A little slow on getting this one together – after ISTE wrapped up, I needed a little decompression time. This is my last of the daily recaps of ISTE – soon I’ll be posting my takeaways/action plans, etc. The last day of ISTE started out with the SIGLIB keynote and breakfast. Jennifer LaGarde delivered … Read more
Wow, ISTE feels like a whirlwind. There’s been so much good stuff and so many ideas in the last couple of days; it’s going to take a while to process it all. But for now I’ll just focus on one day. I was exhausted going into this day of ISTE, so I decided not to … Read more
So much going on! So much learning! Started this day in the Digital Age Library Playground. I’d never been to a presentation of this style – it’s similar to poster sessions. Several stations are set up with computers and presentation tools, and different people present on different topics throughout the playground. You can stay at … Read more
Now I understand what everyone means when they say that a big international conference like this can be overwhelming. Wow! This conference is insanely huge, and insanely crowded. I’m really glad that I had three spare hours on Saturday morning to just explore and get my bearings. I got dropped off at the conference … Read more
I’ve been focusing my professional reading lately on books related to the Maker Education movement. Â Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators, with a collection of writings by different experts and organizations in the Maker movement, did not disappoint. Â This is a must read for anyone interested in Maker Education. Here’s my … Read more
Back in January, I enjoyed the amazing privilege of going to FETC in Orlando. I have attended FETC twice before, once where I went to a few sessions, once where I just hit the vendor hall. Â But this was my first year attending where I was on Twitter, where I was beginning to get just … Read more
The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age was recommended by me to one of my colleagues during her presentation on developing teacher leadership.  Over the past few months, I’ve been gradually working my way through it, trying to soak up as much from it along the way as I could.  Here’s my … Read more
Everyday, when I come into my library and sit at my desk, I take a look at my vision board. Â It helps to remind me about what I’m working towards. Â Some of these dreams may be ridiculously big. Â Some may never happen in the way that I plan them. Â But I want to keep reminding … Read more
I’ve been hearing so much about the value of Twitter chats for professional development ever since I joined Twitter professionally in August .  But I had always been too intimidated and/or busy to try one.  I finally decided to take the plunge last week.  I started out by reading up on the basics of participating in Twitter … Read more
Just before Thanksgiving break, I attended my state’s media specialists conference, FAME (Florida Association for Media in Education). Â It was an amazing, enlightening experience. Â I got to mingle and network with other library professionals, attend some great breakout sessions and workshops, and meet up with some fabulous authors. Â I look forward to this conference every … Read more