Guest: Amy Brownlee, Librarian & Reading Teacher

From:  Kansas

Grade(s) Taught: Prek-12

Resources: 

• Active Learning: Mapping the Library: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/mapping-the-library-at-student-orientation/ 

• Add’l Links: 

• Call number location activities https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v3xReMZigQTIg65pjBgJy68Rttfa88mJ/view?usp=sharing 

• Article: “Reading for pleasure in free fall: New study finds 40% drop over two decades”

Book Break: 

• Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst

• "How Does This Book Make Me Better?" Using the Book, Head, Heart Strategy - This is an article Amy wrote about the professional book Disrupting Thinking, which she talked about on the podcast book break.

Where to find Amy Brownlee: 

• Website: https://bibliobrownlee.weebly.com/ 

• Handle: @amybrownlee93

• I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky, Instagram

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/amybrownlee93

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amybrownlee93 

• Other Social Media: Library Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Sterling-Grade-School-Library/100064831179414/ 

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

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing. 

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬:  This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬:  - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky