Here is the animated version from Ken Robinson`s Ted talk from last year on changing educational paradiagms...

So, does violent reading material incite already convicted violent criminals...?  "Connecticut State Senator John Kissel (R-Enfield) met October 6 with state Department of Corrections Commissioner Leo Arnone to discuss the removal of books containing graphic violence from Connecticut prison-library collections. The meeting took place several days after jurors returned a guilty verdict for the first … Continue reading Censorship in Connecticut Prisons Inevitable? →

Shareski hits it on the head in his call for teachers to engage in a more collaborative and shared approach to the professional environment. Sounds good to me!http://dotsub.com/static/players/portalplayer.swf?plugins=dotsub&uuid=027a4da1-8be2-4ea7-85e9-2e3be140db1a&type=video&lang=noneWhat do you think? Does your department or school promote and support a collaborative approach to educational sharing?

 Time to head back to the drawing board, I suppose. Everything you thought we knew about website use by students is wrong. So wrong.

As far as the sanctity and purity of research goes, the act of using Google techniques when searching digital databases like JSTOR and EBSCO has come under heavy scrutiny.In today's post of Inside Higher Ed the argument continues: Should students know how search engines really work? Why are we need teaching better search techniques? Why … Continue reading Students Utilizing Google Techniques for Digital Databases in Question →

With just over a month to go we're gearing up for another DROP Everything and READ campaign. To get your free bookmark and poster make sure to visit the official website of the British Columbia Teacher-Librarians' Assocation. You can follow us on Twitter @BCTLA_DEAR and on Facebook (keyword: BCTLA_DEAR).Stay tuned for an announcement from the … Continue reading One Month and Counting! →

I was inspired after watching Sugata Mitra on TED. "If children have interest then education happens." Powerful.The capacity for children to learn and educate has been laid bare. I think that I need to help motivate students to utilize that capacity. No, I won't define that word for you.""No, I will not spell that for you.""No, … Continue reading Child-Driven Education? →

OK, FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS TO ACCESS THE QUESTIONS FOR THE SCAVENGER HUNT:1. Login to the network using your username and four letter password (only one group members has to do this!);2. Click the ‘Public’ folder on your desktop OR go to “My Computer” and click on ‘Public P’;3. Find and open the folder titled “LIBRARY ORIENTATION”;4. … Continue reading LIBRARY SCAVENGER HUNT DIRECTIONS →

Reading blogs if little else inspires me. It forces me to go deep and really think about my professional practice and my interactions with students and staff. Leanne Jones, in her blog Shelf-Consumed, offers ten insights on what every new librarian should keep in mind. Here's my list based on Leanne's wisdom:#2 Kids above all … Continue reading What I Wish I Knew →

I've been inspired to create a one-stop training video arena for Google Docs for teacher and colleagues.