• Booktalking: Crowdsourcing Your Reading

    Discover the power of peer recommendations with "Crowdsourcing Your Reading," a pandemic-inspired booktalk activity. Using Goodreads and collaborative tools, students share their favorite books, creating a vibrant reading community. This engaging method not only introduces teens to valuable reading resources but also fosters a love for literature through authentic peer endorsements.

  • Booktalking: Genre Bingo & Genrefication

    Looking to breathe new life into your library booktalks? Let me introduce you to the game-changing Genre Bingo Booktalk – a dynamic activity that's transforming how students engage with literature in school libraries across K-12. In this post, I'll walk you through my journey of genrefying school libraries and how it led to the creation of this innovative booktalk method.

  • Another EduProtocol: Bookakucha

    Imagine transforming the traditional book talk into an engaging, student-driven experience. Welcome to BookaKucha, a dynamic book presentation format inspired by the popular Pecha-Kucha style, crafted by Jon Corippo and Marlena Hebern in their book EduProtocols. What is BookaKucha? BookaKucha is a streamlined, classroom-friendly adaptation of PechaKucha, the world-renowned storytelling format known for its brevity and impact. In a typical PechaKucha session, presenters share their stories through 20 slides, each accompanied by 20 seconds of commentary. It’s the perfect blend of efficiency and creativity, often described as what “Show and Tell” always aspired to be. BookaKucha simplifies this even further…