1. Teaching Books
2. Budget
3. iPads
4. Questioning
5. Post-test/Rubric
Flipping the Library:
http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2013/10/k-12/flipping-the-library-the-digital-shift-2013/
Common Core Resources for Libraries
http://www.commoncoreconversation.com/library-resources.html#sthash.xdFCkXmD.5qMhk8vM.dpbs
Research in the Library
http://www.engageny.org/resource/researching-to-deepen-understanding-ccss-ela-literacy-grades-6-12
Higher Order Thinking Questions
(Refer to post 11/14/12)
http://www.slideshare.net/leblance/higher-order-thinking-questions-15265812
How to Encourage Higher Order Thinking
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/tips-howtos/encourage-higher-order-thinking-30624.html?main-tab=1#tabs
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Department Meeting, October 9, 2013
1. Videoconferencing plans
2. ebooks
3. Follett
4. Family Reading Night, February 4, 7-8:30
4. Review of Student Learning Objective
a. Complete population section--largest grade you see
b. Complete roster template (separate one for each class)
c. Save both
5. Local measures for elementary librarians will be achievement (percentage passing) on project for the SLO-identified population
6. Observations on My Learning Plan
a. Two highest will be used for part of 60 points (everyone is tenured!)
b. Keep track/collect artifacts
c. Review the Danielson rubric prior to observations; educate yourself as to what you need to do to earn a 3 and a 4
7. Book jacket project for achievement measure
8. Local measures for elementary librarians will be achievement (percentage passing) on post-test for the same population as the SLO
9. Observations will earn a point score out of 4 with each category earning a rating on the 1-4 scale. An average will be created and those averages will be used for the end-of-year. Only two highest observation scores will be used for tenured teachers (4 for non-tenured).
10. Instructional Plan and Expectations for Student Achievement
In the library, Common Core Standards will continue to be integrated into learning units. Research activities, the reading and interpretation of non-fiction texts, and communicating information will be an ongoing focus. Additionally, students will read for pleasure, building the foundation for lifelong appreciation and understanding of literature.
2. ebooks
3. Follett
4. Family Reading Night, February 4, 7-8:30
4. Review of Student Learning Objective
a. Complete population section--largest grade you see
b. Complete roster template (separate one for each class)
c. Save both
5. Local measures for elementary librarians will be achievement (percentage passing) on project for the SLO-identified population
6. Observations on My Learning Plan
a. Two highest will be used for part of 60 points (everyone is tenured!)
b. Keep track/collect artifacts
c. Review the Danielson rubric prior to observations; educate yourself as to what you need to do to earn a 3 and a 4
7. Book jacket project for achievement measure
8. Local measures for elementary librarians will be achievement (percentage passing) on post-test for the same population as the SLO
9. Observations will earn a point score out of 4 with each category earning a rating on the 1-4 scale. An average will be created and those averages will be used for the end-of-year. Only two highest observation scores will be used for tenured teachers (4 for non-tenured).
10. Instructional Plan and Expectations for Student Achievement
In the library, Common Core Standards will continue to be integrated into learning units. Research activities, the reading and interpretation of non-fiction texts, and communicating information will be an ongoing focus. Additionally, students will read for pleasure, building the foundation for lifelong appreciation and understanding of literature.
- Librarians will develop activities and strategies for students to gain practice in reading for understanding and interpreting what they read. Non-fiction resources will be explored that support topics in a wide variety of curricular areas.
- Students will practice communicating their understanding of the information read, interpreting and synthesizing information.
- Students will have varied opportunities to engage in research process activities that provide them with the opportunity to read, write, interpret information, draw conclusions and present findings.
- Students will participate in a variety of literary experiences to increase appreciation and understanding of literature.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Department Meeting, September 11, 2013
1.
Instructional Plan/Expectations for Student Achievement
In
the library, Common Core Standards will continue to be integrated into learning
units. Research activities, the reading and interpretation of non-fiction
texts, and communicating information will be an ongoing focus. Additionally,
students will read for pleasure, building the foundation for lifelong
appreciation and understanding of literature.
· Librarians
will develop activities and strategies for students to gain practice in reading
for understanding and interpreting what they read. Non-fiction resources will
be explored that support topics in a wide variety of curricular areas.
· Students
will practice communicating their understanding of the information read,
interpreting and synthesizing information.
· Students
will have varied opportunities to engage in research process activities that
provide them with the opportunity to read, write, interpret information, draw
conclusions and present findings.
· Students
will participate in a variety of
literary experiences to increase appreciation and understanding of literature.
2.
Summer Reading Program
3. eBooks
3. eBooks
4.
Purchases
5.
Online Databases, eBooks
6.
Student Learning Objectives: needs to be connected to learning content that
will be covered this school year. Achievement assessment will look at mastery
of this content.
Post-assessment
needs to measure a sampling of standards covered.
Book
jacket idea:
Summary
(synthesize; reading for understanding)
About
the Author (research; communication of information)
Recommendation
(opinion)
Labeling
(Title, Author, Illustrator, Call #)
Illustration
(representation of concept)
6. Accountable Talk Stems (handout)
6. Accountable Talk Stems (handout)
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Staff Development, August 29, 2013
1. SLOs for Librarians--an overview
Three overarching questions:
What do you teach? (standards, content)
Who do you teach? (rosters)
What do your students need? (data)
How will we measure achievement?
How will we align this assessment to standards, skills and content covered during the school year? Discussion of population--rosters for all students taught
4. Miscellaneous Resources:
http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/LibraryServices/StandardsandCurriculum/default.htm
Three overarching questions:
What do you teach? (standards, content)
Who do you teach? (rosters)
What do your students need? (data)
Crosswalks:
(p.4)
(p.8)
*Backloading Content
3. Post-test discussion:
How will we align this assessment to standards, skills and content covered during the school year? Discussion of population--rosters for all students taught
4. Miscellaneous Resources:
http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/LibraryServices/StandardsandCurriculum/default.htm
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Department Meeting, May 8, 2013
1. Information Fluency Continuum adapted by NYS
p. 258
This overarching document should be used to guide our lesson plans.
2. End-of-Year Business
4. New Accountability Measures for high school:
For purposes of determining AYP, in order to be considered proficient, students will need to score a 75% on the English Regents and an 80% on the Algebra Regents.
4. Tumblebooks in Spanish
5. Pew Study: Why Parents Love Libraries
6. Important advice from Doug Johnson: Prevent, Don't Cure
p. 258
This overarching document should be used to guide our lesson plans.
2. End-of-Year Business
- Post-test administration
- Scoring
- Data for end of year form
- OASYS
- Artifacts
- Professional Data Form
4. New Accountability Measures for high school:
For purposes of determining AYP, in order to be considered proficient, students will need to score a 75% on the English Regents and an 80% on the Algebra Regents.
4. Tumblebooks in Spanish
5. Pew Study: Why Parents Love Libraries
6. Important advice from Doug Johnson: Prevent, Don't Cure
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Library Notes and Links
1. Family Reading Night tonight, 6:30-8:30
2. NBSLS is collecting “New book ideas for CCSS Appendix B” which is located at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z73JL93
3. Also shared by NBSLS:
2. NBSLS is collecting “New book ideas for CCSS Appendix B” which is located at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z73JL93
3. Also shared by NBSLS:
The Text List
for P-12 English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum modules is now available and
contains all the full-length books, articles, excerpts and other texts to be
used in the ELA curriculum modules on EngageNY. This text list, along with a
text list specifically for 9-12 ELA, are available at http://www.engageny.org/resource/text-list-for-p-12-ela.
4. SLOs and librarians: http://www.wswheboces.org/SSS.cfm?subpage=600
This link explains in what circumstances librarians have to be evaluated under Education Law 3012. Since secondary librarians don't have rosters, they will be evaluated as they have been in the past. Check out the video on the page.
5. I can statements: http://www.nassauboces.org/Page/19404. SLOs and librarians: http://www.wswheboces.org/SSS.cfm?subpage=600
This link explains in what circumstances librarians have to be evaluated under Education Law 3012. Since secondary librarians don't have rosters, they will be evaluated as they have been in the past. Check out the video on the page.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Department Meeting, March 13, 2013
1. Family Reading Night, April 10, 2013
2. Summer Reading
3. Expenditures
4. 2013-14 Budget
5. Library App?
6. Videoconferencing Session, March 19, 2013
7. Follett update
8. 3rd Grade Assessment
9. My Big Campus
7. Follett update
8. 3rd Grade Assessment
9. My Big Campus
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Department Meeting, January 9, 2012
1. Elementary Librarians will be meeting on January 30 for curriculum work. If you haven't done so already, please submit to Salamah Mullen a list of the topics you cover in 3rd grade. These will serve as the jumping off point to a discussion about learning content and associated skills so that the questions on the SLOs are built from this understanding. If time permits, I would like to create a similar list for the other grades.
Check-in regarding SLOs. Did you...
a. record scores on class roster sheets?
b. keep a separate sheet for each class?
c. leave the target column blank so that it automatically populated?
d. save the rosters in a safe place?
e. complete the SLO template with the population section?
f. save the SLO template in a folder with your roster sheet?
Finally, new information from the state tells us the post-test needs to be different from the pre-test.
2. 2013-14 budget
3. Summer reading committee
4. Family Reading Night
5. Please promote the Global Village at the Public Library, January 27, 2013 at 2:00.
6. Survey for doctoral student
7.
Check-in regarding SLOs. Did you...
a. record scores on class roster sheets?
b. keep a separate sheet for each class?
c. leave the target column blank so that it automatically populated?
d. save the rosters in a safe place?
e. complete the SLO template with the population section?
f. save the SLO template in a folder with your roster sheet?
Finally, new information from the state tells us the post-test needs to be different from the pre-test.
2. 2013-14 budget
3. Summer reading committee
4. Family Reading Night
5. Please promote the Global Village at the Public Library, January 27, 2013 at 2:00.
6. Survey for doctoral student
7.
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