The Open-minded attribute of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Learner Profile is all about embracing diversity and being open to new perspectives. In today’s interconnected world, open-mindedness plays a vital role in helping students become internationally minded individuals who understand and appreciate cultures, values, and ideas different from their own. This quality encourages learners to actively … Continue reading #IBLPKidLit: Open-Minded – Fostering Global Citizens Through Picture Books
#IBLPKidLit: Inquirers– Inspiring Curious Minds
March 2 #IBLPKidLit-- Inquirers: Inspiring Curious Minds Curiosity is a superpower! It drives us to ask questions, seek answers, and dive deep into the unknown. As librarians and educators, we’re blessed with the unique opportunity to nurture that natural spark of curiosity in young learners and help them become inquirers—students who eagerly explore and seek … Continue reading #IBLPKidLit: Inquirers– Inspiring Curious Minds
#IBLPKidLit: Global Stories, Global Perspectives– Exploring the IB Learner Profile Through Global Children’s Literature
Image source: IBO Welcome to the IB Learner Profile #IBLPKidLit month, where we dive into global children's literature through the lens of the IB Learner Profile! Each day, we'll explore some of the most recently published books written and/or illustrated by international creators, connecting them to the values that shape IB education. Why the IB … Continue reading #IBLPKidLit: Global Stories, Global Perspectives– Exploring the IB Learner Profile Through Global Children’s Literature
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: No Rules Tonight
When Banned Book Club, a YA graphic novel-memoir by Kim Hyun Sook, Kp Hyung-Ju, and Ryan Estrada appeared in 2020, it gained widespread attention for its account of a provincial first-year university student in South Korea 1983 who learns about her country’s dictatorship and the freedom struggle when she joins a traditional dance team and its … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: No Rules Tonight
A New Year brings New Transitions
Dear Readers, Happy 2025 and Happy Year of the Snake! A new year inspires reflection. I've decided it is time to step down from my role as Executive Director at Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. I have loved advocating for more global literature in libraries during these past nine years of involvement in GLLI. I … Continue reading A New Year brings New Transitions
#DecDisplays – Wrap up
I hope you've enjoyed my advent calendar type selection of "displays" for the month of December with a variety of ways to slice and dice collections and perhaps you've even found a few new or different books to add to your collections. A couple of people have asked me about the how and why and … Continue reading #DecDisplays – Wrap up
#DecDisplays – Australian books
In anticipation of the country celebrations in January - here is my Australian poster - being an American school with relatively few Australian students, we don't have a very robust collection of books from Australia. There are all sorts of complications in procuring books from Australia - and as my fellow-librarians who I asked from … Continue reading #DecDisplays – Australian books
#DecDisplays – Reading as preparation
Making posters becomes a bit of a chicken and egg proposition after a while. Our economics teacher saw some of my "read around" science posters and wondered if it was possible that a set could be made for her economics students - both to engage them currently, and also as preparation for those who would … Continue reading #DecDisplays – Reading as preparation
#DecDisplays – Social Media
Kind of following on the post about teens yesterday, here is a poster of nonfiction and fiction books around social media, one of the obsessions of most (young) people today. Our G8 social studies class looked into social media as part of their identity unit, and one of my displays this year was fiction and … Continue reading #DecDisplays – Social Media
#DecDisplays – the chrysalis years
Most educators, parents, adults would agree that this is a really hard time to be a teenager. When my own children were teens I kept reminding myself that they were at the chrysalis stage, in process of becoming beautiful butterflies and that everything, particularly in their brains was in the mush of reconstituting itself. Today's … Continue reading #DecDisplays – the chrysalis years
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative 