The SLLN (School Librarian Learning Network) Podcast

Virginia school librarian Maura Madigan has taken the idea of reading to pets to a whole new level as a way to support her school's literacy efforts.  Guest: Maura Magigan Grade(s) Taught: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Resources:  Reading Rescue Pet Adoption Program Lesson: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MidinPgjzMl25QmKJwlwA-jDjxWYv47G?usp=sharing  Book Break:  The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard Casa Paloma Retreat Where to find Maura:  Handle: @mauramadigan7    (X and Bluesky) https://alastore.ala.org/content/maura-madigan Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Melissa Corey shares so much of her work and so many ideas - and here she's sharing an amazing exhibit, along with ideas for her process of creating museum-like exhibits in her library! Guest: Melissa Corey Grade(s) Taught: 6, 7, 8 Resources:  Holocaust Memorial Exhibit Lesson: https://fb.watch/rXxGavabSy/ Book Break:  Free Lunch by Rex Ogle - My goal is to meet Rex Ogle so I can tell him in person how much our students appreciate his books! Where to find Melissa Corey:  Website: https://linktr.ee/melissacoreylibrary  Handle: @melissacorey TikTok: tiktok.com/@melissacoreylibrary   Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org  

I was fortunate enough to befriend Todd online, and his energy and enthusiasm were always a ray of sunshine on my day! Here, the 2016 SLJ School Librarian of the Year shares a great lesson that ticks so many boxes! While Todd does this with his upper elementary students, this could easily become a great lesson for upper grades as well! Guest: Todd Burleson, School Librarian  Grade(s) Taught: 5, 6 Resources:  Bookprints: An Exploration of Our Reading Journey Lesson: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vEf27cCsul1C7osvf3KyF85zsU--DNBX?usp=drive_link  Add’l Links: Rhonda Jenkins twitter.com/@luv2teachtech Book Break:  Heroes and others by Alan Gratz Hatchet and others by Gary Paulsen The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--and Why It Failed by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church by Sarah McCammon Where to find Todd Burleson, School Librarian:  Instagram: instagram.com/burlesot Twitter: twitter.com/todd_burleson and twitter.com/SkokieSchoolRC  Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Texas high school librarian Kaitlyn Carpenter shares this great lesson that connects her students' academic work to their yearbooks!  Guest: Kaitlyn Carpenter (aka Carpe_Librarian) Grade(s) Taught: 9, 10, 11, 12 Resources:  Sociology - School Culture Case Study Lesson:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15czk9bmM4vPI3MWsKbD5ughYFeZAt-mN?usp=sharing Book Break:  Thrillers: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé That's Not My Name by Megan Lally Realistic/Romance: Exactly Where you Need to Be by Amelia Diane Coombs This Might get Awkward by Kara McDowell   Where to find Kaitlyn Carpenter (aka Carpe_Librarian):  Website: https://sites.google.com/view/kaitlynrcarpenter/  Handle: @carpe_librarian  Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org  

I'm back - this time, with an actual lesson! Check out how you can build your own custom search engines that will only search within the sources you select - handy for you, handy for students, handy for staff!  Guest: Steve Tetreault Grade(s) Taught: 7, 8 Resources:  Build Your Own Search Engine! Lesson: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQgq3iy0Hiiq8JU6Vr3m8jrH7dzxQYaIAB0SxwEHtdlyBGfWoVw-eey3vpFNmFJ5GX45wEoP88tbPMb/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000  Book Break:  The Meister of Decimen City by Brenna Raley Where to find Steve Tetreault:  Website: SchoolLibLearning.Net Handle: @DrTLovesBooks Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drtlovesbooks.bsky.social  Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrTLovesBooks Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org  

This week is a special episode of the podcast. I’ve been travelling, and haven’t been able to record one of our usual episodes with a guest. But I didn’t want to leave you hanging, either, so we’re doing something different this week. We’re going to start with the book break, followed by a special surprise.

This week, the SLLN Podcast goes international as Canadian school librarian Christopher Hunt joins us to share his science-focused "Makery Bakery" lesson, where second graders make bread and butter!  Guest: Christopher Hunt, Chris (he/him) Grade(s) Taught: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Resources:  #MakeryBakery : States of Matter via Bread- and Butter-Making Lesson: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QdhbK-wNfBeOZTvlPWeUGH-L5Ib-cA7Zlz5pypF9-x0/edit  Add’l Links:  3 Links with pictures of the whole process of baking bread in the library:  https://x.com/exlibrismrhunt/status/1579576580837629952?s=61&t=Tv9BKUdb0H2orkq59euXgw  https://x.com/exlibrismrhunt/status/1061003182879338496?s=61&t=Tv9BKUdb0H2orkq59euXgw  https://bsky.app/profile/exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social/post/3kkp7t5ojlc2s  Bread & Butter Recipes without the lesson plans: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QhdyDHiz2feI4eGzPlWThWG4cGMUT--fBwC1nvtMz84/edit Book Break:  The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day and Brett Helquist (Illustrator) Where to find Christopher Hunt, Chris (he/him):  Handle: @ExLibrisMrHunt on Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Miss Jean Darnell, known online as Awaken Librarian, is a careful thinker and diligent researcher. In this episode, she shares some lessons and thoughts about AI in education.  Guest: Ms. Jean Darnell Grade(s) Taught: 6, 7, 8 Resources:  Using AI for Literacy Lesson: https://www.awakenlibrarian.com/2023/04/using-ai-for-literacy-exciting-prompts.html  Add’l Links: https://ditchthattextbook.com/about/  Book Break:  Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine by Uché Blackstock Where to find Ms. Jean Darnell:  Website: https://awakenlibrarian.com Handle: @AwakenLibrarian Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Kelly Hincks has been sharing wonderful lessons over on the Knowledge Quest blog for years - if you've been missing them, be sure to check them out! In this episode, she shares how she has students use hexagonal thinking to get to know each other in a fun and creative way. This lesson can be adapted in many ways to get students thinking creatively across the curriculum - and you can be the hero who brings this into collaborations with your staff!  Guest: Kelly Hincks Grade(s) Taught: K, 1, 2, 3, Preschool age 3 and age 4 Resources:  Learn About Each Other Using Hexagonal Thinking Lesson: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/my-favorite-collaborative-lesson-learn-about-each-other-using-hexagonal-thinking/  https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/hexagonal-thinking/ https://engagetheirminds.com/2022/07/15/getting-to-know-you-hexagons-for-back-to-school/  Book Break:  Backable: The Surprising Truth Behind What Makes People Take a Chance on You by Suneel Gupta The Very True Legend of the Mongolian Death Worms by Sandra Fay The Three Little Tardigrades by Sandra Fay    Where to find Kelly Hincks:  Website: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/khincks/  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kellyhincks.bsky.social  Instagram: https://instagram.com/kelly.hincks  Twitter: https://kellyhincks1    Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

"Everything's bigger in Texas" is not just a saying, as school librarian Deb Zeman will prove in this episode! The lesson is big, the resources are big, the Book Break is big - and the implications for our students are big!  Guest: Deb Zeman/MS Librarian Grades taught: 6-8 Resources:  Wakelet Student Ambassador Program: https://wakelet.com/wake/z7FWzla_1fiAlwlJ7p-hG (this also includes the links to the Certified Student Course and the Portfolio Course.) Final Wakelet Student Ambassador Certificates: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF_nHaxmfM/79K5TssTbsxbNFSZKdx3zA/view?utm_content=DAF_nHaxmfM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&mode=preview Wakelet Raceboard: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFq9kRdcLI/7wqSxbzjzuB9tIm07Rmvxg/view?utm_content=DAFq9kRdcLI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&mode=preview Parent Letter and information graphic about the course, etc template: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFq9sLREGQ/Cb6UOjGkRk5TwYgzxG_OJg/view?utm_content=DAFq9sLREGQ&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&mode=preview Book Break:  Starfish by Lisa Fipps  Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasmine Mendez Hope Wins: A Collection of Inspiring Stories for Young Readers edited by Rose Brock Shine On, Luz Veliz by Rebecca Balcarcel Four Eyes and Pizza Face by Rex Ogle Plan A by Deb Caletti In the Orbit of You and Amelia Unabridged by Ashely Schumcher “Go look at my goodreads and ask me again at the end of the year! LOL” Where to find Deb Zeman Website: bit.ly/DZLinkTree  Handle: @Z_Brarian for all social media platforms! Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Tennessee school librarian (and generally wonderful human) Laurie Stansbury shares the lesson she does with the book The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil and Anait Semirdzhyan  (Illustrator) - and both the book and the lesson are lovely!  Guest: Laurie Stansbury Grades: K-5 Resources:  "The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story" (same name as the book) Lesson: https://docs.google.com/document/d/188aT4KP9US_HfqLvl610PUWJ6TqAoaU_l9yO5JQvLJU/edit?usp=sharing  Add’l Links: Youtube link of book being recorded: https://youtu.be/JLxFioeUcjo?si=77BuDRmHZlFOMwT0  Book Break:  The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi Where to find Laurie Stansbury:  Facebook: CBES Library ; Laurie Stansbury Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lauriestansbury.bsky.social  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauriestansburylibrarian/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurieStansbury Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org  

The ever-delightful Katie McNamara shares how she uses "Game of Quotes" as a lesson in collaboration with her teachers, and gets requests from both students and staff for more!  Guest: Katie McNamara, High School Teacher Librarian & Fresno Pacific University Program Director, Teacher Librarian Program Resources:  Game of Quotes Lesson: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF9EWHvGw0/6I1M71IhOI_Y4BCJdYcDyA/edit?utm_content=DAF9EWHvGw0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton  Book Break:  Your Lonely Nights are Over by Adam Sass You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron Your Plantation Prom is Not Okay by Kelly McWilliams  Where to find Katie McNamara, High School Teacher Librarian & Fresno Pacific University Program Director, Teacher Librarian Program:  Website: https://linktr.ee/katiejmcnamara  Handle: @KatieJMcNamra Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org  

New Jersey is in the house! 4-6 school librarian Gab Casieri shares how she gets research skills and critical thinking embedded in her "Curiosity Project" lesson! Resources:  Curiosity Project Lesson: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B8ePsu1vzo_4tdwUKO0sXG-j_GQO98s4tK-WhelOI6U/edit?usp=sharing  Add’l Links: https://www.noodletools.com/    Book Break:  I have been recommending Rupert Holmes's Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide. It's really terrific. The audio is fantastic with Neil Patrick Harris and Simon Vance narrating.   Where to find Gabrielle "Gab" Casieri:  Website: https://libguides.ltps.org/home/ Handle: @mrscasieri   Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org  

Friends, if you haven't gotten to know school librarian Erika Long, what have you been doing with yourself? She is an amazing practitioner, and we're lucky to get to learn from her this week! She's bringing her middle grades "Renaissance Art Tour" to us, and I have no doubt you'll find the lesson - and Ericka - as engaging as I do!  Resources:  Renaissance Art Tour Lesson: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF626h2v_I/9_2VXHyjaZhlM4V8KRcf4A/edit?utm_content=DAF626h2v_I&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton Add’l Links: https://k12mnps-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/elong1_mnps_org/EdVMonRoc6VCpYxVYk5cPSsB4_VBThER_Y-B3TWJLDEUxw?e=x4jAz0 https://k12mnps-my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/elong1_mnps_org/EerhCFibq3hPqyeD-DbJSUEBl3OA-qmSFGpDXkUkmPPKGg?e=lKXTRz Book Break:  Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You by A'ja Wilson Libro.FM   Where to find Erika Long:  Website: notyomamaslibrarian.my.canva.site Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/erikaslong.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notyomamaslibrarian   Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikaslong Other Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikaslong/   Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org  

Ya'll, we've got Dustin Hensley in the house! This Tennessee high school librarian is all about experiential, authentic learning, as his "Community Improvement" lesson clearly demonstrates. (On a completely unrelated note, Dustin is also the KING of grant writing - if you're looking for tips, he's the man!) Learn along with me from this font of knowledge! Resources:  Links: https://sdgs.un.org/goals https://dev-xqcompetencies.xqsuperschool.org/    Book Break:  House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski   Where to find Dustin Hensley:  Handle: @dshensleyedu   Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org  

Tom's online handle is "Captain Library" because that's his school, but it's also a fitting title, because Tom is THE MAN when it comes to all things library - particularly primary sources! (If you haven't checked out The Primary Source Podcast, you are missing out.) He has collaborated with author Melissa Stewart in the past, and here he shares his lesson on how he presents Stewart's five kinds of nonfiction with students (and staff). It's helped me rethink my approach to nonfiction - maybe it'll spark something for you, too!  Resources:  An Introduction to the Five Kinds of Nonfiction Lesson: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AChMn3SREMhcWCVX44-d4mspntVfCXIF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107672689077137206868&rtpof=true&sd=true  Add’l Links: https://www.melissa-stewart.com/books/teachers/bk_5_kinds_nonfiction.html    Book Break:  The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt   Where to find Tom Bober:  Handle: @CaptainLibrary Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/captainlibrary.bsky.social Instagram: instagram.com/CaptainLibrary  TikTok: tiktok.com/@CaptainLibrary Twitter: twitter.com/CaptainLibrary    Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Resources:  MISSION MARS Lesson: https://wakelet.com/wake/r571cioBoL8vU9KHLVAU- Book Break:  We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library: The Graphic Novel by Chris Grabenstein Where to find Ali Schilpp :  Website: https://linktr.ee/AliSchilpp Handle: @AliSchilpp Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/alischilpp.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alischilpp TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alischilpp Twitter: https://twitter.com/AliSchilpp Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org  

While she's known in some circles as "That Librarian", she'll always be the amazing Amanda Jones!  The lesson she's sharing was directly inspired by her own experience with facing harassment online. It's a wonderful opportunity to give students space to share their own experiences and consider their own online behavior.  Resources:  The Dangers in Their Hands: Navigating Social Media Lesson: https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/2021-School-Librarian-of-the-Year-Amanda-Jones-Creates-lesson-about-navigating-social-media  Add’l Links: librarianjones.com Book Break:  Unstuck by Barbara Dee Glitter Everywhere!: Where It Came From, Where It's Found, and Where It's Going by Chris Barton and Chaaya Prabhat The Artivist by Nicholas Smith Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez Where to find Amanda Jones:  Website: librarianjones.com  Handle: Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/abmack33   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/librarianjones.bsky.social Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org  

Fallon Farokhi brings such a wide array of experience and skills to the school library - it's no wonder her students love coming to the library!  In this episode, Fallon shares a lesson that encourages students to engage in authentic inquiry driven by their own curiosity - and she makes the library the star of the show along the way!  Resources:  Every Day Is Special: Natural Inquiry Lesson: https://thestoryspectator.blogspot.com/2022/08/teaching-idea-today-is.html  Add’l Links:  https://www.daysoftheyear.com/  https://standards.aasl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/220427-AASL-Standards-Crosswalk-ASCD-002.pdf  Book Break:  The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri  Where to find Fallon Farokhi:  Website: https://thestoryspectator.blogspot.com/  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/TheStorySpectator.bsky.social  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestoryspectator/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ffarokhi  Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org  

If you aren't familiar with Amanda Hunt, you're missing out! "The Next Gen Librarian" is such a wonderful font of shared book reviews, school library ideas - and lessons!  Although she calls this lesson "Turkey Bingo", it's not just limited to use around Thanksgiving - this is a fun book bingo activity that encourages students to share what they know about books. It is quite adaptable to fit titles from any grade levels, though hers is set up to work with her middle school students.  Resources:  Turkey Bingo lesson: https://www.thenextgenlibrarian.com/blog/turkey-bingo  Add’l Links: bit.ly/biolinkthenextgenlibrarian Book Break:  Daybreak at Raven Island by Fleur T. Bradley Where to find Amanda Hunt:  Website: www.thenextgenlibrarian.com  Handle: @thenextgenlibrarian Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thenextgenlib.bsky.social  Instagram: www.instagram.com/thenextgenlibrarian  TikTok: www.tiktok.com/thenextgenlibrarian  Twitter: www.twitter.com/thenextgenlib  Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org