I was privileged enough to be able to attend the 17th American Association of School Librarians (AASL) national conference in Columbus, Ohio last week. A group of the best of our best teacher-librarians gathered together to learn, grow, share, and lead, and it was an incredible event. So much so that I have to break the blog posts for the conference into two parts. Part 2 can be found here!
Today, in part one, I am going to focus on the two keynote sessions and the messages contained within them. Heidi Hayes Jacobs - Curriculum21
Heidi Hayes Jacobs was AMAZING. What a great speaker - so many insightful quotes and ideas. Here are my favorites, in no particular order:
This one actually brought applause from the audience and it is 100% true. If you want to be a "Right Now" librarian, you need to have a Twitter account. It's the easiest way to connect with colleagues who share your passions, and to share your passions with others! Think of it as a micro-blog ... you are sharing out the amazing things you are doing with the world! If you are feeling overwhelmed by Twitter,check out this getting started guide... and look for a future blog from me on the topic!
This is 100% true too! Our students today are no longer just consumers of content - they are creators and innovators, too. I am reminded of the Apple "Think Different" commercial from the 90s:
These kids think differently than we do. We are preparing them for a future that we cannot even imagine. As Ms. Hayes Jacobs said in her keynote, the iPad is only 5 years old (as of April 3rd, 2010). 5 years. If the world has changed so much in five years, can you imagine what it will look like in 12 more years, when today's Kindergartners are headed off to college? The implications are staggering.
Funny, right? We should though - every time you get to work together with colleagues to connect, to create, to share, you should leave a little unsettled and a little disturbed! It should push you out of your comfort zone and leave you reeling. That unsettled feeling is growth. Change is uncomfortable, embrace the disruption!
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About the AuthorHi! Welcome to my blog! My name is Christine Hurley. This is my 17th year of teaching - I've taught Kindergarten, 4th grade, elementary media, and now I am in my 6th year of teaching middle school media! Archives
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