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By Steve Tetreault
The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.
Tim Smyth is a school-librarian-by-association. We've known each other since I met him at a school librarian conference where Tim was presenting on the importance of having comics and graphic novels in classrooms and school libraries. He and I are definintely on the same page!
Here, Tim shares a lesson that is near and dear to his heart, and his work as an educator.
Guest: Tim Smyth, educator and Eisner award nominated author
Grade(s) Taught: 9, 10, 11, 12
Resources:
Comics as Artifacts Lesson: https://historycomics.edublogs.org/2014/09/25/comics-as-artifacts/
Add’l Links:
HistoryComics.Net
https://www.historycomics.net/free-comics-1
Book Break:
March Trilogy by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
Where to find Tim Smyth, educator and Eisner award nominated author:
Website: https://www.historycomics.net/
Handle: @historycomics
Twitter: twitter.com/historycomics
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Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]
Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
Ashley is one of my first stops when I am trying to expand my knowledge of manga, and I was very excited when she shared out this lesson on social media. She is also one of the authors of a book for educators on incorporating manga into schools!
This lesson has my brain buzzing with all the possibilities - I hope you enjoy learning about it!
Guest: Ashley Hawkins
Grade(s) Taught: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3K/PreK
Resources:
Lesson Plan: Manga & Comic Con Project Based Learning Lesson: https://mangalibrarian.com/2024/07/29/lesson-plan-manga-comic-con-project-based-learning/
Add’l Links:
Book Break:
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey Trousselot
Where to find Ashley Hawkins:
Website: https://mangalibrarian.com
Handle: Generally @mangalibrarian, but it has variations
Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/mangalibrarian.bsky.social
Instagram: instagram.com/themangalibrarian
TikTok: tiktok.com/manga_librarian
Twitter: twitter.com/manga_librarian
Other Social Media: https://linktr.ee/manga_librarian
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Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]
Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
Tennessee school librarian Katie Capshaw is one of those people who feels like a friend after you've just met. She's here to share how she introduces her 8th graders to AI. This lesson has lots of adaptability, and could easily spin off some additional lessons. Settle in and enjoy the final episode of Season 1!
Guest: Katie Capshaw
Grade(s) Taught: 6, 7, 8
Resources:
Introduction to Ai Lesson: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/what-is-ai
Add’l Links: https://schoolai.com/
Book Break:
Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd
The Women by Kristen Hannah
Where to find Katie Capshaw:
Website: katiecapshaw.weebly.com, mrscapshawslibraryworld.wordpress.com
Handle: @mrscapshawbooks
Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/mrscapshawbooks.bsky.social
Instagram: instagram.com/mrscapshawbooks
TikTok: tiktok.com/mrscapshawbooks
Twitter: twitter.com/mrscapshawbooks
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Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]
Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
It's me again! In the penultimate episode of Season 1, I'm sharing a lesson on information literacy that helped my students start to wrap their minds around two key concepts when it comes to considering any information: Context and Perspective.
Guest: Steve Tetreault
Grade(s) Taught: 7-8
Resources:
Information Literacy & Reliable Sources Lesson: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TDCqafzR9uZ-y3n3y9n98vUwMQcSbbvKrCrANtp1evs/edit#slide=id.p
Book Break:
Foundryside (#1, The Founders Trilogy) by Robert Jackson Bennet
Super Powereds, Year 1 (#1, The Super Powereds series) by Drew Hayes
Forging Hephaestus (#1, The Villain's Code series) by Drew Hayes
Where to find Steve:
Websites:
SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
Handle: @DrTLovesBooks
Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/DrTLovesBooks.bsky.social
Check in with us, and check us out!
Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]
Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
Your intrepid host shares a lesson he's found helpful in preparing students (and teachers) to do better research in less time.
Guest: Steve Tetreault
Grade(s) Taught: 7-8, 9-12
Resources:
Planning & Visualizing Lesson: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NBBdpOoktZ66HbodRXfpWF5WaHzuWaWEz7zQb4OJi40/edit#slide=id.p
Add’l Links: See all the lessons for my "secret info lit" class here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LF4D4Gpf_jSzDuyIzi1fX5MwTb_glMNo?usp=drive_link
Book Break:
Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers by Caela Carter
Where to find Steve:
Website: DrTLovesBooks.com, SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
Handle: @DrTLovesBooks
Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/DrTLovesBooks.bsky.social
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Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]
Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
Virginia school librarian Maura Madigan has taken the idea of reading to pets to a whole new level as a way to support her school's literacy efforts.
Guest: Maura Magigan
Grade(s) Taught: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Resources:
Reading Rescue Pet Adoption Program Lesson: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MidinPgjzMl25QmKJwlwA-jDjxWYv47G?usp=sharing
Book Break:
The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard
Where to find Maura:
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Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]
Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
Melissa Corey shares so much of her work and so many ideas - and here she's sharing an amazing exhibit, along with ideas for her process of creating museum-like exhibits in her library!
Guest: Melissa Corey
Grade(s) Taught: 6, 7, 8
Resources:
Holocaust Memorial Exhibit Lesson: https://fb.watch/rXxGavabSy/
Book Break:
Free Lunch by Rex Ogle - My goal is to meet Rex Ogle so I can tell him in person how much our students appreciate his books!
Where to find Melissa Corey:
Website: https://linktr.ee/melissacoreylibrary
Handle: @melissacorey
TikTok: tiktok.com/@melissacoreylibrary
Check in with us, and check us out!
Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]
Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
I was fortunate enough to befriend Todd online, and his energy and enthusiasm were always a ray of sunshine on my day! Here, the 2016 SLJ School Librarian of the Year shares a great lesson that ticks so many boxes! While Todd does this with his upper elementary students, this could easily become a great lesson for upper grades as well!
Guest: Todd Burleson, School Librarian
Grade(s) Taught: 5, 6
Resources:
Bookprints: An Exploration of Our Reading Journey Lesson: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vEf27cCsul1C7osvf3KyF85zsU--DNBX?usp=drive_link
Add’l Links: Rhonda Jenkins twitter.com/@luv2teachtech
Book Break:
Heroes and others by Alan Gratz
Hatchet and others by Gary Paulsen
The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--and Why It Failed by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church by Sarah McCammon
Where to find Todd Burleson, School Librarian:
Instagram: instagram.com/burlesot
Twitter: twitter.com/todd_burleson and twitter.com/SkokieSchoolRC
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Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]
Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
Texas high school librarian Kaitlyn Carpenter shares this great lesson that connects her students' academic work to their yearbooks!
Guest: Kaitlyn Carpenter (aka Carpe_Librarian)
Grade(s) Taught: 9, 10, 11, 12
Resources:
Sociology - School Culture Case Study Lesson: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15czk9bmM4vPI3MWsKbD5ughYFeZAt-mN?usp=sharing
Book Break:
Thrillers:
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
That's Not My Name by Megan Lally
Realistic/Romance:
Exactly Where you Need to Be by Amelia Diane Coombs
This Might get Awkward by Kara McDowell
Where to find Kaitlyn Carpenter (aka Carpe_Librarian):
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/kaitlynrcarpenter/
Handle: @carpe_librarian
Check in with us, and check us out!
Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]
Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
I'm back - this time, with an actual lesson! Check out how you can build your own custom search engines that will only search within the sources you select - handy for you, handy for students, handy for staff!
Guest: Steve Tetreault
Grade(s) Taught: 7, 8
Resources:
Build Your Own Search Engine! Lesson: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQgq3iy0Hiiq8JU6Vr3m8jrH7dzxQYaIAB0SxwEHtdlyBGfWoVw-eey3vpFNmFJ5GX45wEoP88tbPMb/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
Book Break:
The Meister of Decimen City by Brenna Raley
Where to find Steve Tetreault:
Website: SchoolLibLearning.Net
Handle: @DrTLovesBooks
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drtlovesbooks.bsky.social
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrTLovesBooks
Check in with us, and check us out!
Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]
Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.