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Thinking about becoming a school librarian? Read this first.

4/24/2017

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School librarian -- it's a fantastic job. I feel confident that I, unquestioningly, have the best job in the school (okay, maybe I'm tied for best job with my co-librarian). I love talking to people who are considering a school library media certification and helping to grow our incredible profession. 
But I get concerned when I hear that someone wants to be a librarian because they are tired of teaching,  because they want a desk job, because it's less work.  Because, well, it isn't.  Every level is different -- I speak with the voice of a middle school librarian. And I really want you to join this magical field, but I want you to do it for the right reasons.

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BubbleUp Take5: coloring, curation, conversation and more

4/18/2017

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We've just returned from spring break and are heading quickly towards the end of the year. I always feel like I am sprinting a bit more during this time, head down, pushing forward. So, I appreciate this opportunity to focus on a few things (FIVE to be exact) that have engaged me recently, making me think, bring end-of-year life to our library program, and help me slow down just a tiny bit.

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Looking for work life balance in a place called school

4/11/2017

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I am going to lay it all out on the table. I am failing big, at work life balance. The irony is that I consider myself a champion of work life balance. I am always talking about how to achieve it (I gave a talk to +1500 plus teachers this summer touching on this very topic), but the truth is I am having a hard time taking my own advice. Thanks to my mother, I watched too much Oprah as a child. I remember an episode where Oprah talked about how life sends you messages and it will send them subtly and then eventually if you don't get it, life will start screaming at you until it gets your attention. Well, this weekend, my child handing me this amazing piece of art. Yes, that's me, staring at a computer, ignoring her because I was, you guessed it, working. So universe, consider yourself heard. I am from this moment forward going to recalibrate my life. At least I am going to try and I am going to start by heeding my own advice. If you are a teacher (or heck, a working parent) looking to do the same, read on.


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BubbleUp Take5 (plus 1): #Empower17 and School Culture

4/4/2017

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As you may have seen in Corey's reflection post last week, we were honored to present at ASCD #Empower17. Without really meaning to, I ended up attending a number of sessions that were focused on school culture. In truth, I am really interested in positive school culture (who doesn't want to work at an awesome place?) and I feel that librarians are uniquely positioned within a school to understand and, hopefully, impact the culture. 
I found some interesting ideas from colleagues at #Empower17 that are definitely worth sharing with our BubbleUp Classroom readers.

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Presentations >
      • Empower17
      • Thesis ALIVE!
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    • What's the Scoop? >
      • Landmark Supreme Court Cases
    • Reading an Artifact
    • Reading an Image
    • Emoji Notes
    • Sketchnotes
    • Sharing Books with Kids
  • WRITE
    • Thesis & Essay Writing >
      • Thesis Writing Workshop
      • Fairy Tale Grab Bags
      • Essay Roadmap
      • Essay Outline Generator
      • Other Thesis Ideas
    • What's the Scoop? >
      • Landmark Supreme Court Cases
    • Poetry Beyond English Class
  • CREATE
    • Think, Build, Tweet
    • Sketchnotes
    • Ordinary Objects
    • Think Outside the Box
    • Poetry Beyond English Class
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