Congratulations to our 2015 Robbie Van Pelt Memorial Grant recipients, Beth Mitchell and Gaelyn Jenkins. This grant was named in memory of Robbie Van Pelt, Greenville County Coordinator of Media Services from 1999-2005. This serves to acknowledge her leadership, dedication and enthusiasm for creating world-class media centers in Greenville County Schools that will impact the lives of Greenville school children for years to come. Her work in administering a $1.5 million district allocation to update the book collections of all Greenville County school libraries brought national recognition to our district. The purpose of this grant is to promote exemplary learning activities in media centers. Projects that increase skills in research, literacy, critical thinking, technology, locating and accessing information, creative use of information, or that promote social responsibility or reading for pleasure are all encouraged. The project should support the goals of the school’s portfolio and be aligned with the Education Plan for Greenville County Schools. Monarch Elementary- Beth Mitchell Students will respond to visual and writing prompts using the “Write About This App.” The iPad app will be used in conjunction with artifact and document analysis as well as for figurative language and poetry lessons. Final products will be displayed online for public access. Riverside Middle School- Gaelyn Jenkins The Riverside Middle makerspace, LevelUP@RMS, is open to all students and teachers and encourages innovation, exploration, and literacy of all kinds. While focused on providing opportunities for students to use tools and materials they may not otherwise have access to, the makerspace is also going to be used by teachers to expand their ability to provide real-world connections for their students with a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) influence, as when the library collaborated with a 7th grade science teacher to have students develop a video game that demonstrated their knowledge of the digestive system and allowed them to share their product with the world. LevelUP@RMS is open before and after school, as well as during the school day, and teachers are able to sign up to use the makerspace with their classes as part of a visit to the media center. The community is also involved through Maker Monday events where students have the opportunity to learn skills from members of the school community and use those new skills to give back to or better our community, as when we learned how to knit and made hats for NICU babies, including the baby of one of our colleagues. A special thanks goes to the grant committee, Deanna McCarrell (librarian, Travelers Rest High School), Susan Dicey (Librarian, Hillcrest Middle School), and Pam Maggio (librarian, Rudolph Gordon Elementary School). Pictured left to right: Deanna McCarrell, Susan Dicey, Pam Maggio, Beth Mitchell, Gaelyn Jenkins
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Check with your principal to see if they will count these for exchange day credit. Edweb provides a certificate of participation the day after the webinar. Both sites archive their webinars.
The SCASL Board of Directors met on Saturday, January 24, 2015.
Important updates and reminders: Book Award Deadlines:
Project ConnectSC Panel Discussion: Panel discussion will take place at conference on Wednesday, march 11 from 4:30-6:00. This is a great event to invite your principal to attend with you. An evite you can share will be available soon. Learn more about Project Connect here Panelists include:
Summer Institute 2015 Summer Institute will be at Seawell's in Columbia on Tuesday, June 16 and the theme this year is MAKERSPACES! Ida Mae Craddock http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/17711-innovations-at-monticello-high-school-library/ and some folks from the Richland Public Library system will lead the day's activities. I'll send a reminder when registration is active. SCASL 2015 Conference Updates Great stuff happening at conference this year! You can still register online at the SCASL site. This year will be BYOB (bring you own bag), SCASL's 40th anniversary, we will have an exhibit hall classroom where exhibitors will present and we will have space for "un-conference" between presentations, Project Connect Panel Discussion and lots and lots of authors! The Daring Librarian, Library Girl, Alan Gratz, Sharon Flake, Steven Sheinkin and more! See a complete list here. 2015 SC Read In Registration is open for the 2015 Read In. The Read In will be held in Columbia on April 14. More details and registration link here. Intellectual Freedom Award Nominations close February 1. Visit the IF committee's page to submit a nomination. Supervisor Committee The Supervisor Committee met Monday, 1/26/15 to discuss the following items. People at SCDE really are still working for us! Let me know if you have questions or concerns that you would like for me to share at the next supervisor meeting (they will meet at conference)
Happy New Year!
Exciting opportunities on the PD calendar for January! Tonight - (1/5/15) TL Cafe http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/TL_Global Middle School Book Club - Thursday, January 8 at Barnes & Noble on Haywood Road. We meet in the back, right corner of the CD section from 4:30-5:30. This month we are discussing new humorous books https://sites.google.com/a/greenvilleschools.us/middle-school-book-club-2014-15/january-2015 Be sure to read at least one newish book to discuss. Sign up on the portal. Makerspaces in Your School Library - Thursday, January 15 at Wade Hampton High School Library, 4:30-5:30 (I will keep the side door of the library propped open.) Learn what makerspaces are, why you need them, and how to get started. This PD is for ALL GRADE LEVELS. Sign up on the portal. Policies and Procedures Committee - Thursday, January 22 at Wade Hampton High School, 4:30-5:30 (I will keep the side door of the library propped open). Please come and help us devise a plan of attack for our policies and procedures update. We will try to just meet in person this one time and then do everything else electronically. No sign up on the portal since this is a meeting. We had a great turn out at the SCETV StreamlineSC Learn360 in-service this month! If you missed it here are my notes. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. Also, take a look at the memo and email message that Diane Morris put together for her teachers. We had an AMAZING turn out at the Device Petting Zoo! Mary Alice Pinkley (Woodmont Middle) and Suzette Cornish (clerk at Ralph Chandler) won Chromebases for their libraries, Bethany Imms (Tigerville Elementary) won a wireless ultra-mini keyboard, and Melanie Kloack (Lake Forest Elementary) won a Target gift card, all courtesy of our presenters. We were all treated to drinks and goodies and lots of great information about a wide variety of devices. Coming up:
Got an idea or want to present something? Just let Andi or Alice know and we'll get you on the schedule! Lots of opportunities this month!
Please email Andi with any topics you would like to see for PD this year [email protected] It's never too early to start planning! Don't miss out on the 40th conference! The application to present will be online through September 1 .
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