Those of you who collaborate or cooperate regularly with teachers, who introduce new technology resources, and who use your library website and social media to promote your program are being leaders. Many more of you are doing much of this…
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Managing and Leading – A Powerful Combination
Tagged with: community, connection, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, leadership, leading, librarians, libraries, management, managing, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Elevator Communication
Librarians in their efforts to meet their customers’ needs have an inclination to provide an overabundance of information. Even when the patron is satisfied and has left the library, we frequently continue the search to ensure we have uncovered all…
Tagged with: advocacy, communication, community, connection, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, libraries, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop
Posted in Librarian Life, Professional Development
Posted in Librarian Life, Professional Development
Discovering and Using Your Emotional Intelligence
I mentioned in last week’s blog (and with Inside Out from Pixar earning big bucks at the box office), Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a major factor in your success as a librarian because it affects your ability to communicate. I…
Tagged with: emotional intelligence, emotions, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, librarians, libraries, managing emotions, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Do You Self-Assess
Most of you deal with SGOs (Student Growth Outcomes) or SLOs (Student Learning Outcomes) as a way to measure your effectiveness. These are specific performance measures relating to how you do your job. By their nature, they are about one…
Join the Library Eco-System
As you read this, I am attending ALA Annual in San Francisco. While I normally think about school libraries on the state and national level, being at ALA reminds me to think on a larger scale. ALA Past-President Jim Rettig…
Tagged with: AASL, advocacy, ala, American Association of School Libraries, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, librarians, libraries, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop
Posted in Librarian Life
Posted in Librarian Life
Your Winning Strategy
When I blogged about writing a Mission Statement two weeks ago, I said it would help focus you so at the end of next school year you would not feel overwhelmed, exhausted and unsure of what you had accomplished. If…
Tagged with: goals, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, mission, strategic plan, strategy
Posted in Librarian Life, Professional Development
Posted in Librarian Life, Professional Development
20/20 Vision
Last week I blogged about the importance of a Mission Statement and how to create it if you didn’t have one. A Vision is equally important, yet many who have Mission Statement don’t have a Vision Statement. The reasons are…
Tagged with: goals, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarians, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop, vision
Posted in Librarian Life
Posted in Librarian Life
It’s Your Mission
The school year is over—or just about for some of you. How do you feel as you look back on it? Do you have a sense of accomplishment over what you have achieved? Or are you tired and exhausted, able…
Tagged with: 21st century learning, community, connection, goal setting, goals, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, librarians, libraries, library, mission, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop, students
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Managing Students
For the past two weeks I have been blogging about classroom management for librarians. Part three of this discussion is the hardest challenge –handling disruptive students and classes. There is no silver bullet. No quick fix. And nothing works perfectly…
Tagged with: classroom management, getting work done, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, librarians, libraries, library, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop, students
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Classroom Management – It’s Not About Control
Last week I blogged about “Entrance and Exits” and how to manage them for a smooth transition. This week my focus is on what happens in-between the coming and going. You have many roles as a librarian—information specialist, instructional partner,…
Tagged with: classroom management, creativity, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, librarians, libraries, library, room management, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop, students
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life