Putnam City West Library Newsletter
CURRENT & UPCOMING EVENTS
March 2016
Library Hours:
M,T,Th,Fri: 7:30 am - 3:40 pm
Wed: 8:15 am - 3:40 pm
Library Stats
Total Classes in the library so far this year: 376
Please see Mrs. Stevenson to schedule library time for your classes! Remember that every subject is welcome & we can provide a Research Guide for your project if you so desire. Check them out on our website pcwlibrary.weebly.com
Need Something?
New Databases!
Issues & Controversies
Science Online
Modern World History Online
Biography Online
They can be accessed through the Library Website.
Use the Login: pcwest and Password: patriots if accessing off-campus.
Safari Montage
Library Schedule
Check out our Google Calendar from the comfort of your classroom.
Mrs. Stevenson Recommends:
The Light Between Oceans
by M.L. Stedman
Tom, whose records as a lighthouse keeper are meticulous and whose moral principles have withstood a horrific war, wants to report the man and infant immediately. But Isabel has taken the tiny baby to her breast. Against Tom’s judgment, they claim her as their own and name her Lucy. When she is two, Tom and Isabel return to the mainland and are reminded that there are other people in the world. Their choice has devastated one of them.
M. L. Stedman’s mesmerizing, beautifully written novel seduces us into accommodating Isabel’s decision to keep this “gift from God.” And we are swept into a story about extraordinarily compelling characters seeking to find their North Star in a world where there is no right answer, where justice for one person is another’s tragic loss.
The Light Between Oceans is exquisite and unforgettable, a deeply moving novel. (Goodreads)
Book Club
Tuesday, Mar 22, 2016, 03:00 PM
PCWest Library
A Prime Co-Teaching Opportunity by Tara N. Jones
Check out this interesting School Library Journal article on collaboration between classroom teachers & school librarians:
"Collaboration.
It’s a word that’s always thrown around in professional development discussions. The concept sounds simple enough, and I thought I had a handle on it. Turns out, I never really understood how to best collaborate.
When I was an elementary school librarian, I asked teachers to meet with me. We discussed what they were teaching. Then I would go back into the library and plan future lessons for the students. Later, I would present these lessons in the library, without the presence of the classroom teacher.
I considered this effective collaboration at the time.
A new opportunity
I learned that my district, which did not have secondary teacher librarians, was redefining that role, renamed research technology specialist—and I was one of the first teachers hired. Currently, an additional such position is posted for the 2016–17 school year.
A research technology specialist is only required to have teaching certification and experience with research and technology. A MLS, though recommended, is not mandatory.
With that new position, I moved from a fixed-schedule library, where I had classes come to me on set days and times, in an elementary school, to an office beside the library at a combined middle and high school. Most of the time, though, I’m co-teaching lessons in classrooms. The library itself is on a flexible schedule, with teachers scheduling sessions at their discretion, and is staffed by a classified professional.
This new staffing structure required that I integrate the research and technology skills into the curriculum and work closely with staff during this process. This new position expanded my views of teaching, thinking, planning. I began to rethink how a 21st century librarian should collaborate.
Collaboration feels very different without predictable library classes containing the same students. My challenges soon became clear." (School Library Journal)
View the rest of the article here.
Kari Stevenson
Email: kstevenson@putnamcityschools.org
Website: pcwlibrary.weebly.com
Phone: 405-787-1140
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