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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

We launched Beanstack 7 days ago, and we are already at 62% participation! I am so excited to see how this will build our reading culture this year! #TLsky #EDUsky #beanstack #reading

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The chess board has been busy this week. ♟️✨ Some kids know the rules, some… let’s just say they’re “innovating.” 😉 But either way, it’s strategy, creativity, and fun all rolled into one. #LibraryLife #PlayBasedLearning #ElementaryLibrary #LibrarianJoy

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

New year = new book bags! 🎒 Instead of getting handed one, kids pick their own—and the reactions are priceless: “You mean I can choose ANY bag I want?!” Yes, kid. Yes you can. 🥹💛 #LibraryJoy #StudentAgency #BackToSchool #TLsky

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Sometimes the best part of a new beginning is finding a cozy spot, a quiet book, and a little calm in the middle of it all. 💙📚 #FirstDayOfSchool #LibraryLove #ElementaryLibrary #ReadingNook #LibrarianLife

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Dr. Aaron Bradbury @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Early Years Children are not checklists. They are individuals, brimming with potential, right here and right now. That’s my post, that’s it #EarlyYears

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Love seeing students dive right in, collaborating, chatting, and settling into the rhythm of the library. Here’s to another year of curious minds and joyful learning! 💙📚 #BackToSchool #ElementaryLibrary #PlayBasedLearning #LibraryJoy

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

They come. They read. They play. They leave. 🤣 We’ve had two full days of school and it has gone by SO fast. I’d say I’m ready for things to slow down, but does life ever slow down in an elementary school?? #TLsky #edusky #library #backtoschool

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 24/08/2025

5 practical, teacher-tested ways to bring meaningful playful learning into your daily K–2 routine! edut.to/4lAAcr9 #ElementaryTeacher #PlayfulLearning #EduSky

5 Ways to Facilitate Playful Learning: 1. Set up daily choice time with intentional materials, 2. Incorporate social and emotional role-play, 3. Promote imagination in content areas, 4. Use props, toys, and loose parts as inspiration, 5. Have students get creative.

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

First day of school highlight: students literally running to the library to get their first books of the school year. “Can I check out today?!?”... YES!! #TLsky #EDUsky #booklove

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Dr James Mannion @rethinkingjames.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

*** NEW POST *** There is more to human development than learning about subjects open.substack.com/pub/drjamesm...

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Today was our Meet the Teachers event. It was amazing! New&returning families came to connect, explore, & feel ready for the 1st day of school. The energy was pure joy! Bonus: I got to read a few stories with @noveleffect.bsky.social Such a fun way to kick off the year! #BackToSchool #tlsky #edusky

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Also, it’s hard to see, but I used Canva to make the letters. They’re letter shaped photo frames with photographs from inside the library last year. 🤓 #Backtoschool #welcomeback #schoollibrary #elementarylibrary

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

My bff sent me this photo of the library entrance to tell me my “welcome home scorpions” sign is looking great. Take this as your sign to give a teacher friend a compliment because it’s easy, it’s free, and it can change someone’s day. #TLsly #EDUsky #library #teacher #backtoschool

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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Just in case you haven't seen it: The Books Unbanned project has public libraries from various places in the US offering teen readers digital cards and access to their digital titles. #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary booksunbanned.com#resources

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Books Unbanned

Inspired by the American Library Association's Freedom to Read Statement and the Library Bill of Rights, Brooklyn Public Library founded Books Unbanned in 2022 to support the rights of teens nationwid...

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Sometimes the best ideas come in a random lightbulb moment. 💡 During Teacher Work Week, I put together a quick ‘Back to School Read-Aloud’ shelf so teachers could grab and go… and it’s already getting checked out! 🙌 File this under: Why didn’t I think of this sooner? #TLsky #EDUsky #librarian

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I love love love that my instagram-librarian-PLN is as excited about the TS announcement as I am. I truly feel at home with my bookish/swiftie community. 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Defining/identifying a strong reading culture is still a little tricky for me… but when you ask a student how their summer was and they answer with what they read? 📚✨ That’s when you know something’s going right. 💛 #ReadingCulture #LibraryJoy #tlsky #edusky

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Shannon McClintock Miller @shannonmmiller.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Join us for the grand finale of our @follettcontent.bsky.social Summer Webinar Series.... Year-Round Celebrations: Plan Your Library's Special Events! @littylib.bsky.social @msfordfierce.bsky.social @mrlibrarymansc.bsky.social @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social will join me too. ❤️ buff.ly/acqfG5p

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

“Keep, Chuck, Change”… personally, I think it’s better at the end of the rear when things are fresh in your brain. ✨

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 26/07/2025

What questions would you add to the list? ☀️ #EduSky #EdChat #BackToSchool

4 important questions to ask students at the start of the school year:

What helps you feel welcomed?
How do you like to be greeted?
What strengths do you bring to the classroom and school?
What do you like most about school so far, and what could change?

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Designing the space will never be easy for me. I’m happy for lists like these.

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

It’s tiiiiiiime!!!!!!!! 📚🤓📚🤓📚

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I made it to Philly!! All set for the #ALA conference!! Who else is here? #librarians #TLsky #edusky #library

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Another reason why it’s hard not to think about work: I bought the world’s cutest librarian sweater in Cork, Ireland and I can’t wait to wear it!!! #LibraryFashion #CottageCore #Ireland #SummerHolidays #InternationalTeacher

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I’m on summer holiday and trying hard not to think about work, but I just downloaded the #ALAconference app and I’m getting so excited!!! #ALA #TLsky #TLskychat #firstALA #BabyLibrarian

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

A3: This year, the biggest challenge is when students stop mid-job or there is a lack of follow-through. I understand abandoning something that falls flat, but when it becomes a pattern, then the Ss don’t get that sense of accomplishment. #TLskychat

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

A4: My students definitely take the lead on decorating, or as we call it, curating the decor 🤓! They are so much better at it than me!!! I provide the supplies, but they bring them to life. Plus they use the word curate in their everyday vocab. “Ms, can I curate this corner?”… “YES!” #TLskychat

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

A5: The more you say yes, the more ideas they will share!! When students see other students’ projects, they go “why did they get to do that?” and I say “because they asked”… saying yes to small things has a snowball effect that turns into kids sharing big, beautiful, brilliant ideas. #TLskychat

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

A1: I have a library ambassadors after school club for grades 4-5, but the biggest impact comes from kids who like to hang in the library at recess. If I need something done, I know I can ask them when they come. #TLskychat

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Wow! This was right next door… how about Saudi next year? 🇸🇦

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Technically I’m a US teacher in Saudi Arabia … so I’m out of school before Eid… either way, it’s summer 🤭

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I’m going to #ALA in Philly at the end of the month, but I don’t know anyone 🥺 Who else is going? Does a friend group want to adopt me!?!?! I’m kind of cool and very nerdy. 🤓🧞‍♀️🪼🦩🪻💥🫧 #TLsky

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futureready.org @futureready.org · 02/06/2025

ICYMI! 🎙️ On Leading From the Library, @shannonmmiller.bsky.social‬ chats with Greg Baker about building SLaM—a bold mix of STEM, Library & Media! 📚⚙️💡 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWlt... #EdTech #SchoolLibraries #STEM #Podcast #FutureReady

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SLaM: Pages, Pixels, and Possibilities (S10E11)

In this inspiring episode of Leading From the Library, host Shannon Miller sits down with Greg, a visionary educator who redefined what a school library can ...

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I finished my very first year as a LIBRARIAN!!! 🥹📚✨ 22,240 books checked out. 349 amazing readers. And countless moments of curiosity, creativity, connection, and JOY. Here’s to books, belonging, and the best job ever. #TLsky #EDUsky

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I was a guest on another podcast! Woohoo!! Thank you @shannonmmiller.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to talk about my library. 🥰

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

The end of the year is fast approaching. A little “race to zero” competition never hurt anyone 😁 (Although I had to add a little collaborative sentiment at the bottom… I am who I am) #TLsky #edusky #CollaborationOverCompetition

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Caitlin Wingers @cwingerswonders.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Hey elementary librarians, how many weeks before the end of school do you stop check out? #tlsky #edusky #librarian

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