GOOGLE EARTH -- The first voyage of Christopher Columbus

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Last year was my nineteenth year as a teacher-librarian... and it was almost my last!!!! Like many of my colleagues in education, my job was almost chopped due to state budget cuts. I was saved because my community chose to step up and help fund some of the more "expendable" positions like music teachers and librarians. Whoa... HUGE REALITY CHECK!!!! I'm so glad to be doing what I'm doing and my major goal is to continue helping my teachers create information rich lessons for their curriculum that also allow students an opportunity to think critically about information sources. Along the way, I keep on hoping that I'll make it easier to teachers to learn new technology without feeling overwhelmed by their workload. What I'm hoping to share via TPT are great lessons that help students think about the role of information in their lives and help them to enjoy great literature. And if I lose my job next year as a librarian, then at least I've sent out some strong lessons about information to the ether. And maybe eventually I'll be able to fund the wine budget?

• Lesson Plans (Individual)
• Activities
• Cooperative Learning
• SmartBoard Lessons & Whiteboard Activities
• Novel Study
• Literature Circles
• Assessment
• Lesson Plans (Bundled)
• Bulletin Board Ideas
• Unit Plans
• Literacy Center Ideas
• Fun Stuff
• Worksheets
• Research
• Printables