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School Library Tech Budgets Rise | SLJ 2017 Technology Survey
School librarians are enjoying a tech boom as budgets blossom. Median spending on technology doubled in the last two years, from $1,000 during the 2014/2015 school year to $2,000 for 2016/2017,...
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Educators Share Maker, STEM, and Digital Literacy Tools
A panel of educators tore through a recent afternoon, presenting online tools for maker spaces, STEM lessons, and digital literacy during School Library Journal’s webcast, “60 Tools in 60 Minutes.”...
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Kid Magnets: Little Ones Love AWE and Hatch Early Learning Programs
Hatch terminals attract young learners and parents. At the Betty Foster Public Library (BFPPL) in Ponder, TX, the two AWE Early Literacy Stations are so popular with patrons that Tina Hager calls them...
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After a Member’s Ouster from Newbery Medal Committee, a Closer Look at Social...
Social media guidelines for Newbery Committee members went into play a few years ago to avoid controversy about how the prestigious book awards are determined. But the guidelines, it seems, have...
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DACA’s Fate Still Uncertain, Librarians Reach Out to Dreamers, Offering...
Scott Wolf knew that some of his students at North High School in Denver, CO, wanted to join a planned protest against the ending of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). The...
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Want To Build a Great Maker Space? Plan Before You Play, Say Experts.
Got the maker space bug but don’t know where to start? Check with the very people you hope to entice: your students. Laura Fleming “Without the student voice, you have nothing more than a bunch of...
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Authors “Heartened” by Seuss Museum’s Removal of Mural
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum Photo: Springfield Museums An illustration published 80 years ago by children’s book author Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, sparked a social media firestorm and the...
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Critics Question the Representation of Disability in ‘Wonder’
Mike Moody first picked up RJ Palacio’s novel Wonder at the age of 21 and immediately connected with Auggie, the young protagonist. Moody was born with Crouzon’s syndrome, a craniofacial disorder...
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Top Tools for Computer Science Learning, AR/VR, and Game Design
Adafruit Teachers are eager to bring computer skills into the classroom. But with a dizzying array of online tools to choose from, figuring out where to start is anything but obvious. To help navigate...
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Move Over, Scholastic: Follett Launches Book Fairs
A recent book fair at the Leland Middle School in North Carolina. Allison Gale spent seven days running a Scholastic Book Fair for Leland (NC) Middle School this fall. The fair is important to the...
View ArticleSuper Heroes: These Superintendents Champion School Libraries
Visionary school leaders and superintendents are reinventing school libraries, highlighting their key role in student learning and literacy.
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