TEACHER TIP #112 TEACHER SELF-CARE: CREATE A HAPPY FOLDER In my School Library Media office desk I had a manilla folder where I carefully tucked all the hand written notes from kiddos & ...
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DARE EVERY OTHER DAY You know, one becomes pretty reflective when they change up their life in a big way. Like moving into another professional phase after 30 years of teaching - 25 in Middle...
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An update from the Archives . Got Ed Tech Relationship Anxiety? It's so easy to feel Ed Tech trend overload at the beginning of the school year. It's exhausting and can be overwhelmi...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2022/08/you-dont-have-to-marry-it.html
Blog post ideas come from all kinds of places - including Instagram comments! In fact, one of the reasons I started this blog some 13 years ago was to share the content I made to help other...
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Book Display • Books • Resources • Rant Two blog posts in a row about our Library being a Safe Space for our LGBTQIA+ kiddos. Why? Because we're aggressively passionate about being al...
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Our Middle School Library in Laurel, Maryland has been a loud and proud Safe Space and Ally for ALL of our LGBTQIA and Neurodivergent students for years. We have purchased every well reviewed,...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2022/03/dont-label-me-lgbtq-ally.html
This is a fun online game to bring kids together in the classroom, with 1:1, teams, or through virtual learning. Students do NOT need to join the website or share any personal information! Jig...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2021/11/fun-with-jigsaw-explorer.html
I saw this on my Twitter feed and it struck a chord. Caution: The following is a pep talk and a whole lotta personal opinion. > Every teacher on my end of the hall is burnt...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2021/10/im-exhausted-but-we-got-this.html
Did you know about Secret Bitmoji's? Well, I just stumbled over them this summer and WOW! Cool! Are these new features or something we just missed? Since Bitmoji never talks to me -- and I'v...
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I really should name this post "WHAT I DID DURING COVID" Which, in short, was a LOT OF Geek Squad Tech help to my kids, families, teachers, & staff. I created content to help my kids ...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2022/05/building-community-at-distance.html
OK, here's one way I weed. Go Tinder. Get a book cart and travel around (Fiction or NF) and look at the books. Be surface. Be superficial. Be judgey. Be FAST. I make quick de...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2021/03/swipe-right-weeding.html
It’s Time to Clean Up Your App Life Unused apps on your phone can do more harm than simply taking up space. We’re using our personal devices like our phones and our tablets more than ...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2020/10/its-time-to-clean-up-your-app-life.html
Hello there dear blog readers and my Twitter / Instagram family and friends. Here's a kind of mirrored post that I put out on my Daring School Library blog for my kids, parents, and communi...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2020/03/keep-calm-and-read-on.html
HERE'S A FUN AND EASY TO SET UP, BOOK SELECTION ACTIVITY THAT YOU CAN BASICALLY DO AT THE DROP OF A HAT...OR BEAT! (see what I did there?) I am always looking for ways to beef up our circula...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2020/02/musical-bookcases.html
Well, hello! I'm so happy you're here! I don't usually post about travel or vacation stuff here without having it related to an Ed Tech or Library conference or educational stuff, but this...
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Sometimes, you just have to wing it. Or go for it. Even if it's a wacky idea. Like, a couple weeks ago, when our local weather person was going to be out of school & we didn't have a qui...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2019/12/facetime-weather.html
Lately, I've grown fascinated with the Instagram #BookChallenge and the #BookBento photo technique. So, here's my rendition, see above graphic or make a copy of my GoogleDoc . Feel free t...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2019/09/10-easy-instagram-photo-book-challenge.html
Here's a getting to know you idea to use with the kiddos. I'm going to try this next week. So, if it flops bad, I will be sure to let you know. Oh, and I'm NOT a great artist. So no salty com...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2019/09/drawing-for-your-future-self.html
First day of school activity idea inspired by Cotton Candy Grapes! “It’s so 🍇 GRAPE to have you here!” First day of school greeting and little surprise grape for my students! We’...
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A decade or so ago I started a series of Back to Special webinars with wonderful partners like my sweet friend Shannon Miller and for several years my two favorite mentees (who have since surpa...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2019/08/back-to-school-special.html
What do you get when you mash together Instagram, Vine, Flipagram, and Musical.ly? TikTok. My middle school students introduced me to TikTok this past school year when I noticed that m...
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Teaching and dealing with others in the workplace can be sometimes tricky. Especially, when your job is to help both the kids and staff you know you will never make everyone happy. It's phys...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2019/07/dealing-with-difficult-people.html
Sometimes I just want a trashy summer read. Something light. Something sassy. A cozy coastal mystery. A true Beach Read. Nothing heavy. Not WWII. No cancer, no conflict, no causes.�...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2019/07/summer-reading-suggestions-from-social.html
The Summer Reading List is Here! Where does the time fly? I can't believe it's that time of year again! Time to share our Summer Reading List with you! It's my 27th year in HCPSS and 22nd y...
https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2019/05/summer-reading-2019.html
The TAO of Ron Swanson or How Ron Swanson Inspires Educators "We need to talk" "That has never been true" "I find these kinds of superficial social interactions awkward and uncomfo...
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