Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers

I'm Melanie Ford, teacher-librarian for the Longfellow Middle School Library aka the Yoshiko Uchida Library. Go Tigers!

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

@YazzieSays @netflix @joeytainment I'm watching this with my kids right now and impressed them by telling him your character in the show is a real scientist! Blew his mind! We love Spirit Rangers!

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

@sm_wordsmith CONGRATULATIONS!

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

It's the end of the school year so student engagement is flagging. Thanks @nytimes' Learning Network for helping me connect students with @clairemoses article The Spread of Book Banning https://t.co/0Q42CmKzJk & the prompt: Who should decide what young people read?

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

The 8th Annual Battle of the Books District Competition was last night and the winners were

*drum roll please*

Our Longfellow 6th & 8th grade teams! GO TIGERS! I'm so proud of all our students who participated and the parents & families who stayed to cheer us on!

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

Celebrated Read Across America Day with a read-in!

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

I am tardy to the party, but I'm excited to try this approach with students! Cheeseburger, hockey game help students understand information ecosystem https://t.co/aePDIW5roL

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

Thank you to
@teachingchange & @sojustbooks
for the @BLMAtSchool booklists! I created this resource for our students https://t.co/PssDhv7QfQ that highlights the Longfellow Library books that uplift the 13 Principles of BLM

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

It's that time again! #PoetryExperience in the library. Magnetic poetry from 2nd period.

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

@Brittney_HSmith Thank you! It enabled the students to collaborate together. The scenarios were engaging on their own, but in this format, students could talk it out.

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

Used @canva to create 3-2-1 exit tickets to help 8th graders process their learning from @NewsLitProject's lesson on "Understanding Bias"

Student questions: Can there be a split of bias and fact and it be okay? How has big story bias ever ended in a dangerous situation?

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

Taught @NewsLitProject's Checkology lessons on Understanding Bias with 8th graders today! Transformed their assignment on identifying types of bias into a collaborative sorting activity and it went well! Crafting lessons that foster productive group work can be challenging.

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

Made these slides in honor of MLK, Jr. Day https://t.co/dd5W8J8P7u What are some of your favorite books for budding activists?

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

@heatheroliver22 It is so fun! And we can exchange lists of middle schoolers' favorite karaoke songs

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

One of my favorite things I get to do as a middle school teacher-librarian is host karaoke in the library for our incentive days!

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

@LudovicSpeaks So fun! The kids who participated had a blast. Not to mention me too!

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

Thank you for this slick update to the #gameofquotes slideshow! Here are a few hilarious quotes from today's game with 8th graders. Quotes taken from books by @wimpykid, @geneluenyang & @doctorow.

[HansTullmann @HansTullmann]

⚔️ What are your favorite #GameOfQuotes prompts? @MrCarrOnTheWeb has some great ones! Adding to @TinaBarnettEDU @HighgateHuskies slides.
#eduprotocol @eduprotocols @jcorippo @KVoge71 @mhebern @tishrich @MrMayfieldRHS @moler3031 @arianakhern
https://t.co/N1iKs3Ljge

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

@kelleemoye @Teachr4 @KathieMacIsaac @DrLMaucione @LBaie @2Shaye @MerkleJill @NorrisDonnetta Has anyone done a lesson like this with students, where they created their own Must Read lists?

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

@kelleemoye @Teachr4 @KathieMacIsaac @DrLMaucione @LBaie @2Shaye @MerkleJill @NorrisDonnetta I have never done a Must Read in this year book challenge. Thanks for sharing, I love the idea!

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

In my district, we have an annual Battle of the Books District competition. Long Way Down by @JasonReynolds83 is on our reading list & tomorrow our students will watch his 2018 interview with @Trevornoah https://t.co/Ld5m45dcSq! If you haven't seen it you should!

[Ms. Ford, teacher-librarian for the Tigers @LongfellowTiger]

These are fun. A mere 24 books for 2022. But this was the year I discovered a new favorite book of all time. Check out #MyYearInBooks @goodreads to discover the 24 books I read in 2022! https://t.co/M1AKpoiddX