For the last year and a half I've been working hard to transform my school library program into one that is inquiry based and student-centered. I've tried a lot of different lessons and activities with my elementary students. Some of these experiments have been mistakes, but many have been great successes. I created this blog to share what's worked and what hasn't and to give other librarians ideas that can get them rolling on the same road.
I always knew that inquiry was important in the library, but until I heard Allison Zmuda speak last year I didn't realize just how integral it is for student success. The truth is that our world is changing fast, and in order for students to be prepared for future jobs they need to have those 21st century skills.
But it's one thing to say inquiry is important, and it's quite another to throw away the lessons and research projects we've been doing for years and try something completely different. And where do we even start?
I hope that this blog, besides being a resource for other librarians, will be a forum for us to share the things that have worked and build better school library programs for all of our students.
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