There is a lot going on at the BHS Library in March 2022. This guest post from Janet Anderson and Jennifer Walsh will help get you up to date!
Teachers Learn About the New BHS Creativity Lab
The BHS library has been busy with teachers learning about the tools we have in the BHS Creativity Lab, known as "The Box." During our Institute day, Teachers learned how to use our Sphero robots to see how easy they were to use, and invented ideas for how these can be used to engage students in projects. For example, one World Language teacher has used Spheros with students: one student reads the directions in the language they are learning, while the other follows the directions. We also had teachers learn how to operate our 3D printer and take something "theoretical" and create a realistic version.
Teachers know they can book The Box for their classes. They may need desktop computers, greenscreen studio capability, or use of our 3D printer. Teacher Librarians Janet Anderson, Jennifer Walsh, and our LTAs Jayne Straumann, Denise Kolb, and Ian Roets, all assisted as teachers roamed through the various activities created for their learning.
Students and Staff Learn Together
On April 1 and May 6, 2022, our very own amazing BHS students are planning to present to any interested students during lunch periods. We will have music/GarageBand specialists, streaming specialists, podcasting specialists, and more.
Our students will be learning from their peers as they explore ideas they requested to learn.
Learning the Research Databases
March is also the month that many BHS students begin their capstone research papers. Teacher Librarians will be busy visiting classrooms demonstrating how to use databases to ensure our students are experts when they enter their next level of education.
Find a Great Book for Spring Break
Since Spring Break is just around the corner, we are promoting our books for teachers and students to take with them on break. The featured book for this article is Fire Keeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley. This book is a Printz Medal winner, a Morris award winner, an American Indian Youth Literature Award Young Adult Honor Book, and a Reese Witherspoon & Hello Sunshine Book Club Young Adult pick.
In addition, this book is a New York Times Best Seller and is soon to be adapted for a Netflix TV special with Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground. With four-star reviews, Angeline Boulley's debut novel, Firekeeper's Daughter, is a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community
Enjoy your March, enjoy your break, and bring along audiobooks, eBooks, or print books!
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