What is innovation?
For Librarians, InnovationInnovation. It’s the word plastered to the front wall outside my school library. It’s in some of my staff’s role […]
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Innovation
Five new things for the makerspace
For Librarians, Innovation, Makerspace, Resource ListI’m always on the lookout for new, creative ways to solve needs or address challenges in our space. This year
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Year 7 Ancient History Immersive Experience
For Librarians, Innovation, LearningImagine if you could take your students to a museum to explore ancient history, but without the plane tickets and
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MakeDo Tools – Safe-Saw
For Librarians, Innovation, Makerspace, Resource ListIf there is one tool I couldn’t do without in my school library makerspace, it’s the MakeDo Safe-Saw. We allow
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The Future of School Libraries – 5 possible scenarios
For Librarians, Innovation, LeadershipI was pondering strategic planning and envisioning the future of school libraries recently and I decided, on a whim, to
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What is an innovation centre?
For Librarians, InnovationInnovation. It has certainly been a buzzword in education and schools for a while now. But it’s not just the
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Do school libraries need to embrace innovation?
For Librarians, InnovationDo school libraries need to embrace a mindset and approach of innovation? I believe, very strongly, that they do. But
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Tweaking the school library
For Librarians, Innovation, LeadershipI love the movie You’ve Got Mail. In one of the scenes, Tom Hanks tells Meg Ryan via email that
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Building a Reading Culture Part 8
For Librarians, ResearchBuilding A School Reading Culture – Part 8 – Reflecting and Reassessing It’s been almost a year since I last
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Cultivating Innovation
For Librarians, ResearchCultivating Innovation in the School Library School libraries need to be places of innovation. They and their staff must innovate
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Driving Innovation
For Librarians, ResearchDriving Innovation Innovation, innovation, innovation. Have you seen the movie The Hundred Foot Journey? Great movie. In it, a young
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Building a Reading Culture Part 7
For Librarians, Professional Learning, ResearchBuilding A School Reading Culture – Part 7 Reading Culture Characteristics Well, here we are, more than two years on
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Ramblings: The Benefits of Reading Non-Fiction
For Librarians, ResearchThe Benefits of Reading Non-Fiction The benefits of reading fiction are well established. Reading supports wellbeing and mental health, develops
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Ramblings: The Importance of Non-Fiction
Collection Development, For Librarians, ResearchThe Importance of Non-Fiction I’ve been writing about how I have been reinvigorating the non-fiction collection in my secondary school
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