The Daring Librarian

Last time I blogged about Change, Innovation, and Tenacity and this time I want to finish this discussion by tackling Positivity and Collaboration.  Among my friends I've sometimes been accused of being a bit of a Polyanna who chooses to be happy. I think that's because I truly believe that ....Happiness is a Choice or that Stay Positive by Staying Out  of The Teacher's Lounge! And some days, it's an EFFORT! LOL I'm going into MAP testing season tomorrow, so I'll be having my waitress smile on most of the day. Yes, I was a waitress in my 20's when I needed 2 jobs to live in Downtown Baltimore...one of the best experiences of my life!  Taught me how to fake it, till you make it, stay positive, let things roll off my back, and keep smiling. (Even when inside I sometimes wanna let the expletives fly!)  All great training to be a middle school teacher! Don't Be a Funpire! Anyway, in my 23+ years of teaching I have noticed that sometimes the e...

Join us for a lively and informative discussion on t ips, tricks and sound ways to get students collaborating and researching using the best of current technology integration tools.   I'm very excited and honored to announce and moderate a very special # TLChat & # SSChat collaboration on the TL Virtual Cafe !  Twitter and Social Studies Chat stars Ron Peck @Ron_Peck & Melissa Seideman @mseideman will be our guest speakers. February 4th at 8pmE US Time UPDATE : It was a GREAT webinar! Please make sure to visit the for the Session Wikipage Blackboard Webinar & chat text archive, more resources, and a larger version of their informative slides below! Thank you Ron & Melissa for sharing your great ideas and inspiring projects with us! Tlc chat 2 from Ron Peck Please vote on a topic of discussion for the next # TlChat Live! Feb. 11, 2013 8 pm ET # aasl # aslachat # libchat # edchat # satchat   A huge thanks to the amazing @ Nik...

Pointing to Effective Practice, Join the Wiki! Joyce Valenza, in her SLJ NeverEndingSearch Blog, writes that we need to share out loud! " One of the big issues in our field is that we do not have a clear way to point to effective practice. What does our best stuff look like? Considering our relatively new ability to share so much of our programs online, this should not be a problem. So, let's start collecting and sharing out loud. " Sometimes when re-vamping or starting a school library blog, website, or project it would be nice to see what others have done to get a fresh outlook and a new perspective! Join in! For more, read the rest of her blog and join the newly re-purposed School Library Websites Wiki! If you haven't joined Wikispaces before you will have to do that first, then click Join this Wiki and once we get your join wiki request we'll add you right away!