Specific Purpose: Westhaven STEM Live lab will provide the resources needed to engage our students in more critical thinking activities and allow them to explore and make connections with the academics and real-life applications while using literature provided in the library. Objective: The students will learn how to collaborate with each other and share knowledge,…
Library Finances and Covid-19
Covid-19 impacted all libraries! “The severity and long duration of the Covid-19 crisis have generated intense anxiety for the economic future of all libraries (Jones, S. 2020, p. 954). The pandemic, unlike so many other crises, has affected the daily operation of libraries and all of their stakeholders. “Public and academic libraries are looking at…
Portsmouth Public School Strategic Plan
Mission Statement “The mission of Portsmouth Public Schools Library Media Centers is to provide its patrons with a safe, orderly, and inviting learning environment that offers high-quality resources and support to promote information literacy and literature appreciation.” Goal “The goal of Portsmouth Public School Library Media Centers is to produce literate citizens that recognize and use…
Managerial Grid: Leadership Assessment
“I enjoy coaching people on new tasks and procedures.”(n.d, p.1)-Blake, R. and Mouton, J. I tend to arrive to work at least an hour early to prepare for the tasks at hand. In my younger years, it may have been two hours early. Why? I take pride in being a team leader! In his article,…
Management and Leadership
What is the difference between doing things right and doing the right thing? The conjunction “and” in the statement to me is showing there is a difference being made between the first clause- a process and the second clause- an act. The process, doing things right, means that a task will be done according to…
Inspiration
Inspiration & Digital Tools Bitmoji
Experiencing Coding as a Teacher
Experiencing Coding as a student and not the teacher was truly a learning experience! It took me a few days to finally click the right key to hear the clicking of the Sprites! Oh happy day! This was truly a challenge for me because I could not see nor did I understand what the end…
Flipgrid…I’m Flipping Now!
One of things I have learned, (for a second time) in LIBS 602 is creating a QR Code. I say for a second time because, back in 2010 during a professional development session in Houston, I was introduced to it. The use of it was continually shared with me in some type of professional event….
It’s a Different Library World
When Covid19 reared its ugly and painful head into our society, many institutions made and continues to make changes to how they will serve their communities. The public and school libraries are two of those institutions making needed changes. Public libraries are making adjustments to how they serve their patrons. School libraries are revamping how…
QR Code-emedia.org
QR Codes, like so many technological tools are a wonderful resource for Educators, with the given, that our population will have the opportunity to access them. The QR Code can be used in the educational setting to introduce an author’s book talk, add links to educational sites, like emediava.org and it can be used to…