With a nod to the great Doug Johnson, from time to time, I'll be using this space to revise an old post. Today's BFTP (Blast From The...

One of my heroes, Doug Johnson, includes a "Blast From The Past" post on his blog each week. As Doug describes it: "A weekend Blue Skunk...

Every semester I ask the students in my Young Adult Literature course to share five "Deserted Island Books" - that is to say, five books...

In February 2020, the World Health Organization warned that the COVID-19 pandemic was also resulting in an INFOdemic: a term they defined...

To be clear, I've been thinking of leaving Facebook for awhile now. The idea of abandoning the personal/professional network I'd been...

I'm spending this week in Florida with school librarians from (just about) every corner of the state. I started my week in Pensacola and...

A long time ago, a well meaning (and very well known) educator, who I admired greatly, told me I should never, ever take a stand on...

It was only a few days after the Covington HS incident (in which students on a field trip, wearing red MAGA hats, were captured on video...

The power of story is that it connects us. Labeling some stories as having more value than others only pulls us farther apart.

We’re back!! That’s right! It’s time for round one of the 4th annual #30secondbooktalk Challenge! We’ve gathered the best of the best: 16...

I want to start by saying that this isn't a post about semantics. In my experience, a lot of people use the terms (or hashtags) student...

When writing Fact VS Fiction, Darren and I debated whether or not to use the term Fake News in the title. Then we tossed around the idea...

At this time of year, many teacher librarians are working to compile an annual report: that is to say a 2-3 page summary of how their...