Note: All opinions here are my own and do not represent my district or any other organization I wrote the bulk of this post a few months ago after a conversation with Susan Wells at FETC. And it sat in my drafts for awhile as I tried to figure out how to frame it. … Read more
Advocating for Makerspaces in School Libraries I’m pleased and honored to announce that I will now be a regular monthly contributor to AASL’s Knowledge Quest blog. This is likely old news to you if you follow me on Twitter, but with the summer being as crazy as it was I realized that I never … Read more
Making Doesn’t Have an Age Limit @DianaLRendina @jhunderhill @venspired Went to a session & speaker said making should only happen at elem. level after that it was too late. — Heather Moorefield (@actinginthelib) July 26, 2015 “Makerspaces are too complicated for elementary students. You can only get in depth with middle and high school … Read more
I was raised not to brag about my accomplishments. Do good deeds in secret. Don’t broadcast your good grades to the world. Take leadership positions, but always be humble about it. Never put yourself on a pedestal. As a professional adult, I’ve struggled with reconciling my discomfort with self-promotion and the need to advocate for … Read more
Recently, changes in Pasco County’s media centers have been making the news. Pasco is adjacent to my school district, so naturally I’m interested in what’s going on next door. Last year they eliminated their media specialists, much to the chagrin of their parents and students. Now they’re talking about modernizing their media centers to keep up … Read more