The 2026 Winter Olympics Choice Board Is Here! Get Your Copy Here, Friends.

It's almost time for the 2026 Winter Olympics.  We are planning all kinds of special activities, including an Opening Ceremony at our school.  

I also put together The 2026 Winter Olympics Choice Board.  It is filled with...

...resources about the history of the Olympics, information about Italy and Milano Cortina, amazing resources about the 2026 Winter Olympics, and lots of Capstone Interactive eBooks, PebbleGo articles, reading and digital activities, and more.  

You can make a copy of The 2026 Winter Olympics Choice Board here. 

There are pages you can use like they are, 

...and pages you will add links and make changes for your students. 

                           

For example, on these pages I used PebbleGo and Capstone Interactive eBooks. If you have those resources, just add your own links to the images.  Or change them out for resources you have. 

I love this page with resources from the official Olympics website.  Our kids will love learning all about the different Olympic winter spots and venues.  

                                    

On the last page, there are lots of fun Olympic activities.  And I created The Reading Olympics choice board for this page too. 

You will find The Reading Olympics Choice Board here to make your own copy.  You can add resources that you have in your library and community. 

I love having resources like our Symbaloo, Book Creator, EPIC, and Capstone Interactive eBooks.

I will share more about our Opening Ceremony and the activities for the day in another post tomorrow. 

I hope the choice boards and ideas help you as you celebrate the 2026 Olympics in your libraries, classrooms, and communities too. 

Join Me In Anchorage, Alaska On February 14-16, 2026 For The ASTE Conference, Friends!

 

I am so excited to head to Anchorage, Alaska for the ASTE Conference, February 14-16, 2026. 

We are kicking off the conference with our Future Ready Librarians® Summit-Mapping the Journey to Lead from the Library!  My colleague and friend, Lia Dossin and I can't wait for this special event.

The Future Ready Librarians Summit is designed to empower school librarians as catalysts for change. Participants will explore how to lead from the library and drive innovation in today’s evolving educational landscape. Together, we’ll strengthen leadership, collaboration, and digital literacy practices while gaining actionable tools to inspire change.

I will be announcing several fantastic giveaways this week too!  You won't want to miss this event, friends. 

On February 15, I have two more sessions that will empower librarians to lead from the library through learning and reading tools, digital tools, media literacy, AI, and more. 

On February 16, I will be presenting with my friends at Book Creator and Kami throughout the day. 

And I couldn't be more excited about two more very special events in the BenQ booth during the conference.  At 12:30-1:00pm on February 14 for Vendor Speed Dating and February 15 for Vendor Valentine's, I will be in the BenQ booth sharing my books, Sonia's Digital World and the ISTE Digital Explorers series, and giving them away in a book signing.  It's going to be so much fun. 

I hope to see you there Alaska librarian and educator, friends.  It's such an honor to come back to your beautiful state to learn and connect with all of you again. 

Find out more and register here. 

You've Been Book'd With The 2026 ALA YMA Winners! Find Them Here In Follett Content's Titlewave!

The 2026 ALA Youth Media Award Winners were announced yesterday on January 26th. 

There were so many amazing books this year that we celebrated on this day. Our friends at Follett Content brought them together in this special Titlewave® list here.

Congrats to all of the winners!