054. Building Conversational English Skills in the Makerspace with Rachel Grover

The SLLN (School Librarian Learning Network) Podcast

Guest: Rachel Grover, School Librarian

From: Virginia

Grade(s) Taught: 7, 8

Resources:

• Building Conversational English Skills in the Makerspace: https://groverscornerofthelibrary.com/2016/10/29/conversational-english-in-the-makerspace/

Book Break:

• Popcorn by Rob Harrell (realistic/humor)

• Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis (adventure/mystery)

• Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle, illustrated by Jason Chin

• RAFFLE - Complete this form before 10/8/25 to enter the raffle for a copy of Life After Whale (Raffle only open to US residents.)

Where to find Rachel Grover:

• Website: Knowledge Quest blog: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/rachgrover/

• Website: groverscornerofthelibrary.com (archived)

• Email: [email protected]

• Bluesky: @rgrov1013.bsky.social

Check in with us, and check us out!

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Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by @davidbfox.com: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by @tljamesa.com: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by @debbieohi.com: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

• TLSky Feed by @techielibgrl.com: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky