I have just returned the AASL Forum on School Librarians in the Anytime Anywhere Learning Landscape and as usual for this intense two-day institute I am precariously balanced between the excitement of new ideas (and old ones in new guises)…
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Libraries, Librarians, and Learning in the 21st Century
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Posted in Career, Professional Development
Posted in Career, Professional Development
Paradigms and Predictions – Exciting or Terrifying?
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines a paradigm as “a … group of ideas about how something should be done, made, or thought about.” Unconsciously, we approach almost everything in life through a certain mindset. It is why those of us…
Tagged with: 21st century learning, changes. future, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarians, libraries, library, paradigm shifts, support
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Do You Know Your Stakeholders and How To Reach Them
As school librarians we know students are our first priority. Most of us recognize that teachers follow close behind. Indeed where flexible scheduling exists, it’s hard to reach students without some connection with teachers. But what about your other stakeholders?…
Tagged with: administrators, Hilda K Weisburg, librarian, librarians, principal, school librarian, stake holders, students, support, teachers
Posted in Career
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Connecting in the 21st Century
Those of us in education throw around the phrase “21st Century Learning,” and while the phrase resonates with parents and others who want their children to be prepared for their future (or “College and Career Readiness” as the Common Core…
Tagged with: 21st century learning, collaborate, connect, connection, create, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, learning, library, support
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Live Long and Prosper – Are You Creating New Avenues for Outreach?
The famed Vulcan farewell is an ongoing commitment I have to school librarians and their programs, yet everywhere they are being threatened with elimination. What can you do to turn the tide? The answer is a 3×3 strategy for winning…
Tagged with: advocacy, connection, goals, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarians, outreach, school librarian, strategy, support
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Mentoring: Who are You Helping? Who’s Helping You?
The business world has long recognized the importance of mentoring. Education has been slower to embrace the concept, although many states have it in place for teachers who don’t enter the profession through the traditional route and have student teaching…
Tagged with: getting help, Hilda Weisburg, mentoring, New on The Job, school librarian, support
Posted in Career
Posted in Career