teacher-librarian
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Using gaming and graphics to grab students
So many of the changes in our library, representing the new Ontario School Library Association’s document Together for Learning, are fundamentally shifting how we see popular culture’s role in education. The document recognizes the need for social networking and meeting the students where they are whether interested in graphic novels, anime or gaming. I allow gaming…
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Redefining reading and the role of the teacher-librarian
Every day as a teacher-librarian, I try to match resources to students and students to resources. In the stacks, it’s often quite easy to rely on Dewey and the alphabet for locating material, but when it comes to finding and reading online, the students get bogged down. Often I teach a whole class how to…
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