LOL Librarian

Do you remember an assignment that you loathe to do but then upon reflection you realize you did learn a lot?  After writing this mammoth reflection, a critical analysis of my own teaching practice since the 90s, it dawned on me how valuable the process was; to see the impact of change, to detect further areas of growth, and to assess how time and place has altered my path.  An Educational Journey Through Time and Place and the Principles of Learning A map of my learning journey, if you follow the rainbow you can trace the path. The road A road less travelled is one that I have followed both in my personal and in my professional life. Metamorphosis is a challenge I embrace and as I reflect upon the road I have traveled as an educator I make connections to various learning theories that were signposts in my journey. My tale feels like an epic tale, and my role would be akin to Samwise Gamgee from the Lord of the Rings ; at the start I lacked confi...

Starting a new year and getting back into the swing of school means I was cruising through my drive in an effort to clean up the tomb. The benefits of doing this, is stumbling across documents you've forgotten and that were shared with you. This is a chance to breath new life into them.  My former colleague, Nadine Bailey  was the first one to introduce me to Hyperdocs as a tool to deepen comprehension and analyze text. Hyperdocs were developed by Lisa Highfill , Kelly Hilton  and Sarah Landis  and they discuss them through the lens of being a change agent, teachers can use this versatile tool for almost any subject and more importantly have their students make connections using different media, through videos, pictures, etc. I strongly encourage you to check out their site  https://hyperdocs.co . For guided reading, hyperdocs are a fantastic tool to deepen comprehension and analysis skills since students are working with the  text  in a meaningf...