Beyond Books

Librarians are uniquely positioned to help schools, teachers and student find their voice. In this segment, we talk about why all three matter. Follow: @NikkiDRobertson @shannonmmiller @elissamalespina @bamradionetwork Nikki D. Robertson is a veteran educator, librarian and Instructional Technology Facilitator for James Clemens High School. She is passionate about 1:1 Digital Initiatives, collaboration with other education professionals, and assisting students in becoming well informed, critically thinking digital citizens.

In this segment, we talk with the founder of a program the encourages students to make a mark. The initiative has gone viral and global. Follow: @mluhtala @shannonmmiller @elissamalespina @bamradionetwork Terry Shay is the K-12 Vocal Music teacher at North Tama School in Traer, IA. Terry is highly involved with promoting creativity in schools and instrumental in Dot Day. @tjshay

Our guest believes that each year the school library should be massively overhauled. How? Purge, reconfigure, experiment. Follow: @shannonmmiller @elissamalespina @bamradionetwork Michelle Luhtala is the library department chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut, and she facilitates the Using Emerging Technology to Improve your School Library Program community at edWeb.net where she hosts monthly webinars.

As budgets continue to tighten, educators are increasingly being expected to do more with less. Our guest is on a mission to curate the best ideas for doing great things in schools with limited resources. Follow: @jenniferlagarde @shannonmmiller @elissamalespina @bamradionetwork Jennifer LaGarde (aka library girl!) is the Lead School Library Media Coordinator/Digital Teaching and Learning Specialist for New Hanover County Schools in Wilmington, NC. With over 18 years experience in public education, Jennifer has been a classroom teacher, school library media coordinator, district level leader and educational consultant for the NC Dept of Public Instruction.

Your father's school library and school librarian are rapidly disappearing. In this segment we talk about the many ways that the school library is changing teaching and learning. Follow: @joycevalenza @shannonmmiller @elissamalespina @bamradionetwork Joyce is an Assistant Professor and Director of the MLIS Program at Rutgers University. She has been a school librarian for 25 years. Joyce was the techlife@school columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the author of Social Media Curation, Power Tools, Power Research Tools and Power Tools Recharged for ALA Editions.

Librarians are helping to lead the way toward the adoption of makerspaces in schools. However, there is some confusion and debate about what makes a "real" makerspace. Learn what is required to have an authentic makerspace. Twitter ID: @DianaLRendina @shannonmmiller @elissamalespina Diana Rendina is the media specialist at Stewart Middle Magnet School in Tampa, FL, where she founded a Makerspace in 2014. She is passionate about school libraries being a place for students to discover, learn, grow, create, connect and collaborate and is a frequent writer and speaker on the Maker Movement