Katie
@katiejmcnamara.bsky.social
Helping others shine, Curriculum designer, Teacher Librarian 📚, Media Literacy Coach, FPU Professor & Program Director, Speaker, Advocate, Neurodivergent, Boymom. Inspire. Empower. Create. Repeat. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 Celebrate everything 🎉
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Katie
@katiejmcnamara.bsky.social
· Nov 23
"As the lines between fact & fiction continue to blur on social media, & with Gen Z relying heavily on social media influencers for news, it’s imperative that we prioritize digital literacy education..."
#NewsLiteracy
#SocialMedia
www.sheknows.com/parenting/ar...
#NewsLiteracy
#SocialMedia
www.sheknows.com/parenting/ar...
A New Study Says Teens Struggle to Separate Fact From Fiction Online — Yet Most Get News Through Social Media
Parents, digital literacy is more important now than ever — here's why.
www.sheknows.com
Shaming where teens get their news is pointless. Empower them to discern their news feed. #MediaLiteracy #TLSky #EduSky
This dedication!
🐼 Bored Panda by Mike Bender, Illus by Chuck Dillon
I'm my PBOR Era.
#TLSky #Books #Librarians
🐼 Bored Panda by Mike Bender, Illus by Chuck Dillon
I'm my PBOR Era.
#TLSky #Books #Librarians
December 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This dedication!
🐼 Bored Panda by Mike Bender, Illus by Chuck Dillon
I'm my PBOR Era.
#TLSky #Books #Librarians
🐼 Bored Panda by Mike Bender, Illus by Chuck Dillon
I'm my PBOR Era.
#TLSky #Books #Librarians
Debating on which imaginary prize I will get..
I'll just give myself all of them.
I'll just give myself all of them.
December 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Debating on which imaginary prize I will get..
I'll just give myself all of them.
I'll just give myself all of them.
Cute #YA Romance to cuddle up with!! #TLSky With requests I am getting- reminds me this is Hallmark season- watching all the cheesy romance Christmas. Super excited about Only for the Holidays & Love in Winter Wonderland! #BookSky www.readbrightly.com/feel-good-ya...
Must-Read YA Holiday Books for A Dose of Christmas Spirit | Brightly
If you want stories sure to add a touch of holly jolly to the holiday season, you can’t go wrong with one of these fantastic YA novels.
www.readbrightly.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Cute #YA Romance to cuddle up with!! #TLSky With requests I am getting- reminds me this is Hallmark season- watching all the cheesy romance Christmas. Super excited about Only for the Holidays & Love in Winter Wonderland! #BookSky www.readbrightly.com/feel-good-ya...
so so so happy about a thing. It's been a jouney. Waiting to tell a bestie that supported me throughout before sharing here. How is she not up yet?? Did she party without me last night?? Did the werewolves get her??
December 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
so so so happy about a thing. It's been a jouney. Waiting to tell a bestie that supported me throughout before sharing here. How is she not up yet?? Did she party without me last night?? Did the werewolves get her??
So much heartfelt awesomeness. Yes, you want Gamestormers. Bulk discount option. #TLSky #EduSky #Librarians
December 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
So much heartfelt awesomeness. Yes, you want Gamestormers. Bulk discount option. #TLSky #EduSky #Librarians
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Here's a team gratitude booster to try at your next meeting!
December 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Here's a team gratitude booster to try at your next meeting!
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YALSA's Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults shortlist is here. It's great! Some REALLY good books here.
It's also very white (& I think that's partly because of how few YA nonfiction works by authors of color came out this year).
www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
It's also very white (& I think that's partly because of how few YA nonfiction works by authors of color came out this year).
www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
YALSA announces 2026 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults finalists
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), selected five books as finalists for the 2026 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Awar...
www.ala.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
YALSA's Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults shortlist is here. It's great! Some REALLY good books here.
It's also very white (& I think that's partly because of how few YA nonfiction works by authors of color came out this year).
www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
It's also very white (& I think that's partly because of how few YA nonfiction works by authors of color came out this year).
www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
When Dr's don't know what is wrong, but your work bestie does...
December 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
When Dr's don't know what is wrong, but your work bestie does...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Did not know I would love this so much! Okay, absolutely hate what historically happens. Love the way it is discussed and challenged. Buying multiples! 💡📚 #TLSky #BookSky One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Agaist This #Librarians #BookRecommendation
December 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Did not know I would love this so much! Okay, absolutely hate what historically happens. Love the way it is discussed and challenged. Buying multiples! 💡📚 #TLSky #BookSky One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Agaist This #Librarians #BookRecommendation
My Christmas wish: STOP saying AI when you mean Gen AI.
Not a councindence that those who financially benefit dropped "gen"...
Not a councindence that those who financially benefit dropped "gen"...
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My Christmas wish: STOP saying AI when you mean Gen AI.
Not a councindence that those who financially benefit dropped "gen"...
Not a councindence that those who financially benefit dropped "gen"...
We must shift beyond what is legal and care about what is ethical.
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
We must shift beyond what is legal and care about what is ethical.
Expressing distress of mental health of team to be met withq: people can choose to leave.
Welp, thank you for your insight...
Welp, thank you for your insight...
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Expressing distress of mental health of team to be met withq: people can choose to leave.
Welp, thank you for your insight...
Welp, thank you for your insight...
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@karenattiah.bsky.social created/ taught this amazing series when Columbia refused to let her teach her race/media course last spring. It’s inspired me to think about how to make higher ed accessible/reimagine this whole space. Check out her Resistance Study Series movement - it’s DOPE! More soon…
Resistance Study Series
www.resistancesummerschool.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
@karenattiah.bsky.social created/ taught this amazing series when Columbia refused to let her teach her race/media course last spring. It’s inspired me to think about how to make higher ed accessible/reimagine this whole space. Check out her Resistance Study Series movement - it’s DOPE! More soon…
I am irritated of the people who use others for their own personal gain. I don't think there i
s an industry free of such narcissism.
s an industry free of such narcissism.
November 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I am irritated of the people who use others for their own personal gain. I don't think there i
s an industry free of such narcissism.
s an industry free of such narcissism.
Reflecting on teaching and student needs (secondary and higher ed), I'm noticing a shift in my curriculum design and development focusing on these "buckets"
Ask:
Goal:
Provide:
Student Response:
Follow Up:
Level Up:
#EduSky #TLSky #AcademicSky
Of course keeping #UDL and aspects andragogy.
Ask:
Goal:
Provide:
Student Response:
Follow Up:
Level Up:
#EduSky #TLSky #AcademicSky
Of course keeping #UDL and aspects andragogy.
November 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Reflecting on teaching and student needs (secondary and higher ed), I'm noticing a shift in my curriculum design and development focusing on these "buckets"
Ask:
Goal:
Provide:
Student Response:
Follow Up:
Level Up:
#EduSky #TLSky #AcademicSky
Of course keeping #UDL and aspects andragogy.
Ask:
Goal:
Provide:
Student Response:
Follow Up:
Level Up:
#EduSky #TLSky #AcademicSky
Of course keeping #UDL and aspects andragogy.
My poor husband asked about the ticking in After the Hunt.
My answer could easily be the start of a dissertation.
My answer could easily be the start of a dissertation.
November 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My poor husband asked about the ticking in After the Hunt.
My answer could easily be the start of a dissertation.
My answer could easily be the start of a dissertation.
Sometimes I have to sit on a book before I submit a review. Sometimes I have to reread a book. As I struggle with who the hell am I to determine the merit of a book. Could my opinions create dire consequences - zombies and all.
This is why sometime the "sitting" is necessary:... 1/
This is why sometime the "sitting" is necessary:... 1/
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Sometimes I have to sit on a book before I submit a review. Sometimes I have to reread a book. As I struggle with who the hell am I to determine the merit of a book. Could my opinions create dire consequences - zombies and all.
This is why sometime the "sitting" is necessary:... 1/
This is why sometime the "sitting" is necessary:... 1/
Fab #YA Frankenstein retelling @fiercereads.bsky.social
I do like my sci fi with a bit of horror. 🩸📚
I do like my sci fi with a bit of horror. 🩸📚
A woman with medical passion in a time she wasn't supposed to have a passion beyond meeting the needs of a male. How dare she want to learn, to understand, to discover answers? #YA Frankenstein retelling by @kathleea.bsky.social #TLSky #BookSky 🎧📚 @mackidssl.bsky.social #BookRecommendation #Books 1/
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Fab #YA Frankenstein retelling @fiercereads.bsky.social
I do like my sci fi with a bit of horror. 🩸📚
I do like my sci fi with a bit of horror. 🩸📚
A woman with medical passion in a time she wasn't supposed to have a passion beyond meeting the needs of a male. How dare she want to learn, to understand, to discover answers? #YA Frankenstein retelling by @kathleea.bsky.social #TLSky #BookSky 🎧📚 @mackidssl.bsky.social #BookRecommendation #Books 1/
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A woman with medical passion in a time she wasn't supposed to have a passion beyond meeting the needs of a male. How dare she want to learn, to understand, to discover answers? #YA Frankenstein retelling by @kathleea.bsky.social #TLSky #BookSky 🎧📚 @mackidssl.bsky.social #BookRecommendation #Books 1/
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Libraries do so much for our communities and families and we'd like to give back!
Please take time this coming week to send an email or postcard of appreciation for your library to your superintendent, school board/city council, county commissioners court- or to librarians themselves!
Please take time this coming week to send an email or postcard of appreciation for your library to your superintendent, school board/city council, county commissioners court- or to librarians themselves!
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Libraries do so much for our communities and families and we'd like to give back!
Please take time this coming week to send an email or postcard of appreciation for your library to your superintendent, school board/city council, county commissioners court- or to librarians themselves!
Please take time this coming week to send an email or postcard of appreciation for your library to your superintendent, school board/city council, county commissioners court- or to librarians themselves!
Wanting to add colored/decorative "tape" to library shelves. Have you? Thoughts? Bonus points for links 😁
#TLSky #Librarians
#TLSky #Librarians
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Wanting to add colored/decorative "tape" to library shelves. Have you? Thoughts? Bonus points for links 😁
#TLSky #Librarians
#TLSky #Librarians
Student- It's just hard to find a book.
Me- The books are grouped by genre, there are stickers on each book, there are signs.
Student- oh, I didn't know.
Me- ...
#TLSky #Librarians
Me- The books are grouped by genre, there are stickers on each book, there are signs.
Student- oh, I didn't know.
Me- ...
#TLSky #Librarians
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Student- It's just hard to find a book.
Me- The books are grouped by genre, there are stickers on each book, there are signs.
Student- oh, I didn't know.
Me- ...
#TLSky #Librarians
Me- The books are grouped by genre, there are stickers on each book, there are signs.
Student- oh, I didn't know.
Me- ...
#TLSky #Librarians