Changing the narrative
My call to action: stop teaching chronologically.
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Gutter Child by Jael Richardson
This is the must-read book of the year and I can’t wait to teach with it.
Apocalypse Kitchen by Jen Mt. Pleasant
Apocalypse Kitchen by Jen Mt. Pleasant My rating: 4 of 5 stars I can’t wait to try out the recipes! Jen has some whacky treasures of how to save and preserve food for an apocalypse. I particularly enjoyed the section on proteins. She also has a taste for spicier stuff than I usually go for. […]
Rescue Me by Anne Shillolo
Rescue Me by Anne Shillolo My rating: 5 of 5 stars Shillolo manages to develop her 3 main characters really well in just 150 pages. Rescue Me is a great title for the ‘me’ refers to each of the narrating voices, and also the polar bears that they seek to save through their protest actions […]
Setting Up Communication with Students in Distance Learning
I would like a secure Google Doc/Form way to communicate mark updates with students. I’m wondering if we can use something like DocAppender on a spreadsheet to mail merge a column to users with a specific email address …
Fostering Literacies to Empower Life-Long Learners: A Look at the CLA’s Leading Learning
Originally posted on LB's Learning Blog:
As a teacher who has unreservedly and loudly argued that literacy instruction is the responsibility of ALL teachers, I chose “Fostering Literacies to Empower Life-Long Learners” to explore in the Canadian Library Association’s Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada (2014). The framework…
The Impressions of Walquiria: Buenos Aires comes to Canada
This article was originally published in Canadian School Libraries Journal Spring 2020. It is the third part of 3 articles on my relationship with the school libraries in Buenos Aires including 1) Donde esta Alanna King? At the Jornada de Bibliotecas Escolares and 2) Getting on the Train: A Decade of Shifting Culture in the […]
The before shot….@awarenessyoga #letthehealingbegin #namastebitches
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So we celebrated my Mom’s 75th birthday this weekend with a wine tour, amazing food, and wigs and costumes during board games. #scenesfromreality
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Thor lounges above Max’s head #stilllifeatCastleKing
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Recliners for everyone
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Thought of going to yoga this morning but after my blood work today I felt more like tea and @carriemacwrites Happy I Read Canadian Day ! #ireadcanadian #scenesfromreality
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They’re just sooo good. I couldn’t help myself …and now there’s not enough to share….#valentineconfessions #sorrynotsorry
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Chasing Painted Horses by Drew Hayden Taylor
Donde esta Alanna King? At the Jornada de Bibliotecas Escolares
[This article was originally published in December 2019 edition of the Ontario School Library Association’s Teaching Librarian magazine] I am sitting in an auditorium in Buenos Aires, Argentina wearing headphones and a team of translators are converting every Spanish word spoken on stage for my benefit. As exciting as the journey itself has been, to […]
