Mrs. Russell

Library Media Specialist at Bell Elementary in Denton ISD

[Kathy Holt @MrsKHolt4]

Children who are taught to think critically are actually less vulnerable to racist ideas.
Excited to hear the brilliant @DrIbram speak at #txla22!
Instilling critical thinking skills in our students is SO important!

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

We can use every “why?” as a teachable moment. Are we encouraging our kids to ask that why, or are we discouraging them? - Dr Ibram X Kendi #txla22 #txla2022

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

Teaching kids critical thinking also doesn’t mean teaching them to only look for information that reinforces beliefs they already have, but to really examine all info they encounter. - Dr. Ibram X. Kendi #txla22

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

Teaching our students critical thinking doesn’t mean teaching them what to think, but how to ask “how?” and “why?” - Dr. Ibram X. Kendi #txla22

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

All of our kindergarten and PreK students have recently enjoyed helping tell the story of “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything” - with fun sound effects from the Novel Effects app!

Here are some of Ms. Tripp’s eager kinder helpers!

#bellbobcats #dentonisdlib

[Kelly Born @Born_Librarian]

Love our annual tradition of visiting with @tomrogersbook and the 5th graders of @dentonisd @dentonisdlib #dentonisddelivers

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

@SarahRoberts427 @hnmboutwell It’s nominated for the Texas Bluebonnet Award this year. It’s a great read!

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

@caseydband #clearthelists #cleartheliststexas @amazon Here is my list - we are adding more than 50 PreK students this year and I want to offer lots of hands-on learning opportunities for our new littlest learners!

Thank you for any help you can give!

https://t.co/EMJqlPiNM2

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

The bookmobile is headed to Paloma Creek Elementary! Come meet us there between 11:00 and 11:45 and find some sizzling summer reads!

#L2GDentonISD #bellbuilds #summerreading https://t.co/PzyQsAgCh0

[Librarygal @Librarygal]

So excited about what our #dentonlib are doing to help our students #DentonISDDelivers https://t.co/0TNOKwUNwH

[🇺🇦🌻💙💛Judy Boone is always learning @JudyBBoone]

The library is the largest classroom in a school. School librarians are teachers. #TexLeg please revise SB No3 to include school librarians. #SchoolLibrariansAreTeachers

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

We used MERGE cubes (AR/VR) and the Galactic Explorer app to look at all the planets in our solar system and learn a few facts about them.

#bellbuilds #bellbobcats #DentonIsdDelivers #DentonISDLib #mergecube

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

It’s our solar system - and you can hold it in your hand!

3rd and 5th grade are both learning about space science in class - so we are doing a solar system scavenger hunt in the library this week!
#bellbobcats #bellbuilds #DentonISDLib #DentonIsdDelivers #mergecube

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

Our most recent Golden Book Award winner was Mrs. Naples’ 4th grade class! https://t.co/6MREsu7miC

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

Our Golden Book Award winner is... Mrs. Douglas’s class! https://t.co/6MREsu7miC

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

Out 1st and 2nd grade #bellbobcats put on their engineer hats to design a chair for a stuffed animal. Here are a few of our designs... #txlege #DentonISDDelivers #DentonISDLib #bellbuilds

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

Thank you @shannonmmiller for sharing your ideas and enthusiasm online - I always feel inspired when I see one of your posts! #dentonisddelivers #DentonISDLib

[Mrs. Russell @MrsRReads]

There is almost always creativity happening in our library - coding, building, telling our own stories - we do it all! #DentonISDDelivers #DentonISDLib #bellbobcats #bellbuilds