Writing a case study with 3,000 words of which 80% are limited by procedural bits and pieces is proving to be a little frustrating because I am learning SO MUCH. So I thought I'd share some of it here, because heaven knows it could help someone somewhere somehow. Remember the whole thing about motivation? That … Continue reading Reading reluctance – factors
This post is about a year overdue, but here goes. Early into my new job as a newly minted Teacher Librarian I started noticing the "lost boys" of the library. Those souls who would wander around and between the stacks with a dazed look on their faces. Or they'd be flicking through books without actually … Continue reading Blokes with Books Club
Did I ever mention how sweet my blokes are? And it must also be in large part since they have great supportive parents. Isn't it super when a parent sends in a permission form with this on the back? And when your students have been filling in a survey form on a lickert scale and … Continue reading Lovely little things
As I wander around my library during recess and lunchtime, before and after school, I realise more and more than reading is not the solitary quiet activity that it's usually purported to be. I've taken to trying to capture this by photographing the communal reading that is going on - which takes me to an … Continue reading (Boys) Reading as a social activity
Informative Flights - Musings of a Teacher Librarian 