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Library Services Volume 6 | Issue 8 Library Links ●
Destiny FAQ
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What it mean to be librarian in the digital age? Notes &does Reminders
Notes & Reminders Follet Ordering Process Updates Per finance (DESE rules), ebooks/audiobooks that are accessed via a website need to be ordered separately from books. Audiobooks, like playaways (physical format) will also need to be ordered on a separate order. If you need clarification, feel free to contact Nancy. (email 7/16 & 9/20)
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Destiny Inventory Update (Feb 5, 2019)
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Some of you will be starting inventory soon, so Kelly put together some newly updated instructions. They can be found here. If you have questions, let her know at ksmeehuyzen2@parkwayschools.net
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Talking Points ○ Building Instructional Partnerships ○ Future Ready Library Spaces ○ Use of Space & TIme: Building a Flexible Program Who To Call
A quick reminder, when placing Follett orders: 1. Email Nancy first. 2. Always wait for a response before ordering. 3. When creating an order for library books, remember to check you want CATALOGING and PROCESSING (email 10/11) 4. Place order and then print order as a PDF (under the print menu) immediately and share in Follett orders folder located here. The need to print immediately is of the utmost importance. This is when the order is pending and has not been assigned an invoice number. If an invoice number is created and showing on Titlewave before you print, the order will be canceled (email 11/5). If all of the above does not happen, your order may not have a PO generated, and then may be canceled.(emailed 7/18)
Humor @your L!brary
Google is the search engine of choice for many, but do you know any of these tricks below? From instant weather reports, to stopwatch features, to helpful research tips, read below for some of our favorite Google hacks!
Curates Digital Resources & Tools
1. Did you know you can use Google as a timer or stopwatch? Enter a search phrase such as “set timer for 15 minutes” and Google will do just that. 2. Use Google for quick conversions of linear or liquid measurements, or even to convert currencies for a social studies lesson. Type in “amount + currency A to currency B” to get your conversion. 3. If you are looking for books by a particular author, type in “books written by + author name.” 4. To find origins of words using Google, type in “etymology + word.” 5. You can search for particular file types in Google by entering “search term + filetype:extension.” For example, to find a Powerpoint file on the Constitution, you would search “Constitution filetype:pptx.” 6. Get a quick weather report when you type in “weather + zipcode”! 7. Ready for some interesting trivia? Learn some random fun facts by simply typing “fun facts” into Google. 8. Did you know you can change your language setting in Google to fun ways of speaking like Muppets (Bork, bork, bork!), Elmer Fudd (Ewmew Fudd), Klingon, and pirate? On the top of your Google homepage, go to My Account. Scroll to the bottom to find Language under Data and Personalization. From here, you can change to your fun and/or make believe language of choice. 9. My, how the internet has changed! Check out what Google looked like in 1998. Type in “Google in 1998” to see it. 10. Sometimes you just need a quick brain break. Type “do a barrel roll” into Google and see what happens. Adapted from www.teq.com
7 Ways to Spark Engagement
Builds Instructional Partnerships
Strengthening students’ sense of connectedness to their learning is a worthwhile goal, and here are some simple strategies from Edutopia. A growing body of research in education and the social sciences suggests that students’ curiosity can be stimulated in ways that strengthen their connectedness to lessons, interactions with each other, and willingness to commit to learning goals. BOOSTING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT 1. Harness the power of mystery and puzzles: Humans have a compulsive need to find out what happens next, so try introducing your next unit with a mystery through the use of puzzles and finding sequences, or locating patterns. 2. Pause after asking a question—and again after getting an answer: Pause with purpose after every question, and again after every answer. That second pause helps other students reconsider the question and reflect on the first answer. 3. Craft fewer—but deeper—questions: One or two thoughtfully phrased questions can lead to a deep discussion. Try using questions that begin with “What if” or “How might,” and aim for questions that don’t have an undisputed yes or no answer. 4. Introduce controversy: Debating an issue and trying to persuade others are great ways to become invested in a topic. This is true not only in current affairs, but in literary and historical analysis. You’ll have to be prepared to step in if the exchange of views threatens to deteriorate into an overly emotional argument. 5. Mine the gap: The knowledge gap, that is. A certain amount of background knowledge needs to be delivered by direct instruction; then a combination of guidance, self-direction, and curiosity can propel learning indefinitely. Ask students what they know about a topic, and then ask what they think they don’t know about it. Ask which of the “don’t know” items they think are most important for them to learn. 6. Give students a WIIFM (what’s in it for me?): A student who asks, “Why should I know this?” is pointing toward a promising teaching tactic. Students must see why content is relevant to them. How will they use it later in life? How do people use it in the real world? 7. Encourage dynamic collaboration: With the right guidance, collaborative small-group work leads students to build social skills while also obtaining knowledge. They learn how individual and group success are mutually dependent, and how to fill gaps in peers’ knowledge—and they do this in an environment that’s engaging because it’s social. Teachers can consistently build in short, informal collaboration techniques such as Mix, Freeze, Pair. Many teachers already use these techniques to some degree. But they become much more powerful when we view them as part of a coordinated, intentional strategy to boost student curiosity. Read this adapted article in its entirety at www.edutopia.org
Empowers Students as Creators
BOXWARS the Art of Destruction Boxwars is both art and destruction using the near perfect medium of cardboard. The point is to build something from cardboard, then destroy it, which destroys the point. The battlefield is a place of contradictions, burrowed originality which sets a perfect stage for war. There are no winners in Boxwars. It happened in Melbourne, Australia happening for the first time in 2003 and happens to be for the purposes of hilarity. Boxwars also helps the creative deprived / attuned with materials and workshops for big and little kids. However no one ever asked for that help. Rules: 1. no winners in boxwars 2. don't do to someone you wouldn't want done to yourself 3. common sense 4. use a lot of cardboard 5. warrior must forfeit their suit to a minor who desires it post battle 6. recycle leftover cardboard
Jarod McGuffey shared this Boxwar project with Robert Dillon at the FETC conference last month. Boxwars pushes students to make, create, and design in new ways. Check out this video from Jarod that shows how he captured and shared the project to honor the students' hard work and inspire other educators.
#ParkwayReads - Literacy
18 Perfect Read-Alouds for Teaching Growth Mindset
Cultivates Community Partnerships
One easy way to encourage growth mindset is through engaging, purposeful read-alouds. Here are some of our favorite growth mindset books for kids, all of which can help jump-start conversations about failure, risk-taking, and persistence. Visit WeAreTeachers.com
Calling all kids and teens in grades 3-12 with a talent for creative writing! The SLCL library is holding a contest for all writers. There will be prizes for the winners. How to enter: 1. Write one story, based on the following concept: someone wakes up in the morning, and no one remembers who they are. 2. Complete the online entry form with your original story attached between March 1 and March 31, 2019. 3. The form will ask for your name, grade, age, SLCL card number, library branch, phone, email, parent/guardian name, and school. See official rules and guidelines at www.slcl.org
Use of TimeInstructional & Space Partnership
4 Important Spaces Every Modern Library Should Have There is a promising potential in making use of the library’s services in new ways. This is why libraries are more valued now for their spaces and the opportunities that they create for the community. As Kathryn Zickuhr from the Pew Research Center points out there’s no one thing people want their libraries to be. They want their libraries to be lots of things, a place where they can study and meet with friends and attend meetings — and more. When thinking about the space in which these services should take place, there are 4 important spaces every modern library should have to keep up with all these needs and attract a diversity of users. ●
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A social space for interaction and knowledge exchange - Creating a vibrant space for all users in order to obtain access to resources, events, community programming, and experiences. A quiet space for contemplation - Today, since people have continuous access to information, the library is no longer the only source to consume knowledge. Even so, when users were asked, it can be noticed that 3 out of 4 respondents think it is “very important” to the community that libraries still provide quiet study spaces for all users. A makerspace for innovation - Students not only want to develop new skills and learn how to use technology but also to share their experience with others. Makerspaces represent the physical location where students gather to share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network, and build. A neutral and trusted space for all community users - The library represents something different for each student. It can be a peaceful place for insightful student work, a playground for innovation or even a digital access point for those with limited resources. Adapted from Princh
Educational podcasts are a fantastic way to get PD in your pocket. What are educators are loving to listen to right now? Here are 10 podcasts to check out.
Program Evaluation Guidelines Topic 1: Advocacy Parkway libraries will strive for clear communication of the role of school librarians.
Personalized Professional Learning
Topic 2: Responsiveness to Community Parkway libraries will be responsive to the community and have a finger on the pulse of each individual building.
5 Great Non-Education Books That Might Change Your Thinking on Teaching and Learning ● ● ● ● ●
Drive – Daniel Pink The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey Humanize – Jamie Notter and Maddie Grant Mindset – Carol Dweck The Paradox of Choice – Barry Schwartz
See the blog post from George Couros, the Innovator’s Mindset.
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.
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.
Contact Information Vendor Contacts: Bill Bass Contact for Post Dispatch Innovation Coordinator: Instructional Technology & Library Media inquires: service@stltoday.com Twitter: billbass Kim Lindskog Library Support Specialist Twitter: klindskog Amy Johnson Digital Learning Specialist Twitter: ajohnson106
Access the Library Services Webpage using the QR code or www.pkwy.info/pkwylibrary
Undelivered USA Today & New York Times: Wesley Trammell wtrammell@ebsco.com Ebsco Host Misty Fields MFields@esco.com
Nancy Ikemeyer Administrative Assistant Twitter: NancyIkemeyer
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