EPISODE · May 30, 2023 · 23 MIN
Revamping the Elementary Library to Support Student Success
from Leading from the Library · host Jillian Heise, Shannon McClintock Miller, Future Ready Schools, All4Ed
Guest Name: Jillian HeiseGuest work information/location: Elementary Library Media Specialist in Southeastern WisconsinJillian Heise, NBCT & MLIS, has been an elementary Library Media Specialist in southeastern Wisconsin since 2017. She previously taught 7th & 8th grade ELA in the Milwaukee area for eleven years. As founder of #ClassroomBookADay (inspired by Donalyn Miller’s #bookaday), Jillian is a passionate advocate for the power of shared stories and is dedicated to supporting all students by honoring their identities and lived experiences through access to inclusive literature to build classroom community and engagement. She presents at conferences and provides workshops at the local, state, regional, national, and international level to share her literacy expertise and knowledge to inspire other educators. Guest social media: Twitter: @heisereadsInstagram: @heisereadsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/heisereads & https://www.facebook.com/groups/classroombookadayBlog: www.heisereads.com & www.classroombookaday.comFuture Ready Schools Website: https://all4ed.org/future-ready-schools/Twitter: @FutureReady, @ShannonMMillerInstagram: @FutureReadySchools, @ShannonMMillerFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FutureReadySchoolsFuture Ready Schools is a registered trademark of All4Ed, located in Washington, D.C. #FutureReady Future Ready Schools Website: futureready.orgTwitter: @FutureReady, @ShannonMMillerInstagram: @FutureReadySchools, @ShannonMMillerFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FutureReadySchoolsFuture Ready Schools is a registered trademark of All4Ed, located in Washington, D.C. #FutureReady #FutureReadyLibs
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Jillian Heise will share her story of evolving three different elementary libraries and the lessons learned in revamping the spaces to make them more kid-friendly and usable. Because walking into an elementary library that has stuffed shelves of spine out books is just not the most inviting environment for our youngest students. So how do we start making the shifts that will support students for successful discoverability for little (and bigger) hands? By considering what students & staff really need and adjusting how we display, shelve, label, sign, and organize individual books and sections in our libraries.
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