Gretchen Hartley
@gbghartley.bsky.social
K-5 librarian in Maine!
Make a display of books with six or seven in the title!
October 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Make a display of books with six or seven in the title!
We do the Great Maine Book tournament, a trivia contest about a selection of state award books. It makes these fly off the shelves all year! I was a skeptic until joining this district.
November 14, 2024 at 2:33 AM
We do the Great Maine Book tournament, a trivia contest about a selection of state award books. It makes these fly off the shelves all year! I was a skeptic until joining this district.
And @mstewartscience.bsky.social , my asst supt is buying a copy of your 5 Kinds of Nonfiction book for each T who is participating!
March 16, 2024 at 12:25 PM
And @mstewartscience.bsky.social , my asst supt is buying a copy of your 5 Kinds of Nonfiction book for each T who is participating!
We were sent home early in the storm Monday, had Tuesday off due to power outages, and after an unrelated pre planned 1/2 day off this afternoon, it feels like it must be Saturday by now—how does it happen that not working makes the week feel longer? One.more.day.
December 20, 2023 at 11:14 PM
We were sent home early in the storm Monday, had Tuesday off due to power outages, and after an unrelated pre planned 1/2 day off this afternoon, it feels like it must be Saturday by now—how does it happen that not working makes the week feel longer? One.more.day.
Wonderful! 👏 Did I mention I love infographics? This one does such a nice job describing ways SLs and Ts can collaborate. My district is near you so if I can be of any assistance, I'm happy to. bctla.ca/2019/02/17/w...
What about T-L Collaboration?
A new infographic from the Surrey Teacher-Librarian Association shows how T-Ls work in dynamic partnership with fellow teachers. A download of this infographic can be found here. Thanks again to th…
bctla.ca
November 18, 2023 at 4:08 AM
Wonderful! 👏 Did I mention I love infographics? This one does such a nice job describing ways SLs and Ts can collaborate. My district is near you so if I can be of any assistance, I'm happy to. bctla.ca/2019/02/17/w...
I just reminisced about this very picture with a parent at the book fair last night!
November 17, 2023 at 12:18 PM
I just reminisced about this very picture with a parent at the book fair last night!
I'm new to my position and have been sharing this with my principals, but teacher prep programs highlighting how we support Ts and learning would go a long way. www.lrs.org/documents/sc...
November 17, 2023 at 9:51 AM
I'm new to my position and have been sharing this with my principals, but teacher prep programs highlighting how we support Ts and learning would go a long way. www.lrs.org/documents/sc...
Our job descs. require and achievement research supports collabs w/Ts, yet SLs are stuck in fixed scheds to cover Ts planning time in the specials rotation. Ts lack time and encouragement to collaborate with SLs. We have a big impact on SEL and DEI&B too, esp when adequately staffed and funded.
November 17, 2023 at 9:37 AM
Our job descs. require and achievement research supports collabs w/Ts, yet SLs are stuck in fixed scheds to cover Ts planning time in the specials rotation. Ts lack time and encouragement to collaborate with SLs. We have a big impact on SEL and DEI&B too, esp when adequately staffed and funded.