The 91精选 Journal continues to thrive and grow, and we are thrilled to be able to offer you the exemplary articles in this Fall 2018 edition. Please consider making a to ensure ongoing publication of this, the only national journal dedicated to school library practice.

91精选 has created several new webpages and downloadable flyers to help you make the case to decision-makers and school administrators for the positive influence of the learning commons model on student success and achieving school goals. The information is practical and research-based. Please share these resources widely and use them strategically! Please download and use the “Start the Shift Now!” badge that heads up this newsletter too.

You will find the following new pages under the menu of the 91精选 website.

New Professional Resources from 91精选

: The focus of this page is how the learning commons contributes to student success. Don’t miss the link to the , perfect for printing and sharing.

: This page answers questions that administrators and decision-makers might have about school libraries and the learning commons model. The focus here is on school success and professional leadership. Again, there is a link on this page to a , perfect for printing and sharing.

: This page connects to examples from across the country of administrative leadership to transform school libraries to 21st century learning commons centres.

: A collection of videos showcasing the work of the learning commons and sharing successful approaches from across the country.

And don’t forget our highlighting Leading Learning / L’Apprentissage en t锚te, the 91精选 Journal and Research Archive and all of the resources from 91精选 for professional learning. We have included high resolution images of both sides of the postcard, ready for you to print and share.

No Library for Nunavut School: The 91精选 Response

A from Nunavut raised concern across the country. A new school being built in Kugaaruk to replace one destroyed by fire will be completed in 2019, but will have no school library. What raised the most concern was a comment from Minister of Education David Joanasie quoted in the story, 鈥淲e can put a whole library into one computer.鈥�

The 91精选 board responded to this news by writing a letter to Minister Joanasie. The letter was informational in tone, addressing concerns about equity, access to diverse and professionally-selected print and electronic resources, the value of the school library’s physical and virtual spaces, and the need for instructional guidance in the context of today’s complex information environment. We invited Minister Joanasie to explore the current guidelines, research and professional resources about the school library learning commons that can be accessed through the 91精选 website.

We have not as yet received a response from the minister.

We’re Crowd-Sourcing!
The 91精选 Journal Wants Your Ideas!

The School Library Learning Commons can have an impact on not only closing the summer achievement gap but actually opening up new learning potential. How do you plan to keep your students engaged in learning this summer so that when they return in the fall they have even more knowledge and experiences to build on for the coming school year?

We are sourcing ideas from school library professionals across Canada which we will harvest to create an article for the spring issue of just in time for you to reinvent your old summer reading list into an expanded approach to keep your students engaged in learning this summer.

We invite you to connect to to share old/new ideas about how the school library learning commons can help close the summer achievement gap.

Have you read the Winter Edition of the yet? Please take a look!

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