Globally "Standing By Each Other"

Here is an amazing example of our global connectedness. We are able to sing together. What other peaceful possibilities are there?

I choose to DREAM BIG!




This song is going to carry me through my busiest day in the library media center.
I feel supported globally.

Historical Moments in our Land

The Newseum shares all the covers of leading newspapers in the United States. It powerfully conveys the significance of our recent election.

I pray for President-elect Barack Obama as he already is preparing for the task at hand.

K-12 Online Conference is Engaging Lifelong Learners

Thanks to David Warlick and Darren Kuropatwa for sharing this resource of visual pages. The K-12 Online Conference is offering many enriching speakers and inspiring concepts that we can apply in our classrooms.

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Hopefully you will have time to listen to a few inspiring and innovative learners.

Side note:

Obama will be at a Rally in our town today. This feels like history in the making.
My library media center responsibilities are preventing me from attending this event.
It sounds like there will be a crowd attending to hear about his drive for change.

Communicating Environmental Ethics

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What is Reading Comprehension?

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This past week I met with a sales representative for Accelerated Reading. It left me with a feeling of Big Business taking over our educational job of creating a lifelong passion for reading. The above slideshow resonates with my personal goal to take reading comprehension to a deeper level with my library media center visitors. When PreK-5 students come to the Cub Run LMC for literacy lessons, I hope to give them tools that will assist them in making sense of the text at a personal level.

Creepy Spider and Fly Eating Tree Frog

Community vs Classroom

I have such a deep passion for creating a sense of community in our schools versus just rote learning in our classrooms. The 21st century is calling me to guide elementary students on the global learning journey. With the connectivity that is available at our fingertips, I must not be afraid to open my students to the real learning opportunities that are currently available.


Best wishes to our journey of lifelong learning!

--mj

In Honor of Earth Day

Last Tuesday, my third grade students hosted a Discovery Courtyard Walking Tour to celebrate wise use of our environment. It was a thrill to see the students taking ownership of our mini micro-habitats.



Parents and grandparents were treated to our "Secret Garden". Teams shared insights on the Prairie Grasslands Region, Solar Power Project, Desert Plateau Region, Woodlands Region, and Pond Ecosystem.



The Mountain View Elementary Discovery Courtyard has been a project in the making over the last eight years since the school opened in 2000. It has earned the National Wildlife Federation's Schoolyard Habitat honors. Students are eager to engage in outdoor learning projects in this Discovery Courtyard setting.




--mj

21st Century Library Media Center Here I Come!

On Tuesday night, the Rockingham County School Board approved my new position as library media specialist for the new Cub Run Elementary School. It was an honoring experience to be the first hired staff member that the principal chose to make for this school. The library media center has become an essential learning hub of the 21st century school model. I instantly felt goosebumps as I read Joyce Valenza's well wishes warmly stated in my Facebook inbox. Her "Manifesto for 21st Century School Librarians" gives me focus and vision as I start getting bids from jobbers for the Opening Day Collection.
Doug Johnson posted a blog about "Not Your Grandma's Librarian" He made reference to the Scholastic Administrator article, "Meet Your New Library Media Specialist"

One of my Twitter friends, technolibrary, shared this great YouTube link.
Here's an innovative library media specialist that I can use as a role model.




Now it is time to begin plans for the creation of a warm exciting place for lifelong learning.

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I feel surrounded with such positive energizing professionals in my learning network.
Thanks for cheering me on in this new endeavor.


top photo taken on 2/11/08 by Margo Jantzi