Elizabeth5 days ago5 minCovid-19 = Coaching, Crochet and Cake! How the coronavirus made webinar training a reality.
ElizabethMar 103 minInquiry learning - GSL's, FOSIL and IFLA - What does this mean? Leading one of the secondary aims for the Great School Libraries campaign is a real pleasure. Learning through Inquiry...
ElizabethJan 183 minSchool Librarians using inquiry to engage teachers across the curriculum Are you a school librarian who wants to teach research skills across the curriculum but don't know how to get started? This might be for you
ElizabethNov 11, 20194 minASCEL conference! Confession time!I recently attended the ASCEL conference and left with far more than I imagined I would... and I am not just talking about books...
ElizabethJun 25, 20192 minDo we need physical books in school libraries in the 21st Century? Discuss...Getting ready for #LibraryStaffLoveLearning discussion about libraries in the 21st Century. Will physical books exist in the future?
ElizabethJun 18, 20195 minSchool Librarians, is no-one listening? How to help schools understand our role. School librarians can empower themselves through helping schools understand their role. Knowledge through self learning is important!
ElizabethApr 28, 201911 minLILAC 2019: The Information Literacy Conference for librarians Having just come home from 3 very intensive days of learning, collaborating, sharing and networking I am exhausted. However, I feel it is important to write ...
ElizabethApr 11, 20195 minWho is responsible for our Continued Professional Development? Over the last few months there has been talk of big changes at work, which has eventually led to an expansion of my own personal role. This will include a le...
ElizabethMar 17, 20195 minWhy copyright 'For educational purposes' is becoming a real problemI have recently been thinking about our role, as school librarians, in the UK and our understanding of copyright. Especially what our role is in ensuring tha...
ElizabethDec 31, 20185 minEnd of an amazing year: Reflections of a librarian working with school librariesI like to look back over my year in order to understand the good and the bad. Reflecting on what I could have done better but more importantly what I have le...
ElizabethDec 7, 20181 minHow are school librarians getting a foot in the door of the classroom? Over the last few months I have presented at several conferences. I was lucky enough to have my son Thomas, who is a History teacher, attend the ResearchEd n...
ElizabethDec 1, 20185 minJCS Digital Literacy conference 2018I can't believe it has been and gone. The first ever JCS Digital Literacy conference #JCS2018 in Birmingham was a huge success. Wonderful keynote speakers, f...
ElizabethNov 17, 20182 minUsing webinars for learning. 2 easy ideas for collaborationDo you use webinars for PD? If you have not come across edWeb.net you should take a look. You do have to sign up but it is free #PD. They are American based ...
ElizabethNov 8, 20185 minLearning and sharing #pracped18As I sat in the hall at St Georges school, Cologne, ready to hear Hywel Roberts open the Practical Pedagogies conference I turned to the man sitting next to ...
ElizabethSep 11, 20183 minResearchEd 2018. A librarian and presenter at a teachers conference. Working closely with teachers here in Guernsey, I heard a buzz about a conference called ResearchED. Being a librarian it was not a conference I had come acr...
ElizabethMay 30, 20185 minLeading in a Culture of Change: Is this possible for school librarians?Many of the school librarians I know are very passionate about what they do but what if that just isn't enough? The online book club I run for school library...
ElizabethApr 1, 20184 minI know we need a school librarian, but I can't remember why... Advocacy for school librarians I often write about advocacy for school librarians and the need for us to constantly tell school leaders about the benefits of...