Kate Gukeisen
@kgukeisen.bsky.social
Librarian. Adventurer. Educator. Change agent and dogged optimist. Ready for anything (seriously, I packed a sandwich).
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And that's the misperception about kids and tech
Being on their phones a lot and "using" tech a ton does not equate to knowing about the ins and outs of it.
I drive my car every day & to all kinds of places but that does not make me a mechanic nor a travel agent
teaching tech literacy matters
Being on their phones a lot and "using" tech a ton does not equate to knowing about the ins and outs of it.
I drive my car every day & to all kinds of places but that does not make me a mechanic nor a travel agent
teaching tech literacy matters
January 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
And that's the misperception about kids and tech
Being on their phones a lot and "using" tech a ton does not equate to knowing about the ins and outs of it.
I drive my car every day & to all kinds of places but that does not make me a mechanic nor a travel agent
teaching tech literacy matters
Being on their phones a lot and "using" tech a ton does not equate to knowing about the ins and outs of it.
I drive my car every day & to all kinds of places but that does not make me a mechanic nor a travel agent
teaching tech literacy matters
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“If it is the only thing I do in this life, I will advocate for children, because every child deserves advocates. The children of this state – my children – deserve the best education we can offer,” said plaintiff Ayanna Mayes, a high school librarian.
January 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“If it is the only thing I do in this life, I will advocate for children, because every child deserves advocates. The children of this state – my children – deserve the best education we can offer,” said plaintiff Ayanna Mayes, a high school librarian.
Reposted by Kate Gukeisen
Reposted by Kate Gukeisen
So much misinformation has been spread about school librarians and school libraries. Here are some facts.
#SchoolLibraryFacts #SchoolLibrariesRock #MediaSpecialists
#SchoolLibraryFacts #SchoolLibrariesRock #MediaSpecialists
January 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
So much misinformation has been spread about school librarians and school libraries. Here are some facts.
#SchoolLibraryFacts #SchoolLibrariesRock #MediaSpecialists
#SchoolLibraryFacts #SchoolLibrariesRock #MediaSpecialists
"What we need are people showing up, doing the work, putting their butts in chairs at meetings (or at least getting their emails into inboxes), speaking out, and doing the work."
If you don't already follow @heykellyjensen.bsky.social, do it NOW. Then, do one thing on the list...then keep going...
If you don't already follow @heykellyjensen.bsky.social, do it NOW. Then, do one thing on the list...then keep going...
56 small tasks to be proactive against book censorship in 2025. Choose one per week to help ensure that public goods like schools & libraries remain viable democratic institutions & to protect our most vulnerable populations.
Book censorship is about more than books.
bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
Book censorship is about more than books.
bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
56 Small Tasks to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond: Book Censorship News, January 3, 2025
Choose one task each week of 2025 for a year full of anti-book censorship activism and advocacy.
bookriot.com
January 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"What we need are people showing up, doing the work, putting their butts in chairs at meetings (or at least getting their emails into inboxes), speaking out, and doing the work."
If you don't already follow @heykellyjensen.bsky.social, do it NOW. Then, do one thing on the list...then keep going...
If you don't already follow @heykellyjensen.bsky.social, do it NOW. Then, do one thing on the list...then keep going...
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The solar system is hosting its own New Year’s Eve spectacle, with the northern lights potentially visible as far south as Oregon and Illinois on December 31. Use your phone’s camera to enhance your view of the aurora borealis.
December 31, 2024 at 2:57 PM
The solar system is hosting its own New Year’s Eve spectacle, with the northern lights potentially visible as far south as Oregon and Illinois on December 31. Use your phone’s camera to enhance your view of the aurora borealis.
Reposted by Kate Gukeisen
Reposted by Kate Gukeisen
Now with Alt text!
December 23, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Now with Alt text!
Read this. Then do something.
Do one substantive thing now. Then, as Kelly implores, make a plan of action.
Our communities need us.
Do one substantive thing now. Then, as Kelly implores, make a plan of action.
Our communities need us.
Here are the bills that have already been filed for 2025 legislative sessions nationwide that target libraries and encourage further book banning.
Don't just read these. Make a plan of action. Your work is crucial here.
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
Don't just read these. Make a plan of action. Your work is crucial here.
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
The Pro-Censorship and Anti-Library & Bills Already Filed for 2025
Killing the Department of Education is one we already saw coming.
wellsourced.substack.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Read this. Then do something.
Do one substantive thing now. Then, as Kelly implores, make a plan of action.
Our communities need us.
Do one substantive thing now. Then, as Kelly implores, make a plan of action.
Our communities need us.
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
December 18, 2024 at 10:58 AM
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy #skybrarian
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy #skybrarian
December 16, 2024 at 11:34 AM
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy #skybrarian
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy #skybrarian
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy #skybrarian #balance
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy #skybrarian #balance
December 15, 2024 at 5:25 PM
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy #skybrarian #balance
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy #skybrarian #balance
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Ooooh - LOVED this:
It's not a "Book Challenge Form" or a "Materials Reconsideration Form" - make it a "Statement of Concern", which let's folks share their thoughts w/out suggesting the material will be pulled.
#TLSky #SchoolLibrarians
AND...
1/
It's not a "Book Challenge Form" or a "Materials Reconsideration Form" - make it a "Statement of Concern", which let's folks share their thoughts w/out suggesting the material will be pulled.
#TLSky #SchoolLibrarians
AND...
1/
December 14, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Ooooh - LOVED this:
It's not a "Book Challenge Form" or a "Materials Reconsideration Form" - make it a "Statement of Concern", which let's folks share their thoughts w/out suggesting the material will be pulled.
#TLSky #SchoolLibrarians
AND...
1/
It's not a "Book Challenge Form" or a "Materials Reconsideration Form" - make it a "Statement of Concern", which let's folks share their thoughts w/out suggesting the material will be pulled.
#TLSky #SchoolLibrarians
AND...
1/
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
December 15, 2024 at 9:26 AM
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
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Looking to improve your students' literacy levels?
It is time to invest in your school library and librarians.
www.americanprogress.org/article/inve...
It is time to invest in your school library and librarians.
www.americanprogress.org/article/inve...
Investing in School Libraries and Librarians To Improve Literacy Outcomes
Libraries and librarians not only spark a love of learning; they are crucial to reversing low reading assessment scores across the country.
www.americanprogress.org
December 13, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Looking to improve your students' literacy levels?
It is time to invest in your school library and librarians.
www.americanprogress.org/article/inve...
It is time to invest in your school library and librarians.
www.americanprogress.org/article/inve...
Lists with "Must Have" titles & "hack" in the description. 😬🤷🏻♀️
The books on this list, though. 🥰
Lots of great #digcit choices for fellow #schoollibrarians here. My faves for younger learners: Troll Stinks!, Chicken Clicking, Our Table, and (the superwonderful) Facts vs Opinions vs Robots!
The books on this list, though. 🥰
Lots of great #digcit choices for fellow #schoollibrarians here. My faves for younger learners: Troll Stinks!, Chicken Clicking, Our Table, and (the superwonderful) Facts vs Opinions vs Robots!
Must Have Picture Books | Teach DigCit
Are you looking for an easy way to hack a digital citizenship lesson in to your school day? Grab one of these recommended read-alouds!
www.teachdigcit.com
December 13, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Lists with "Must Have" titles & "hack" in the description. 😬🤷🏻♀️
The books on this list, though. 🥰
Lots of great #digcit choices for fellow #schoollibrarians here. My faves for younger learners: Troll Stinks!, Chicken Clicking, Our Table, and (the superwonderful) Facts vs Opinions vs Robots!
The books on this list, though. 🥰
Lots of great #digcit choices for fellow #schoollibrarians here. My faves for younger learners: Troll Stinks!, Chicken Clicking, Our Table, and (the superwonderful) Facts vs Opinions vs Robots!
"...not a blame culture, but a responsibility culture."
~Heard while half listening to a Formula 1 post-season wrap up last weekend.
Simple. Powerful.
Something we attempt to model for and foster in our middle schoolers every day.
#tlsky
#schoollibraries
#libraryjoy
~Heard while half listening to a Formula 1 post-season wrap up last weekend.
Simple. Powerful.
Something we attempt to model for and foster in our middle schoolers every day.
#tlsky
#schoollibraries
#libraryjoy
December 13, 2024 at 10:42 AM
"...not a blame culture, but a responsibility culture."
~Heard while half listening to a Formula 1 post-season wrap up last weekend.
Simple. Powerful.
Something we attempt to model for and foster in our middle schoolers every day.
#tlsky
#schoollibraries
#libraryjoy
~Heard while half listening to a Formula 1 post-season wrap up last weekend.
Simple. Powerful.
Something we attempt to model for and foster in our middle schoolers every day.
#tlsky
#schoollibraries
#libraryjoy
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
December 13, 2024 at 10:17 AM
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
December 12, 2024 at 11:27 AM
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#libraryjoy
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
12/20
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
12/20
December 10, 2024 at 9:42 PM
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
12/20
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
12/20
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
December 10, 2024 at 11:30 AM
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
December 9, 2024 at 10:59 AM
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
Cowardice or Curation? Developing amazing school library collections requires us to hold to our core professional values. Our students and learning community deserve nothing less. Examining forms of soft censorship -- especially self-censorship -- is vital.
New Research Examines Self-Censorship in School Library Collection Development
www.ala.org
December 9, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Cowardice or Curation? Developing amazing school library collections requires us to hold to our core professional values. Our students and learning community deserve nothing less. Examining forms of soft censorship -- especially self-censorship -- is vital.
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
December 8, 2024 at 11:20 AM
#BookChallenge
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.
Post 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. Just covers.