Summer 2016 PD - Create Your Personalized Learning Plan
As we are looking forward to creating personalized learning environments for students, this summer is the perfect opportunity to put yourself into the personalized learning mindset by taking charge of your own personalized learning. Get out there and find the PD that’s just right for you! Choose one thing to focus on and make a plan for this summer. Think about what works and what doesn’t work for you over the summer and consider how you can create a personalized learning-focused professional goal for next year. How can you translate your own personalized learning experiences into new experiences for your students next year?
- USE TWITTER! There are experts in every field out in the Twitterverse – connect with them! Try a Twitter chat or a Twitter book club.
- USE YOUTUBE! Because YouTube can teach you anything.
- Check the portal – there are tons of things going on in the district this summer. Search by TECH as the department to see technology sessions that are scheduled this summer.
- OverDrive - http://resources.overdrive.com/library/staff-training/
- Follett - http://www.follettsoftware.com/webinars.cfm and http://www2.follettlearning.com/webinars/webinars.cfm#.Vzx4gzUrLIW
- Discovery Education - https://teachers.discoveryeducation.com/professionalDevelopment/
- Greenville County Summer Institute - https://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/gcssi/
- SCASL Summer Institute – http://www.scasl.net/summer-institute
- eLearning SC - http://www.elearningscpd.com/portal/index.php/course-information/current-course-offerings/
- Greenville County Library - http://www.greenvillelibrary.org/index.php/events
- M Judson Booksellers - http://www.mjudsonbooks.com/calendar/?view=calendar&month=May-2016
- Fiction Addiction - http://www.fiction-addiction.com/
- Read Up Greenville - http://readupgreenville.com/
- 2 Jenns Book Club - http://www.librarygirl.net/2015/06/2jennsbookclub-virtual-book-club-for.html (3 more “meetings” left this spring/summer)
- TL Café - http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/
- DISCUS - http://scdiscus.org/discus-training-sessions
- EdWeb - http://home.edweb.net/
- ETV Teacherline - http://www.teacherlinesoutheast.org/offerings.htm
PD for Acquisitions
Acquisitions Discussion and Policy Creation - Monday, November 16 in the Wade Hampton High School Library, 4:30-5:30
"School librarians will review literature related to acquisitions policies in advance of the session. During the meeting time we will review and discuss components of acquisitions policies and each participant will leave with guidelines for their own updated acquisitions policy."
Prior to Attending the PD You Should Complete the Following:
"School librarians will review literature related to acquisitions policies in advance of the session. During the meeting time we will review and discuss components of acquisitions policies and each participant will leave with guidelines for their own updated acquisitions policy."
Prior to Attending the PD You Should Complete the Following:
- Please review the included parts of the acquisitions policy from our old Policies and Procedures Manual to get an idea of the components you will need to update or create https://docs.google.com/a/greenvilleschools.us/document/d/1fLWGvyN27GDts9NN1iiFC7QxDRIlypZwD2PgiMA1Kqg/edit?usp=sharing_ (This is a read-only document. You will need to create a copy of your own to work with.)
- Familiarize yourself with Greenville County's Policy KNBA-P "Complaints About Instructional Materials" and the "Citizen's Request" PDF at the bottom of the page.
- Please review ALA's "Workbook for Selection Policy Writing" - http://www.ala.org/bbooks/challengedmaterials/preparation/workbook-selection-policy-writing
- AASL's "Collection Development - General" page http://www.ala.org/aasl/essentiallinks/c/collection-dev-general
- CSPAN BOOKTV "Banned Books Week Event with David Levithan and Meg Medina" http://www.c-span.org/video/?328609-1/banned-books-week-event-david-levithan-meg-medina
- Search DISCUS for articles that you may want to share with the group
Follett PD
A tech consultant from Follett will meet with us on Tuesday, December 1 from 4:30 to 5:30 in the Wade Hampton High School Library. We will learn about updates and have the opportunity for Q & A.
Notes from the Follett PD are available here. You must be logged into your GCS Google account to view.
Notes from the Follett PD are available here. You must be logged into your GCS Google account to view.
Overdrive PD
Overdrive training is scheduled for Thursday, January 28 in the Wade Hampton High School Library, 4:30-5:30. You may sign up on the Portal now.
Before you attend this session I ask that you complete the following:
After you have done all of these things please list and specific questions or features you want covered in the training here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d57EBTNDLITEWghnQ5mPH3l62b2ch_zBpohQrJq9YHA/edit#gid=0
Before you attend this session I ask that you complete the following:
- Log in using a computer, a smart phone (if possible), and a tablet (if possible) and practice downloading ebooks and audiobooks. We can't teach it if we don't know how to use it!
- Look at this guide https://snapguide.com/guides/use-overdrive-for-gcs/
- Review resources provided by Overdrive http://partners.overdrive.com/marketing-outreach/schools/
- Look at the Overdrive blog http://blogs.overdrive.com/library/
- Review the Overdrive help page http://help.overdrive.com/
- Suggest titles for me to purchase. Remember, there are separate pages for ebooks and audiobooks. Not every title is available or available in every format. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fx91CWTfbyxgTJgpOx5HaTE9w5yOgPF1m_lsWy9qI74/edit#gid=79794966
After you have done all of these things please list and specific questions or features you want covered in the training here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d57EBTNDLITEWghnQ5mPH3l62b2ch_zBpohQrJq9YHA/edit#gid=0
2016 SCASL Conference
Justification letter (make a copy for yourself under "file")
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort - 1 night quote
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort - 2 night quote
SCASL Conference Page (see menu to the left to access information)
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort - 1 night quote
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort - 2 night quote
SCASL Conference Page (see menu to the left to access information)
PD Calendar
Elementary Book Club 2015-16
Middle School Book Club 2015-16
Middle School Book Club 2015-16 Sign-Up
Middle School Book Club will meet on 1/7/16 at Fiction Addiction from 4:30 to 5:30 to discuss displays. This session will be lead by Paula Shaw. Please sign up on the portal! "Choose a Book Display topic (for example: sharks, Diary format books, Nutrition/Fitness, etc.). Share HOW/WHERE you would set up the display and WHAT you would include in the display (books, book list, and other items). Photos of past displays encouraged!"
MSBC Meeting 090315
MSBC Meeting 100115
MSBC Meeting 040716
Middle School Book Club will meet on 1/7/16 at Fiction Addiction from 4:30 to 5:30 to discuss displays. This session will be lead by Paula Shaw. Please sign up on the portal! "Choose a Book Display topic (for example: sharks, Diary format books, Nutrition/Fitness, etc.). Share HOW/WHERE you would set up the display and WHAT you would include in the display (books, book list, and other items). Photos of past displays encouraged!"
MSBC Meeting 090315
MSBC Meeting 100115
MSBC Meeting 040716
Makerspaces in Your School Library
Additional Makerspace Resources:
Make it @ Your Library - http://makeitatyourlibrary.org/
Make it @ Your Library - http://makeitatyourlibrary.org/
Summer 2014 PD Opportunities
SCASL Summer Institute - "Courage to Lead for School Librarians"
June 16, 9:30-4:30 @ Seawell's on Rosewood
Join your colleagues in Columbia this summer for the Courage to Lead® program for school leaders, in this case, school librarian renew their passion, enthusiasm and commitment to school leadership, literary leadership, and to the communities they serve. Courage to Lead® for School Librarians has been carefully designed to create a very different kind of space for professional development for school librarians and other literacy leaders who want to reclaim their voices. It is rooted in the belief that effective teaching and leadership flow from the identity and integrity of the individual. The work has grown out of almost two decades of work with educators who have shared that experiences in education and life and leadership are often draining and dismembering, and that we need quiet, disciplined time in a circle of trust to “re-member” ourselves, revitalize our spirit, reclaim our wholeness, and renew our vocational commitment.
June 16, 9:30-4:30 @ Seawell's on Rosewood
Join your colleagues in Columbia this summer for the Courage to Lead® program for school leaders, in this case, school librarian renew their passion, enthusiasm and commitment to school leadership, literary leadership, and to the communities they serve. Courage to Lead® for School Librarians has been carefully designed to create a very different kind of space for professional development for school librarians and other literacy leaders who want to reclaim their voices. It is rooted in the belief that effective teaching and leadership flow from the identity and integrity of the individual. The work has grown out of almost two decades of work with educators who have shared that experiences in education and life and leadership are often draining and dismembering, and that we need quiet, disciplined time in a circle of trust to “re-member” ourselves, revitalize our spirit, reclaim our wholeness, and renew our vocational commitment.
Young Adult Book Club 2013-14
The YA Book Club meets at the Haywood Road Barnes & Noble on the first Thursday of each month from 4:30-5:30.
Notes from our September 5, 2013 Meeting
Notes from our October 3, 2013 Meeting
Notes from our November 7, 2013 Meeting
Notes from our December 5, 2013 Meeting
Notes from our January 9, 2014 Meeting
Notes from our September 5, 2013 Meeting
Notes from our October 3, 2013 Meeting
Notes from our November 7, 2013 Meeting
Notes from our December 5, 2013 Meeting
Notes from our January 9, 2014 Meeting
Elementary Book Club 2013-14
September - Eileen Conway, Augusta Circle
October - Denise McWhorter, Paris Elem
November - Angela Kay, Plain Elem
December - Sharon Roper, Westcliff Elm
January - Mary Ries, Sarah Collins
February - Amanda LeBlanc, AJ Whittenburg
March - Anne Albers, Mauldin Elem
April - Sally Nuss, Taylors Elem
May - Beverly DeBauche, Thomas Kerns
October - Denise McWhorter, Paris Elem
November - Angela Kay, Plain Elem
December - Sharon Roper, Westcliff Elm
January - Mary Ries, Sarah Collins
February - Amanda LeBlanc, AJ Whittenburg
March - Anne Albers, Mauldin Elem
April - Sally Nuss, Taylors Elem
May - Beverly DeBauche, Thomas Kerns
Online PD 2013-14
TL Virtual Cafe - First Monday of Each Month @ 8 pm - http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/
TL Chat - Second Monday of Each Month @ 8 pm - http://tlchat.wikispaces.com/home
TL News Night - Third Monday of Each Month @ 8 pm - http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/TL+News+Night
Boot Boot Camp - http://bookbootcamp.wikispaces.com/
LMC @ the Forefront
TL Chat - Second Monday of Each Month @ 8 pm - http://tlchat.wikispaces.com/home
TL News Night - Third Monday of Each Month @ 8 pm - http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/TL+News+Night
Boot Boot Camp - http://bookbootcamp.wikispaces.com/
LMC @ the Forefront