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    Back to School | Library Lessons | What Worked

    Get Moving & Have Fun with Library Orientation Games

    ByCollette Jakubowicz August 26, 2022October 22, 2024

    The beginning of the year is an important time for teacher-librarians and media specialists as we introduce the library to new and returning students. Every…

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    Reflections | What Worked

    Making a Habit of Setting Boundaries & Self-Care

    ByCollette Jakubowicz November 8, 2021October 22, 2024

    Self-care is the newest education buzzword, but often there’s little time or resources provided to implement any kind of self-care practice. One-time events like donuts…

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    Reflections | What Worked

    Set-and-Forget-it Boundaries & Self-Care

    ByCollette Jakubowicz November 1, 2021October 22, 2024

    There’s a lot of discussion in education lately about “self-care,” which I would normally celebrate. I would love to believe that as a society, the…

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    Library Lessons | Online Teaching | What Worked

    Teaching Strategies for Library Class in Any Format

    ByCollette Jakubowicz November 25, 2020August 2, 2024

    Earlier this year, I listened to podcasts from Jennifer Gonzalez and Angela Watson about making lessons flexible enough to work for all-virtual instruction as well…

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    Back to School | Get Organized | Library Management | Library Space | What Worked

    Organizing & Teaching Library Class on a Cart

    ByCollette Jakubowicz July 26, 2020December 15, 2023

    Teaching “on a cart” means that all of your teaching supplies, materials, and tech are on a rolling cart, such as an AV cart or…

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    Get Organized | Library Management | Library Space | What Worked

    What Worked Wednesday: Grade-Level Lesson Bins

    ByCollette Jakubowicz July 18, 2018February 26, 2023

    Summer is a time for relaxing, recharging, and spending time with my family.  The back-to-school season is just around the corner, though, and I’m already…

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    Get Organized | Library Management | Library Space | What Worked

    Worth Every Penny: Sound Investments for Your School Library (and Your Sanity!)

    ByCollette Jakubowicz October 15, 2015October 22, 2024

    In the 8 years that I’ve worked at my current school library, I’ve made some very intentional purchases to make the library and my teaching…

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    Library Centers | Tech Tips | What Worked

    Library Centers Tracking with QR Code Check-in

    ByCollette Jakubowicz March 29, 2015June 3, 2025

    Building my PLN, or Professional Learning Network, has been one of the best decisions I’ve made since I started teaching!  Being connected with fabulous educators…

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