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Know & Go Updates @your Library
Library Services
What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
Volume 5 | Issue 10
Notes & Reminders Last Day to Purchase Using Library Services Budget
Answers to FAQs
In order to have all orders delivered, checked in, and paid by year end dates set by finance, the last day to purchase with LMS Budget funds is Friday, April 6th. If you need assistance, please contact Nancy.
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Library Services Site
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#Future Ready Resources
District Surplus Property Procedure
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Library Services Policies
As we begin to weed and pack up libraries for summer project be sure to follow the instructions and schedule for surplus property pick up. More information can be found here. As a quick reminder, please use medium boxes, keep them under 50 pounds, and do not send them to Library Services.
Growth Measure Assessments It's that time of year again... Just as last year, we will be completing the 4th grade Growth Measure Assessment using the tool that we have used the last few years. The Growth Measure Assessment window will be open from March 1st- April 20th. During that time period, EVERY 4th grader in your building needs to have taken the assessment.
ISSUU Adjusting the Free Plan The Know & Go publication is created in Google Drive, then downloaded as a PDF and uploaded to ISSUU, a publishing platform that allows digital content to transformed into a magazine format. At the end of March you will no longer be able to download the publication from ISSUU, but the PDF link will be available in the Updates @your Library email.
End of the Year Meeting (save the date) & Narrative The end of the year meeting will be at Central Middle from 4:30pm until 6:00pm on Tuesday, May 8th. Now is also the time to start thinking about what information you want to include in the end of the year narrative. Remember that we made goals in relation to the Future Ready wedges (back-to-school meeting), moved from recommendations to guidelines in our program evaluation, and introduced the new AASL standards. A more detailed email will be coming shortly.
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Lib Prog Guiding Docs Folder Librarians List 2017-2018
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Who To Call
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Makerspace Ordering Sheet
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Ordering procedures
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Follett ordering w/screenshots
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Follett Acct #'s
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Follett req Instructions Building budget
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Sub librarian list
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Sub Training Videos
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Ordering/renewing databases HS only
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Destiny FAQ
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Free Lib Books @ Lib Serv
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District Surplus Property Procedures
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Record a PD event
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Travel & Reimbursement (BOE) Guidelines
Personalized Professional Learning
#ParkwayReads NCTE 2018 Book Recommendations: Children’s Books Asking librarians to pick a favorite book is almost impossible! But that’s exactly what NCTE did during a January #NCTEchat, New Year/New Ideas. During the chat, they asked educators to share one text (poem, book, novel) that they would recommend every teacher (or student) read in 2018. See the list at www2.ncte.org/blog
The New Librarian: Using Advocacy to Promote Leadership The guidelines that came out of our program evaluation are strategically linked to Project Connect, Future Ready Librarians, ISTE Standards, and AASL Standards. These foundational documents provide guidance as we look to build influence and capacity through library programming. The new librarian is seen as a leader not only in their building but also in the district and larger community. In a blog post by Bill Bass he shares ideas on how to use advocacy to promote leadership. Suggestions include: ●
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Listen to empower - Listening means creating multiple opportunities for professional learning for librarians so they can stay in front of trends and be able to provide answers when students, teachers, and parents come to them for help and support. Get involved in the movement - This means getting involved in advocacy efforts like Project Connect. He also recommends staying informed, sharing with others advocacy pieces like the popular TEDx talk by Mark Ray, “Changing the Conversation About Librarians,” and urging colleagues to take the Future Ready Pledge. Take it beyond your library or district - A key characteristic of modern leaders in library spaces is the desire and commitment to connect beyond any individual library. There is a tendency to be very inward looking and think about the current state of your own programs, but by intentionally looking beyond our own districts, and beyond the profession of librarian, we can find many amazing ways to approach our work and continue to better serve our communities. Offer innovative professional development - To help librarians remain relevant, Bill works to set up structures that bring librarians into the conversation with curriculum, technology, PD, and instructional leaders. He also aims to tightly align with the district’s plans for technology and position librarians as leaders as the “go-to” people in their buildings.
His main piece of advice for today’s librarian is two-fold. Librarians are responsible for both student and adult learning in the digital age, so be the one who can help develop your teachers and introduce them to relevant, instructional practices and tools. Secondly, tell your story. It’s not about bragging or showing how great you are; it’s about showing what you have to offer your community. Read the entire blog post on eschoolnews.com Bonus Resources: ● Promoting School Library Resources and Services with Today’s Digital Tools ● Outreach Strategies for Promoting School Libraries
Use of Space & the Time Leads Beyond Library The Power of School Librarians As we reflect and begin to write down our thoughts for the end of the year narrative, School Library Journal has created an infographic and download that celebrates the power of the librarian in regards to student achievement. One of the most powerful things we can do is continue to advocate by using various strategies and this infographic visually tells the story of how librarians make a measurable difference for students. Click here or click the image to download a PDF with 8 eye-catching and easily shareable 8.5 x 11 infographic downloads, which you can: ● Include in discussions with your principal and other administrators. ● Post throughout your library on parents night ● Use to create a library fact-of-the-month display ● Share with your fellow teachers ● Add to your newsletters, flyer, brochure, or website
Community Partnership 10 Apps Teens are Using that Parents Need to Know This excerpt was taken from a blog by April Requard and might be helpful to share the the apps and blog post with parents. Not all social apps are bad. Most of the apps our kids use are truly an extension of your child’s “real world” social life. For the most part, our kids talk to people they only talk to in “real life.” With the influence of technology in our kids social lives, we can’t panic or over think every single thing, but we do need to empower each other and be aware of what our kids are doing when they are online and engaged in these apps. We teach our children how to swim so they don’t drown and the same is true for online social behaviors. We have to talk to our kids and teach them how to navigate through this online world. I believe strongly in not blocking everything, but in my opinion, there are certain apps that are just off-limits and I will share those with you in this post. The problem in most cases is that parents just don’t know how bad some of these apps can really be. The truth is told so perfectly by Kevin Honeycutt when he says, “Our kids are growing up on a digital playground and no one is on recess duty.” So true. Check the blog in its entirety at appsolutelyapril.com
Something to Share with Parents
Empowers Students as Creators
#ParkwayMakes
Free Makerspace Resources (Info Bundle) The people from makerspaces.com are offering a free resource bundle where you can pick and choose what you would like to explore. Click on the link below to download the document: ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
EBOOK – 250+ Resources For School Makerspaces How To Solder – Beginners Guide Arduino For Beginners Makerspace Material Supply List – 100+ Products Paper Circuit Project Templates Make an Inchworm Using littleBits Workbench Tutorial – Step-by-Step Plans
Builds Instructional Partnerships
Want to have students watch just a section of a YouTube video? Try ViewPure as a way to not only choose what section to show but also to block out distractions on YouTube and create your own url for the video. Click on the gear below the video once you have put it in ViewPure to access settings. http://viewpure.com/
Add comments, pictures, links, maps, other videos, and more to a YouTube video using a new tool called Timeliney. It does require you to create an account to create, save, share and comment on videos shared with you. https://www.timeline.ly/
The Creative Educator has focused on effective ideas and strategies to foster creativity and engage students in the curriculum and now they have shared end-of-year project inspiration. Explore grade-specific lesson plan pages to find and share ideas for the classroom. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Kindergarten 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade Middle School High School
Empowers Students as Creators 15 Fresh & Fun Open Source Image Resources 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
StockSnap.io: Browse through hundreds of high resolution images that are added weekly. The images are free from copyright restrictions, so you are free to use and modify them as you like. Burst: This is a photo bank powered by Shopify, and features dozens of categories to choose from. If you’re looking for cover photo tips for Facebook, Burst has a whole page devoted to them. Pexels: Pexels has top-quality free stock photos licensed under the Creative Commons Zero license. They are all very nicely tagged for searching, and are easy to find through their Discover feature. DeviantArt: DeviantArt has been around for a long time, and seems to get better with age. A free sign-up process allows you to browse and access over 350 million unique works of digital art. Free Nature Stock: This is a database of free nature photography created by designer and photographer Adrian Pelletier. SpaceX: This is an offshoot of Flickr containing space and astronomy-themed photos of all kinds. It is updated with new images every few weeks. Gratisography: Open source image resources by solo photographers are becoming more and more common on the Web. This one was created by Ryan McGuire, a creative visual artist. The British Library: Here we have another Flickr sidekick, and this one has an array of vintage photos of all sorts. Foodies Feed: Pictures of food may adorn some of our social media feeds, but often such images do have their purpose. Food-related visual projects can benefit from this colourful and interesting range of pictures. Negative Space: Negative Space is a community of photographers sharing their work with visitors who want to use “beautiful, free high-resolution images without any restrictions.” See the complete list at globaldigitalcitizen.org
Google Drawings Recently, Shannon at Southwest Middle hosted a lunch learn around Google Drawings and was kind enough to share with us. This presentation has directions, helpful tips, and project ideas. Check out the slide deck at goo.gl/w8xvYx
17 Little-Known Tips, Tricks and Hacks for Using Google in the Classroom The tools in this edsurge.com blog span everything from music to time-saving shortcuts and support for struggling students or those with learning disabilities. Check out these educators’ top picks or explore a list of attendee favorites here.
Events @your Library National Library Month and Week School Library Month is the American Association of School Librarians' celebration of school librarians and their programs. Every April school librarians are encouraged to host activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong school library programs play in transforming learning. More about the history of School Library Month. The 2018 theme is Making Connections at Your School Library and the official hashtag is #AASLslm. Four weeks of programming ideas and activities reflecting weekly SLM subthemes: ● Making Learner Connections ● Making Educator Connections ● Making Community Connections ● Making Global Connections
National Poetry Month Check out SLJ’s National Poetry Month Pinterest Board and a Collection of resources in Destiny (by Shannon Miller).
Personalized Professional Learning Google Certification Levels 1 & 2 Are you Googly? Do you want to be? Did you know that Google has an entire training program where you can get certified as a Google Educator? This course is online, self-paced, and is meant to get you to earn your Google Educator Level 1 Certification. In order to receive salary credit, you must pass the Google certification test and submit certificate to Amy Johnson. For level 2 there is a prerequisite: You must complete Level 1 Certification before you are able to complete the Level 2 Certification class.
Affton Google Show & Tell Affton School District will be hosting the Affton Google Show & Tell on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Affton High School. The Affton Google Show & Tell is a free half-day event that focuses on all things Google in K12. This event will feature sessions by area educators using GSuite to promote student learning. There will even be open sessions for attendees to create their own sessions similar to Edcamp. Attendees may include teachers, administrators, district leaders, and library media specialists. Seating is limited Click Here to Register
Want to connect with other educators and transform learning? See upcoming spring learning opportunities offered through ConnectED Learning at connectedlearningstl.org
Parkway Credit One option for earning Parkway credits is to participate in webinars and events, such as Edcamps, SLAA events, makerspace open houses etc. In order to earn participation credits watch the webinar or go to an event, then record your participation at tinyurl.com/webinars-events. Remember that district credit is based on the number of clock hours that you participate. Credit is issued as follows: six clock hours will get you .5 credit and 12 clock hours will get you 1 credit.
Program Evaluation Guidelines Topic 1: Advocacy Parkway libraries will strive for clear communication of the role of school librarians. Topic 2: Responsiveness to Community Parkway libraries will be responsive to the community and have a finger on the pulse of each individual building. Topic 3: Instructional & Programming Parkway libraries will support classroom instruction and provide relevant, timely programming to meet the needs and interests of each individual community. Topic 4: Educational Leadership & PD Parkway librarians will strive to be seen as leaders in buildings and will have access to just in time, targeted professional learning for librarians. Topic 5: Library Physical Spaces Parkway libraries are multi-use spaces that are inviting and available for learners of all ages.
Contact Information Bill Bass Innovation Coordinator: Instructional Technology & Library Media Twitter: billbass Kim Lindskog Library Support Specialist Twitter: klindskog
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