My knowledge and understanding of the role of a school librarian has been reinforced and extended. The information gained from module 2 sparked much understanding and ideas for the future. I have been very interested in patron-driven acquisition but am concerned about creating a balanced collection. I am very conscious of the students being able […]

Before this subject, I had designed and completed research projects with my Stage 2 and 3 students. These lessons were not successful. The students had a lot of trouble during the research process. They struggled to read research materials, struggled to take notes and keep track of their research. Through this subject my knowledge and […]

Wow! What a semester! I have learnt so much and my list of things to do is growing. Guided Inquiry Last year I tried to support students in research their own topics. The overarching idea is very closely aligned to GI. I did not even know. I knew I wanted to give my students the […]

*Authority Link lessons to ideas of authority in literature and textual concepts What is Authority? Who has authority? Why do they have authority? Is it written from a person of that experience or culture? Link to connections magazine article: Authority using labels for indigenous resources.: by mob , with mob, about mob. EDITED: See the […]

Gentrification of a junior fiction section- linking with textual concept of genre How would that look- each shelf has a dedicated genre? How many genres? Students learn about each genre- start categorizing them ask students to come up with a student friendly explanation Blog post gentrification of non fiction- it lends easily.