racially Homogenous School

Beth and Alanna talk about the paper, transliteracy, change cycle theory, and learning to put your students’ success before curriculum. They explored the role of the LLC and TL in our current pandemic situation and the divide created by access to technology in relation to the concept of transliteracy.