Snippets from Sturgeon
Some things that just caught my eye (Vol. 1, No. 27)
It's Saturday, April 18 (COVID-19 Issue 5)
Smore of Smores
Do your library survey
Look at this for more information and a fillable PDF that would be helpful to do first.
I sent an email to PLAEA teacher librarians on April 9 with the link - let me know if you need me to resend it.
AEA Digital Resource webinars
Defined Learning performance task: Firefighter
Nearly every city and town in the United States has a fire station with professionals or volunteers trained to help citizens in an emergency. In this task, you will create a prototype for a homemade filtered mask that can be worn by emergency personnel, clean up crews and families returning home after a fire.
library annual report
All this time off from school can be overwhelming, but here's a project that you'll be glad you did: create an annual report for your library! Look to this document from Jennifer LaGarde with examples of reports from lots of schools.
NYT access free to high schools
The New York Times offering high schools three free months of digital access until July 6. With this, students and staff get free and unlimited access to articles, videos, and more on nytimes.com (and the NYT app), and lessons from The Learning Network. Sign up here.
New books on Mackin Via
I Am a Digital Addict, Now What? by Barbara Gottfried Hollander
by Michael FallonEarth Day resources
Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, and presented as an "environmental teach-in that would educate participants in the importance of environmental conservation."
BookFlix: Books in the Animals and Nature category
Britannica: Earth Day resources for young readers
Gale: "Earth Day Turns 50," article from Reason, May 2020 (link)
Learn360: Earth Day Holiday Facts and Fun (link)
MackinVIA: Earth Day by Julie Murray (link)
On this day in history
American Revolution began on April 19, 1775.
AEA Digital Library: Revolutionary War 1775 - The Battle of Lexington and Concord
American History in Video: Boston and Lexington: Landmarks of the American Revolution (from 1923!)
Learn360: Lexington and Concord (short video)
MackinVia: Battles of Lexington and Concord
Soundzabound: Patriotic tunes
National Poetry Month
To celebrate National Poetry Month, share with your students these poetry books in Mackin Via:
Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices by Walter Dean Myers
The Dream Keeper and Other Poems by Langston Hughes
R is For Rhyme by Judy Young
12 Great Tips for Writing Poetry by Yvonne Pearson
What is Poetry by Trudi Strain Trueit
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawerence Thayer
If you don't see all of these in your Mackin Via, check this Smore with directions or email me for more information.
Library backgrounds for Zoom
Check out these library backgrounds to liven up your Zoom meetings!
professional development for librarians
Become a Google Certified Educator
Learn Python - Coursera
Seeing Through Photographs - MoMA class
The Hottest Graphic Novels of Spring 2020 - Library Journal webinar
New Books for Storytime - Infopeople webinar
Pretty Sweet Tech: HTML5 & CSS3 - Nebraska Library Commission
Book readalouds
- Determine your planned storytime and how you'd like to share it (Facebook Live, Zoom, etc.)
- Find the publisher information for each book and send an email to each publisher asking for permission
- Make sure to share the publisher information at the beginning of your storytime
- Delete the recording per publisher's requirements
I'm doing a storytime this Tuesday at 2 and 7 p.m. on the MNW school Facebook page.
Christine Sturgeon
Email: csturgeon@plaea.org
Website: plaea.org
Location: Pocahontas
Phone: 712-335-6004
Twitter: @c_sturgeon