The SLLN (School Librarian Learning Network) Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

I was fortunate enough to work with Wendy on the AASL Member Engagement Committee. There, I learned she is a dedicated, hard-working individual who gets stuff done. And on top of that, she does amazing things for her students! Check out her materials on getting an origami program going in her library!

Guest: Wendy Garland, Librarian

Grade(s) Taught: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Resources: 

• “Origami in the Library” Lesson: https://listenconnectempower.blogspot.com/2024/09/origami-in-our-library.html 

Book Break: 

• Author Susan Hood! From historical fiction middle grade novels to exquisite nonfiction picture books and poetry - what CAN'T she do?

• Lifeboat 12

• Lifeboat 5

• Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

• The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics

Where to find Wendy Garland, Librarian: 

• Website: https://listenconnectempower.blogspot.com/ 

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/dancelibrarian

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Tim Smyth is a school-librarian-by-association. We've known each other since I met him at a school librarian conference where Tim was presenting on the importance of having comics and graphic novels in classrooms and school libraries. He and I are definintely on the same page! 

Here, Tim shares a lesson that is near and dear to his heart, and his work as an educator. 

Guest: Tim Smyth, educator and Eisner award nominated author

Grade(s) Taught: 9, 10, 11, 12

Resources: 

• Comics as Artifacts Lesson: https://historycomics.edublogs.org/2014/09/25/comics-as-artifacts/

• Add’l Links:

• HistoryComics.Net

• https://www.historycomics.net/free-comics-1

Book Break: 

• March Trilogy by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

• Run by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell, L. Fury 
• The Night Librarian by Christopher Lincoln
• H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness by Gou Tanabe
• The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
• An Antarctic Mystery by Jules Verne
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Where to find Tim Smyth, educator and Eisner award nominated author: 

• Website: https://www.historycomics.net/

• Handle: @historycomics

• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@teachingwithcomics

• Twitter:   twitter.com/historycomics

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• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

I'm back - this time, with an actual lesson! Check out how you can build your own custom search engines that will only search within the sources you select - handy for you, handy for students, handy for staff! 

Guest: Steve Tetreault

Grade(s) Taught: 7, 8

Resources: 

• Build Your Own Search Engine! Lesson: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQgq3iy0Hiiq8JU6Vr3m8jrH7dzxQYaIAB0SxwEHtdlyBGfWoVw-eey3vpFNmFJ5GX45wEoP88tbPMb/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000 

Book Break: 

• The Meister of Decimen City by Brenna Raley

Where to find Steve Tetreault: 

• Website: SchoolLibLearning.Net

• Handle: @DrTLovesBooks

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drtlovesbooks.bsky.social 

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrTLovesBooks

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This week is a special episode of the podcast. I’ve been travelling, and haven’t been able to record one of our usual episodes with a guest. But I didn’t want to leave you hanging, either, so we’re doing something different this week. We’re going to start with the book break, followed by a special surprise.

This week, the SLLN Podcast goes international as Canadian school librarian Christopher Hunt joins us to share his science-focused "Makery Bakery" lesson, where second graders make bread and butter! 

Guest: Christopher Hunt, Chris (he/him)

Grade(s) Taught: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Resources: 

• #MakeryBakery : States of Matter via Bread- and Butter-Making Lesson: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QdhbK-wNfBeOZTvlPWeUGH-L5Ib-cA7Zlz5pypF9-x0/edit 

• Add’l Links: 

• 3 Links with pictures of the whole process of baking bread in the library: 

• https://x.com/exlibrismrhunt/status/1579576580837629952?s=61&t=Tv9BKUdb0H2orkq59euXgw 

• https://x.com/exlibrismrhunt/status/1061003182879338496?s=61&t=Tv9BKUdb0H2orkq59euXgw 

• https://bsky.app/profile/exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social/post/3kkp7t5ojlc2s 

• Bread & Butter Recipes without the lesson plans:

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QhdyDHiz2feI4eGzPlWThWG4cGMUT--fBwC1nvtMz84/edit

Book Break: 

• The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day and Brett Helquist (Illustrator)

Where to find Christopher Hunt, Chris (he/him): 

• Handle: @ExLibrisMrHunt on Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X

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Miss Jean Darnell, known online as Awaken Librarian, is a careful thinker and diligent researcher. In this episode, she shares some lessons and thoughts about AI in education. 

Guest: Ms. Jean Darnell

Grade(s) Taught: 6, 7, 8

Resources: 

• Using AI for Literacy Lesson: https://www.awakenlibrarian.com/2023/04/using-ai-for-literacy-exciting-prompts.html 

• Add’l Links: https://ditchthattextbook.com/about/ 

Book Break: 

• Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine by Uché Blackstock

Where to find Ms. Jean Darnell: 

• Website: https://awakenlibrarian.com

• Handle: @AwakenLibrarian

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Kelly Hincks has been sharing wonderful lessons over on the Knowledge Quest blog for years - if you've been missing them, be sure to check them out! In this episode, she shares how she has students use hexagonal thinking to get to know each other in a fun and creative way. This lesson can be adapted in many ways to get students thinking creatively across the curriculum - and you can be the hero who brings this into collaborations with your staff! 

Guest: Kelly Hincks

Grade(s) Taught: K, 1, 2, 3, Preschool age 3 and age 4

Resources: 

• Learn About Each Other Using Hexagonal Thinking Lesson: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/my-favorite-collaborative-lesson-learn-about-each-other-using-hexagonal-thinking/ 

• https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/hexagonal-thinking/

• https://engagetheirminds.com/2022/07/15/getting-to-know-you-hexagons-for-back-to-school/ 

Book Break: 

• Backable: The Surprising Truth Behind What Makes People Take a Chance on You by Suneel Gupta

• The Very True Legend of the Mongolian Death Worms by Sandra Fay

• The Three Little Tardigrades by Sandra Fay 

Where to find Kelly Hincks: 

• Website: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/khincks/ 

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kellyhincks.bsky.social 

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/kelly.hincks 

• Twitter: https://kellyhincks1 

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"Everything's bigger in Texas" is not just a saying, as school librarian Deb Zeman will prove in this episode! The lesson is big, the resources are big, the Book Break is big - and the implications for our students are big! 

Guest: Deb Zeman/MS Librarian

Grades taught: 6-8

Resources: 

• Wakelet Student Ambassador Program: https://wakelet.com/wake/z7FWzla_1fiAlwlJ7p-hG (this also includes the links to the Certified Student Course and the Portfolio Course.)

• Final Wakelet Student Ambassador Certificates: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF_nHaxmfM/79K5TssTbsxbNFSZKdx3zA/view?utm_content=DAF_nHaxmfM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&mode=preview

• Wakelet Raceboard: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFq9kRdcLI/7wqSxbzjzuB9tIm07Rmvxg/view?utm_content=DAFq9kRdcLI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&mode=preview

• Parent Letter and information graphic about the course, etc template: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFq9sLREGQ/Cb6UOjGkRk5TwYgzxG_OJg/view?utm_content=DAFq9sLREGQ&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&mode=preview

Book Break: 

• Starfish by Lisa Fipps 

• Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasmine Mendez

• Hope Wins: A Collection of Inspiring Stories for Young Readers edited by Rose Brock

• Shine On, Luz Veliz by Rebecca Balcarcel

• Four Eyes and Pizza Face by Rex Ogle

• Plan A by Deb Caletti

• In the Orbit of You and Amelia Unabridged by Ashely Schumcher

• “Go look at my goodreads and ask me again at the end of the year! LOL”

Where to find Deb Zeman

• Website: bit.ly/DZLinkTree 

• Handle: @Z_Brarian for all social media platforms!

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Tennessee school librarian (and generally wonderful human) Laurie Stansbury shares the lesson she does with the book The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil and Anait Semirdzhyan
 (Illustrator) - and both the book and the lesson are lovely! 

Guest: Laurie Stansbury

Grades: K-5

Resources: 

• "The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story" (same name as the book) Lesson: https://docs.google.com/document/d/188aT4KP9US_HfqLvl610PUWJ6TqAoaU_l9yO5JQvLJU/edit?usp=sharing 

• Add’l Links: Youtube link of book being recorded: https://youtu.be/JLxFioeUcjo?si=77BuDRmHZlFOMwT0 

Book Break: 

• The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi

Where to find Laurie Stansbury: 

• Facebook: CBES Library ; Laurie Stansbury

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lauriestansbury.bsky.social 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauriestansburylibrarian/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurieStansbury

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The ever-delightful Katie McNamara shares how she uses "Game of Quotes" as a lesson in collaboration with her teachers, and gets requests from both students and staff for more! 

Guest: Katie McNamara, High School Teacher Librarian & Fresno Pacific University Program Director, Teacher Librarian Program

Resources: 

• Game of Quotes Lesson: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF9EWHvGw0/6I1M71IhOI_Y4BCJdYcDyA/edit?utm_content=DAF9EWHvGw0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton 

Book Break: 

• Your Lonely Nights are Over by Adam Sass
• You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

• Your Plantation Prom is Not Okay by Kelly McWilliams 

Where to find Katie McNamara, High School Teacher Librarian & Fresno Pacific University Program Director, Teacher Librarian Program: 

• Website: https://linktr.ee/katiejmcnamara 

• Handle: @KatieJMcNamra

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