Volume 2 | Issue 10
Parkway School District
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Nancy’s Nook & Other Reminders Book Reviews Due If you decided to participate in the METC Advisory Board Book Review, please have the 2-3 paragraph recommendation/review submitted to Bill no later than November 1st.
Meeting of the Spooktacular Minds
"The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing." ~ Isaac Asimov
It’s time to socialize. On Wednesday, October 29th 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 more days throughout the year. Details and RSVP Link: When - Wednesday, October 29th 2014 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 ● ●
NEED Funds for MASL During the month of October, MASL is gathering 10-15 seconds-long video clips of members sharing what they like about the MASL Spring Conference. These clips will be used by the Spring Conference Committee to produce a cool new Spring Conference commercial that members can share with their administrators when requesting PD funds. Submit a 10-15 seconds-long video clip responding to one of several Spring Conference-related prompts and you will be entered into a drawing to win the full conference registration. http://goo. gl/2qSJD9
Contact Information Bill Bass Twitter: billbass Skype: bill.bass3 Kim Lindskog Twitter: klindskog Skype: klindskog Scoopit:www.scoop.it/t/know-go
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Next week I have the opportunity to participate in the MOREnet conference, therefore the next publication will be Friday, oct 31st. During the week of November 9th the publication will go back to the regular schedule.
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ISTES’s 3 Tips for Effective Tech Coaching
ISTE Standards in Our Setting The last several weeks we were looking at technology and the use of it with students. Now we will take a peek at global learning in the digital age through the eyes of a coach. As a Library Media Specialist today you are seen as change agents which could mean that you are a technology coach for your building. Think about how often you make learning about technology personal, differentiated, and jobembedded for students and staff. The next several weeks will be dedicated to introducing the standards for coaches and helping you identify how your work is critical in helping students and teachers integrate technology and support creation, communication, collaboration,and innovation. Coaches are playing a major role in transforming schools into digital-age learning environments which means helping student gain the knowledge and skills they need for work, life, and citizenship in a global society. There are some common, observable features of technology coaches that many of you participate in on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis: 1. You are a listener that hears the needs and concerns of teachers and administrators. By listening you are establishing that one-on-one connection and helping reaching realistic learning goals. This is an essential step in bridging barriers of change. 2. Professional learning is conceived as a co-learning partnership between the LMS and the teacher. There is a mutual respect and professionalism. The neat thing is that you will learn from each other. 3. In the coaching role you are a guide to the change process. The LMS models effective practice, supports teachers as they pilot new practices, reflects on on trial runs, and provides follow-up to ensure the new practices have taken root and are thriving. Is this collaboration and working together intensive? Absolutely, but it is the most effective strategy when thinking about transformative learning. The standards describe how successful coaches provide critical contributions in the following categories: ● Visionary leadership ● Teaching, learning, and assessments ● Digital-age learning environments ● Professional development and program evaluation ● Digital Citizenship ● Content knowledge and professional growth
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“Teachers care about creating authentic learning experiences, and it's up to coaches to show how technology can help them do that.”
1. Start by asking questions. Many tech coaches feel pressured to be the expert in the room, especially when it comes to technology. However, it’s often more effective to approach teachers as learning partners. By asking questions about specific learning activities and areas where a teacher might be interested in collaborating, coaches can provide a more personalized learning experience. 2. Uncover the instructional goal. Once you pinpoint a specific learning activity to work on, find out what the teacher hopes to accomplish with the lesson. Then work with the teacher to identify which tools best meet that goal. 3. Consider how class time will be spent. Another important factor to address is how the teacher wants students to spend their time. In the example above, if the teacher opts for video, ask how much time students should spend focusing on writing versus developing their technology skills. If the focus is on writing, look for a simple tool that doesn’t require a lot of time or learning to use. Read the full blog post from Nicole Krueger at http://blog.iste. org/pedagogy-based-tech-coaching/
Highlighted & Circled Technology, Research & Learning Resources
Newspapers in Education St. Louis Post-Dispatch ePost Edition 2014-2015 Registering for Newspapers in Education, NIE, one time now provides FREE access for the entire school year. You don’t even have to be a St. Louis or Missouri school! Just complete our easy online order form. Don't forget to request enough ePost licenses for every teacher and student that will have access to the NIE resources throughout the school year! Available: Monday, August 4, 2014 to Sunday, June 21, 2015 http://nie.post-dispatch. com/order
50 Ways to Engage with Current Events In honor of National News Engagement Day which was earlier this month, the Learning Network from the New York Times shared 50 ideas to help teach current events by category. Check out the blog at http://goo.gl/t5cigY.
4 Tips to Manage Mobile Classrooms A 2013 Pew Research Center study on how teachers use technology at home and in the classroom reveals that 73 percent of teachers surveyed said they allow mobile devices to be used for learning, while 71 percent of teachers said classroom management of those digital devices is a challenge. During an Oct. 6 Connected Educator Month webinar tips and advice for managing classrooms that are increasingly mobile were shared. See the entire article for eSchool News at http://goo.gl/SoiFM2.
MOOCS For HIgh School Students from edX Need alternative options? High school students now have access to massive open online courses (MOOCs) through a new effort from MOOC platform edX, which says it intends the courses to help students prepare for college-level work.
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Google New Enhancements to Google Classroom Last week Google Classroom launched a few improvements to Classroom.
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Mark assignments as “done”: Students can mark assignments as complete even if there's nothing to turn in (e.g. watch a video, read a chapter, bring something to class) Export all grades: Teachers will now have the ability to download grades for all assignments at once, making it easier to export assignments to any gradebook Sorting: Teachers can now choose to sort students by first or last name, depending on their needs Greater teacher controls: Teachers can now set permissions for whether or not their class can post or comment in the stream, they can mute individual students from posting or commenting and can even view previously deleted items in the stream
To see the full explanation see the Google for Education Blog Post at http://goo. gl/HssRqV
How To Create A Works Cited With Google Docs If your students are creating research papers in Google Docs, why not show them how to create works cited there too? With the EasyBib Add-on for Google Docs, students can easily create a bibliography and add it directly to their research paper. EasyBib is a favorite Add-ons for GAFE because it makes the citation process so simple, ensuring that all sources are properly referenced. Students can search for books, journal articles and websites inside their Doc and format the citations in MLA, APA or Chicago style.
4 Advanced Search Operators to Help Find Elusive Google Drive Files Many of you are working on how to manage your files inside of Drive. Some of you have a folder structure but others tend to let the list of documents get longer and longer. If you prefer to keep a list rather than maintain a folder system, then being able to use search operators will make finding what you are looking for much more efficient. Check out the video on how to use the following operators: 1. title: – search by the file’s title (group phrases in quotation marks) 2. owner: – search according to who owns the item (works best with owner: email address) 3. type: – search by the file type (this covers: document, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, image, video, image_or_video, pdf, and textdoc) 4. is:starred – search items that you’ve marked with a star Tips taken from Google Gooru
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Library Activities Current Events for MIddle & High School While I’m not wild about worksheets this resource from Teachers Pay Teachers is free and helps students identify the main issues of a news article, the moral question of the article (if present), as well as to consider any possible bias in the writing of the article. The worksheet concludes by asking students to share their own opinions on the article discussed. You will need to register for an account in order to obtain the PDF.
Follett Destiny
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More on ILL Just as a point of clarification, interlibrary loans in Destiny are working and have been since the day we started using it. Whenever you have interlibrary requests or other tasks needing your attention, you'll see a Processing Needed flag in the upper right when in the standard Destiny view and logged in with your Librarian login. Please, either decline or ship hold requests coming to you as soon as possible - if these requests are ignored, they will sit there until they expire, and the patron will never get the materials they need.
Titlewave Analysis Denise is in the process of running a Titlewave Analysis for everyone, and has completed the High, Middle and some of the Elementary schools. You will receive an email notice from Follett saying that the analysis is complete, or the data analysis has failed. If it failed, she is fixing the incorrect data, and re-running it. Once this is done, you will be able to run the analysis yourself through the Titlewave link on the Catalog page in Destiny.
Ordering with Follett (now with screenshots) Sometimes it can be a long time between Follett book orders. Recently a new QRG (Quick Reference Guide) was created with screenshots to jog our memories. Most importantly, if you have any questions about ordering, ask Nancy. http://goo. gl/wYdJtI
Follett eBook Offer
100 Books for 1st Graders to Read by themselves (with free printable bookmark!) Detailed list found at 123homeschoolers4me.com
The promotion is being offered within Titlewave (be sure to login to see it). What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
@your Library Just for Fun All About the Books, No Trouble The Nashville Public Library team celebrates library cards in this adaptation of Meghan Trainor’s performance of “All About That Bass,” as seen on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.They were showcasing how easily Nashvillians can borrow, download and stream books, music and movies with a free library card.http://goo.gl/0N6sNu
October 19-25th National Friends of the Library Week . The celebration offers a two-fold opportunity to celebrate Friends. Use the time to creatively promote your group in the community, to raise awareness, and to promote membership. This is also an excellent opportunity for your library and Board of Trustees to recognize the Friends for their help and support of the library. Explore ideas and resources: ● Friends Groups ● Libraries ● State Friends ● PR and Marketing Materials
International School Library Day Fourth Monday of the Month in October each year! RESOURCES AND PROJECTS can be found on the IASL site. Online Resources | Suggested Activities | Press Release | Websites | What People are Doing | Bookmark Project | Email Around the World
November is Picture Book Month Research shows that the multi-sensory aspect of picture books helps to stimulate language, brain, and attention span development in students.
what do we do allday.com - 11 books to inspire inventors and enginners http://picturebookmonth.com/
National Family Literacy Day November 1st Celebrate all month long with events and activities and other resources from readwritethink.org http://goo. gl/VfzA32
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.
Connected Educator Month (#CE14) - October 2014 Throughout the month educators can participate in a series of online events and conversations to promote professional learning communities and share best practices. You can find a list of events, activities, and resources on the Connected Educator Month Calendar. Check out the site for really amazing online learning opportunities happening throughout the day (and night). IT IS FREE! Here's how you can earn .5 District In-Service Credit 1. Register in PEERS "Connected Educator Online Event" 2. Attend six sessions of learning (outside of regular school hours). 3. To get credit - create a google doc with the following information (share with emorrison@parkwayschools.net when completed (no later than Friday, October 31st) - Your Name, School and Position - For each "session" you attend: Title, time and date of the class in which you participated Summary of the key learnings AND how you plan to apply the learning in the library.
Global Education Conference The fifth annual Global Education Conference, a free week-long online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, will be held Monday, November 17 through Friday, November 22, 2014 The Global Education Conference is a collaborative, inclusive, world-wide community initiative involving students, educators, and organizations at all levels. It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for building education-related connections around the globe while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity. Last year’s conference featured 200 general sessions and 19 keynote addresses from all over the world with over 8,000 participant logins. To attend this year's conference and to be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, please join this network.
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Left Bank Books invites you to an evening dedicated to educators! Join us to meet local authors, learn about exciting new releases, and win classroom book collections, all 100% FREE! Join us at our store on Wednesday, November 5th. Sign up here! 6:00-7:00 p.m. Cocktail Hour with Local Authors *drinks and snacks provided* Meet and mingle with: Heather Brewer, Margo L. Dill, Jody Feldman, Cole Gibsen, Jan Greenberg, Antony John, Susan McBride, Jeanie Franz Ransom, Jeffrey Ricker, Inda Schaenen and more! 7:00 p.m. Book Talk Learn about this season's hottest titles for your school. Plus! Get a gift bag full of surprises! Win great classroom collections of books! All ages represented! Collect teacher guides, bookmarks, activity sheets, and other great reading resources! The entire evening is FREE, but we can only accommodate the first 65 to register, so do it today by following the link! Questions? Contact Sarah at sarah. h@left-bank.com.
Secondary Social Studies: Digital Content, Not the Devices, Drives Student Achievement This event takes place on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, 2 to 3 p.m. ET. School districts that focus on the devices instead of instructional outcomes will travel a bumpy road in their digital transition. Learn how one school district that was using tablets made believers of their Social Studies teachers when they provided digital content that helped to boost Social Studies scores at the secondary level. Hear how Discovery Education Social Studies Techbook made teaching and learning an unforgettable experience and: ● Saved teachers time in planning lessons ● Helped teachers differentiate instruction ● Strengthened students' literacy and critical thinking skills The Rock Hill School District will share its vision, plan, and lessons learned as it successfully increased student engagement and achievement in the digital Social Studies classroom. Register now for this free live webinar.
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Student Opportunities FBI Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge Last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) launched the FBI Safe Online Surfing (FBI-SOS) Internet Challenge for the 2014-2015 school year. Open to all public, private, and home schools nationwide, the initiative is a free, age-appropriate, competitive, and fun online program that promotes cyber citizenship and teaches students in third through eighth grades how to recognize and respond to online dangers—like Internet predators and cyber bullying—and covers topics such as social networking and gaming safety
St. Louis County Library Teen Mini Conventions Last Mini Con of the month. Mini-Cons are for teens age 12-18.
Friday, October 24, 6:30 p.m. at Grand Glaize Fantasy Con Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Mortal Instruments, Lunar Chronicles and other beyond our realm fantasy at this spectacular event. Crafts, games, food, cosplay, dueling and other activities included for the fantasy character in you.
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Camera Uploads Perusing the new Parkway made bookshelves at Wren Hollow
Using Audacity to create a recorded thank you note at RiverBend
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The 20 Most Anticipated YA Novels Publishing in October 2014 by Epic Reads Blog