Parkway School District Library Services
Volume 4 | Issue 14
Know & Go Updates @your library
#Parwkay Reads Summer Reading Lists Currently Parkway is putting together the summer reading list for 2017. That list consists of books selected by the International Literacy Association Young Adults’ Choices Reading List, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Best Fiction for Young Adults, and Missouri Association of School Librarian (MASL) Gateway Award Nominees. Look for it in mid-May.
NEW eBooks! The 2017-2018 MASL award nominee titles are now available as ebooks on the district shelf. They will show on each school’s shelf. I will be sharing Gateway's to 6-12; Mark Twain and Truman will be shared K-12; Show Me K-5.
The Most Famous Book That Takes Place in Every State
Well said:
From the businessinsider.com see books that are famous from state to state.
Four Teaching Moves That Promote A Growth Mindset In All Readers Learning to read doesn't stop after third grade. Students will continue to encounter difficult texts and having a growth mindset about the reading experience will help students grow as readers. In this article from ww2.kqed.org the author Gravity Goldberg is highlighted and shares four key coaching components that support readers at all levels. Those coaching components put teachers in the role of miners, mirrors, models, and mentors.
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Provide an uncommon experience for your students and they will reward you with an uncommon effort and attitude. ~ Dave Burgess Teach Like a Pirate
#FutureReady Build Instructional Partnerships Sticky Note Prompt and Respond
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National Poetry Month see 30 ways to celebrate School Library Month April - Celebrate National Library Week with the Libraries Transform campaign D.E.A.R. Drop Everything and Read Month (April) April 22nd Earth Day www.scholastic.com April 30th Children’s Day/Book Day - Dia
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May 1- 7 -Children’s Book Week May 4 - Star Wars Day May is National Pet Month so celebrate being a participatory library by hosting a pet’s reading photo contest. Summer Reading Ideas
This strategy supports activating knowledge as well as exploring & discovering. It helps provide initial focus for the purpose of engaging all participants. It may also serve to frame the content that is coming.The team structure that follows the introductory prompts allows for individuals to create shared understanding about the content. Here’s how it works: 1. Ahead of time, prepare several prompts to offer to your group, each prompt relevant to a topic of study. Prompts might be direct quotations from a text, generalizations about the topic, points of interest, or even questions to consider. 2. One at a time, offer the prompts to the group. 3. For each prompt, individuals craft their own response on a sticky note (e.g., participants will generate one sticky note for each statement). Responses might include such things as what the prompt makes them think about, how the prompt makes them feel, what connections they might be making, what curiosities it raises in them, or etc. 4. Participants post their sticky notes in areas of the room that have been designated for each prompt. 5. Divide the group into teams so that you have one team per prompt. Teams convene around the sticky notes for their assigned prompt. 6. Teams organize/combine/rearrange the sticky notes for their prompt in a way that makes sense to them. 7. Teams create a synthesizing statement (or statements) for their group of stickies and prepare to share out whole group. Variations: * Use with a video, stopping at key points to offer individuals a time to craft a response to what they have just seen and heard. This maintains engagement throughout the learning experience. * Use with a reading by dividing the text into sections, and having participants craft a response to each section as they read it. Individuals might then work as a table group to organize and synthesize their thinking. This “how to” strategy was shared by Toni Prickett
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21 Chrome Extensions for Struggling or Special Needs Students
#FutureReady - Curates Resources & Tools AutoDraw...A Fun New Way To Draw From Google! Students are going to love this...it turns doodles into art. The product is called AutoDraw and according to the website it is a new web-based tool that pairs machine learning with drawings created by talented artists to help you draw. It works on your phone, computer, or tablet (and it's free!). AutoDraw would also be a fun tool to smash with other digital tools and apps too. Your students could use it to draw and upload into a Google Presentation to write or illustrate a poem for Poetry Month. To learn more about AutoDraw, watch this video and check it out here. You can also see more about this tool at vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com
Technology can be a powerful tool to assist students with special needs or any sort of learning challenge. In particular the Chrome web browser allows users to install a wide variety of web extensions that provide tools that can help all learners, regardless of ability level. See the entire post at controlaltachieve.com
6 Ways to Use Google Cardboard in the Classroom Many of you had a chance to experience Google Expeditions this year. As a follow up Monica Burns on the classtechtips.com blog shares ways to create deeper learning experiences with virtual reality. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Connect to current events with New York Times VR app Provide background knowledge Set the stage for learning: try a KWL chart by taking part in VR experiences before asking what they want to know Energize foreign language practice Take a trip to Mars: Nearpod VR has virtual space field trips Build vocabulary
She also has a free eBook download on how to get started with VR. Engaging Social Studies Tool In February the “Life Timeline” interactive tool was unveiled. By using the “drop-and-drag” menu you can input your birthday, and it will deliver a visually engaging history of the key events that have happened during your lifetime. The timeline includes political, cultural, technological and other kinds of developments, along with an intriguing short summary. Read more about the Life Timeline tool here. Also see larryferlazzo.edublogs.org
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10 Google App Tricks to Learn in 2017 These great Google tech Tips from Alice Keeper will streamline what you do with Google Apps for Education. See them all at alicekeeler.com
Google Search Education Help students become better searchers by using this site that contains lesson plans, power searching, Google A Day challenges, and live trainings. Go to Google Search Education.
#FutureReady Professional Learning
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Summer Development Talent Development is very excited to share the Professional Learning Course Guide for Summer 2017. To view courses, click on the tabs across the bottom of the spreadsheet after opening. Courses open as of April 1 in PEERS. You will find courses to earn both inservice credits and salary credits. Wondering how this all works? Please click HERE to see the Professional Learning FAQs.
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Registration Opens: April 1, 2017 at 10:00 am Registration Closes: May 11, 2017 Access: 2017 Summer Learning Catalog
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Igniting Learning: Reflecting on the Ignite Format for Professional Learning and Students How to Guide Students in Online Research 11 Apps to Learn with Poetry 20+ Ideas and Resources for Learning with Poetry Simple Ways Teachers Can Protect Student Data Privacy Emoji Prompts Out of the Box Approach to Planning Makerspaces Free Platform Helps Teachers Assess Student Progress A Day in the Life of a Future Student Don't Give Away Engagement
Contact Information Bill Bass Innovation Coordinator: Instructional Technology & Library Media Twitter: billbass Kim Lindskog Library Support Specialist Twitter: klindskog ISSUU Newsletter Stacks: 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014
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