QSLiN Hangout at Riverdale High School: Transforming to a Library Learning Commons

By |2016-11-07T10:57:37-05:00March 22nd, 2016|Blog Posts, Library Hangouts, School Libraries, teens, Videos|

When a school library has a set up that can be described as a rabbit warren with shelves obstructing the view, it's time to make a change.  Susan Strano, documentation technician, went to work on making that change with the help of Suzanne Nesbitt, library consultant, at the Lester B. Pearson School Board on the

Increasing Use of a Library With a Learning Centre Model

By |2016-11-07T10:57:37-05:00March 14th, 2016|Blog Posts, School Libraries, teens|

Many libraries are in the process of creating makerspaces as a way to support innovative teaching and learning. Yet, Big Walnut School in Sunbury, Ohio took a different approach as they already had a makerspace in another area of the school. They adopted a learning centre model. You can listen to a podcast describing the different road that

Board Games in the Library – Teen Services Underground

By |2016-11-07T10:57:37-05:00February 24th, 2016|Blog Posts, Howtos, School Libraries, teens|

One of our high school librarians recently told me that she loved offering game boards to the teens in her library because they created an opportunity for one-to-one interaction, thanks to the technological disconnect. So, as we look at varying the services and activities offered in high school libraries, there comes this great post from

Teaching Searching Skills: Don’t Search PERSIA

By |2016-11-07T10:57:37-05:00February 11th, 2016|Blog Posts, Digital Citizenship, Howtos, Professional Development, Webinars and Conferences, School Libraries, teens|

The edWeb webinar, Rethinking the Research Paper, was presented by Michelle Luhtala, a regular edWeb presenter who is also the Head Librarian at New Canaan High School in New Canaan, Connecticut and the winner of the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award, the 2010 National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY), and the Connecticut

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