Volume 2 | Issue 23
Parkway School District
Know & Go
Contact Information
@your Library Nancy’s Nook & Other Reminders
Elementary and Middle School Growth Measure - Post Assessments As Library Services looked at the assessment calendars for the entire district, it will be best if we go ahead and get our benchmarks out of the way before the "testing season" is upon us. For elementary and middle school, the window for taking the tests is from March 2nd until April 3rd. Hopefully this gives you plenty of time to get that done. Remember, do your best to administer the test to all of the same kids that you did before. If you miss a few, that's perfectly fine. If there are kids who have moved in, have them go ahead and take it. Just try to get as many of the same kids as you possibly can. The biggest thing to remember is that in order to show growth, students need to be diligent in inputting their student numbers. This is how we match their previous score with this current score.
Mark Your Calendar - Google Education On Air - Free Online Conference Do you wish for the chance to work more closely with other teachers? Now introducing
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
Education On Air, a free online conference. http://goo.gl/wSYlMU You have the best seat in the house (your own!) All you need is a web browser and an Internet connection to learn with other educators. http://goo.gl/CNf1L4#GoogleEduOnAir
NEW AASL Grant - Your LIbrary as the Necessary Resource in Your Community In recognition of her service to and influence on the profession, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is proud to announce its newest award: the Ruth Toor Grant for Strong Public Libraries. The annual award, made possible by the generous support of Jay Toor, will support public school libraries in creating initiatives that promote and position their school library as necessary resources in their communities. The grant will provide financial support to a public school library that is interested in increasing local awareness regarding the importance of school libraries and certified school librarians. One recipient will be awarded the Ruth Toor grant each year. The recipient will be awarded $5,000 to support an initiative on the strategic importance of school librarians and how their role can support their vision or goal for the school system and advance it. Please see the AASL press release for additional details. As an AASL affiliate organization, MASL encourages its members to apply for this grant, as well as consider joining AASL as a member. In addition to access to excellent grants and awards like this, membership in AASL provides school librarians with access to top-tier professional support, resources, and discounted access to AASL professional development events. ***Let Bill or Kim know if you are interested in applying for this grant and remember that all grants need to go through Denise Farinella
Library Services Answers to FAQs ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
Librarians List 14-15 Who To Call Ordering procedures Follett ordering w/screenshots Follett Acct #'s Follett req Instructions building budget Sample budget Substitute librarian list Sub Training Videos Standing orders Ordering/renewing databases HS only Destiny FAQ Page of Answers
More Nancy’s Nook & Other Reminders
Quotes to Share
12/24 Month eBook Access Expiration If you purchased eBooks with 12/24 month access be on the look out for an expiration email coming soon. In the email there will be a direct link to order again. An example of the email and the link to Titlewave can be seen here.
Further Enhancements to Destiny
An original idea. That can’t be too hard. The library must be full of them. ~Stephen Fry
Be on the lookout for upcoming updates that include improved interlibrary loan functionality to improved integration and audiobooks functionality. They are also working on using print and digital content easier. I will let you know what those specifics are as soon as I get them. Also, keep telling us what is working and what is not because we do have an open communication line with Follett and they are listening!
Library Lessons
Year end PO’s for Follett The final day for Library Services PO's to be entered is Friday, April 17th, 2015. There will be no more orders processed for fiscal year 2014-2015 after this date. SPEND YOUR BUDGET! All Follett orders will be closed and shipped on Friday, May 22nd, 2015. As always, let Nancy know if you have any questions.
SLSSLA (St Louis School Librarians Association) Event on Collaboration Thanks to a grant provided by MASL, SLSSLA is able to offer an additional event and bring in a speaker to talk about collaboration. Feel free to bring a colleague with you as well. Details and registration can be found at https://www.smore.com/ym02h Questions?? Contact Jennifer jmillikan@stjosephacademy.org
Follett Destiny Destiny FAQ Page of Answers Book Reviews in Destiny Thanks to Eve we have a handout to add book reviews in Destiny. The quick reference guide is available in Google docs as a PDF. If you want the Word Doc to make changes for your school search for Eve’s email from February 20th. The video can be accessed on YouTube.
Ethnicity & Gender Stats in Destiny Jim now has ethnicity put into the patron extract and altered the import so that it is in the user defined fields, and updated the gender information so that it is also in the user defined fields. This will allow you to see some useful pertinent circulation stats by these fields, including tiered breakdown (for example, black males). User Defined Field 1 is Ethnicity User Defined Field 2 is Gender. Please do not alter these fields on any of your patrons. Likely the biggest use for these fields is in Patron Reports. For example, go to Reports --> Patron Reports -->Patron Statistics - Historical. Leave the "Group by" as Patron Type, then change the following drop down box to User Defined 1, and the next drop down box to User Defined 2. Run the report, and you'll see a listing of total circulations by ethnicity, divided by gender. Be advised, there are some people who do not have a gender or ethnicity listed (especially staff). They will show up as "other" in reports like the Patron Statistics - Historical. What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
It doesn’t need to be Teen Tech Week to think about these fun and interesting programming ideas. From Libraries Unlimited, Joel Nichols shares the 2015 Teen Tech Week Program Plans. The plans showcase digital resources and services that are available to help teens succeed in school, prepare for college and 21st century careers, and improve digital literacy skills. Activities include: Action Figure Party, Choose Your Own Adventure, Comic Instruction, Two-Minute Memoir, and Photo 101.
@your Library 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.
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. From Booklist Transition to Digital: Integrating eBooks and Educational Technology in Schools March 12th 1:00pm The Scoop on Series Nonfiction: New Titles for Spring 2015 March 17th 1:00pm
From EdWeb Building an Elementary School Coding Club: One Teacher's Experience Thursday, Mar. 12 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time REGISTER HERE and join Teaching Kids to Code The Hidden Advantages to Digital Libraries Thursday, Mar. 12 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time REGISTER HERE and Join Exploring eBooks for K-12 You Need It: Reading Promotional Programming That Really Works! Tuesday, Mar. 31 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time
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.
Creating a Makerspace at Your School Tuesday, Apr. 14 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE
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
The Future of Libraries - sponsored by ALA Thursday, March 12th 1:00pm - Register here
Recorded Webinars If you would like to see some the previous webinars but were unable to make it, try an archived webinar on EdWeb View Using Google Drive to Streamline the Teaching and Learning Process View Writing a Winning Grant Application View Big G Game-Based Learning View Makerspaces: The Now Revolution in School Libraries
METC Virtual Conference Resources
There is still time to watch, learn, and earn credit! Selected presentations from the Keynotes, Featured Speakers, and Midwest Spotlight Educators were archived and recordings can be found with each link. ● ● ● ●
Poetry Month @your Library April is National Poetry Month and there are many resources to help promote the celebration. http://www.poets.org
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Technado 3, Shift Happens! Gwyneth Jones Making STEM the Root of Learning Andrew Vanden Heuvel Incorporating Photography in the Classroom with Mobile Devices Luis Perez Countdown to Student Success, 10 Ways to Engage with Discovery Education Not Just a Guardian of Books Anymore: The New Role of the School Librarian in Collaborative Instruction Angela Van Batavia 10 Ways to be a Library Marketing Genius like Lady Gaga Gwyneth Jones The Transformation of Education Jaime Casap Formative Assessment 2.0 Jennifer LaGarde Increase Your Google APPtitude Robert Deneau
What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
Events @your Library
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Library lessons and reading at Hanna Woods Repurposing shelves to create more space: from two metal shelves to three wood shelves at Wren Hollow 5th graders creating 13 Colonies project inside of Google Sites at Oak Brook
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Host a quick before-school event in your library to showcase new titles, share plans for next year, or reveal the year in pictures with a slide show! Found on https://librarianarika.wordpress.com
Messages to Evoke Curiosity @your Library?
Found on the Lib*interactive FB page What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?