A School Librarian Sharing Books & #ClassroomBookADay
I am utterly exhausted, but feeling utterly blessed after this year’s trip to NCTE & ALAN. So much learning, so much laughter, so many amazing conversations, leaving me with so much to go home and think about. I feel as if NCTE is my yearly call to action to center me in the work of doing best by kids. And… Read More
Books have the power to open eyes, hearts, and minds. These three books are particularly powerful for the raw, honest, real way they deal with police brutality and how it impacts black teens in our society – the same ones that sit in front of us in our classrooms – in their every day lives. I could too easily see… Read More
Encouraging Risk-Taking in Choice Reading You know Ryan. If you’re a teacher, you’ve met him in your classroom. He’s the one who comes in every day and appears to be reading, yet after a month, he’s still pulling out the same book when reading time starts. You just know that book isn’t working for him, so what do you do?… Read More
So I’ve been thinking recently about star ratings for the books I read. It was prompted by a discussion at my most recent book group when some mentioned they only use stars on goodreads and others said they never do and only do written thoughts. And then I had my students doing book talks this week and giving a rating within… Read More
