Department Meeting, March 8, 2017

1. Assessment writing for 2017-18
    Pre- and post- assessments--writing and schedule
The pre have to be administered by 9/15 and the tests have to be given first to students in the largest grade and then students in other grades have to be added until 50% of population is reached. This means that students in more than one grade will be tested. Growth scores will be based on the percentage of students who achieve 5% growth from the pre- to the post-assessment.
2. Liaison meeting
3. Spring professional development
4. Summer inservice classes
5. Summer reading
6. Celebration of Learning
7. Online database requests
8. Purchase order hiatus 3/8-3/29; FM training
9. Videoconferences








Websites of Note:
http://www.edweb.net/emergingtech

http://www.slj.com/category/technology/

Kind of academic but worth the read: http://www.asla.org.au/publications/access/access-commentaries/learning-everywhere.aspx

2014--still relevant? http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/18/what-does-the-next-generation-school-library-look-like/

Department Meeting, February 8, 2017

1. Purchasing deadline
2. Bond referendum choices
3. Update on eChalk
4. Inservice
5. APPR update
6. Databases
7. Mid-year wrap-up and updates


Websites of Note:
Crafting Questions that Drive Projects--Learning in Hand
NetGalley
Identifying Fake News
iGeneration--21st Century Education

Department Meeting, December 14, 2016

1. Staff Development Day, January 30, 2017

2. Free winter pop-up library (K-8) www.FableLearning.com/PopUp
3. Budget
4. eChalk
5. APPR--no update
6. Meeting with public library, January 11, 2016
7. Makerspaces: interested in taking a dip? Try these resources: http://renovatedlearning.com/makerspace-resources/

Creating a School Library Makerspace: The Beginning of a Journey | Tech Tidbits http://www.slj.com/2015/01/technology/creating-a-school-library-maker-space-the-beginning-of-a-journey-tech-tidbits/#_

https://lc-lps-ca.schoolloop.com/MakerSpace

Elementary Library Makerspace Resources
https://colleengraves.org/awesome-elementary-library-makerspace-resources/

Websites of Note:
23 Great Library Blogs
https://www.theedublogger.com/2015/07/15/23-great-library-blogs/
School Library Bloggers
https://schoollibrarywebsites.wikispaces.com/SchoolLibraryBloggers

Department Meeting, October 19, 2016

1. Sharing library lessons/library websites
2. Learning Management Systems
3. Budget
4. Inquiry/research/incorporating databases
5. Websites of Note:
Resources for School Librarians--includes links to lesson plans
Have you tried Ted Talks? Here's a recommended one:

The Danger of a Single Story

Department Meeting, September 28, 2016

1. eChalk/Gmail feedback and follow up
2. BEDS
3. Online databases
4. APPR status/end-of-year assessment
5. Budget news
6. Destiny
7. November 8 staff development
8. Videoconferences
9. Multicultural literature

Department Meeting, May 11, 2016

1. End of Year Information

A timeline and instructions related to teacher responsibilities in completing forms in My Learning Plan's OASYS are available in the Y drive for you.  There you will find the following documents:

OASYS timeline 2016

OASYS instructions for teachers 2016

Teacher Responsibilities 2016

Data Cover Sheets for elementary, secondary, and elementary special area teachers

Submit artifacts (complete form) by due date, showing best efforts with your students

Administer assessments (elementary) end of May, early June

2. Celebration of Learning--contribute to presentation and/or create a tri-fold board representing student work or library programs from this year



3. Volunteer for writing LITE Bytes articles


4. Makerbot 3D printing discussion

Educators can empower their students to design, collaborate, and create amazing things never thought possible with MakerBot in the Classroom: An Introduction to 3D Printing and Design. Packed with resources, this free ebook provides the basics of 3D printing and design, as well as ideas, projects, and activities for integrating 3D printers into the curriculum. To get started with 3D printing in the classroom, simply fill out the short online form and download the complete book.

Looking for more amazing resources? Check out the K–12 Technology newsletter.

Department Meeting, April 20, 2016

Webmasters will be attending a webinar during our regularly scheduled department meeting. These are the issues that require attention:

1. Summer reading

Summer reading will be the same except for the middle school where students are going to be given a book by their English teacher (6th grade going into 7th and 7th grade going into 8th; 5th graders will receive books as well). Middle school students will be completing an assignment in their English classes during the week of September 19.

2. LITE Bytes

Could you please look at LITE Bytes (litebytes.wikispaces.com) and let me know if you think there are any articles that should be deleted? Are there any that are okay but need tweaking/updating? Could you think of something special that happened in your library this year that you would write an article about that we could post? I don't want the information to be stale and I know you all do great things that bear mentioning.

3. Celebration of Learning

I encourage you to create a board for submission to highlight some aspect of your program or that features student work. Let's promote the work you do with your students!