SLS Weekly Update
Feb 12, 2021
Library Materials Petition sample emails
Andrea Williams:
BSHS staff/friends of school libraries,
Would you be willing to sign this NYLA petition for school libraries?
For example, during all of this remote and hybrid learning models I have been able to allocate specific funds into Overdrive Marketplace so that I can add ebooks or audiobooks with 24 hours of requests from teachers, administrators and students. That would not be possible if he is able to pass this change.
The current amount libraries get is $6.25 per student (this hasn't been increased in 14 years). To put that into perspective, the cost of an eBook for 1 year is usually between $12-$24, while an audiobook for 1 year is usually $50+.
Thanks for your support!
Andrea Williams
BSHS Librarian
Information from this email from NYLA's Speak Up for School Libraries, Jamie Chabot, Librarian Maple Avenue MS, Saratoga Springs CSD and WSWHE BOCES SLS Listserv
Jamie Chabot:
Friends! Would you be willing to sign this NYLA petition for school libraries?
Gov. Cuomo's new budget aims to consolidate school library funding into a pool with other district materials such as textbooks, software, and computer hardware. School library budgets have always been separated from other district material funds. Libraries today are not just print books on a shelf. We are audio and visual materials, streaming services, digital magazines, databases, etc. Consolidating funds poses the risk that the money would not be used toward library materials at all. My concern is if school library budgets are not kept separate, our students and staff may no longer have access to these important and necessary services.
The current amount libraries get is $6.25 per student (this hasn't been increased in 14 years). To put that into perspective, the cost of an eBook for 1 year is usually between $12-$24, while an audiobook for 1 year is usually $50+.
Thanks for your support!
Speak Up for School Libraries
Virtual Vendor Fair
Tuesday
8:45- Gumdrop books
9:30- FactCite/Lincoln Library
10:15-10:45- CodeMonkey
11-11:30-Ebsco
1-1:30- World Book
1:45- 2:15- PebbleGo
2:30-3- News-O-Matic
3:15-3:45- Kids Discover
Wednesday
8:45- BrainPOP
9:30- Discovery Ed
10:15-10:45- Scholastic
11-11:30-VOCES
1-1:30- Newsela
1:45- 2:15- Tales2Go
2:30-3- Noodletools
3:15-3:45-
Thursday
8:45- Newsbank
9:30- Rosen
10:15-10:45- Gale
11-11:30- TeachingBooks
1-1:30- Thorndike Press
Article from Knowledge Quest
Great points in it:
- A school library is more.
- We need to healthy and safe first and foremost.
I encourage everyone to read this article of these times for librarians
PD Offerings- Several new sessions
Diverse and Standout Books for Elementary with Erin Scott
Analyze your Collection for Diversity- two times
Discovery Ed for SS
Best NEW YA books with Teri Lesesne
Learn 360
Trial Information for Source- an Infobase Pre-Research product
You will not regret taking a look at Source … it is an amazing resource and could be such a game changer fro student's research projects.
It that serves as a “Pre-Search” database and includes 3 main parts:
- Instructional Videos for students (3-5 mins each)
- Access to 440 eBooks and over 1.5 million articles
- Interactive Mind Map to help students choose a topic
- Integrates with all your Infobase resources as well as other publishers like EBSCO, Gale, JSTOR and Britannica.
The federated search feature takes things to another level considering how difficult it can be to tie in all content, especially from all vendors. We take care of that within Source!
The Mind Map also provides thought provoking extensions to basic research topics for students and considering the times I think anything we can do to make things more accessible is beneficial.
Check out the 2-min video on our site … https://www.infobase.com/product/high-schools/source-reference/
Trial Information:
Username: cayononboces
Password: digital
Access URL(s):
Source Reference
https://search.credoreference.com/?institutionId=18912
NYLASSL Virtual Trivia Night
Join us for a virtual Trivia Night on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 from 7:00 to approximately 9:00 PM! This event, an individual competition with prizes, will be hosted by Educational Speaker and Consultant Carl Hooker (@mrhooker) and is FREE to members, so please take this opportunity to renew your membership. Looking forward to a night of fun, facts, and friends! 🌟
Annarose Foley
SSL VP of Conferences
-- NYLA SSL
Teaching in Remote Learning Environments Training
Discovery Ed Equity Talks
Mark you calendar for the next Equity Talks session on Thursday, February 25 at 3:00 PM ET when we'll be joined by a special guest from our partners at the NBA! Speakers will include:
Jason Collins
Former NBA Player and NBA Cares Ambassador
@JasonCollins98, @NBACares
Dr. Mark Bedell
Superintendent, Kansas City Public Schools, MO
@MarkBedell_KCPS
Dr. A. Katrise Perera
Superintendent, Gresham-Barlow School District, OR
@AKPerera
These 45-minute sessions provide guidance and support to educators everywhere who are struggling with issues of equity exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to rely on remote and hybrid learning.
We hope you'll share this invitation with a colleague and look forward to seeing you again soon!
Sincerely,
The Discovery Education Team
#EquityTalksDE
STEM Summer Opportunity
Dear colleagues,
New York’s Department of State is accepting applications for a STEM summer opportunity for New York State teachers, high school students, and middle school students from New York State’s Appalachian Region (Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga and Tompkins counties).
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), in collaboration with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), is sponsoring a two-week, residential, hands-on learning institute focusing on math, science, and technology.
The two-week program for high school students and teachers will be held June 19-July 2, 2021. The one-week program for middle school students will be held June 26-July 2, 2021.
Applications must be submitted on the ARC/ORNL on-line portal by Monday, March 1st, 2021. New York State will select two nominees for each teacher and student session. Alternates may be nominated to attend based on available space. All applicants must use the ARC/ORNL online portal to apply and contact NYS’s ARC Program personnel by e-mail or phone at George.Korchowsky@dos.ny.gov and Kyle.Wilber@dos.ny.gov at 518-473-3355.
For more information and details about this exciting STEM program and the application process, please visit the NYSED’s Office of Curriculum and Instruction Awards and Scholarships page.
Sincerely,
The Office of Curriculum and Instruction
NYSCATE Grant
2021 GRANT APPLICATION OPENED!
Deadline April 30, 2021
Each year, grants of up to $2,000 are awarded to NYSCATE members, for projects consistent with its Mission Statement. They are intended to support innovative projects which align with NY Academic Learning Standards and the ISTE Standards. We encourage PK-12 faculty/staff/administrators, as well as Higher Education faculty involved in teacher preparation, to submit a proposal.
Please click on the link below to complete the application making sure to address all seven criteria corresponding to the grant rubric.
NYSCATE 2021 Grant application
All materials must be submitted by midnight April 30, 2021. If you have any questions about the grant application, please send an email to awards@nyscate.org.
Cayuga Onondaga BOCES SLS
Email: psweeney@cayboces.org
Website: https://www.cayboces.org/domain/28
Location: 1879 West Genesee Street Road, Auburn, NY, USA
Phone: (315) 255-7609
Twitter: @plsweeney1