Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Department Meeting, March 21, 2012

1. Purchase orders due by April 5.
2. 2012-13 budget update
3. NSLS Liaison meeting--focus on Teaching Books
Revamped website. Sign in with your e-mail address. You can "share this page" on bottom and it will indicate you as the sender. Search by books, authors, subjects or booklists. Will show you the type of content. There's a great deal of original content. Book guides and lesson plans are included. Under Common Core Standards, you can find additional resources related to books listed as exemplars.
4. LITE Bytes article--showcase an aspect of this year's library program connected to our support of the Common Core Standards.
https://librarymindsactii.wikispaces.com/Common+Core+and+grade+level
5. SLOs--student learning objectives for non-tested subjects
http://engageny.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/slo-roadmap.pdf
6. Common Core and the Library http://www.esboces.org/sls/docs/wiseposter.pdf.htm
Igniting the Common Core with Inquiry
7. Summer reading
8. Celebration of Learning
9. Accomplishments form
10. Bound to Stay Bound http://www.btsb.com
Go to library corner, author's showcase, browse by name, featured author, click on author's name. You'll see "About the Author" and find information to close read.