Discovering the Remarkable
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Consulting & Speaking Engagements
    • GaETC 2021 Resources

Hispanic Heritage Month

9/15/2021

0 Comments

 
Picture
Let's celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

If you're looking for resources, books, activities, or even a Spotify playlist, check out my Destiny Collection here.
0 Comments

World Suicide Prevention Day

9/9/2021

0 Comments

 
Picture
World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10th. I've updated my SEL resources to reflect a new collection for suicide prevention. I hope this helps as you support your students!

Get the link to my SEL virtual room here.​

Get the link to my Destiny Collection here.

0 Comments

Read-Alike YA Posters

8/29/2021

1 Comment

 
Reader's advisory has always been one of my favorite components to being a humanities teacher turned school librarian! I love seeing the spark come alive when you're able to connect a student to a book based on their interests. 

Below you'll find posters I created based on some of my favorite suggestions paired with interests students have expressed to me. Feel free to use them! The dimensions of the pdf file are 24" x 36" but can be printed as flyers or smaller if needed.

What else would you like to see? Tell me in the comments below!

Disclaimer
I don't ask for compensation for the resources I share out. I believe in community over competition, and that we are stronger when we share with one another. My ask, though, is that if you share out with colleagues to please make sure you credit me. Thanks for keeping us honest and modeling good digital citizenship skills!
readalike_posters_-_ya_edition.pdf
File Size: 63246 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

1 Comment

Freshen Up Your Destiny Homepage with HTML Codes

8/7/2021

2 Comments

 
Picture
My school district started back for preplanning this week! This was my first official week at my new school and to say it's been busy would be an understatement. My new school is brand new and so I am learning how to navigate not only the transition from middle to high school but also opening a school, starting a library program from scratch, and building relationships with 70 other people who are also brand new to the school. It's been stressful, but I am also so excited to see the direction this school is moving as the first STEM school in our district.

Now that you have some background to where I'm at, you'll know that I have priorities that have been higher on my list than building out our catalog for students. However, I feel better when I've accomplished something so I started working on our homepage last night (I'm that nerd who works on nerdy things on a Friday night while watching Hamilton for the millionth time ??‍♀️). When I posted what I was working on to Instagram, it occurred to me that this could be useful to others as I was receiving tons of DMs about how I made this work.

I am posting a list of HTML cheat codes for you below if you'd like to freshen up your homepage!

If you're unsure of how to edit your homepage or post embedded links, keep scrolling down.

HTML Cheat Codes

LINK: https://bit.ly/htmlcodesdestiny

How to Edit Your Homepage

Make sure you are logged in as a library administrator to your Destiny site.
Picture
On the homepage/splash page of your school's Destiny site, click on the edit page in the top right hand corner.
Picture
Click the edit pencil in the top right hand corner.
Picture
In the box, type in what you want your patrons to see. 

I have a scrolling marquee that reads welcome by typing in <Marquee> <center> <font size=7 color=black>Welcome to the eXchange at Innovation Academy! </center></font> </marquee>

I also pasted an embed code to my latest virtual library with SEL-focused books.
Picture
Picture
You can publish Google Docs or Slides (and Microsoft PPTs!!) to your homepage as well!
  1. Click on file
  2. Publish to the web
  3. Click on embed
  4. Copy the code listed there
  5. Paste that code in your Destiny introductory text box
2 Comments

Planning for the New School Year: An Essential Library Program Planner (with bonus social media planner!)

7/12/2021

9 Comments

 
Picture
I know, I know! For many of us, it's way too early to want to think about planning for this upcoming school year. It's that feeling when you walk into Target and the back to school section is in full bloom. Heart racing and palms sweating...It's a lot for those of us who want to relax and recharge.

For school librarians, though, we can't wait until August to begin planning out programming for our patrons. Guest speakers, authors, or community organizations do not operate on a summer break, so if you want to book someone (especially for a lower cost!) you need to book early. Not to mention we all know how preplanning goes in terms of our planning - there is none. If your experience is anything like mine, your preplanning is full of meetings, helping teachers, coplanning lessons, offering technology PD, and more (*cough* fixing the laminator for the 20th time *cough*). It's ten times harder if you do not have a parapro. Program planning then takes a backseat and can end up being rushed or not done at all. 

School libraries are community hubs meant to inspire connection, exploration, and creation. That takes intentional planning. I do a mix of passive programming (ex: placing legos with a prompt) and intentional programming (ex: one book, one school) throughout the year. Sometimes these programs are last minute because of a culture phenomenon like a Tik Tok Open Mic morning, but most of the time, I plan months in advance so I can arrange volunteers, teacher participation, a marketing plan, and plan for any costs. 

I created this planner when I saw a need to put more intention behind my planning for programs and to help our Student Library Advisory Board think through the ins and outs of a successful program. I hope it helps you whether you use it now or later! 
Tech tip: I download these planners and upload to my school library OneNote Notebook and use the drawing tool/text features to add my ideas and plans. Use the canva templates below to tweak what you need and download as a png file or pdf depending on what tech tool you use!
Ready to Print Resources
Library Program Planner
library_program_planner.pdf
File Size: 8854 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Social Media Planner
social_media_schedule___planner_updated.pdf
File Size: 199 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Canva Templates
​Library Program Planner
Social Media Planner
9 Comments

Transform from Advocate to Activist

6/18/2021

0 Comments

 
I recently had the pleasure of being able to share at the 2021 Galileo Annual Conference on the topic of advocacy. It is essential that as school librarians, we are actively engaged in advocating for our students and programs. Check out the curated list of resources I shared out during the session below.
0 Comments

Curated Resources, Lessons, and Ideas for National Poetry Month

4/1/2021

0 Comments

 
0 Comments

Asian American and Pacific Islander Suggested Reading for Middle Grades and Young Adult

3/19/2021

0 Comments

 
Picture
0 Comments

Women's History Month Art Show

3/9/2021

0 Comments

 
Picture
womens_history_month.pdf
File Size: 3652 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

0 Comments

Women's History Month Resources

3/5/2021

0 Comments

 
0 Comments
<<Previous
Forward>>
    Picture

    Martha Bongiorno

    School Librarian Advocating for Student Voice in Metro Atlanta

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    my read shelf:
    Martha Bongiorno's book recommendations, liked quotes, book clubs, book trivia, book lists (read shelf)
    Tweets by @Mrs_Bongi
    View my profile on LinkedIn

    Archives

    December 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    July 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    July 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Contact me!

COPYRIGHT © 2022
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Consulting & Speaking Engagements
    • GaETC 2021 Resources