The information landscape is ever changing due to technological advancements creating new ways for information to be communicated and stored. With algorithms predicting our biases, dictating the information we receive, students require skills to navigate their way through this complex environment (Wall, 2022) from deciphering that sponsored content is advertising, identifying clickbait, resisting the impatience for... Continue Reading →
What is an effective teacher librarian?
Ken knows where the information is at - the library! For in depth and reliable information, with the guidance of a teacher librarian, the library is a fount of knowledge. Scratch beyond the surface to dig deep into those questions and don’t assume students know how to navigate this increasingly complex information landscape. A teacher... Continue Reading →
If school librarians facilitate student-led inquiry at least weekly, that dramatically improves the odds that students have been taught the full range of essential information literacy skills. /https://kappanonline.org/linking-librarians-inquiry-learning-information-literacy-lance-maniotes/ Data collected in 2017-18 by the Colorado State Library from the state’s certified school librarians indicated that school librarians who promoted student-led inquiry at least weekly —... Continue Reading →
JB on not Just Books
I write southern historical fiction, local history, and I've written a devotional book. The two novels I'm writing are set in Virginia and the Carolinas in the 1760s. My weekly blog started out to follow my journey as a writer and a reader, but in 2025 it has been greatly expanded to include current events and politics in the United States as I see our democracy under attack from within. The political science major in me cannot sit idly by and remain silent.
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