Department Meeting, November 13, 2013

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

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.

• 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.

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

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.

Nassau BOCES SLO Page

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)

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)

SLO for Librarians | EngageNY via kwout

 

2.  What do you teach?

Empire State Information Fluency Continuum
(p.258)
(p.265+)

Crosswalks:

AASL/Common Core Standards

Information Fluency

Information Fluency/Common Core by grade

(p.4)

(p.8)

Information Fluency Continuum: K-12 Priority Benchmark Skills and Assessments

*Backloading Content

Project-Based Learning for Middle School Students

3. Post-test discussion:

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

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

• Post-test administration
• Scoring
• Data for end of year form
• OASYS
• Artifacts
• Professional Data Form

3.  Budget, 2013-14

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

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:

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/1940

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

Make the case for school libraries with our new impact studies infographic | Library Research Service News via kwout

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.

Eliterate Librarian: Exploring the Role of Literature in Common Core Standards via kwout

 

Joint meeting with public librarians, 12/12/12

We were pleased to host the public librarians for our annual joint meeting. We covered a lot of ground, including:

1. ebooks and ebook devices in the public library. They're going to be rolling out Nooks in January. The high school librarians shared they most likely will be going the same route after they encountered roadblocks in ordering from Amazon for the Kindles the library owns.

2. Technology Academy--the public library is hosting courses for middle and high school students in January, some of which will be taught by district teachers and administrators. Students who take these courses will receive extra credit from their science teachers.

3. VMWare in the library--Firewall issues on the public library's end have been resolved; they're awaiting technical assistance from the district. I will contact techservices.

4. Winter book club incentives: Reading programs are in place for breaks in December and February. Elementary librarians received incentive "monster" miniature trucks to raffle to participants.

5. Summer reading program: Librarians provided feedback concerning last year's district summer reading program, and school and public librarians volunteered to serve on a commmittee to make modifications.

6. Empowerment Academy: the public library once again will have an Empowerment Academy this summer; details will follow.

7. Library cards for all: in support of the district's commitment to ensure that every child has a library card, the public library put into place procedures to facilitate applications and distribution. Any child who receives a form from the school and returns it to his or her building will not need to provide the usual documentation because it will be assumed that the child indeed is a district resident. Once applications are processed, cards will be distributed through the school. Public librarians have already set up information tables at some parent-teacher evening events.

8. Community Reading Night will be held at Uniondale High School on April 10. Public librarians were asked to participate.

  9. A discussion about common core standards and the library's role took place, with both school and public librarians indicating their commitment to supporting the curriculum through resources, particularly informational texts, while at the same time not sacrificing the value the reading of literature has in children's lives.

Library of Congress and Common Core

Library of Congress has come to the rescue with resources to support Common Core standards.  Check it out!

Teacher Resources | Library of Congress via kwout

Department Meeting, November 14, 2012

1.    Budget—Status and Preparations

 

2.  APPR--questions, discussion

3.  SLOs

4.    Department Meeting with Public Librarians—12/12/12

5,  Resources:
Depth of Knowledge Chart: http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/522E69CC-02E3-4871-BC48-BB575AA49E27/0/WebbsDOK.pdf
DOK Question Stems: http://w4.nkcsd.k12.mo.us/~tscott/DOK%20Question%20Stems.pdf
Depth of Knowledge Levels: http://rpdp.net/DOK_pdfs/DOK_ALL_LEVELS_Presentation.pdf
Depth of Knowledge Poster: http://rpdp.net/DOK_pdfs/Colorful_DOK_Poster.pdf
Common Core and the Library--Protocols http://www.nassauboces.org/Page/1985
Refer to District Files for various strategies and resources (listed in ELA section).


 

Common Core Standards and Libraries

LISMA

iPads for Educators

iPads in Education

Department Meeting, October 10, 2012

APPR issues
1.  Composite Effectiveness Score out of 60 points:
1/3 from artifacts (20%)
2/3 from observations (40%)

2.  State growth score will come in the form of a SLO (student learning objective) for elementary librarians; secondary librarians will be evaluated using past practice measures

3.  State growth score will be based on growth in a librarian's 3rd grade classes from pre-test (October) to post-test (June); target is 5 percentage points.  Record scores electronically on previously e-mailed roster sheet with a separate sheet for each class.  The target column will automatically populate.

4.  Local measures for elementary librarians will be achievement (percentage passing) on post-test for the same population as the SLO

5.  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).

6.  Danielson Rubric
a.  Donains 1, 2, and 3 will be the focus for observations.
b.  Teachers will submit artifacts for the 20% (remember 1/3 of your points out of the 60 will come from artifacts)
Artifacts selection is determined by the teacher and self-assessed in collaboration with and input from supervisor

7.  Review of observation form

8.  Review of Student Learning Objective Template
a.  librarian's responsibility: complete Population section and roster template; save both!
b.  editing suggestions?

9.  Clarification about SLOs and school librarians:
http://www.wswheboces.org/SSS.cfm?subpage=600

10.  Common Core and the School Library
LISMA links

Information Fluency from NYC

Literacy Design Collaborative

Department Meeting, 9/12/12

1. Welcome back!
2. Student Learning Objectives
Nassau BOCES SLO Page
Pre-assessment: what do students know right now?
Post-assessment: after a year of instruction, what have they learned?
Learning Content Activity: Five Learnings
What are the five key learnings you want your students to achieve by the end of each grade?
What are our department's essential questions?
Ingredients of SLOs:

• Population: students assigned to course
• Learning Content: what is being taught over the instructional period?  What standards (Common Core, National, State)?
• Interval of Instructional Time: instructional period covered
• Evidence: what assessments, aligned to learning content of course, will be used to measure goal?
• Baseline: starting level of students' knowledge of learning content; should help teacher understand who students are. 
• Target: what is expected outcome of students' level of knowledge of learning content at end of instructional period?
• HEDI Scoring
• Rationale: description of reasoning behind choices regarding eaerning content, evidence, and target and how they will be used together to prepare students for future growth and development

3. Summer Reading Program
4. Books, Reference Books, and Supplies
5. Online Databases
6.  eChalk/Google Integration
7.  Websites of note:

Of interest: Are School Librarians Important?
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3757441

- Google Apps for Education Overview -

http://www.appsusergroup.org/presentations/gafe-overview

- The Paperless Classroom with Google Docs -

http://www.appsusergroup.org/presentations/paperless-classroom

- Google Forms for Everything! -

http://www.appsusergroup.org/presentations/google-forms-for-everything

- Creating Comic Strips with Google Presentations -

http://www.appsusergroup.org/presentations/comic-strips-with-google-presentations

- Creating Interactive Google Presentations -

http://www.appsusergroup.org/presentations/interactive-pres

School Librarians and the Common Core Standards: Live Binder of Resources

School Librarians and the Common Core Standards: Resources - LiveBinder via kwout

Pay particular attention to the AASL CCSS Crosswalk.

Department Meeting, May 16, 2012

1.  Summer Reading--Dream Big Read and Own the Night
LITE Bytes articles

2.  Online Databases posted on NBSLS website

2.  Follett APPs: Catalist Follett e-reader

3.  Common core linking to library
http://www.esboces.org/sls/docs/CC%20ES%20SLS%202.ppt

LISMA Common Core Links

4.  Inquiry learning

Eastern Suffolk BOCES Links:
Inquiry Learning Bootcamp
Inquiry One
Inquiry Learning Roadmap

International Center for Scholarship in School Libraries

5.  Danielson Domains and the Library

Step one of preparing for new evaluations.  Divide into groups and identify areas for Danielson domains.

6.  Resources:

WISE poster courtesy of WSWHE BOCES http://www.wswheboces.org/files/419/wise%20curriculum%20(revised%201%2031%2011)%20(2).pdf

Online Responsibility Curriculum and Resources:

Our Space: Being a Responsible Citizen of the Digital World | The GoodWork Project via kwout

New York State Board of Regents--2020 Vision and Plan for Library Services (available http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/adviscns/rac/2020final/index.html) 

More than Words Can Say: Infographics

Using Readers Theater to Reach Older Readers 

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.

Staff Development Day, January 30, 2012

1. Presentation by Carl Vitevitch
2. Common Core--Links to Library Learning
3. Resources:
Library Curriculum Mapping
Crosswalk of the Common Core Standards and AASL
Standards for the 21st Century Learner Lesson Plan Database
Standards-Based Vision
School Librarians and the Common Core
Information Fluency Continuum
Information Fluency and the Common Core Standards
LISMA's Common Core Standards links

Department Meeting, January 18, 2012

1. Staff Development Day, January 30, 2012
--Visit by C. Vitevitch to share info about Follett Destiny changes
--Common Core lesson planning
Bring two lessons that you want to re-work in support of Common Core standards
2. Budget update
3. Global Village at Uniondale Public Library, Sunday, January 24, 2 pm
4. Websites of Note
NYC's Information Fluency Continuum and Integration with Common Core Standards
NYLA Calls Upon SED to include Information Literacy in Curriculum for Common Core Standards
Helpful Common Core Sites for the Librarian
School Librarians and the Common Core Standards