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teacherspayteachers.com

Thought you all might be interested...There is a great website that many of my classroom teachers are using called teacherspayteachers.com .  It is a source for lesson plans, bulletin board ideas etc. I got some great pictures of the animals from Bro

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Accelerated Reader??

Howdy! I just had two fourth-grade teachers ask me about starting an AR program at my K-6 elementary school. Have any of you had experience with AR? Are any of you using it now? Do you know what would be involved in getting the library/MARC records

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Paras vs TLs

Prior to 2010 we had a full time para educator and a full time teacher-librarian in each of its 12 schools. In 2010-11 para eds were removed from the library. The next year the paras were returned to the library and the teacher-librarians removed. Mi

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collaboration forms

I'm new to middle school, and a recent graduate, so I want to do everything "perfectly" .  Does anyone have a form for collaboration with classroom teachers?  This will be something new to the school and i don't want to scare anyone off!

 

Thanks!

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Volunteering in a media center?

I am currently unemployed.  I substitute teach in a nearby school district.  I am gaining classroom experience and other various skills.  I'm also pursuing a graduate certificate in Educational Technology to increase my knowledge (15 graduate-level c

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Book for Teacher-Librarian.

Dear all,

I'd like to switch my profession from Librarian to Teacher-Librarian. Could anyone suggest me which book/s can assist me to attain primary knowledge on Teacher-Librarianship.

It'd be wonderful if someone offers me his/her unused book/s rel

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Top K-4 Recent Reads

I just received confirmation that I will be moving to a K-4 building this fall.  Can you share with me your top 10 books from the last 2-3 years for this age group in any genre. (Fiction/Informational/PictureBook/Graphic Novels...)  I hope to do some

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IPads - pros and cons

I have been researching the use of iPads in the classroom and library, and while most of what I read is positive, I'm sure there are issues and problems. Has anyone dealt with any problems utilizing iPads, and how did you solve these problems? Our pr

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Kindergarten Author Studies?

I am looking to do an author study with my Kindergarteners soon. I have already done Beatrix Potter and their teachers have done a lot with Mo Willems. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am looking to read some engaging stories and utilize technolog

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