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Becoming a Great High School by Tim Westerberg
Becoming a Great High School: 6 Strategies and 1 Attitude That Make a Difference by Tim Westerberg My rating: 3 of 5 stars Westerberg manages to combine a whole whack of educational theorists work in this short book. We read it as a conversation starter for our department heads/administration/directions’ team day away which falls between…
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Landscaping for Privacy by Marty Wingate
Landscaping for Privacy: Innovative Ways to Turn Your Outdoor Space Into a Peaceful Retreat by Marty Wingate My rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s that time of year again….February in Ontario….and I’m starting to look out at the snowy landscape and envision green and growth. My husband and I spend a lot of time watching…
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak My rating: 5 of 5 stars The most unique aspects of this book are the narrator (the voice of Death) and the protagonist (Lisel). The interplay between the constant but playful voice of Death as he studies and admires Lisel, makes them an unlikely pair. Of course the historical…
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The collection dilemma
The seasons in the library always seem to be either weed and acquire, weed and acquire and then I found myself wondering about these collection questions: The Collection Dilemma
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Reading Development Software for the Secondary Struggling Reader
Currently in the Upper Grand District School Board, the installation and maintenance of all software is done at the board facility through a common image for secondary students. An additional need at my school is digital resources for the secondary struggling reader. I define struggling reader as any student who is two levels below grade…
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Testing the limits of my catalogue
I am concerned about the availability and accessibility of our catalogue. Our catalogue is completely online and in 2012 we moved from the Horizon software to Workflows Symphony software for our circulation. While there are certain advantages to our new software, the cataloguing is still primarily controlled and managed at the board level. Maybe they’re…
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