elementary

Mar 16, 2020

Pay Attention to How Your Students Are Searching: Jennifer Ritzie

Librarian Influencer of the Week is Jennifer Ritzie is a first-year K-4 librarian in Keller, Texas who is finishing up her library degree...

Feb 28, 2020

Google Classroom in the Library

Dear Dr. Laura Forgive me for bragging, but I just passed my Google Educator Level 1 Certification exam! It was intense!...

Jan 27, 2020

School Librarians Are Incredibly Valuable Instructional Partners and Leaders

The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Courtney Pentland who is from Nebraska and has had a variety of amazing library experiences.

Dec 6, 2019

How Can I Get Some New Books for the Library?

Dear Dr. Laura, I’m at a new school and have zero budget. Zip, Nada. I’m so depressed because I pictured my new job as something where I..

Oct 28, 2019

Always Keep Chocolate in Your Drawer! with Jessica Hedrick

The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Jessica Hedrick. Jessica was an elementary librarian for 3.5 years and decided it was not ...

Oct 14, 2019

Build a Collection That Reflects Your Student Body: with Esmeralda Majors

The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Esmeralda Majors. She began her career as a bilingual teacher and then moved into an elementary ...

Oct 11, 2019

Not Check Out a Book? Really?

Dear Dr. Laura, I can’t believe this actually happening in my very own library! But, what do you do with students who do not want to check

Sep 6, 2019

What am I going to do with PreK?

Dear Dr. Laura, I just learned that I’m going to have PreK students this year - on my own, with no para! What am I going to do with PreK...

Jul 8, 2019

First Week Jitters!

Dear Dr. Laura, What exactly happens those first few weeks of school when everything hasn’t quite gotten into a routine yet?

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