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Arundel Reads Discussion Series/Coffee with the Principal
Members of the Arundel area community & Arundel area schools are invited to Arundel High School for the first event of a new Discussion Series on Innovation on November 14 from 9-12 at the Arundel High Auditorium. We will have Coffee with the Principal and events to explore innovation. Each series will feature a theme connected to our Community Development and Global Citizenship Signature Program.
Come and join us to find out about upcoming events, become familiar with featured books on innovation, enjoy refreshments, have a chance to win door prizes, and explore the valuable perspectives of our whole community!
Saturday, Nov 14, 2015, 09:00 AM
Arundel High School Auditorium
Apps and Websites We Love!
duoLingo
SwipeSpeare
"Shakespeare has all the ingredients of a big budget movie—if you can understand him.
SwipeSpeare puts the words of the Bard into plain and simple English with a Swipe of a finger!"
Available for iPad and iPhone
Congratulations to Denise Luna, winner of the Tweet the Read Summer Reading Contest!
Arundel Makerspace: See what the latest Makers are doing!
The Makerspace is open during Pride Period and after school for students interested in trying new technologies, creative projects, or tinkering with materials to inspire innovative thinking.
Donations of art materials, glue, glue sticks, metal wire, paper lanterns, old technology for our "take apart" area, and other materials always welcome!
Look for your book on our library catalog!
Choose our school on MackinVIA
Use your student ID as the username and last 4 digits of ID as password.
Featured Books for 2015-2016 Arundel Reads Discussion Series on INNOVATION!
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala—crazy—but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity. It will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those around him. Also available in Young Readers and Picture Book editions!
Creating Innovators
IN THIS GROUNDBREAKING BOOK, education expert Tony Wagner provides a powerful rationale for developing an innovation-driven economy. He explores what parents, teachers, and employers must do to develop the capacities of young people to become innovators. In profiling compelling young American innovators such as Kirk Phelps, product manager for Apple’s first iPhone, and Jodie Wu, who founded a company that builds bicycle-powered maize shellers in Tanzania, Wagner reveals how the adults in their lives nurtured their creativity and sparked their imaginations, while teaching them to learn from failures and persevere. Wagner identifies a pattern—a childhood of creative play leads to deep-seated interests, which in adolescence and adulthood blossom into a deeper purpose for career and life goals. Play, passion, and purpose: These are the forces that drive young innovators.
What Do You Do With an Idea?
This is the story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. As the child’s confidence grows, so does the idea itself. And then, one day, something amazing happens.
This is a story for anyone, at any age, who’s ever had an idea that seemed a little too big, too odd, too difficult. It’s a story to inspire you to welcome that idea, to give it some space to grow, and to see what happens next. Because your idea isn’t going anywhere. In fact, it’s just getting started.
Accessing the Databases and School Catalog fom Home
Students can access the databases for research and the school catalog from home simply by clicking on the "Media Center" stacked book icon on the Arundelhigh.org homepage.
Passwords are available from the media center or by clicking the Media Center tab on the "What's happening at Arundel High School" Blackboard page (linked underneath the stacked book icon on the arundelhigh.org page) .
Log in to the library catalog using your student ID # and your PIN (last 4 digits of your ID) to:
- Put a book on hold to pick up when you get to school
- Make lists of your favorite books
- Review your account and renew books
- Rate books you have read
About Us
We are open daily from 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and during Pride Period.
Staff:
Megan McCarthy-Media Specialist
Rosie Hodges-Media Assistant
Vikki Collins- Media Secretary
Email: mmccarthy1@aacps.org
Website: https://blackboard.aacps.org
Location: 1001 Annapolis Road, Gambrills, MD, United States
Phone: 410-672-4940
Twitter: @ArundelReads