Whew! We have almost made it through the first full month of school (for those of us in the south that went back Aug 1st)! I think this year started as the normal August crazy of just trying to get our feet on the ground. We’ve overcome library orientations, book tastings, beginning of the year read alouds, SORA introductions, and laptop distribution. I feel like now we finally get into collaborative teaching and partnerships. Last week I started curating resources for a mini third grade research project, gathering names for book clubs, and brainstorming STEAM bin ideas for the makerspace this year.
I listened to Amy Hermon’s School Librarians United podcast episode about passive programming (found here) this summer, and I think the idea of embedding our programs in such a seamless way is important for our stakeholders to see all the options we can provide them. So as we move into September, I want to start focusing on passive programming and things that students can participate in as they walk through the learning commons or post to our learning management system. Maybe have them submit online book reviews to me this way? What about challenges in SORA–as a class, read for a day (24 hours)? What are some passive programming ideas you have or ideas that have been successful?
Librarian in Louboutins 