The Audacious Librarian

Mi Comida Favorita - Desiree and Janel from WPAHS Video Page on Vimeo . Here's a cool lesson that may be of interest to you.  Earli...

Greeting students The Behind the Paws crew recently attended a ground breaking ceremony at Mandrake Park, a Chicago Park District footba...

Have you ever thought about what it is like to be a teen living in Chicago?  My colleague Mrs. Henderson recently challenged her students...

I shared the video below with a couple of fellow 'Warrior Librarians' earlier this week.  After much encouragement from Dr. Vanessa...

Librarians have you ever said this phrase, "Just bring them back"? I'm so happy that my students are checking out books regu...

Testing is over and my students enrolled in the 'Behind the Paws' class are tired. They have worked hard, overcome challenges and d...

I selected Jazmine McKinney's poem, ' Chi City Youth ' to wrap up poetry month.   This spoken word poet eloquently describes th...

     This week the 'Behind the Paws' student news crew shot a very interesting project in the Library Media Center.  ' The Bel...

CPS Librarian Hall of Fame Sideshow Yesterday I gave a presentation at my district's annual librarian professional development day ...

School Library Journal recently announced the SLBAM Young Adult Winner and honorees.  The Street Lit. Book Award celebrates the best tha...

     The ' Behind the Paws ' crew recently interviewed WGN-TV assignment reporter Gaynor Hall .   During her visit to Phillips h...

I've been busy, busy, BUSY! Much has been taking place and I haven't been able to upload a single post. I have a new Twitter ha...

Phillips High School participated in the 2nd annual 'Digital Learning Day' activities.  Digital Learning Day is a national campai...

      Digital Learning Day is almost upon us.  The " Behind the Paws " student news crew finally completed shooting all of the vi...

On Friday, February 1, 2013, Chicago Public Schools held ' Tech Talk ', a energizing conference that highlights technology integr...

Reprinted from Chicago Public Schools Spotlight Webpage  Social media – it's a mainstream tool in today's high-tech world. F...

February 6, 2013 is  Digital Learning Day !   Digital Learning Day is   a national campaign that celebrates teachers and shines a spotlight...

Mr Brown and I are so proud of our students who are members of the "Behind the Paws" students news group.  Last week they really w...

My students continue to make me proud.  Their on-camera presence and interviewing skills continues to get better with each day.  Their camer...

Blue Spark Digital Microphone for the iPad      I received good news this week, the new equipment that was requested has arrived. Since...

Send story ideas to BehindThePaws@gmail.com Holiday Greetings from the  Behind the Paws Student News Program! In this episode o...

It's official:  The Behind the Paws News Crew has a Twitter page!  Follow my students and keep up with all of their stories as they rela...

"Behind the Paws" - S1 E1 from WPAHS Video Page on Vimeo .      "Behind the Paws", is a new weekly student produce...

You know I love Twitter.  Recently while sifting through my Twitter feed, I ran across a post from Teacher Hub that I just had to share...

In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do next time.  Anthony J. D'Angelo Oops, I messed up again! Lately ...

I marvel at the number of students that are checking out books in my library media center.   This student enjoys reading the Char...

Trameka tests out the Videolicious app Phillips high school has a new student news program called, "Behind the Paws."   Behind...

When I first began teaching, my late father and CPS veteran gave me the best advice:  To be a success in the field of education you must, 1...