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Join Steve Tetreault (@DrTLovesBooks) as he talks to school librarians about their favorite lessons, ideas, and resources!

The SLLN (School Librarian Learning Network) Podcast Steve Tetreault

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Join Steve Tetreault (@DrTLovesBooks) as he talks to school librarians about their favorite lessons, ideas, and resources!

    "Information Literacy & Reliability" with Steve Tetreault

    "Information Literacy & Reliability" with Steve Tetreault

    It's me again! In the penultimate episode of Season 1, I'm sharing a lesson on information literacy that helped my students start to wrap their minds around two key concepts when it comes to considering any information: Context and Perspective. 
    Guest: Steve Tetreault
    Grade(s) Taught: 7-8
    Resources: 
    Information Literacy & Reliable Sources  Lesson: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TDCqafzR9uZ-y3n3y9n98vUwMQcSbbvKrCrANtp1evs/edit#slide=id.p
    All the Argument & Debate lessons & materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LF4D4Gpf_jSzDuyIzi1fX5MwTb_glMNo?usp=drive_link  Book Break: 
    Foundryside (#1, The Founders Trilogy) by Robert Jackson Bennet
    Super Powereds, Year 1 (#1, The Super Powereds series) by Drew Hayes
    Forging Hephaestus (#1, The Villain's Code series) by Drew Hayes
    Where to find Steve: 
    Websites:
    SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
    DrTLovesBooks.com Handle: @DrTLovesBooks
    Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/DrTLovesBooks.bsky.social
    Twitter: twitter.com/DrTLovesBooks Check in with us, and check us out!
    Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com
    Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

    • 29 min
    "Research Smarter by Planning & Visualizing" with Steve Tetreault

    "Research Smarter by Planning & Visualizing" with Steve Tetreault

    Your intrepid host shares a lesson he's found helpful in preparing students (and teachers) to do better research in less time. 
     
    Guest: Steve Tetreault
    Grade(s) Taught: 7-8, 9-12
     
    Resources: 
    Planning & Visualizing Lesson: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NBBdpOoktZ66HbodRXfpWF5WaHzuWaWEz7zQb4OJi40/edit#slide=id.p 
    Add’l Links: See all the lessons for my "secret info lit" class here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LF4D4Gpf_jSzDuyIzi1fX5MwTb_glMNo?usp=drive_link 
     
    Book Break: 
    Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers by Caela Carter
     
    Where to find Steve: 
    Website: DrTLovesBooks.com, SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
    Handle: @DrTLovesBooks
    Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/DrTLovesBooks.bsky.social 
    Twitter:  twitter.com/DrTLovesBooks  
    Check in with us, and check us out!
    Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com
    Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

    • 27 min
    "Reading Rescue Pet Adoption Program" with Maura Madigan

    "Reading Rescue Pet Adoption Program" with Maura Madigan

    Virginia school librarian Maura Madigan has taken the idea of reading to pets to a whole new level as a way to support her school's literacy efforts. 
    Guest: Maura Magigan
    Grade(s) Taught: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Resources: 
    Reading Rescue Pet Adoption Program Lesson: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MidinPgjzMl25QmKJwlwA-jDjxWYv47G?usp=sharing 
    Book Break: 
    The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard
    Casa Paloma Retreat Where to find Maura: 
    Handle: @mauramadigan7    (X and Bluesky) https://alastore.ala.org/content/maura-madigan Check in with us, and check us out!
    Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com
    Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

    • 40 min
    "Holocaust Memorial Exhibit" from Melissa Corey

    "Holocaust Memorial Exhibit" from Melissa Corey

    Melissa Corey shares so much of her work and so many ideas - and here she's sharing an amazing exhibit, along with ideas for her process of creating museum-like exhibits in her library!
    Guest: Melissa Corey
    Grade(s) Taught: 6, 7, 8
    Resources: 
    Holocaust Memorial Exhibit Lesson: https://fb.watch/rXxGavabSy/
    Book Break: 
    Free Lunch by Rex Ogle - My goal is to meet Rex Ogle so I can tell him in person how much our students appreciate his books!
    Where to find Melissa Corey: 
    Website: https://linktr.ee/melissacoreylibrary 
    Handle: @melissacorey
    TikTok: tiktok.com/@melissacoreylibrary  
    Check in with us, and check us out!
    Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com
    Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
     

    • 43 min
    Bookprints: An Exploration of Our Reading Journey with Todd Burleson

    Bookprints: An Exploration of Our Reading Journey with Todd Burleson

    I was fortunate enough to befriend Todd online, and his energy and enthusiasm were always a ray of sunshine on my day! Here, the 2016 SLJ School Librarian of the Year shares a great lesson that ticks so many boxes! While Todd does this with his upper elementary students, this could easily become a great lesson for upper grades as well!
    Guest: Todd Burleson, School Librarian 
    Grade(s) Taught: 5, 6
    Resources: 
    Bookprints: An Exploration of Our Reading Journey Lesson: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vEf27cCsul1C7osvf3KyF85zsU--DNBX?usp=drive_link 
    Add’l Links: Rhonda Jenkins twitter.com/@luv2teachtech
    Book Break: 
    Heroes and others by Alan Gratz
    Hatchet and others by Gary Paulsen
    The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--and Why It Failed by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
    The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church by Sarah McCammon
    Where to find Todd Burleson, School Librarian: 
    Instagram: instagram.com/burlesot
    Twitter: twitter.com/todd_burleson and twitter.com/SkokieSchoolRC 
    Check in with us, and check us out!
    Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com
    Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

    • 49 min
    "Sociology - School Culture Case Study Lesson" with Kaitlyn Carpenter

    "Sociology - School Culture Case Study Lesson" with Kaitlyn Carpenter

    Texas high school librarian Kaitlyn Carpenter shares this great lesson that connects her students' academic work to their yearbooks! 
    Guest: Kaitlyn Carpenter (aka Carpe_Librarian)
    Grade(s) Taught: 9, 10, 11, 12
    Resources: 
    Sociology - School Culture Case Study Lesson:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15czk9bmM4vPI3MWsKbD5ughYFeZAt-mN?usp=sharing
    Book Break: 
    Thrillers:
    Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
    That's Not My Name by Megan Lally
    Realistic/Romance:
    Exactly Where you Need to Be by Amelia Diane Coombs
    This Might get Awkward by Kara McDowell 
     Where to find Kaitlyn Carpenter (aka Carpe_Librarian): 
    Website: https://sites.google.com/view/kaitlynrcarpenter/ 
    Handle: @carpe_librarian
     Check in with us, and check us out!
    Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email SchoolLibLearning@gmail.com
    Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
     

    • 59 min

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