It’s not easy to create an inclusive book collection. That’s because creating …
It’s not easy to create an inclusive book collection. That’s because creating a diverse book collection is about more than just making sure X, Y, and Z are represented. It’s not a matter of ticking off check boxes or making sure quotas are filled. For those committed to doing it right, building a diverse book collection requires contemplation, research, and awareness. But the rewards are great: a truly diverse collection of books can turn children into lifelong readers and promote empathy, understanding, and self-confidence. To make things a little easier, we’ve created a checklist to help.
Bibliography created by the librarians at the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) …
Bibliography created by the librarians at the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) that includes sample policies and procedures, as well as educational materials related to them
Selection policies are practical tools used by school librarians to guide them …
Selection policies are practical tools used by school librarians to guide them in their collection development plans. This investigation into district-level selection policies examined policies from 80 school districts across the United States. The policies were examined to determine the status of selection policies in school libraries and if the policies reflect the recommendations of professional literature. Through content analysis, we determined that most of the school library selection policies included at least half of the expected key components. However, there is a need for school librarians to advocate for revision of policies to keep them current and provide effective guidance for school librarians as they make selections for their collections.
A true digital citizen understands how to ethically use the works of …
A true digital citizen understands how to ethically use the works of others to build his or her own creative products—music, art, video, stories, presentations--and share them with the world.
Just as you’d want others to respect your originality, others expect the same of you when it comes to reusing and remixing their intellectual property. As you create and publish media yourself, please be conscious of how you use the work of others.
Here are some guidelines, categories, and tools to consider that will help you as you create, contribute to, and enrich our shared culture!
This information was gathered by members of the Oregon Association of School …
This information was gathered by members of the Oregon Association of School Libraries -- Rita Ramstad, District Librarian, Centennial School District and Jennifer Maurer, School Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon. Though the source authors and presenters are copyright experts, and in some cases lawyers, this information should not be considered legal advice. || Last updated on May 11, 2020
Creating a library plan can be daunting. In this brief blog post, …
Creating a library plan can be daunting. In this brief blog post, I share three lessons I wish I had known when I began to create our school's library plan.
A great article from University of Stevens Point on how library instruction …
A great article from University of Stevens Point on how library instruction aides graduation rates for students. This is being placed in the Wiselearn resources as Community Partnerships as I partner with this librarian for instructional purposes for all our University bound seniors. The study found that students who had direct instruction on how to use the library, stayed in school longer at the post-secondary level, and had a higher graduation rate than their peers who did not enroll in the Library instructional class.
Critical Thinking in Academic Research introduces students to the techniques and principles …
Critical Thinking in Academic Research introduces students to the techniques and principles of critical thinking in combination with academic research and information literacy.
Words from "A Letter from the Dig Cit Doctors": Our intention with …
Words from "A Letter from the Dig Cit Doctors":
Our intention with this framework is to show how a myriad of skills and concepts such as screen time, digital privacy, and media and information literacy all fit together under the umbrella of digital citizenship, and how these skills can empower students as participatory citizens in our ever-increasingly digital world.
We present this framework to all educators free of charge through a Creative Commons License. Our greatest hope is that it will help you and your education colleagues take the next step in providing a robust and authentic digital citizenship education to all students. Fondly, The Dig Cit Doctors Kristen Mattson LeeAnn Lindsey
This resource aims to teach map reading skills of worldwide temperatures, percipitation, …
This resource aims to teach map reading skills of worldwide temperatures, percipitation, biovidsetiy, and soil nutrition levels in rainforest areas. It includes world maps, tropical rainforest maps, vocabulary, and teaching strategies.
Mount Horeb Area School District Library Media Specialists created a long-range plan …
Mount Horeb Area School District Library Media Specialists created a long-range plan based on the Future Ready Schools Framework. The Board of Education reviewed and approved this plan on January 3, 2021.
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to empower your …
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to empower your students to become more confident, tackle challenges head-on, and learn perseverance? Explore these standards-based programs with activities that take students through critical-thinking exercises inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game and its characters. Students and teachers do not need prior knowledge of D&D to use the programs. They just need imagination and a collaborative spirit!
For grades 4-6, and 6-8 (Subject Area: Language Arts, STEAM). Made possible by: Wizards of the Coast
Website includes lesson plans, a "Field Guide to Dragons", "Storytelling with the Bard", Activity Books, Coloring Pages, "Build an Adventure" kit, a Digital Magazine, Character Wardrobes & Gear, free "Encounters", guides, "How-to's", webinars about the pedagogical benefits of D&D, and more!!
This is a Dungeons and Dragons module meant to introduce new dungeon …
This is a Dungeons and Dragons module meant to introduce new dungeon masters and players to the game. The module runs about 2-2.5 hours and accommodates a group of 3-8 players. This module does require the Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook to play.The game is formatted like an escape room to introduce players and the DM to the basic mechanics in a condensed amount of time. In the attached folder there are the module pdf, printout maps, props and premade character sheets to make it easy as possible to sit down and start playing. The setting is also open ended regarding the world and lore, so it makes a good introductory game to larger campaign or to insert to an existing one.
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