SLS 5/15/26 - O²CM Bookish Bytes

Article: Rethinking Assessment: A Conversation with Elizabeth Burns

Article: When Advocacy Gets Real: Building a Living Library of Scenarios

Substack: No Budget? No Problem: School Library Hustle into Grants, Gifts, & Good Finds

Article: 2026 Budgets & Funding Survey: School Librarians Face Unmet Needs
Article: Alexandra Cornejo: Meeting the Moment | 2026 School Librarian of the Year

Article: Kids of All Ages Need Regular Recess, Pediatricians Group Says in New Guidance

Article: Deal Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform

Article: A District Expects to Save $200K From AI-Powered ‘Vibe Coding.’ Here’s How

New PD Book: A punk rock guide to thinking critically

Substack: The Infinite Library in the Public Domain: Where to Find Thousands of Books (Legally) for Free

Substack: AI Transparency and Disclosure Norms

Substack: The Truth About Student AI Use: What Educators Are Missing and Why It Matters

Substack: The Day AI Stopped Being Software

Blog: Using Restorative Conversations for Effective Classroom Management

Blog: A Case for Human Evaluation of Student Work

Podcast: Podcast: 14 Excellent Ways to End the School Year

Blog: When Should We Avoid Implementing PBL?

EdWeek is provided to every educator in O²CM

School Library Journal is provided to each O²CM School Librarian

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Exit tickets just got way more fun. HI-5 Facts has students draw their hand and fill it in — palm, fingers, thumb, and pinky — all tied to what they just read. It's low-lift for you. High-impact for them.

💎 Use the Gem: Gem link

💾 Make your own copy: Gem link

✍️ Created by: Amy Rossler-Johnson (adapted by Eric Curts)

📄 Description: This Gem helps you design high-quality classroom activities centered strictly around authentic Harvard Project Zero Thinking Routines. Acting as your "Thinking Routine Architect" and instructional design expert, it provides the creative and technical structure to make student thinking visible while saving you time. This is perfect for cultivating everyday habits of communication and discourse by generating step-by-step lesson plans, graphic organizers, and extension activities tailored to your specific standards.

To use this Gem, you will have a collaborative conversation with Gemini. You'll start by providing the grade level, subject, topic, and specific standards or objectives you are addressing. Gemini will then pitch three distinct Project Zero Thinking Routines tailored to your lesson. Once you select a routine and share any specific student needs or technology preferences, Gemini will generate a comprehensive activity complete with a step-by-step facilitation plan, a digital graphic organizer, and targeted assessment suggestions, allowing you to iterate on the complexity as needed.

🧰 Resources: Learn more about Project Zero Thinking Routines - https://pz.harvard.edu/thinking-routines

In Person Professional Learning

• Jun 12 - SuperLibrarian Banquet with Dan Santat

Virtual/Asynch Professional Learning

• May 8 - WEBINAR: Roaches in My Cereal: And the Moral Imperative to Reimagine School (edWeb)

• May 12 - WEBINAR: Designing Learning Ecosystems with AI: Moving Beyond Prompting (edWeb)

• May 13 - WEBINAR: Scaling K-12 Computer Science: High‑Quality, Equitable Instruction in the Age of AI (edWeb)

• May 13 - WEBINAR: 3 Reasons Your Directions Aren’t Working (And What to Do Instead) (edWeb)

• May 15 - VIRTUAL Introducing Elementary Students to the World of Work (RPC)

• May 19 - VIRTUAL Designing Standards-Aligned Lessons with AI (Teacher Center)

• May 16 - WEBINAR Fundamental Literacy Foundations: Research-Aligned Tier 1 Instruction in Early Elementary (edWeb)

• May 28 - WEBINAR: CDLC In-Person Workshop: The Next Chapter – Lending Beyond Books (CLRC)

• Jun 3 - WEBINAR: High-Impact Literacy PD Is Personalized, Not Packaged (edWeb)

• Jun 9 - VIRTUAL Rekindling Hope: Healing-Centered Education for Empowered Teaching and Learning (Teacher Center)

OnDemand Professional Learning (2 CTLE)

Note: You can sign up for these trainings anytime between 4/1-6/1

• Sooth.fyi Training

• Legends of Learning Science/Math Learning Universe

• Legends of Learning Basecamp Training

• News-o-matic Training

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