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New Author Wants to Help You and Your Teachers

by Tena/PA

Aug 19, 2010

I just published my first book, Harley Hits a Homer,and would like to interact with you and your class about the book, if you like. Let's discuss possibilities, and I have already developed some interdisciplinary activities for it. I am excited at the suggestions so far, and look forward to kicking this off to see how it goes. This book is a great ...See More

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Tena It is on Amazon....see Harley Hits a Homer by Tena Mazurak.

Sep 3, 2010

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Cara On 8/19/10, Tena/PA wrote: > I just published my first book, Harley Hits a Homer,and > would like to interact with you and your class about the > book, if you like. Let's discuss possibilities, and I have > already developed some interdisciplinary activities for > it. I am excited at the suggestions so far, and look > forward to k...See More

Sep 4, 2010

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Help! Look'n for bulleting boards & decorating ideas...

by steph

Aug 22, 2010

Hi All~

I was just hired as the library assistant & I'm in charge of decorating & bulletin boards. Anyone have good ideas for a middle school library? And/Or any sites with cool photos that might inspire me?

Thanks, Steph

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Tena Hi Steph, Congrats on the new job! Why not ask students to help design bulletin boards about the book(s) they are or have been reading? What a great way to get others to read books already in the library. Author studies also make for good bulletin board beginnings. Students are usually shocked at the number and types of books authors have penned. C...See More

Sep 3, 2010

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Marty If you are at an elem. library you might decorate using plush book characters displayed along side your book(s). I have also used gift bags from our local "dollar" store. Many of these gift bags are actual artwork from children's books.. Guess How Much I love you, Dr. Seuss books, etc. I just stuff bags with coordinating tissue and display on top o...See More

Oct 27, 2010

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buying fiction for High school library

by Helen

Aug 24, 2010

I was primarily a public librarian and lower/middle school librarian. Now I need to do a little orientation to High school library services and distribution of collection budget. One question is in regards to how much money is used to buy new fiction. Do high school students use the library for fiction pleasure reading? Is it more cost effective to...See More

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by Need Your Knowledge

Aug 28, 2010

Issue 1: I've recently seen two different educators post complete copied picture books in PowerPoint form and post them on the web. One did it for free. One put it up for sale. I know this is a violation of copyright law. The one who did it for free was quietly informed and removed it. The other has been reported. How is it that professional educat...See More

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Exciting Job Opening! at Education Non-Profit in CA

by Susannah Sallin

Sep 9, 2010

Hi, We are looking for someone with a library science or media or publishing background. This non-profit with a focus on education and literacy is located in Palo Alto, CA.

Please review our website at benetech.org and email me with any questions or to apply at [email removed]

We hope to hear from you!

Best Regards, <...See More

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VA & National Standards

by Mary Elizabeth

Sep 10, 2010

I am looking for a place to find the National and VA standards for the librarys in K-6 schools.

We are going over things this year for our VIAS accred. for next yr.

Any sites would be great.

Just want to make sure all is being done that nneds to be.

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Free Production Music Resource for Educators

by MusicRevolution

Oct 2, 2010

The 300+ music tracks on this page are available for download and free, legal usage in school media projects.

Scroll to the bottom of the page and fill out the form.

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Sue On 10/02/10, MusicRevolution wrote: > The 300+ music tracks on this page are available for > download and free, legal usage in school media projects. > > Scroll to the bottom of the page and fill out the form. FANTASTIC! Just what I was looking for!

Feb 14, 2011

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Books about handling bullies

by Mamie Jefferson-Hill

Oct 10, 2010

Hello Teachers, I am the author of four books. Three of those books are kids books. They are sold on Amazon.com

*Princess Diamonds Goes To Public School

*The Purple Cow Who Gave Root Beer

Both books teach kids about handling with bullies and accepting themselves and others in spite of their differences.

Sincere...See More

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Leah I neglected to mention that there is an DVD on Bullying. To view shorts of all ten DVDs, click below. The video come with a leader's guide

Oct 16, 2010

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Ben I haven't found a whole lot of cures for bullying, but there are some ways to prevent it:

1. NO DOWN TIME! Do not allow the kids to have any time when they will not be supervised or structured. If it's outdoor recess, have sports equipment for them to play with. If there's in-class recess, have educational/constructive games for them to p...See More

Oct 19, 2010

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Frustrated

by Mrs. D

Oct 17, 2010

I am a new graduate and new employee for a private school. I am having a hard time writing lesson plans. I have grades pre-k thru 12th for an hour various days of the week (mon- fri) and I am becoming frustrated trying to figure out how I can stick with one lesson for the whole week regardless of the grade..Please help me I am beginning to think I ...See More

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kga2nd I am also new to teaching in the library. I have found that certain subjects can be taught to all grades and others cannot. At the moment, I am repeating certain lessons across a couple of grade levels (e.g., G3/4), as this helps me know what they are able to do, and can adapt it for next year.

On 10/17/10, Mrs. D wrote: > I am a new g...See More

Oct 31, 2010

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Media Lady On 10/17/10, Mrs. D wrote: > I am a new graduate and new employee for a private school. > I am having a hard time writing lesson plans. I have grades > pre-k thru 12th for an hour various days of the week (mon- > fri) and I am becoming frustrated trying to figure out how > I can stick with one lesson for the whole week regardless >...See MoreOn 10/17/10, Mrs. D wrote: > I am a new graduate and new employee for a private school. > I am having a hard time writing lesson plans. I have grades > pre-k thru 12th for an hour various days of the week (mon- > fri) and I am becoming frustrated trying to figure out how > I can stick with one lesson for the whole week regardless > of the grade..Please help me I am beginning to think I > picked the wrong major....:-( > P.S. I doesnt help that the teachers at the school I teach > at feel that because I have a degree in Library Science I > should know how to do it and they are not compassionate.. > Thank you in advance, > Mrs. D

Lack of Compassion is not an uncommon problem in Media. I am sorry THEY have frustrated you. Let me see if I can help a little.

How often are you seeing each class? Daily or weekly? If weekly then my original plan after the line below might work. If daily, I would say stretch out a "skill". For instance to use a dictionary students first have to know their ABC's. ABC's are really a language arts skill. A lot of what we "teach" are LA skills. So start off your week with LA skills and end with library Skills. Example: ABC's on Mon. ABC Trace the DOTs on Tues. Put words in ABC order on Wed. ABC Words On Thursday again and FRIDAY would be find words in the Dictionary. *Of course younger grades wont know what the Dictionary is, but that's ok. You have just introduced it for another weeks lesson. :)

___________________________________________________ The first thing I would do is group grades together and come up with 10 things you want each group to learn throughout the year and make a lesson plan for each thing. The groupings could be K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-10, 11-12. You would end up with 5 groups and 10 lessons for each. You could increase or decrease the number of lessons based upon how often you see each group.

For example: K-2 ABC Order - Sept. Parts of a book - Oct. Ficton vs. Non Fiction - Nov. Dewey Decimal - Dec. Call Numbers - Jan. Each subsequent group would increase in difficulty of library skills.

In order to make lessons plans for each of these things I would look in books like, Complete Library Skills, Magical Lessons and Stretchy library lessons. Scholastic, HighSmith and Demco sell these books.

Nov 7, 2010

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Middle School Libary Rules

by Tina

Oct 18, 2010

I just started working at a middle school and would like to get advice on how to keep the kids quiet and library rules

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L CAN Allow the students to create their own rules which you must refer to often. This year I've typed their responses and placed on bulletin board which stated YOUR SCHOOL, YOUR RULES.

On 10/18/10, Tina wrote: > I just started working at a middle school and would like > to get advice on how to keep the kids quiet and library > rules

Nov 5, 2010

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