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School Library Connection Blog – Evolving Practice. Engaging Learners Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator A Simple Way to Teach Classroom Procedures and Expectations • Got to Teach Do you feel like a “talking head” during the first couple days of school? We know that explicitly teaching procedures and expectations is a MUST for the beginning of the school year. However it’s a lot of information for a teacher to disseminate and for students to absorb. I have this simple little trick to help you cover all of this important information without losing your mind and while keeping your student engaged! When it comes to discussing behavioral expectations, I begin by writing several questions (preferably one for each student). I also ask questions that will direct our discussion to procedures that are important to my classroom management system. I number these questions and give each student one at the beginning of the day. Having these prepared for the first day of school kept me on track for covering these important “rules” and gave me one less thing to think about during the back-to-school chaos.

Home | Librarians Teach John Schu: Watch. Connect. Read. Barbara Braxton: 500 Hats |teacher librarian in the 21st century Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 32 Great Educational Websites for Teachers April 29, 2017 Here is a handy infographic we have been working on for the last couple of days. We compiled 32 educational websites based on the Ultimate EdTech Chart we published a few months ago. We arranged these websites into 8 different categories and for each of these categories we came up with four websites that best represent the selected content area. The categories we have included are : websites for language arts teachers, websites for math teachers, websites for science teachers, websites for physics teachers, websites for history teachers, websites for social studies teachers, websites for arts teachers, and websites for music teachers. You can find links to the websites in this chart. This visual is available for free download in PDF format.

School Library Journal One person’s trash is another’s treasure. That saying could certainly apply to my library. Some may wonder why the bookshelves are topped by recycled materials and trash bags. This material is actually project-based learning (PBL) projects in progress. What is PBL? Project- or problem-based learning starts with a “Driving Question” or problem to guide student research and exploration. Why PBL in the library? I teach every student every week. Benefits All my PBL projects have a hands-on component in which students physically create something. When students are working on projects in my library, it’s messy and noisy, but it’s also purposeful and productive. There were also the fourth graders who built an avalanche safety kit complete with a mock oxygen mask, homing signal, and thermal vest. Obstacles The biggest obstacles are time, space, and resources. Before I had a dedicated makerspace, it was challenging to find places to store materials and works-in-progress. Flow Projects Tips 1. 2. 3.

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