Volume 2 | Issue 20
Parkway School District
Know & Go
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@your Library Nancy’s Nook & Other Reminders Meeting of the Minds
It’s been requested that it's time to socialize. On Wednesday, February 18th Bill and I are looking forward to interacting, brainstorming, and celebrating in a social setting with you! No worries if you can't make it! We will have other days. Details and RSVP Link: When - Wednesday, February 18th, 2015 Where - Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant, 1146 Town and Country Crossing Drive, Town and Country, Chesterfield, MO 63017 Google Map for directions ● Time - 4:00-6:00 PM (of course you can stay longer if you choose) ● Food and drink are on your own Please RSVP at http://goo.gl/j4vkRI ● ●
Bill Bass Twitter: billbass Skype: bill.bass3 Kim Lindskog Twitter: klindskog Skype: klindskog Scoopit:www.scoop.it/t/know-go ISSUU Newsletter Stacks: 2014-2015 2013-2014 Nancy Ikemeyer Skype: nancy,ikemeyer.pearl Twitter: NancyIkemeyer Access the Library Services Webpage using the QR code or www.tinyurl.com/libserv
METC Conference Next Week! Visit metcconference.org to find the searchable program. Look up sessions alphabetically, by author, category or date. They also have program grids available for those interested in an overview of the days.
Follett Destiny Destiny FAQ Page of Answers
Library Services Answers to FAQs
Email Resource Lists in Destiny With your Circulation Desk login you now have permission to create resource lists to share with staff. To Email out a resource list you have created, go to the Catalog tab--> then Resource Lists (left hand side)--> Click View on the list you want to email → Change the Choose an option drop down menu to Email this List and click Go -->Enter in a Display name, email address as desired, subject, and a message. --> Click send.
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Librarians List 14-15 Who To Call Ordering procedures Follett ordering w/screenshots Follett Acct #'s Follett req Instructions building budget Sample budget (If you would like your own template, email Nancy) Standing orders Ordering/renewing databases HS only Destiny FAQ Page of Answers
Resource Roundup Technology, Research & Learning Resources
197 Educational YouTube Channels The educational channels on teacherswithapps. com has something for everyone. The list was put together based on views, subscriptions, and quality of content. The list is divided up into general teaching channels (YouTube EDU, Teaching Channel, Ted-Ed, etc.), physical science, engineering & technology, mathematics, politics, history & current events, the arts, learning a foreign language, and university channels.
Art @your Library Don’t know what to do with all those weeded books? Build a book tower as an art installation!
Commonlit Collections Commonlit is an organization that is building sets of thematic discussion questions to use in conjunction with upper elementary school and middle school students. It is a collection of poems, short stories, news articles, historical documents, and literature. Here's how Commonlit works. As a librarian select a theme such as love, social change & revolution, or friendship & loyalty. Then within my chosen theme select a discussion question. The choice of a discussion question will lead me to a set of passages students to read to support classroom discussion. Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of nearly 400 free art history books. Now the Getty Museum has put more than 250 art books online for anyone to read online and or download. You can find all of these books in the Getty Publications Virtual Library. You can search through the collection by author, keyword, or title. Alternatively, you can simply browse the collections. All of the free books are also available on Google Books. In fact, I've used Google Books to embed one of the books below. The Getty Publications Virtual Library could be a great resource for art teachers and their students. Students who are researching artists and or art movements could consult the collection to find reference materials.
Source: http://bit.ly/1HMxfz4
eBook Display Promotie those eBook by creating the e (I prefer the lower case e)from cover images of available books.
Adapted from freetech4teachers.com
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Resources
ISTE Standards in Our Setting The Coaching Standards Standard six: Content Knowledge & Professional Growth Many technology coaches spend a lot of time assisting teachers with the integration of technology. Many times coaches hone their expertise with self-study and ongoing professional development, which can be a difficult task because of the ever-changing world of technology. One objective of this newsletter is to provide talking points or peek curiosity about technology, with the hopes that it promotes tinkering with various tools and then the passing of that knowledge onto classroom teachers. So how do we stay in-the-know? There are several ways to stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, such as attending conferences, workshops, and webinars. Another avenue is to stay connected to a network of peers via a Ning, Pinterest, Twitter, FB, or other social media platform. The last Coaching standard is Content Knowledge & Professional Growth and states: Technology coaches demonstrate professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions in content, pedagogical, and technological areas as well as adult learning and leadership and are continuously deepening their knowledge and expertise. A. Engage in continual learning to deepen content and pedagogical knowledge in technology integration and current and emerging technologies necessary to effectively implement the Standards•S and Standards•T a. produce resources or engage in professional activities that assist others in developing their knowledge of emerging technologies, integration, and project management B. Engage in continuous learning to deepen professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions in organizational change and leadership, project management, and adult learning to improve professional practice a. provide evidence that the resources used or professional activities have contributed to the growth of other technology leaders and support effective technology implementation C. Regularly evaluate and reflect on their professional practice and dispositions to improve and strengthen their ability to effectively model and facilitate technology enhanced learning experiences a. identify best practices and regularly evaluate the strength and ability to improve technology-enhanced learning experiences
http://www.iste.org/standards/standards-for-coaches
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Teachers need to integrate technology seamlessly into the curriculum instead of viewing it as an add-on, an afterthought, or an event! ~Heidi-Hayes Jacob The Four Stages of Technology Integration Seven Ways to Increase Teacher Technology Integration The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed (i.e., reflective), authentic, and collaborative (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003). The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments. Edtech Challenge The purpose of this blog is to share ideas for effective integration of technology in the classroom. The hope is that teachers will try out these techniques and share their experience with others. Each edtech challenge will include helpful tips and connections to ISTE standards. Education World offers the following easy ways in which you can seamlessly integrate technology into your daily and weekly classroom routines.
Google 20 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom From the Teacher Tech blog of Certified Google Teacher Alice Keeler suggestions are given on how to create and manage Google Classroom. Tips include items like: making class announcements, simplifying the turn in process, reducing cheating, student notifications, any many more. Plus a bonus of 15 more things you can do with Google Classroom.
Digital Differentiation with Google Apps At the 2015 FETC Conference, Shake UP Learning with Kasey Bell gave a presentation on Digital Differentiation with Google Apps. Thinking about differentiation in the classroom means designing student-driven learning experiences, flexible learning options, developing 21st century skills, and providing ways to integrate digital tools for learning. Strategies like learning menus, branching in Google Forms, interactive presentations, and more are discussed. There is also a Pinterest board for digital differentiation. Smarty Pins with Google Maps To encourage more people to interact with Google Maps, we created Smarty Pins, a fun and interactive game that tests players’ trivia and geography knowledge. Players can choose from six different categories from arts and culture to sports to entertainment and answer questions by dragging the pin to the correct location on the map. Players begin with 1,000 miles, earning more for quick and/or correct answers while losing miles for inaccuracy. The game currently covers the U.S., U. K., Australian and Canadian geography.
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By the Numbers Social Media Update In a survey conducted in September 2014, the Pew Research Center finds thatFacebook remains by far the most popular social media site. While its growth has slowed, the level of user engagement with the platform has increased. Other platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn saw significant increases over the past year. See the infographic and story at pewinternet.org.
Professional Relevance Digital Resources, eBooks, Learning Commons, Scheduling, Leadership, Programing, Makerspaces
Makerspaces @your Library Many of you are contemplating Makerspaces, so what are they and how do we get started. Makerspaces have a variety of definitions depending on how it might look in your library. Some common educational makerspace definitions include: ● A place where makers can envision a project, find an expert, and create something. (Knowledge Quest vol. 42 no.4 March/April 2014) ● A place where people can create, tinker, hack, remix, and remake both as individuals and in collaboration with one another. (SLM vol.30 no.7 April 2014) ● Or simply - secure a space, put stuff in it, and invite students to innovate The plan for setting one up is unique to the school’s culture but here is a suggested flow of events to get started: ● See what’s out there via internet, our district, or community ● Ask yourself some questions to secure what the purpose and goals would be ○ How do you envision the ideal environment for maker education to be? How might it sound? What do you see happening in that space? ○ What are the community needs, current resources, and general feasibilities? ○ Is your space going to start in a corner, move to a counter, and then to a closet? ○ When will the space be used? ○ Who will be staffing and managing the space? ○ Who are the kids that will be using the space? ○ Which tools are most needed? ○ What range of projects will be taught in the space? What type of activities? ● Develop the idea based on where you see the library in the digital-age ● Create a plan to share with Admin- talking points ○ What needs or opportunities does Makerspace address? ○ What would a one-sentence tagline or concept description (Twitter length) be? ○ Share photos of what you have and what you want (fieldwork) – what might patrons hear, see, and experience ○ Create a storyboard of how a typical day, week, or month might go in the new configuration. ○ Create a provocative statement for your idea that will get your audience excited about the opportunities you see. Frame it as “What if…?” ○ Tell a brief and engaging story, focusing on the most important aspects of your concept. What story will you tell? What inspired your idea and how does it respond to the needs you uncovered? Why is this idea valuable to the various people involved? ● Reach out to teachers and parents to gain support - At a faculty meeting do a quick maker activity and then explain that this is what a makerspace is ● Meet with a student advisory group because the students own this opportunity - This is the number 1 indicator of successful makerspaces ● Create your own PLN of educators and community members to bounce ideas off of, get advice from, and gain resources (like Make magazine) ● Create an event to test the water - a suggested activity is Hour of Code ● Based on activities that the student advisory group want to try, begin making a list of resources needed and where to get it from - kits, tools, prompts or task cards, donations, funding, etc. ● Market and promote the space - enlist the student advisory group to do this - Also think about branding, taglines, communications plan ● What kind of thinking strategies will students use to solve the maker problems? Rapid prototyping, design cycle and ideating, 10x thinking, or reverse engineering ● Start those projects - The suggestion is to start low tech, then go with intermediate tools, and and finally onto advanced processes. ● Reflect on where you are and where you are going - Think about what next steps would be
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Makerspace Resources The list of ideas and suggestions were adapted from the following articles ● Make YOUR Space: the Maker Movement in Education - New Jersey Education Association ● The Philosophy of Educational Makerspaces Part 1 - Teacher Librarian ● The Environment and Tools of Great Educational Makerspaces - Part 2 Teacher Librarian ● Practical Implementation of an Educational Makerspace - Part 3 - Teacher Librarian
Other helpful resources include: ● Mindshift - How to Turn your School Into a Maker Haven ● Maker Education Initiative has a great library for getting started, project approaches, and program management ● PLN Makerspace Twitter handles: @buffyjhamilton @jenniferlagarde @ellyssa @jaymesdec @DianaLRendina @LindseyOwn @mtechman @abbewaldron @swhitmer_edu @thomascmurray @tieandjeans @ajpodchaski @imcraddock @lblanken
@your Library Library Lovers’ Month @your Library librarysupport.net/librarylovers Take time to thank those who support your library and be sure to record and share any kudos, great comments, or accolades that you receive about your work and the school library. Include these in monthly and yearly reports as well February Celebrations @your Library From School Library Monthly Read Across America @your Library Plan your Read Across America celebration (week of March 2nd) with materials from MNEA. Digital Learning Day @your Library Digital Learning Day will be held on March 13. Digital Learning Day celebrates innovative teaching practices that make learning more personalized and engaging and encourage exploration of how digital learning can provide more students with more opportunities to get the skills they need to succeed in college, career, and life. School librarians and other educators are invited to visit DigitalLearningDay.org to register to receive toolkits, resources, and invitations to run-up events and activities.
Teen Tech Week @your LIbrary Invite teens to celebrate YALSA's Teen Tech Week, March 8-14, 2015. Posters and bookmarks highlighting the topics of makerspace safety, digital citizenship, as well as copyright and fair use are a great addition to your celebration and throughout the year.
School Library Month @your Library The 30th Anniversary is coming up in April! It’s never too early to start planning the library program celebration. http://www.ala.org/aasl/slm
Personalized Learning One option for earning Parkway credits is to participate in webinars. In order to earn participation credits watch the webinar and then go to http://tinyurl. com/LibWebinars to record your participation. 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.
EdcampSTL An Unconference - February 7, 2015! At an UNconference, the agenda is created by the attendees at the beginning of the meeting. Anyone who wants to initiate a discussion on a topic can claim a time and a space. UNconferences typically feature open discussions rather than having a single speakers at the front of the room lecturing, although any format is permitted. This form of conference is particularly useful when the attendees generally have a high level of expertise or knowledge in the field the conference convenes to discuss, unlocking the creative genius of the attendees so that all may learn and be inspired! http://www.edcampstl.org/
Tune in to hear the Gale Geek interview this week's Gale Expert and learn how you can do more with your library's resources! Gale Geek webinars are 30 minutes in duration. February 6 at 10:00am Libraries as Agents of Change Librarians have always had the ability to change lives and at the dawn of the 21st century, we can transform whole communities - and the publishing marketplace itself. Join Jamie LaRue, director of the Douglas County Libraries (CO) and ALA 2016-17 Presidential candidate, as he discusses how your library can be an agent of change. February 20 at 10:00am The Way Forward Spend some time with Joe Janes thinking and talking about how to think and talk about the future of libraries. Joseph Janes, associate professor and chair of the MLIS program at the University of Washington Information School and 2016-2017 ALA Presidential candidate, will be joining us for a conversation on what comes next in libraries. February 27 @ 10:00am Kid, Teen, & Tween Spaces: 21st Century Edition Downtown Chattanooga Public Library's new frontier for kids, tweens, and teens features a 3D Printer Station, 2nd Floor Arcade, Button Maker Station, Music Station, Record Player, Photo Booth, Art Station, and much more. Join us as we talk to Justin Heinle, Coordinator of Teen Services, to learn how they got started, what they've learned, and what they're up to next! From EdWeb
You Need It: Reading Promotional Programming That Really Works! Tuesday, Mar. 31 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time Archived Webinars View Dynamic Databases: Revolutionizing Today's Research, Teaching, and Learning What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
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Snap Shots
Encouraging the Use of Technology in the Classroom: The WebQuest Connection WebQuests are not new, but they seem to be gaining in popularity due to districts using the BYOD modeling for classroom computing.
Self checkout stations and Carman Trails and Central Middle.
Originally developed by Bernie Dodge and Tom March and described at a website housed on a server at San Diego State University (Dodge’s institution), WebQuest is “an inquiryoriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners’ time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners’ thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.” WebQuests are also a great way to support scaffolding and differentiation in the classroom. Check out the The Learning Power of WebQuests by Tom March.
Wren Hollow’s renovation is coming along and it helps to have a village participate. Students are bringing in and unwrapping the new tables. What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
Student Opportunities Where Learning Never Ends Digital Storytelling Contest The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) invites students to participate in a digital storytelling contest held as part of the 2015 celebration of School Library Month. The contest asks students to reflect on the 2015 theme, “Your School Library: Where Learning Never Ends� and create a story using a website recognized as an AASL Best Website for Teaching & Learning. Submissions due March 6th. Mor4e information on the ALA News website.
College Essay Contest
Quotes to Share All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
Penguin Books has launched an Out of the Easy college scholarship ~ Charles Schulz essay contest for students! This title has been nominated for MASL's 2015-2016 Gateway Readers Award. The contest is open to 12th grade students and homeschooled students aged 17 or 18, and the prize is a $5,000 scholarship towards college. Click here to learn more about this contest and how to get your students involved. In the spirit of Valentine's Submission deadline is May 30th. Day, here's a true story, . previously published in
Just for Fun
Reader's Digest, that might just put a smile on your face St. Louis County Library will begin a new program series in January designed to help teens gain skills to transition to adulthood. The series is called In the Know @ Your Library and will explore topics such as budgeting, interview tips, how to buy your first car and more. A full program schedule is available here. The series is free and open to the public, but registration may be required.
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A high school teacher was known as being fair, but a hard grader. One day, a student received a B- on a paper. Given that Valentine's Day was near, and in hopes of improving his grade, the student sent her an extravagant heartshaped box of chocolates inscribed: "BE MINE." The next day, the student received a Valentine from the teacher. It read: "Thank you, but it's still a BE MINE-US."