Heavy Medal
November 30, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Last Saturday, Thing 2 turned 8. For her birthday, a friend sent her the following three books: Monday night, The Teen, Thing 2 and I curled up and bed and read them together. We cried as we read Malala’s story. We were inspired as we read about Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton. One thing that […]
November 30, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
The Lego Harry Potter Collection is the remastered PS4 edition of the original Lego Harry Potter games, (it’s unknown if a remastered edition will be released for Xbox or Nintendo) but this time the entire game is on one disc! The release was timely considering the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them came […]
November 29, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor
When I’m reviewing books for professional publications, I stay quiet about them on social media. I’m always really excited once a review comes out to be able to talk about the book, finally! Here’s one of my most recent reviews, which originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of School Library Journal. Sadowski, Michael. Safe Is Not Enough: […]
November 29, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor
When I’m reviewing books for professional publications, I stay quiet about them on social media. I’m always really excited once a review comes out to be able to talk about the book, finally! Here’s one of my most recent reviews, which originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of School Library Journal. Lindstrom, Eric. A Tragic Kind […]
November 28, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
In this post election season there has been a lot of focus on how fake and biased media influenced the election. It’s staggering to realize how much of an influence it has had. So yesterday I felt compelled to tweet to my teen (and adult followers) some tips for helping to examine the news and […]
November 28, 2016 by Robin Willis
A Crucial Strand of PD. We have an early-release day coming up. Does your school have those? Where you get to squeeze the work of a whole school day with students into a shorter time frame and then stay for meetings and/or professional development? Just typing that out is making me a bit tired. This […]
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November 27, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Occasionally you will hear someone say that a person – let’s say Joe – has a lot of book smarts but not a lot of common sense. The idea is that they’ve read a lot of books but they don’t have a lot of real life knowledge. I would argue that common sense isn’t all […]
November 25, 2016 by Robin Willis
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: On Being Appreciated and Making a Difference Middle School Monday: Reading Incentive Programs Limit More Than Choice Book Review: Gap Life by John Coy Things I Never Learned in Library School: On Being a Teen Librarian 2 Weeks After the Election of Donald Trump Uppercase Unboxing II: the Unboxenating […]
November 23, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Every once in a while, I feel like I have a moment of genius (it’s not often). This Teen MakerSpace activity was one of those moments, I hope. I was standing in Michael’s when I saw this big tube of clear plastic ornaments. In the past, I have done the paint inside the ornament craft […]
November 23, 2016 by Robin Willis
Welcome to the second of three posts on my free Uppercase boxes, which I was offered in exchange for an honest post about my thoughts. You can find the first unboxing post here.* This month’s box comes with a similar array of goodies. First and foremost, a signed copy of The Sun Is Also a Star by […]
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