I surprised myself last week when advocacy took over my initial vision of our school Library website. While I am still intent on learning about my administrators’ strategic goals for the school so that I can frame my library programming around them, the actual creation of the website led me down a different path. ItContinue reading “The Big Unveil”
Author Archives: Christine Gardecki
Just Doing My Job…
One of the most surprising skills I have had to develop as a teacher-librarian is how to talk about myself and to brag a little bit. I’ve never been one to do this, but I’ve come to discover that this is integral to my job. I recently read an excellent article by Debra Kachel (2017)Continue reading “Just Doing My Job…”
Time To Practice What We Preach
Here comes the exciting part of the course – and the most daunting. It’s one thing to learn new information. It’s another to put that learning into action and produce a bona fide artifact that will be useful in my community. I suppose this sense of trepidation I feel in accomplishing this might be similarContinue reading “Time To Practice What We Preach”
The Sway of Other Voices
The most important takeaway I have from these weeks of exploration is the role that librarians in creating connections with the outside world. Although librarians are well-accustomed to teachers asking for books, making requests for digital resources, and inquiring about our community connections, I have come to realize that the quality of resources we provideContinue reading “The Sway of Other Voices”
World Libraries: No Famine For Thought
When I consider world libraries and access to resources in non-industrialized countries, I am of two minds. I most certainly believe in improving access to information through diverse means, and libraries should be a community space for citizens to gather and learn. However, as someone who also has a strong belief in disruptting systems ofContinue reading “World Libraries: No Famine For Thought”
The Triple Threat
The notion of the school librarian position being a leadership role has surfaced in a couple of my previous UBC T-L courses, and I wholeheartedly agree. When I interviewed for the T-L role at our school, I did not have any formal T-L training. They asked me why I wanted to move into the roleContinue reading “The Triple Threat”
The Brain That Doesn’t Sleep
The trait that makes me an ideal teacher-librarian is also my one of my worst. My brain won’t ever turn off. I am always information seeking for a better understanding, a new way, and revelations I never realized were available to me. I love to share this knowledge with others, even during my colleagues’ well-deservedContinue reading “The Brain That Doesn’t Sleep”
Mo’ money, mo’ readers
Confession: I work at an independent school with a well-funded library. I often approach conversation with other librarians with caution because of this little secret. I have always felt my challenges with student reading are vastly different than those who work in a library with a very small budget. From my experience, it is aContinue reading “Mo’ money, mo’ readers”
Week 4: Research Synopsis
Although I had completed a similar type of research synopsis in last week’s post, it was incredibly liberating to receive feedback that I should search for multimedia sources rather than for articles in the UBC library catalog. Like many students my age, I was conditioned to use peer reviewed articles in academic research. The reality,Continue reading “Week 4: Research Synopsis”
Week 3: Literature Research & Data Collection
In my previous post, I stated various issues related to technology education that were my primary concerns. It was helpful feedback to hear that my concerns were oriented around digital citizenship. Global citizenship has always been a high priority for me in education, and my interest in digital citizenship is a natural extension. As IContinue reading “Week 3: Literature Research & Data Collection”
The Learning Circle 