The Youth Services Section of the New York Library Association is having their 37th Annual Spring Conference on Friday, March 23, 2012, at the Holiday Inn Long Island Islip Airport in Ronkonkoma, New York. This is a conference devoted to programming and education for everyone serving youth from preschool through high school for inspiration, education, and rejuvenation. The 2012 theme is “Diverse Communities: Meeting the Challenge.”
Conference brochure
NY School Library Systems Association has a license to TeachingBooks.net that everyone in the state may freely use through August 31, 2012.
ACCESS DIRECTIONS
Click on the following link and fill out the brief profile to receive unlimited access to all materials available in the TeachingBooks.net database and enjoy customized services:
http://teachingbooks.net/support.cgi?f=support_profile&id=16706
Or, easily access most of TeachingBooks.net’s resources without registering, including thousands of author videos, book discussion guides, audio book readings, and more: http://teachingbooks.net/home
Contact the SLS office for a remote access username and password. Read more »
The Director of Library Services will be an integral member of the OSPP leadership team participating in policy decisions as the leader of the Office of Library Services and the New York City School Library System. The Director will spearhead critical initiatives in support of the alignment of library services with the citywide instructional expectations and the CCLS by steering the planning, development, and implementation of library standards, programs, instruction, and services in all schools, PreK‑12. The Director provides policy guidance on the development of library standards and curriculum, fosters their implementation through library initiatives, offers ongoing opportunities for professional development, manages the delivery of library operational support to public and non‑public schools throughout New York City, administers the Offices Library Services budget, and consults with schools, Children First Networks, and clusters about library program implementation. Read more »
May 3-5, 2012
Binghamton Riverwalk and Convention Center
225 Water Street, Binghamton
Sponsored by SLST-East
Featuring:
Joyce Valenza, PhD
David Wiesner
Margie Preus
Emily Arnold McCully
A Message from SLMSSENY:
SLMSSENY, your regional professional affiliate of NYLA/SSL, is once again pleased to announce awards opportunities for our members.
SLMSSENY Scholarship - $500.00
Bea Griggs Memorial Incentive Grant - $500.00
Administrator’s Award - to recognize supportive Administrators
For more information on each of the awards and to download the application forms go to http://www.slmsseny.org/. The application deadline is February 20, 2012. Winners will be formally recognized during the Luncheon at the SLMSSENY Conference on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Ulster BOCES conference center.
If you have additional questions contact:
Jaclyn Heeney
Awards Chair, SLMSSENY
awards@slmsseny.org
Register now for the Using Digital Tools to Support Inquiry-Based Learning webinar and watch it at your convenience during the month of January. Technology has never been easier or more accessible. Now is the time to learn how to harness its power to support learning! Explore some of the newest and the best Web 2.0 tools that engage and motivate students, support inquiry learning, and scaffold thinking skills. Learn which tools best serve to support the thinking skills at each phase of the inquiry process.
Presenter: Pam Berger is coordinator of e-learning at Syracuse University and has conducted workshops and seminars in over 35 states and overseas. Berger is an educational technology/library consultant and trainer with over 20 years of library experience.
To register go to http://www.dcboces.org/professionaldevelopment
The webinar series is supported in part by Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Don’t forget to participate in this year’s SnapshotNY Week that documents a day in the life of your library during the week of either February 12th - 18th or February 19th - 25th. The purpose of the initiative is to provide the public, administrators, state and local funders with both factual data and testimonials that detail the essential nature of libraries to our communities, schools and colleges.
For more details on how to submit your information, photos, videos, stats and testimonials go to www.protectnylibraries.org. The deadline for submitting information is February 29th . This will give NYLA a chance to collate the information and have it ready for Library Advocacy Day on Tuesday, March 6th. Contact the SLS office for arrangements to attend Library Advocacy Day.
Register now for the Get in the Game: Developing a Plan for Choosing Technologies to Support Student
Learning Through Your Library Program webinar and watch it at your convenience during the month of January. This webinar explores best practices for developing a game plan for your technology integration projects, and considers inquiry, instructional design, and participatory learning as contexts for thoughtful, collaborative decision making in conjunction with classroom teachers to choose technologies that best support student learning.
Presenter: Buffy Hamilton is the “The Unquiet Librarian” at Creekview High School in Canton, Georgia. She was recognized as one of Tech & Learning’s 30 EdTech Leaders of the Future as well as Georgia (GLMA and GAIT) School Library Media Specialist of the Year 2010. Read more »
Have a safe and wonderful holiday!
The Dutchess BOCES School Library System Staff
Rebecca ~ Frances ~ Matthew
The School Library System is hosting the following ALA TechSource Webinar:
How to Improve Your Library Instruction: Assessment in Five Minutes
When you’ve got a one-hour, one-shot library-instruction session scheduled, speedy and accurate student assessments are of paramount importance. Information literacy expert Sarah Steiner will show you how five minutes of skilled, targeted assessment is all you need to give you a precise understanding of students’ needs, learning, and retention. Drawing from real-life examples, Steiner will discuss how to write the best assessment questions and use inexpensive survey tools to gauge learning while you interact with students.
This is an in-house webinar. We will meet in the Model Schools Computer Lab at CTI. Participants will have an opportunity to explore and discuss the topics covered during the webinar.
Date: January 11, 2012
Time: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Dutchess BOCES Model Schools Computer Lab - Now at CTI - 5 BOCES Road
Registration: http://www.dcboces.org/professionaldevelopment
School Library System January 25, 2012
