Librarians/Media Science Chatboard

Jun 26, 2015

The digital world presents new issues of privacy.

Using Picture Books as a Reading Intervention

Jun 23, 2015

When the reading level of the text books is above the reading level of many students in the classroom...

I'm at an Elementary school and in the Specials rotation. Classes are 55 minutes, K-5th grades.

What are some hands-on activities that you use to engage your students? Students that spend their lives full of tech gadgets, just don't handle silent reading for extended periods. We also have a lot of low readers so this in turn causes lots o...See More

Hands-on Activities?

by Booklady

May 7, 2014

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Renee On 5/07/14, Booklady wrote: > I'm at an Elementary school and in the Specials rotation. > Classes are 55 minutes, K-5th grades. > > What are some hands-on activities that you use to engage > your students? Students that spend their lives full of > tech gadgets, just don't handle silent reading for extended > periods. We also ha...See More

Sep 4, 2014

Joy Trivia contests get them all excited. I put them in teams (the Kagan Numbered Heads Together works well to make sure all can participate--I really like it better than using the responders) and use a variety of approaches. I have lists of trivia questions about the media center that I actually use to pre-test them at the beginning of the year; I've ...See More

Jun 4, 2015

Elementary Librarian Lesson Plans

by Terry Coleman

Feb 3, 2015

Hello, Glad to have found this board! Has anyone had experience with the curriculum available through Elementary Librarian? I am a grad student helping to pioneer a library program in a school and I have public library experience but little school experience. Being a public school their curriculum is common-core oriented, and I feel that our librar...See More

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Terry Hi Susie, Thanks for replying! I'm in Washington DC. You're right that it's expensive. I was looking at Elem. Librarian's Spring Lesson Pack, which is still $197 but not as expensive as some of her other plans. I've been combing the Internet and Pinterest and seem to be doing fine that way, it's just nice to find everything in one place, especially...See More

Feb 4, 2015

April I managed to land a job and had to move into my library and plan within a week. I was desperate for quick resources, so I purchased the plans. I liked the curriculum map to plot out my units, but I didn't end up using many of her resources and pretty much wasted my money. Her center activities didn't fit well with my schedule or the technology I ha...See MoreI managed to land a job and had to move into my library and plan within a week. I was desperate for quick resources, so I purchased the plans. I liked the curriculum map to plot out my units, but I didn't end up using many of her resources and pretty much wasted my money. Her center activities didn't fit well with my schedule or the technology I have available. I've already started planning for next year using TONS of resources doing basic Google searches for topics like "elementary school curriculum guides" and "elementary school scope and sequence." Add your state to that, and you've got it made. It's much easier...and cost-effective! -April

PS - I'm not dissing Elem. Librarian's program at all. I just didn't think it was what I thought it would be for my situation.

On 2/04/15, Terry wrote: > Hi Susie, > Thanks for replying! I'm in Washington DC. You're right that > it's expensive. I was looking at Elem. Librarian's Spring > Lesson Pack, which is still $197 but not as expensive as some > of her other plans. I've been combing the Internet and > Pinterest and seem to be doing fine that way, it's just nice > to find everything in one place, especially if it's an > extraordinary resource. She offers mini lesson plans for > about $9, I think I'm going to buy one to get a feel for what > she offers. > > Thanks and I'd love to hear from anyone else! > > Terry > > On 2/03/15, Susie wrote: >> On 2/03/15, Terry Coleman wrote: >>> Hello, >>> Glad to have found this board! Has anyone had experience >>> with the curriculum available through Elementary >>> Librarian? I am a grad student helping to pioneer a >>> library program in a school and I have public library >>> experience but little school experience. Being a public >>> school their curriculum is common-core oriented, and I >>> feel that our library lessons should follow that in order >>> to be most relevant. I like how Elem. Librarian >>> recognizes Common Core in her lesson plans and was just >>> wondering if anyone had used her library lessons and >>> found them helpful. Thanks! -Terry >> >> It's very expensive. You can find many free resources > online. >> What state are you in? Your state professional organization >> might have some great resources for you.

May 13, 2015

Hello all! Hoping I might be able to get some advice. I work at a public charter school that is currently next to a public library, which we use through an agreement. Plan are being discussed to relocate the school to another part of town in a couple of years. They are not going to have a library in the new building. If I am asked back at that time...See More

Librarian w/o a library

by nextstep17

Apr 22, 2015

Elem. Library Organization

by BB

Apr 10, 2015

In January I took a new position of library media specialist for a private christian school after retiring from teaching public middle school and high school. Organization of books,etc.for the elementary library is completely lacking and I am interested in arranging it so students will be able to locate what is available for use as well as inventor...See More

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Happy Librarian In my large (600+ students) K-6 public school library I have pretty much dismantled the Dewey sections although I still spend a lot of time teaching about informational text right along with online resources starting with K. With no help at all it is so much easier for students to find what they want. All the pet books are together, but I would add...See More

Apr 11, 2015

Two Great AFS Opportunites for Your Staffers, Families and S

by Dr. Barbara Y. Wills

Mar 27, 2015

Two (2) Great AFS Opportunities for Staffers, Families and Students for Summer and Fall

Take note that AFS-USA is offering $1,000 off on the 2015 Global Prep Program to all eligible AFS Volunteers, their children and grandchildren, as well as all former AFS host families. ( You may have some in your school who can take advantage of this ...See More

More writing & discussion prompts/newsletter tidbits

The rest of March's writing/discussion prompts (also great for morning announcements and newsletters) by Jim Wayne are posted online (link below).

2 samples:

March 24 Harry Houdini, magician and escape artist, was born in 1874. He was famous for being able to escape from extremely complicated and difficult traps. He once said, �...See More

Mar 22, 2015

Entry 4 professional accomplishments

by Jhudson

Feb 1, 2015

Any advice for showing myself as learner?

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Eva Bennett On 2/01/15, Jhudson wrote:

> Any advice for showing myself as learner?

If you have taken a course and learned something new. For example, I took a SmartBoard Course to learn how to use the interactive whiteboard.

If you have been trained for something new. For example, I rec'ed training this year for basic usage of our...See More

Mar 17, 2015

10 Career Path Tips for Your Students

Mar 17, 2015

In the sage words of Yogi Berra, “if you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll be lost when you get there.”

Picking a career path is a game of reality versus passion, and your students can start blazing a meaningful path in school.