Guest: Pamela Verfaillie

From: Valdez High School Alaska

Grade(s) Taught: 9, 10, 11, 12

Resources: 

• Topic Tasting for research projects: Are you tired of the same old topics for student research projects? A topic tasting, similar to a book tasting, might be just what you're looking for! Topic Tasting folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ixEwNLvsijkXgpfdG4Ow-zAqwXQnq9Hg 

Add'l Links: 

• 'Learning Tools and Standards Lead To 'Ah Ha' Moments' by Becky Walker and Pamela Verfaillie: https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/2021/02/09/learning-tools-and-standards-lead-to-ah-ha-moments/ 

• "The Power of Story: The Story of Self, Us and Now" By Leading Change Network, Marshall Ganz, New Organizing Institute, Peter Gibbs, Shea Sinnott: https://commonslibrary.org/the-power-of-story-the-story-of-self-us-and-now/ 

Book Break: 

• I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Monica Guzmán

•  The Road to After by Rebekah Lowell

• Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown by Candace Fleming

• The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming

• Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II by Candace Fleming

Where to find Pamela Verfaillie: 

• Email: paminthelibrary AT gmail.com
• I can most regularly be found on: Facebook's School Library groups
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/pamv.bsky.social 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pamverfaillie/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-verfaillie/ 

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