I’ve followed Carrie Baughcum’s work on Twitter and Instagram for awhile. We briefly met F2F back at ISTE 2016 in Denver. I’ve loved the positive, upbeat and fun loving tone that she shares in her posts. So when I heard that she was publishing a book about sketchnoting this past fall, I quickly preordered a … Read more
I’ve been using sketchnotes a lot lately as a way to help me focus and retain information with virtual PD. Here’s a mini-post in case you’d like to know what tools I use for sketchnoting (or were thinking about getting some for yourself.) A quick “note”: I prefer physical sketchnoting. I know that there’s great … Read more
Virtual PD Hack: Sketchnoting Conference Recordings (and Webinars) Like many other educators around the globe, back in March I quite suddenly found myself teleworking. As a librarian, I struggled with this, since so much of what I do is about connecting with teachers and students. I worked at our online student help desk, trained our … Read more
I’ve come to realize that I’m an overplanner (my friends are probably rolling their eyes right now). I get this trait from my dad. I love to research places, read articles, make maps, create itineraries. Conferences are one of my favorite ways to learn. And I’m an overplanner. When you combine these two things, it … Read more
Click on over to AASL Knowledge Quest to read the full post, or scroll down to get the summary: Going to a national conference can be exciting and thrilling. Unfortunately, it can also be overwhelming and exhausting. I’ve been to ISTE three times, AASL once, and FETC seven times, so I’ve had to time to … Read more
Another ISTE whirlwind is now on the books! ISTE 2017 in San Antonio was my fourth ISTE and it was one of the best ones yet. I think I’ve finally learned how to pace myself, be selective about what I want to do and see and really soak it in. This year my main foci … Read more
Big education conferences like ISTE, ALA, AASL and FETC can be fun, exciting and thrilling. But they can often be overwhelming, especially for first-timers. I’ve been going to big conferences like these for seven years, so I’ve been working on tweaking and perfecting my conference gear to make it 1) not too heavy and 2) … Read more
The very first conference I ever attended was my state conference, FAME (Florida Association for Media in Education) back in 2010. I was a brand new librarian and soaked up all the new information, ideas, and connections. It only took one conference to get me hooked. Since then, I’ve attended and presented at conferences all … Read more
The future of school libraries is something that I spend a lot of time thinking about. In October, I had the honor and privilege of attending School Library Journal Leadership Summit in Washington, DC. As I looked back over my notes from the event, I realized that our future was front and center in all … Read more
The Sketchnote Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Visual Note-taking On the flight to ISTE a few weeks ago, I brought along The Sketchnote Handbook. This book hooked me within a few pages. As I took sketchnotes throughout the conference (see them in my post) I could immediately see my skills improving. I’m relatively new to sketchnoting … Read more