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Carolina’s Building Blocks of Science-3D | Reference Database Review
These inquiry lessons are ideal for elementary school teachers and librarians seeking a carefully organized suite of materials that offer hands-on, phenomenon-based science instruction.
Parsing the New ALA School Librarian Competencies Framework
An ALA committee has designed a set of professional competencies that emphasizes leadership and growth.
Mark up and Organize the Web with Scrible | SLJ Review
Our intrepid tech reviewer Wendy Stephens sizes up the tool for organizing and annotating web research, as well as the potential benefit of purchasing the new premium version.
How to Teach Internet Research Skills
Here’s what librarians need to know to work with—not against—the online information-seeking behavior of youth and achieve the best results.
Sphero Goes Crystal Clear with SPRK, a New Version of the Programmable Robot
SLJ reviews the 2.0 version of Sphero, one of the maker movement’s "robotic darlings," writes Wendy Stephens, who takes the new, clear skinned SPRK through its paces.
Teaching Kids to Deconstruct the Advertising Pitch
A school librarian teaches young students how to analyze persuasive advertising strategies by looking at gendered earplugs, chain-store clothing ads, and other product pitches.
Los Angeles Public Library Asks, "What's Your Queery?"
The Los Angeles County Public Library's extensive LGBT Services were established a year and a half ago by librarians who built staff support with grassroots efforts and "doughnut diplomacy."
Early Learning and "Law & Order"
Greater outreach and a holistic approach to early learning characterizes initiatives such as Too Small to Fail, which seeks to place literacy-positive images in prime-time TV shows. A far-reaching outward focus is taking hold in library programs as well.
YA Smackdown at 2015 ALA Midwinter
At the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting, teen services librarians dipped into the “challenge bucket” and talked fandoms, profanity, and crying teens during the YA Smackdown sessions.
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