LEE HS Library
September 2021
LEE HS Library 2021-22 School Year
LEE Library Hours:
M, W, TH, F: 8:10 AM - 4:40 PM
Tuesday: 8:10 AM - 4:30 PM
Highlights in this newsletter include:
- Library orientations for 9th and 10th graders
- Digital Citizenship Week (October 18-22) : Resources for Students and Teachers
- Hispanic Heritage Month: NEW fiction titles to celebrate Hispanic and Latinx Culture
- Podcasting: How to Use Podcasts to Promote Learning
Library Orientation & Book Checkout Highlights
English I Students & Teacher Ms. Alkema
ESOL I Students & Teacher Ms. Perez
English I Students & Teacher Ms. Acosta
Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month
Digital Citizenship Week: Resources for Teachers & Students
Digital Citizenship Week is October 18-22: How can educators help students proactively navigate the consumption of and interaction with digital content? Common Sense Education suggests that educators follow these 3 steps during Digital Citizenship Week (find more information and resources to support each of these steps using this link):
1. Engage students with daily activities
2. Promote digital citizenship in your community
3. Build your digital citizenship roadmap
Are you a teacher or counselor that would like more professional development in the area of digital citizenship? Common Sense Education is offering interactive workshops that are FREE to attend. Take a look at the free professional development events offered at the beginning of October.
Curriculum & Instruction Support for Teachers
Teacher Choice Opportunity: Discovery Education
Podcast Lowdown
Podcasts and Student Engagement
Not sure how to use podcasts in the classroom? If you are a teacher looking for ways to engage students and enhance your instruction, Stanford Graduate School of Education suggests several ways that teachers can make use of podcasts for both teaching and learning. Many of the options require very little tech to be successful:
How to Leverage Podcasts for Learning
OverDrive eBook & Audiobook Circulation
The LEE Library continues to see an increase in ebook and audiobook checkouts (based on the same time periods in the 2019-20 School Year). A huge thank you to all LEE and ISA teachers who promote the library's electronic collection!
September 1 - September 30, 2021: 31
Coming in October:
- Inquiry Mindset: Investigate & Gather
- Digital Citizenship Week
- Media Literacy
- ebook & audiobook: NEW additions to the LEE Library's collection
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