"Mission: Mars" with Ali Schilpp

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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New Jersey is in the house! 4-6 school librarian Gab Casieri shares how she gets research skills and critical thinking embedded in her "Curiosity Project" lesson!

Resources: 

• Curiosity Project Lesson: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B8ePsu1vzo_4tdwUKO0sXG-j_GQO98s4tK-WhelOI6U/edit?usp=sharing 

• Add’l Links: https://www.noodletools.com/ 

Book Break: 

• I have been recommending Rupert Holmes's Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide. It's really terrific. The audio is fantastic with Neil Patrick Harris and Simon Vance narrating.

Where to find Gabrielle "Gab" Casieri: 

• Website: https://libguides.ltps.org/home/

• Handle: @mrscasieri

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Friends, if you haven't gotten to know school librarian Erika Long, what have you been doing with yourself? She is an amazing practitioner, and we're lucky to get to learn from her this week! She's bringing her middle grades "Renaissance Art Tour" to us, and I have no doubt you'll find the lesson - and Ericka - as engaging as I do! 

Resources: 

• Renaissance Art Tour Lesson: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF626h2v_I/9_2VXHyjaZhlM4V8KRcf4A/edit?utm_content=DAF626h2v_I&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

• Add’l Links: https://k12mnps-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/elong1_mnps_org/EdVMonRoc6VCpYxVYk5cPSsB4_VBThER_Y-B3TWJLDEUxw?e=x4jAz0
  
  https://k12mnps-my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/elong1_mnps_org/EerhCFibq3hPqyeD-DbJSUEBl3OA-qmSFGpDXkUkmPPKGg?e=lKXTRz

Book Break: 

• Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You by A'ja Wilson

• Libro.FM

Where to find Erika Long: 

• Website: notyomamaslibrarian.my.canva.site

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

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

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

• Other Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikaslong/

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Ya'll, we've got Dustin Hensley in the house! This Tennessee high school librarian is all about experiential, authentic learning, as his "Community Improvement" lesson clearly demonstrates. (On a completely unrelated note, Dustin is also the KING of grant writing - if you're looking for tips, he's the man!) Learn along with me from this font of knowledge!

Resources: 

• Links: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
  https://dev-xqcompetencies.xqsuperschool.org/ 

Book Break: 

• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Where to find Dustin Hensley: 

• Handle: @dshensleyedu

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Tom's online handle is "Captain Library" because that's his school, but it's also a fitting title, because Tom is THE MAN when it comes to all things library - particularly primary sources! (If you haven't checked out The Primary Source Podcast, you are missing out.) He has collaborated with author Melissa Stewart in the past, and here he shares his lesson on how he presents Stewart's five kinds of nonfiction with students (and staff). It's helped me rethink my approach to nonfiction - maybe it'll spark something for you, too! 

Resources: 

• An Introduction to the Five Kinds of Nonfiction Lesson: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AChMn3SREMhcWCVX44-d4mspntVfCXIF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107672689077137206868&rtpof=true&sd=true 

• Add’l Links: https://www.melissa-stewart.com/books/teachers/bk_5_kinds_nonfiction.html 

Book Break: 

• The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt

Where to find Tom Bober: 

• Handle: @CaptainLibrary

• Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/captainlibrary.bsky.social

• Instagram: instagram.com/CaptainLibrary 

• TikTok: tiktok.com/@CaptainLibrary

• Twitter: twitter.com/CaptainLibrary 

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Resources: 

• MISSION MARS Lesson: https://wakelet.com/wake/r571cioBoL8vU9KHLVAU-

Book Break: 

• We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly

• Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library: The Graphic Novel by Chris Grabenstein

Where to find Ali Schilpp : 

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

• Handle: @AliSchilpp

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

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

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

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

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While she's known in some circles as "That Librarian", she'll always be the amazing Amanda Jones! 

The lesson she's sharing was directly inspired by her own experience with facing harassment online. It's a wonderful opportunity to give students space to share their own experiences and consider their own online behavior. 

Resources: 

• The Dangers in Their Hands: Navigating Social Media Lesson: https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/2021-School-Librarian-of-the-Year-Amanda-Jones-Creates-lesson-about-navigating-social-media 

• Add’l Links: librarianjones.com

Book Break: 

• Unstuck by Barbara Dee

• Glitter Everywhere!: Where It Came From, Where It's Found, and Where It's Going by Chris Barton and Chaaya Prabhat

• The Artivist by Nicholas Smith

• Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Where to find Amanda Jones: 

• Website: librarianjones.com 

• Handle: Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/abmack33  

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

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Fallon Farokhi brings such a wide array of experience and skills to the school library - it's no wonder her students love coming to the library! 

In this episode, Fallon shares a lesson that encourages students to engage in authentic inquiry driven by their own curiosity - and she makes the library the star of the show along the way! 

Resources: 

• Every Day Is Special: Natural Inquiry Lesson: https://thestoryspectator.blogspot.com/2022/08/teaching-idea-today-is.html 

• Add’l Links:

•  https://www.daysoftheyear.com/ 

• https://standards.aasl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/220427-AASL-Standards-Crosswalk-ASCD-002.pdf 

Book Break: 

• The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri 

Where to find Fallon Farokhi: 

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

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

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

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

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If you aren't familiar with Amanda Hunt, you're missing out! "The Next Gen Librarian" is such a wonderful font of shared book reviews, school library ideas - and lessons! 

Although she calls this lesson "Turkey Bingo", it's not just limited to use around Thanksgiving - this is a fun book bingo activity that encourages students to share what they know about books. It is quite adaptable to fit titles from any grade levels, though hers is set up to work with her middle school students. 

Resources: 

• Turkey Bingo lesson: https://www.thenextgenlibrarian.com/blog/turkey-bingo 

• Add’l Links: bit.ly/biolinkthenextgenlibrarian

Book Break: 

• Daybreak at Raven Island by Fleur T. Bradley

Where to find Amanda Hunt: 

• Website: www.thenextgenlibrarian.com 

• Handle: @thenextgenlibrarian

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

• Instagram: www.instagram.com/thenextgenlibrarian 

• TikTok: www.tiktok.com/thenextgenlibrarian 

• Twitter: www.twitter.com/thenextgenlib 

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We have SO MANY great school librarians volunteering their lessons that our usual 2 week release schedule doesn't make sense. So for the foreseeable future, we're bringing you a new episode every week! 

Stay tuned for more great episodes coming your way soon!

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