Department Meeting, January 14, 2015

1.  Secondary librarians meet with English Department to make modifications to Summer Reading Program assignments.

2.  Elementary Librarians:
a.  Finalize plans for Staff Development Day, 2/2/15
b. End of Year Assessment--review and feedback
c. Summer reading

3.  Budget

4.  Check out science databases (refer to e-mail)

5.  Websites/articles of note:
Taking Notes: http://www.librarymediaconnection.com/pdf/lmc/reviews_and_articles/featured_articles/Debbie_November_December2014.pdf
Editors' Choice in LMC:
http://www.librarymediaconnection.com/pdf/lmc/reviews_and_articles/featured_articles/Glantz_October2014.pdf
Top 100 Sites and Apps:
http://www.techlearning.com/blogentry/8574

Department Meeting, November 12, 2014

1.  Nassau School Library System Liaison meeting--P. Trapani

NSLS Liason Meeting: Wednesday, October 29, 2014

"Strengthening The School Library To Reach More Students”   ·         What is NSLS?  What is the purpose of NSLS? ·         Inter Library Loan to strengthen our collections/access hard to find articles, etc. ·         NSLS on Twitter @Nassau_sls ·         NBSLS LibGuide link ·         NYS Social Studies Framework link  Reaching out - list of featured library sites showcased (lots of people using weebly, smore, google sites, symbaloo) ·         Digital Book Mobile presentation ·         Code.org - a nonprofit organization committed to increasing access to computer science for students in the K-12 settings. ·         "findit" FAQ ·         New York Online Virtual Electronic Library NOVELny (will continue through 2017; opposing viewpoints through 2016)

2.  Budget preparation
3.  Post-test discussion
4.  Upping the ante on questioning
5.  Next meeting: with UPL, December 10, UHS Library
6.  Videoconference workshop

7.  Websites of Note:

Staying current: 100 Helpful Blogs for School Librarians

SLMS blogs on Pinterest

Cool Uses of iPads in School Libraries

Reimagine Your Library With iPads

25 Ways to Use Your iPad in Your Library Program
The Role of Research in Common Core Instruction
Empire State Information Fluency Continuum

Department Meeting, October 9, 2014

1. Staff Development Day
Technology Leaders--Coaching and Mentoring (Apple)
Elementary Librarians who aren't technology leaders--assessment creation

2.  Videoconferences--9 per school

3.  Virtual Meeting Room--videoconference from any room with Internet access

4.  Got Reading/Got College--October 15, 2014

5.  Review of Student Learning Objectives
a. Complete population section--largest grade you see until you reach 51%
b. Complete roster template (separate one for each class; you can add sheets)
c. Save both with your name

6.  OASYS Reminders
a. Two highest will be used for part of 60 points
b. Keep track/collect and upload artifacts
c. Review the Danielson rubric prior to observations; educate yourself as to what you need to do to earn a 4

7. 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.

8.  BEDS
How many computers are in your libraries?
How many computers with Internet access? (should be the same #)
How many electronic books are cataloged?
How many non-book materials are cataloged?

9.  Observations

Resources:

27 Things Your Teacher Librarian Does | An Ethical Island via kwout

PBS LearningMedia via kwout

Department Meeting, September 10, 2014

1.  Databases

2.  Don't forget the book: http://www.mobiledia.com/news/201942.html

3.  Lesson Plan Template:

Learning Targets
Common Core Standards
Launch: Direct Instruction, Modeling, Guided Practice
Explore: Learning Tasks
Summarize
Homework
Notes

4.  Common Core Standards--how did we do?
Goal for last year:

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.

5.  Purchase orders

Staff Development--August 28, 2014

1.  Welcome back!
2.  SLOs and assessment changes
3.  Online Databases 
4.   Google Sites

Home Page Sections:

Home: About the Library, contact info, etc.
Books and Reading (links to resources about reading, books, book reviews)
Research Tools
-Online Databases
-Research Project Assignments
Catalog
Policies

Optional:
Calendar
Book Reviews
Blog
Student Work

Create a Site:
 http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Website-With-Google-Sites
 http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Website-Using-Google-Sites
 https://support.google.com/sites/answer/153197?hl=en
 More detailed assistance available through Atomic Learning http://www.atomiclearning.com

Common Core Strategies article:

School Library Monthly - Strategies to Get to the Core of Learning via kwout

Department Meeting, May 14, 2014

1.  End of Year
Artifacts due June 6
Post-test instructions
Roster template
Scoring
Administration of assessment
Data for End of Year/Professional Data Form--due Friday, May 16

2.  End of Year Meeting

3.  iPad Training

4.  Online databases

The NBSLS Online Resources Price Sheet 2014-2015 is out and available at http://www.nassauboces.org/Page/279 for downloading.

 

The NBSLS Online Resources Catalog 2014-2015 is out (see attached) and available at http://www.nassauboces.org/Page/279 for downloading.

 

MackinVIA--free audiobooks at http://mackin.com/free

 

Check out free trials for pebblego.

 

5.  Netbook Replacement

6.  Celebration of Learning


From "Head for the Edge" Doug Johnson Library Media Connection March/April 2014 p. 98

"Show up. Speak up. Collaborate. Lead. Don't wait to be invited."

Websites of Note
http://www.mywebcheck.net
http://k12irc.org
Presentations:
http://electricslide.net
http://www.emaze.com
http://www.haikudeck.com
Search Engine:
https://duckduckgo.com/

Critical role of librarians explored in article by Freeport school librarian: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/common-core/article/61831-cut-to-the-core-modesto-to-replace-librarians-with-teachers.html

Department Meeting, April 23, 2014

1. Artifacts--collect and record your best efforts with your students
2. Celebration of Learning--contribute to presentation and/or create a tri-fold board representing student work or library programs from this year
3. Assessment distribution and discussion

Common Core and the Librarian
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/scholastic/administrator_2014spring/#/22 

Media Specialists and the Common Core
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/media-specialists-and-common-core-josh-work

Department Meeting, March 12, 2014

1. Budget
2. Follett
3. iPads
4. Assessment
5. Atomic Learning webinar
6. Videoconferences
7. End of year evaluations

Websites of Note

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/03/03/school-library-digital-888/

Reader's Advisory
http://lisma.org/resources/Mar14-Readers%20Advisory.pdf

LISMA Website
http://lisma.org

Common Core Standards Links from LISMA
http://lisma.org/CCLS.shtml

SLJ's Best of Apps and Enhanced Books
http://www.slj.com/category/books-media/reviews/apps/

LISMA Google Reboot
http://goo.gl/WxojG

PBS Teachers VITAL New York
http://vital.thirteen.org/vital2td.html

Curriculum Connections from SLJ
http://www.slj.com/tag/curriculum-connections/

WebCHECK to evaluate websites
http://mywebcheck.net/

Internet and Computer Safety
LISMA Monthly Lesson Plan Competetion
Share your best lessons
Win a $20 Barnes & Noble gift card 
For more information, click HERE for Flyer
Click HERE for Evaluation Rubic
Click HERE for Submission Form

Department Meeting, February 12, 2014

1.  Elementary librarians--assessment creation

2.  Secondary librarians--iPads in the library

Department Meeting, January 15, 2014

1. Follett Destiny update
2. Budget
3. Videoconference Schedule
4. Parent Technology Cafe
5. iPads in the Library
6. 2/3/14 Professional Development
7. Instructional effectiveness, student engagment, role of librarian
8. Achievement test for elementary library students

Websites, articles of note:

Ask Yourself: Are Your Students Engaged?
http://www.educationalleadership-digital.com/educationalleadership/201303/?pg=83&pm=0&u1=friend

New Literacies and the Common Core
Educational Leadership:Technology-Rich Learning:New Literacies and the Common Core http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar13/vol70/num06/New-Literacies-and-the-Common-Core.aspx 

Apps and Autism

http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/apps-and-autism

Everything I Know about Engagement I learned in Kindergarten

http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2013/1/22/everything-i-know-about-engagement-i-learned-in-kindergarten.html 

Instructional Effectiveness
http://www.aft.org/pdfs/americaneducator/spring2012/Rosenshine.pdf

Google Court Ruling
http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/11/18/judge-rules-googles-book-scanning-project-fair-use.aspx?=THENU

Librarians and the Common Core
http://www.achieve.org/publications/implementing-common-core-state-standards-role-school-librarian-action-brief

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