"Greetings Shawn,
I'm Mike McQueen, teacher librarian and founder of http://www.GettingBoysToRead.com. Like many school districts, we are in a financial crises. Our school board recently proposed to eliminate ALL 20+ middle school teacher…"
A community for teacher-librarians and other educators
-
Shawn Steidinger
- Female
- North Salt Lake, UT
- United States
- Blog Posts
- Discussions (5)
- Events
- Groups (2)
- Photos
- Photo Albums
- Videos
Shawn Steidinger's Discussions
How to build a school library?
2 Replies
Hello,I'm new to this Ning & I'm glad I found you! I've been a librarian since 1993, working in an art museum, a large academic institution, and a hospital library. I've been a cataloger,…Continue
Tags: new library, new librarian, renovation, collection assessment
Started this discussion. Last reply by Shawn Steidinger Apr 5, 2010.
Shawn Steidinger's Page
Latest Activity
Shawn Steidinger commented on Ashley Stang's group Private School Librarians"In response to Barbara E.'s request re: shared Middle/Upper School Libraries, what about "recreating" the bridge from the Middle school to the Upper school within the library? It's probably too early to start looking at…"
Shawn Steidinger replied to Linda Keesing's discussion 2011 Read Across America"I'm assuming your students are 6th-8th grade?
You could hold a publishing party: Guide students in creating their own books - hit on story-line development, audience, binding, illustration, creating an index (non-fiction), cover art. …"
Shawn Steidinger replied to Korie Mitchell's discussion Books on Bullying?"I read a book to my kids called "Mean Max" by John Peterson. It's about a boy named Tony who gets bullied by a kid named Max. Tony's mom says to try to befriend Max. Tony's dad teaches him how to punch. Teachers tell…"
Shawn Steidinger replied to Zaiga Alksnitis's discussion college prep librarians: how integrated is your library with your school curriculum? in the group Private School Librarians"Hello Ziaga,
Does your library have a Professional Development section? Perhaps this will help draw faculty into their library, then you can show them how you are able to help the students as well. Perhaps you can integrate into faculty…"
Shawn Steidinger commented on Ashley Stang's group Private School Librarians"Hi Andy - I think your site will be helpful to students and a good model for other school librarians. I had to Zoom Out to see the whole page in both Firefox and Win Explorer. Didn't try it in Chrome or Safari browsers. Not sure why…"
Shawn Steidinger replied to Jocelyn Ozolins's discussion Reading Group website advice"Hi Jocelyn - I just scoped out LibraryThing's Groups and if you search "middle school" you can find what others have done. I haven't used LT much, but it looks like groups can enable privacy features so others can't see/join…"
Shawn Steidinger replied to Shawn Steidinger's discussion How to build a school library?"Hi Yvonne - this is good advice - thank you! Looks like the first thing on my task list that I present to the administration will be a list of questions to ask, and then based on their answers, I can frame further actions to take.
I wish the…"
Shawn Steidinger joined Glynis Fletcher's group
Librarians 2.0
A group for those transitioning from classroom teacher to librarian or those new to the profession. A place to share ideas, ask questions and grow our wings as librarians in a digital society!See More
Shawn Steidinger joined Ashley Stang's group
Private School Librarians
This group is for librarians who work at private, religious, or parochial schools that set them apart from public school media specialists.
Shawn Steidinger posted a discussionHow to build a school library?
Hello,I'm new to this Ning & I'm glad I found you! I've been a librarian since 1993, working in an art museum, a large academic institution, and a hospital library. I've been a cataloger, reference librarian, and for the past 9 years, I've been a systems librarian. Now I'd like to move into new territory - teacher-librarianship!I've applied for a position at a private school, and part of my interview process involves creating a task list for moving a 10K item collection out of on-premise…See More
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- North Salt Lake, UT
- What is the name of your school?
- I rec'd my MLS in '93 and have worked in several types of libraries - academic, art research, public, and even a hospital library. I can't imagine doing anything else! I love this profession! I've traveled all over the world with my husband and children, and just moved from one side of the country to the other and am settling in here in Utah. Currently, I'm interested in school librarianship.
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 8:52pm on January 25, 2012,
Mike McQueen said… Greetings Shawn,
I'm Mike McQueen, teacher librarian and founder of http://www.GettingBoysToRead.com. Like many school districts, we are in a financial crises. Our school board recently proposed to eliminate ALL 20+ middle school teacher librarians and also cut all 90+ elementary schools to half time. Since we are the biggest district in all of Colorado, we worry this will cause other districts to follow suit. We launched an online movement and are going to do our best to put up a good fight. If possible, please visit our Facebook page and "Like" us http://www.facebook.com/SupportSchoolLibraries . Adding a positive comment and sharing with your friends would help our morale as well. The board finalizes the budget soon so your timely support would be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Mike McQueen
Teacher Librarian at McLain HS
Lakewood, CO
PLN News!
Mightybell is a new platform for curation and conversation.
Let's test drive it.I've set up a TLChat space. Stop in and play. Add your favorite resources. Invite friends. Post questions. Start chats. I'd be happy to make any TL who asks a host. (Joyce)
TL Scoop.its
Teacher Librarians of the 21st Century Curated by Mrs. N Ideas and Resources for the 21st Century Teacher Librarian
Libraries as Sites of Enchantment, Participatory Culture, and Learning Curated by Buffy J. Hamilton Ideas and resources to develop the concept of libraries as sites of participatory culture and learning
Personal Learning Networks for Librarians Curated by Donna Watt
Staying ahead of the game, managing your own professional development, joining the dots
SchoolLibrariesTeacherLibrarians Curated by Joyce Valenza News for teacher librarians
What is a teacher librarian? Curated by Tania Sheko Defining the role of teacher librarians for those who think we just look after books
Teacher librarians and transliteracy Curated by Sue Krust Explore the evolving role of the teacher librarian
Teacher-Librarian Curated by Librarian@HOPE Best sites and resources on the web for teacher-librarians
ResearChameleon on School Libraries Curated by Kathy Malatesta Teaching, mentoring & leading in today’s school libraries
Student Learning through School Libraries Curated by lyn_hay Building evidence of impact through research and professional practice
SCIS Curated by SCIS News and resources about school libraries
Educational Technology and Libraries Curated by Kim Tairi In libraries we teach, we learn and many of us are early adopters of technology. This is your scoop on those things.
21st Century Libraries Curated by Dr. Steve Matthews all things 21st Century library related
Join our Diigo Group! VIsit TL Daily!
Teacher Librarians Diigo group!
Lots of great sharing.
Feed link: http://groups.diigo.com/group/teacher_librarians/rss
Mansfield University Scholarship Program – Begin in January 2012
In an ongoing effort to recruit a new generation of school library leaders, Mansfield University recently received a fifth Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) grant to fund scholarships for its totally online School Library & Information Technologies Master of Education degree program with school library certification. If you know of an educator or non-certified librarian seeking school library certification, please pass along the news that we are still accepting applications for the spring 2012 semester.
The Master of Education program, ideally suited for working educators
with no time to drive to a university, offers a convenient and effective path to school library certification. For detailed information and contacts please refer to the Fulfilling the Promise homepage, at http://libweb.mansfield.edu/promise/, or contact Cynthia Keller, Department Chair ckeller@mansfield.edu
Events
#tlchat: #tlchat your tweets!
Birthdays
Birthdays Today
© 2013 Created by Joyce Valenza.
Powered by
