The document discusses ways for elementary school library media specialists to increase opportunities for students to read, write, and talk about books through their school libraries. It provides guidance on setting up and customizing wikis, creating book club pages and folders, and embedding widgets like Visual Thesaurus and BrainPop videos to make resources easily accessible to students. Key actions discussed include starting virtual book clubs, partnering with teachers, and encouraging use of databases. Specialists are asked to submit action plans outlining their goals in these areas.
The document outlines the goals, methods, materials, and assessments used in a UDL curriculum. The goals are to align instruction with standards, develop independent learners, and provide options for teachers. Methods include evidence-based, flexible instructional approaches adjusted based on progress monitoring. Materials present content through varied media and demonstrations of knowledge. Assessments use multiple methods and materials to reduce barriers and guide instruction. The examples ask how recommended materials provide options for various learning needs.
The document discusses 6 different tech tools that could be useful for a RELA classroom: 1) Google Research Tool for citing sources, 2) Quill for interactive grammar lessons, 3) Qlovi for independent reading aligned to standards, 4) Three Ring for capturing student work through photos, video, and audio, 5) eduClipper for organizing student portfolios, and 6) Ponder for close reading of online texts. The author notes some benefits and limitations of each tool.
The document provides summaries of 6 books nominated for a children's book award:
1) "Everything For A Dog" tells three stories about a stray dog and two boys dealing with grief and wanting a dog.
2) "Dream of Night" is about a girl and her connection to an abused racehorse finding refuge at a ranch.
3) "The Gold Rush Kid" follows siblings' journey to find their prospector father during the Klondike Gold Rush.
4) "After All You're Callie Boone" follows a girl dealing with friendship, family, and diving over the summer.
5) "42 Miles" uses poems to tell about a girl navigating time between her divorced parents
This document provides an overview and tips for elementary school library media specialists regarding circulation procedures, patron barcodes, check-in/check-out, renewals, reshelving, and weeding guidelines. It includes circulation best practices from various BCPS elementary school librarians, such as having students independently scan barcodes, calling students by table to checkout, and allowing checkout during independent work time. Guidelines are also given for book care, damaged or lost books, and a systematic weeding schedule.
The document discusses ways for elementary school library media specialists to increase opportunities for students to read, write, and talk about books through their school libraries. It provides guidance on setting up and customizing wikis, creating book club pages and folders, and embedding widgets like Visual Thesaurus and BrainPop videos to make resources easily accessible to students. Key actions discussed include starting virtual book clubs, partnering with teachers, and encouraging use of databases. Specialists are asked to submit action plans outlining their goals in these areas.
The document outlines the goals, methods, materials, and assessments used in a UDL curriculum. The goals are to align instruction with standards, develop independent learners, and provide options for teachers. Methods include evidence-based, flexible instructional approaches adjusted based on progress monitoring. Materials present content through varied media and demonstrations of knowledge. Assessments use multiple methods and materials to reduce barriers and guide instruction. The examples ask how recommended materials provide options for various learning needs.
The document discusses 6 different tech tools that could be useful for a RELA classroom: 1) Google Research Tool for citing sources, 2) Quill for interactive grammar lessons, 3) Qlovi for independent reading aligned to standards, 4) Three Ring for capturing student work through photos, video, and audio, 5) eduClipper for organizing student portfolios, and 6) Ponder for close reading of online texts. The author notes some benefits and limitations of each tool.
The document provides summaries of 6 books nominated for a children's book award:
1) "Everything For A Dog" tells three stories about a stray dog and two boys dealing with grief and wanting a dog.
2) "Dream of Night" is about a girl and her connection to an abused racehorse finding refuge at a ranch.
3) "The Gold Rush Kid" follows siblings' journey to find their prospector father during the Klondike Gold Rush.
4) "After All You're Callie Boone" follows a girl dealing with friendship, family, and diving over the summer.
5) "42 Miles" uses poems to tell about a girl navigating time between her divorced parents
This document provides an overview and tips for elementary school library media specialists regarding circulation procedures, patron barcodes, check-in/check-out, renewals, reshelving, and weeding guidelines. It includes circulation best practices from various BCPS elementary school librarians, such as having students independently scan barcodes, calling students by table to checkout, and allowing checkout during independent work time. Guidelines are also given for book care, damaged or lost books, and a systematic weeding schedule.
The document provides summaries for 14 picture books for children published between 2011-2012. The books cover a range of topics including a pig parade, thankfulness, a giant chicken, delivering a birthday present to a princess, a book woman who visits children in the mountains, a goldfish's experiences in its bowl, kindness in Vietnam, rude dinner party guests, the myth of Persephone, the 1960 Greensboro sit-in, a 19th century slave who became a poet and potter, the invention of bubble gum, poems from a dog's perspective, mirror poems with reversed perspectives, and haiku poems for boys about nature.
This document discusses how today's students are different from those of the past. It notes that over 50% of the world's population is under 25, but less than 25% of teachers are in that age group. Today's students have spent thousands of hours interacting with digital technologies and media, shaping how they approach life and learning. They are used to fast-paced, nonlinear, and visually-oriented experiences. To effectively teach this generation, educators must find ways to engage students and make learning feel interactive and fun, like playing video games.
Edmodo is a free social learning platform that allows teachers, students, and schools to connect safely. It provides tools like messaging, assignments, grades, and file sharing within private groups. Teachers have full control and can monitor usage. The secure platform does not require private student information. Students can only join classes with a teacher-provided invitation code. Communications are archived. Edmodo also offers mobile access and training resources to help teachers and students use it safely and effectively.
This PowerPoint presentation contains summaries of books nominated for the 2010-2011 Black-Eyed Susan children's book award. It is intended for educators and librarians to use in selecting books for students to read and vote on their favorite. The document provides details on the award such as the nomination categories, eligibility requirements, and voting timeline. It also shares summaries and images of 20 nominated books in the picture book and middle grade categories for students to consider.
The document discusses and summarizes four tech tools for social studies (SS): Google Research Tool, Three Ring, eduClipper, and Ponder. Google Research Tool allows students to search Google and cite sources from within Google Docs. Three Ring is an app that allows teachers and students to capture photos, videos, and audio to support classroom organization and student portfolios. eduClipper is a web-based tool for teachers and students to collect and organize materials like text, videos, and websites for sharing in collections, such as student portfolios. Ponder is a reading response tool that allows teachers to assign articles and students to annotate and discuss them.
The document lists and summarizes 12 children's books nominated for a Black-Eyed Susan award for 2010-2011. It includes the book title, author, genre, brief plot summary, and Lexile level for each book. The books cover a range of genres including realistic fiction, fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction. They deal with themes such as friendship, family, loss, and self-discovery. Sources for book cover images and summaries are provided.
The document provides summaries for 14 children's picture book nominees for awards in 2010-2011. The books cover a range of topics from chickens who write books to naked mole rats who like to wear clothes to a gift of 14 cows from Kenya to America after 9/11. Accompanying the summaries are credits for the source of pictures of the book covers.
The document discusses using the educational networking site Edmodo. It explains key features like notes, groups, assignments. It provides guidance on setting up groups and accounts for teachers, students, and parents. It also demonstrates how to create assignments and have students submit them.
The document provides summaries for 14 picture books for children published between 2011-2012. The books cover a range of topics including a pig parade, thankfulness, a giant chicken, delivering a birthday present to a princess, a book woman who visits children in the mountains, a goldfish's experiences in its bowl, kindness in Vietnam, rude dinner party guests, the myth of Persephone, the 1960 Greensboro sit-in, a 19th century slave who became a poet and potter, the invention of bubble gum, poems from a dog's perspective, mirror poems with reversed perspectives, and haiku poems for boys about nature.
This document discusses how today's students are different from those of the past. It notes that over 50% of the world's population is under 25, but less than 25% of teachers are in that age group. Today's students have spent thousands of hours interacting with digital technologies and media, shaping how they approach life and learning. They are used to fast-paced, nonlinear, and visually-oriented experiences. To effectively teach this generation, educators must find ways to engage students and make learning feel interactive and fun, like playing video games.
Edmodo is a free social learning platform that allows teachers, students, and schools to connect safely. It provides tools like messaging, assignments, grades, and file sharing within private groups. Teachers have full control and can monitor usage. The secure platform does not require private student information. Students can only join classes with a teacher-provided invitation code. Communications are archived. Edmodo also offers mobile access and training resources to help teachers and students use it safely and effectively.
This PowerPoint presentation contains summaries of books nominated for the 2010-2011 Black-Eyed Susan children's book award. It is intended for educators and librarians to use in selecting books for students to read and vote on their favorite. The document provides details on the award such as the nomination categories, eligibility requirements, and voting timeline. It also shares summaries and images of 20 nominated books in the picture book and middle grade categories for students to consider.
The document discusses and summarizes four tech tools for social studies (SS): Google Research Tool, Three Ring, eduClipper, and Ponder. Google Research Tool allows students to search Google and cite sources from within Google Docs. Three Ring is an app that allows teachers and students to capture photos, videos, and audio to support classroom organization and student portfolios. eduClipper is a web-based tool for teachers and students to collect and organize materials like text, videos, and websites for sharing in collections, such as student portfolios. Ponder is a reading response tool that allows teachers to assign articles and students to annotate and discuss them.
The document lists and summarizes 12 children's books nominated for a Black-Eyed Susan award for 2010-2011. It includes the book title, author, genre, brief plot summary, and Lexile level for each book. The books cover a range of genres including realistic fiction, fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction. They deal with themes such as friendship, family, loss, and self-discovery. Sources for book cover images and summaries are provided.
The document provides summaries for 14 children's picture book nominees for awards in 2010-2011. The books cover a range of topics from chickens who write books to naked mole rats who like to wear clothes to a gift of 14 cows from Kenya to America after 9/11. Accompanying the summaries are credits for the source of pictures of the book covers.
The document discusses using the educational networking site Edmodo. It explains key features like notes, groups, assignments. It provides guidance on setting up groups and accounts for teachers, students, and parents. It also demonstrates how to create assignments and have students submit them.