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Co-host Beth Lyons welcomes PDSB Teacher-Librarian Jonelle St. Aubyn to the podcast. The two talk about their connection as TLs within a family of schools and the joy and support that comes from meeting together as a teacher-librarian collective. Beth and Jonelle talk about the opportunity they had to present at the superintendent meeting for their family of schools about their journeys within the LLC and how a library learning commons can support the school community. The library and the work done within the library can act as a driving force within a school to help improve pedagogical practices in relation to inclusion, equity and culturally relevant and responsive teaching. Both teacher-librarians discuss the intentional and goal-driven journey that has guided the transition of their LLC space and the co-planning and co-teaching with their fellow educators that has evolved due to the ongoing pandemic and drive to serve the community and its needs. As Jonelle and Beth looked back at their journey within the LLC and worked to create their presentation for the superintendent meeting, they both highlighted four guiding principles they felt spoke to the vision of their space. While the four guiding principles chosen for each LLC may be different, the two discuss their interwoven nature and ongoing learning as they continue to curate a space that evolves with the needs of the school community. Guest- Jonelle St Aubyn Role - Teacher librarian at Louise Arbour Secondary School in the Peel District School Board. 7 years as a teacher librarian and 21 years as an educator in Peel. Twitter - @Ms_St_Aubyn Texts Mentioned in This Episode: Cultivating Genius by Gholdy Muhammad Diversity Audit of a Middle School Library by Toni Duval https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/diversity-audit-of-a-middle-school-library/ Tom Schimmer Podcast- Passions or Strengths | Chey Cheney | Concise Answers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-inYGg5C7Y

Co-host Beth Lyons welcomes three teacher-librarians from the TDSB to talk about the closures/reductions/limitations that were in place in the LLC last year and how the LLC re-opened for students this year. The panel discussed what they are noticing or wondering as students return to the LLC and how that has impacted their goals or plans for this year. (This was recorded in November of 2021 and some of the protocols and policies may have changed in the interim.) Guests- Diana Maliszewski Role: K-8 TDSB teacher-librarian Twitter: @MzMollyTL Lisa Lewis Role: K-6 TDSB teacher-librarian (.5) + Core French (.5) Twitter: @MmeLisa_Lewis Valia Reinsalu Role: K-8 TDSB teacher-librarian (.5) JK-8 + Intermediate Resource (inclusion teacher) 7&8 Twitter: @valiareinsalu Texts mentioned in this episode: Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond Is Everyone Really Equal? by Ozlem Sensoy Cultivating Genius by Gholdy Muhammad Like a Duck by Deborah Kerbell Open by Andre Agassi Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci White Tears, Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad

Co-hosts Lisa Noble and Beth Lyons sit down with author Lawrence Hill to discuss his new book, Beatrice and Croc Harry. Lawrence Hill is a writer whose novels and works of non-fiction have been widely read in Canada, translated into many languages and published around the world. He is a professor of creative writing at the University of Guelph and has served as a teacher or mentor to developing writers for thirty years. His new children’s novel is Beatrice and Croc Harry. It is 375 pages, and was written for both children aged 9 – 14 as well as for older teens and adults. It will be published on January 11, 2022 by HarperCollins Canada. https://www.lawrencehill.com/

The group discussed the closures/reductions/limitations that were in place for their LLCs last year. Coming from three different Ontario school boards there was a lot to discuss as to how each board approached staffing during the 2020-2021 school year. All three TLs share how their libraries have re-opened for student and educator use this year. How are we ensuring that students have access to culturally relevant and diverse texts as well as a variety of text formats (ebooks, audiobooks, etc)? Given the transition that’s happening for Ontario Ministry of Education mandated tests (OSSLT & EQAO) there also needs to be a shift in how students are able to access texts within their classroom and school library. As school library professionals what steps can we take to help push this transition forward and advocate for the needs of our students? The panel also discusses goals for this year in the LLC while balancing their own energy and mental health needs. Alanna King Role: Educator, fully remote senior English with the Upper Grand District School Board Twitter: @banana29 Jonelle St Aubyn Role:Full time teacher librarian at Louise Arbour Secondary School Twitter: @Ms_St_Aubyn Adrienne Kennedy Role: Full time teacher librarian (focus on Library and Wellness) Toronto District School Board, TDSB Texts/Resources mentioned in this episode: Libro FM https://libro.fm/ Poetry In Voice https://www.poetryinvoice.com/ Centauri Arts https://www.centauriarts.com/ HotDocs https://www.hotdocs.ca/ Festival of Literary Diversity https://thefoldcanada.org/festival-events/fold-kids-bookfest/ The Making Box https://www.themakingbox.ca/ Digital Human Library https://www.digitalhumanlibrary.com/ Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Thank you to all who contributed! Jenn Angle- ON, Teacher-Librarian, Bellmoore School (Binbrook), Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Natasha Cardoso- Elementary Teacher/librarian William G. Davis TDSB Kate Johnson-McGregor, ON, Secondary Teacher-Librarian, Brantford Collegiate, GEDSB - OLA SuperConference Planner Jennifer Byrne, ON , Elementary Teacher-Librarian, Wilshire Elementary School, YRDSB Lila Armstrong- BC Rebecca Rubio- BC Tim Boudreau, ON, Middle School Teacher librarian at Lougheed Middle School, Brampton, ON Cathy MacKechnie, ON, Secondary Teacher Librarian at Nepean High School, Ottawa, ON Barbara Whiston- QC/Montreal Jen Giffen, Secondary School TL, YRDSB,

Read Into Summer Reads The co-hosts gather to look back over their favourite summer reads of 2021. Texts mentioned in this episode: Not Your Princess by Lisa Charleyboy Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood (Editor Kwame Mbalia) If I Tell The Truth by Jasmin Kaur Indivisible by Daniel Aleman Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Beth Lyons hosts Melanie White and Cathy MacKechnie, both educators in the Ottawa Carleton District School Board to discuss the idea of learning loss vs. learning gains over the past few years as educators and students have faced the COVID 19 pandemic. The discussion centres on the collaboration between educators who work together, create a plan and are prepared to design in the moment to support student learning. Melanie White- @WhiteRoomRadio Podcast- Just Conversations https://voiced.ca/project/just-conversations/ Blog- https://reflectingonrecreation.wordpress.com/2021/08/17/the-abscess-sol2021/ Cathay MacKechnie- @NHS_library Texts mentioned in this episode: 180 days: Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents By Kelly Gallagher, Penny Kittle Not Light, But Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom by Matthew R. Kay This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewel Unwind by Neal Shusterman Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond High School by Tegan and Sara Quin

S2E13 Interview with author Michelle Grierson Alanna hosts this episode with debut novelist Michelle Grierson. Teacher turned author Michelle explores the inspiration for Becoming Leidah, and how her trip to Scandinavia solidified her ancestral culture into the world she designed in this book. You can follow Michelle at: https://www.michellegrierson.com/ on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/michellegrierson11 on Pinterest https://www.pinterest.ca/mishkagryson/_saved/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/michellegrierson11/ For my review of Becoming Leidah check out my blog here: https://threadbarebeauty.com/2021/04/02/becoming-leidah-by-michelle-grierson/

Stephen Hurley joins host, Beth Lyons, to unpack the series of podcasts that looked at audiobooks, podcasts and read alouds in classrooms and school libraries during the 2020-2021 school year. They look back at the school year that included both online and bricks-and-mortar classes, the humanity of the education system and what it means to be human in the 21st century. The podcasts discussed in this episode include: S2E7 Read Into Audiobooks/Podcasts- Adrian Del Monte (Part 1) S2E8 Read Into Audiobooks/ Podcasts- Lynn Thomas (Part 2) S2E9 Read Into Audibooks/Podcasts- Tim Boudreau (Part 3) S2E10 Read Into Read Alouds- Julie Vandendool & Aviva Dunsiger Texts mentioned in this episode: Rebels Against the Future by Kirpatrick Sale The Giver and Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Makes Us Human by Jonathan Gottschall The Librarian’s Stories by Lucy Falcone, illustrated by Anna Wilson Tough Like Mum by Lana Button, illustrated by Carmen Mak Creating Inclusive Writing Environments in the K-12 Classroom: Reluctance, Resistance, and Strategies that Make a Difference by Angela Stockman Cultivating Genius: A Four-Layered Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy by Gholdy Muhammad Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell Sound Reporting: The NPR Guide to Audio Journalism and Production Brené with Tim Ferriss and Dax Shepard on Podcasting, Daily Practices, and the Long and Winding Path to Healing- podcast, Brene Brown, Unlocking Us

Co-hosts Lisa Noble and Beth Lyons chat about Indigenous texts that span the K-12 education continuum and ways that educators have integrated these texts into their daily practice. This episode was inspired by A Day to Listen- 12 Hours of Indigenous-led Radio Programming on June 30th. https://downiewenjack.ca/a-day-to-listen/ Texts Mentioned In This Episode Reclaimed by Jared Martineau (Lisa incorrectly called it Unreserved which is a different CBC show with Falen Johnson) A Sitting In St. James by Rita Williams-Garcia I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe, Illustrated by Pauline Young The Ecstasy of Rita Joe by George Ryga I’m Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas, Illustrated by Pauline Young First Nations Child and Family Caring Society- Spirit Bear Facing History and Ourselves Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Author Monique Gray Smith When We Were Alone by David A Robertson Powwow by Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane Birdsong by Julie Flett (and all books by Julie Flett) My Day with Yayah by Nicola Campbell, Illustrated by Julie Flett Board books series by Neepin Auger American Indians in Children’s Literature site by Debbie Reese Nibi Is Water by Joanne Robertson We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Michaela Goade Medicine Wheel Education publications- The Circle of Caring and Sharing, The Eagle Feather, Gifts from Raven, Trudy’s Healing Stone, The Hoop Dancer’s Teachings Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer We Are All Treaty People by Maurice Switzer, illustrated by Charley Herbert Barren Grounds by David A Robertson Tales from Big Spirit series by David A Robertson A Girl Called Echo by Katherena Vermette Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett Siha Tooskin Knows Series by Charlene Bearhead and Wilson Bearhead | illustrated by Chloe Bluebird Mustooch This Place: 150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sonny Assu, Brandon Mitchell, Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, David A. Robertson, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Jen Storm, Richard Van Camp, Katherena Vermette, Chelsea Vowel | illustrated by Tara Audibert, Kyle Charles, GMB Chomichuk, Natasha Donovan, Scott B. Henderson, Ryan Howe, Andrew Lodwick, Jen Storm | colour by Scott A. Ford, Donovan Yaciuk The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline The Break by Katherena Vermette If I Go Missing by Brianna Jonnie with Nahanni Shingoose, art by Nshannacappo Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson Five Little Indians by Michelle Good Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga There There by Tommy Orange #NotYourPrincess- Voices of Native American Women by Edited by Lisa Charleyboy & Mary Beth Leatherdale Glass Beads by Dawn Dumont The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers One Dish, One Mic- podcast Telling Our Twisted Histories- podcast Storykeepers: Let’s Talk Indigenous Books- podcast Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice In This Together: Fifteen Stories of Truth and Reconciliation by Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail Indigenous Writes by Chelsea Vowel 21 Things You Didn’t Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph Indigenous Peoples Atlas Anti-racist Educator Reads hosted by Colinda Clyne

Join Read Into This host Beth Lyons as she explores how virtual read alouds have been used with fellow teacher-librarian Julie Vandendool and kindergarten educator Aviva Dunsiger throughout the 2020-2021 school year. Our discussion stems from a Twitter thread between the three of us looking at why read alouds seemed to have been more successful when in a virtual space than in the bricks-and-mortar space while following safety protocols. How do we balance supporting the literacy needs and sharing of stories with students and educators using virtual tools with the power we know that comes from small group discussions and the connections made when talking about the books together? Both Julie and Beth reflect on how the act of sharing stories in a large school-wide setting using virtual tools allowed for a small act of community gathering in a year when we were all so far apart. How can we engage in a story and the learning connected to themes and inquiry sparks when working with grades ranging from kindergarten to Grade 8. We know that stories act as “mirrors, windows and sliding glass doors” (Rudine Sims Bishop) but how have they also acted as “keys” (Julie Vandendool) to a shared common space? Julie Vandendool- Alloa Public School LLC @AlloaLlc Aviva Dunsiger @avivaloca Poem shared by Julie- Her Books and Stories by Erin Hansen https://inspiration.allwomenstalk.com/her-books-and-stories-by-erin-hanson/ Sparks that helped structure our discussion: “We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories” ~Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human The Science of Story- https://news.berkeley.edu/berkeley_blog/the-science-of-the-story/ Jonathan Gottschall Tedx- https://youtu.be/Vhd0XdedLpY Texts mentioned in this episode: The Truth About Wind by Hazel Hutchins & Gail Herbert I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith What Riley Wore by Elana K. Arnold A Family is a Family is a Family by Sara O’Leary Malaika series by Nadia L. Hohn I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe Take It Back by Kia Abdullah White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo Cultivating Genius by Gholdy Muhammad Calm, Alert, and Learning by Stuart Shanker Inquiry Mindset by Trevor Mackenzie and Rebecca Bathurst-Hunt Make Writing: 5 Teaching Strategies That Turn Writer's Workshop Into a Maker Space by Angela Stockman Creating Inclusive Writing Environments in the K-12 Classroom: Reluctance, Resistance, and Strategies that Make a Difference by Angela Stockman

Beth Lyons speaks to teacher-librarian Tim Boudreau about creating podcasts with students as part of his philosophy and integration of maker education in the school library learning commons. How might integrating podcasts and the creation of content help students to see themselves as creators of digital content and not only consumers? Tim outlines the planning process he undergoes with students as they begin to develop and plan for creating their own podcast. How can we use podcasts- both the creation and consumption of- to improve our students’ listening and speaking skills? Tim and Beth discuss whether virtual learning has raised educator’s awareness of the need to better connect literacy activities to the important skills of listening and speaking in a way that wasn’t acknowledged before. Student Created Podcast- Lougheed Reads https://www.spreaker.com/user/voicedradio/lougheed-reads-dont-stand-so-close-to-me Tim Boudreau @Timboo_drow Texts mentioned in this episode: Podcasts Pod Save America - Politics The NY Times The Daily - News Revisionist History - History and storytelling Tai Asks Why- CBC The Interview Dudes The Happiness Lab - Mental Health Shut Up and Sit Down - Gaming Mars Patel- Gen Z Media Books From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle Invincible by Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, John Rauch House of M by Brian Michael Bendis The Walking Dead by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore