Mike McKenna

Library Media Scientist @MediaCenter_SHS here to #read, #teach & #learn with the world! Tweets solely represent my musings! #ctedu #edtech #edchat #tlchat

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

Excited for SPS #ElectionDay PD '23! Talkin' AI, stress management with @Cigna, race & belonging w/ Deacon Miller, inquiry, #librarylife in a #tlchat, and SHS databases, of course! #ctedu 📚💻💯 https://t.co/Ht9ryHYnQq

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

After a valuable 5-month stint teaching AP Seminar to sophomores last year, it's good to re-center & focus energy on FT school librarianship! Deep-diving into inquiry & VoG. What's igniting your library world this year? #tlchat #librarylife #ctedu #edchat https://t.co/In9N9MdoqU

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

Getting my (un)conference on with
@PamelaMSanterre
& the #LEARNEdTech crew down in Old Lyme for a day of professional learning! Awesome ideas are flowing :) #ctedu #tlchat #edchat https://t.co/meWcem2TIb

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

Welcome back to school all fellow librarians & educators! May you find success, fun, patience & kindness in learning with your students & colleagues. And strong coffee. And a great book to read, like @micheleborba’s #UnSelfie which has been enlightening as both a parent & teacher

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

Absolutely NEEDED to read Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer before school ended. It was touching, enlightening, educational, relatable & so very honest feeling. Now I feel better equipped as an educator to converse with, support & learn with kids & adults. Thanks Maia! #SimsburyHSReads

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

Full range of emotions reading @marburyjack's Winger: funny, scary, insightful, relatable. Whether it's been said to death or not Ryan Dean's narrative reminded me of #TheWonderYears very often. Whatever you read this summer, KEEP READING! #SimsburyHSReads https://t.co/y45TeUdbb3

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

Absolutely leveled by @courtney_s's Sadie; amazing, thrilling, suspenseful & heartbreaking story about loss, life, love & justice. True-crime podcast fans: treat yourself to @ALALibrary Odyssey-winning audio; INCREDIBLE! Onto @marburyjack's award-winning Winger! #SimsburyHSReads

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

Kent State by @DeborahWiles101 proved to be both poignant & enlightening. This little-understood-to-me U.S. tragedy was humanized & summarized in both concise & comprehensive ways; well done! Onto a suspenseful '22 Nutmeg Book Award nominee: Sadie by @courtney_s! #SimsburyHSReads

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

Recently seen @TheBatman or another movie that stayed with you after watching it? Looking for the next great YA screen adaptation? Look no further than YOUR school library for these exciting coming attractions in-print & more! #SimsburyHSReads 📖🎥🎞🍿

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

Moving on from the works of @NicolaYoon ("Everything, Everything:" quite a universe-shifting experience for Maddy!) & into the infrequently visited, but usually enjoyable, realm of historical fiction with @DeborahWiles101 "Kent State." Feels particularly relevant #SimsburyHSReads

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

This #BlackHistoryMonth join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society & raise awareness of African American's contributions to our daily lives! @librarycongress https://t.co/DISAzxNrot

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

Wrapped up @nicolayoon's "The Sun Is Also a Star" (time hops, interwoven subplots, multiverses, the romance, the ISSUES; soooo good & enlightening!) and diving right into her debut "Everything, Everything." #WeNeedDiverseBooks indeed! @diversebooks #SimsburyHSReads

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

Join our colleagues during the blackout today, Jan. 12, and together we can ensure our schools are the safe, enriching environments our students and staff deserve! #Blackout4SafeSchools @ceanews

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

NOW I understand why Rose's "12 Angry Men" is such a classic; so much tension & turmoil! The 2007 LA stage audio is a must-listen. Shifting gears to @nicolayoon's "The Sun Is Also a Star." Loving all the 90s alt-music refs thus far; Natasha rocks! #SimsburyHSReads 📚🕶️🎧

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

It took 19 hours (listening, duh!) to finish @PhilipPullman's thrilling fantasy "The Secret Commonwealth" narrated by uber-talented & engaging @michaelsheen! Poor Lyra! Poor Pan! Dipping into a classic now: Reginald Rose's "Twelve Angry Men" #read #books #tlchat #SimsburyHSReads

[CT CASL @ctcasl]

Today is the day!! We just had our @aasl standards officially adopted by the CTBOE!! Thank you for all the hard work of everyone involved. @technojohnson @MsThomBookitis @jluss @ljbh35 @valdilorenzo #advocacy

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

@SimsburyMichele @MediaCenter_SHS EVERY good book! Still working my way through the mammoth @PhilipPullman 2nd "Book of Dust" installment, The Secret Commonwealth. And I'm STILL bad at checking my personal/professional @twitter mentions! 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️📚

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

Fascinating? Enlightening? Terrifying? Frustrating? My response: all of the above! @lib_SLIDE @ctcasl @aasl #librarylife #tlchat https://t.co/W1CvNtP7oo

[Simsbury HS Library @MediaCenter_SHS]

YOUR SHS Library welcomes all staff & students to the 2021-22 school year! We hope you have a great start & are here to help with any #reading, information & technology needs you may have! Stay safe & see you soon🏫📚🧑‍💻👋

[Mike McKenna @librarymediaman]

::Comes up GASPING for air:: SO saddened by the time & worse we've lost to this pandemic. Together again though; back at it & looking forward to listening to @michaelsheen narrate @PhilipPullman's 2nd "Book of Dust" installment! Here we go! #read #books #tlchat #SimsburyHSReads