Author Archives: Anita Brooks Kirkland
Teaching Wikipedia
(Originally posted January 16, 2011 on Blogger) Teaching Wikipedia was the title of a presentation I did at the Ontario Library Association‘s Super Conference 2008. I had, before that, done a similar session for The Partnership’s Education Institute and for … Continue reading
Posted in Information Fluency
Tagged critical thinking, Wikipedia
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Implementing Together for Learning
(Originally posted November 14, 2010 on Blogger) I’m preparing a full-day professional development event for our elementary and secondary teacher-librarians, which takes place later this week. The focus is on our plans for implementing the new Ontario guideline document, Together … Continue reading
Posted in Together for Learning
Tagged critical thinking, school libraries, strategic planning
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From Advocacy to Action
(Originally posted November 7, 2010 on Blogger) I’m tired of advocacy. Or at least what advocating for the school library program used to be. We are all very passionate about the role of the school library. I think we need … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy & Leadership
Tagged evidence-based practice, marketing, school libraries, strategic planning
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