Librarians/Media Science Chatboard

Mar 8, 2015

Combining history, pop history, science, literature and more, Jim Wayne's writing prompts can also be used to add pizazz to newsletters and morning announcements!

This week's writing, discussion prompts, newsletter tidbits

Jan 11, 2015

Great writing and discussion prompts, or tidbits for newsletters and morning announcements. Don't forget to share the link on social media!

Writing/discussion prompts, newsletter fillers for this week

Happy New Year! This week's writing prompts by Jim Wayne are ready for you. They're great discussion starters and fillers for your classroom and school newsletters, too.

Here's a sample: In 45 B.C., the Romans began celebrating New Years on January first. Before that, they celebrated New Years on March 21, which their mythology said was th...See More

Jan 4, 2015

About Cuba! K-12 lessons, resources

With the breaking news about US relations with Cuba, teachers will be scrambling for lessons and other resources to supplement their social studies and current events classes. To help you get started, we've compiled some great links about Cuba's history, people, culture, government, economy, etc. There's even a short YouTube video about Cuba, its ...See More

Dec 17, 2014

Honoring diversity without inhibiting holiday joy

Dec 17, 2014

Todd Nelson writes eloquently about a topic that all public educators wrestle with.

"What tradition can we all embrace at this time of year without making the moment fraught with conflict or overlap or over-sensitivity regarding individual religious tradition?"

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Teachers.Net Gazette On 12/17/14, Teachers.Net Gazette wrote: > Todd Nelson writes eloquently about a topic that all public > educators wrestle with. > > "What tradition can we all embrace at this time of year > without making the moment fraught with conflict or overlap > or over-sensitivity regarding individual religious tradition?"
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Dec 17, 2014

Writing prompts for Dec. 1 - 6, by James Wayne

Nov 30, 2014

Here you go! Writing and discussion prompts for December 1-6 (click below)

Writing prompts for Dec. 1 - 6, by James Wayne

Nov 30, 2014

Here you go! Writing and discussion prompts for December 1-6 (click below)

Literacy across the curriculumm - what it looks like

Nov 24, 2014

Literacy across the curriculum

Why is it so important? What does it mean for instruction? And what does it look like?

Hi. I am looking to go back to school to get my certification in Library Media. Before I put in the time and money it will take to go back to school I want to make sure that this is truly for me. I have a MA in Education and am a certified English teacher, but I found that standing at the front of a classroom all day was just not for me. However, I...See More

Looking to Get Certified

by Ashley

Nov 23, 2014

Destiny Library Catalog & eBooks

by Theresa Savich

Nov 5, 2014

Does anyone use Destiny Library Catalog and have eBooks other than those from Follett? Theresa

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Happy Librarian Yes- for Destiny. I have a small collection of e books from Mackin (MackinVia) that are great, but despite lots of reminders not many students use them.

On 11/05/14, Theresa Savich wrote: > Does anyone use Destiny Library Catalog and have eBooks > other than those from Follett? > Theresa

Nov 17, 2014

Mrs.Wilkens On 11/17/14, Happy Librarian wrote: > Yes- for Destiny. I have a small collection of e books from > Mackin (MackinVia) that are great, but despite lots of > reminders not many students use them. > > > On 11/05/14, Theresa Savich wrote: >> Does anyone use Destiny Library Catalog and have eBooks >> other than those from ...See More

Nov 17, 2014