Argyle High School Library
Happy 2017!
Helping Students Find the Real Among the Fake
How to choose your news - Damon Brown
"We were guaranteed a free press. We were not guaranteed a neutral or true press." Joyce Valenza
It's true that our students need to be transliterate. They need to know how to navigate through many different worlds - including online! In this article, Joyce writes about New Literacy among other forms.
New Professional Titles Available! Come Grab One!
- Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
- Crucial Conversations
- David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink
- The First Days of School by Harry Wong
- How to Grade for Learning K-12 by Ken O'Connor
- How to Reach the Hard to Teach by Jana EchevarrÃa
A January webinar with the authors of How to Reach the Hard to Teach is open for registration through edweb.net. Act fast! It's scheduled for January 5! Remember, you can register and watch the recording later.
- Kagan Cooperating Learning Structures by Spencer Kagan
- Professional Learning Communities at Work by Richard DuFour
- Protocols for Professional Learning by Lois Easton
- Reclaiming Our Teaching Profession by Shirley Hord (also available as an ebook)
- School Culture Rewired by Steve Gruenert
- Shifting the Monkey: The Art of Protecting Good People from Liars, Criers and Other Slackers by Todd Whitaker
- The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
- Transformational Teaching in the Information Age by Thomas Rosebrough
- What Connected Educators Do Differently by Todd Whitaker
- What Great Teachers Do Differently by Todd Whitaker
- Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
- A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink
- 50 Ways to Improve Student Behavior by Annette Breaux
Don't Forget About the Lightbox Titles!
If you've forgotten about what these are, check out my screencast to see how they can enhance your classroom!
Have a few minutes in class? Share some news!
CNN Student News http://edition.cnn.com/studentnews
Channel One https://www.channelone.com/
You can also access current events through our subscription to ProQuest SIRS. Check out the main page here and navigate to Current Events. Updates daily!
For Your Classroom Too!
The Argyle Education Foundation was gracious enough to provide the library with funds to get our Makerspace off the ground! These incredible tools are in the library for students to enjoy, but they can also be used in your classrooms! Take a look at what we have available and come try them out with your students! And I'd be happy to come by and help too.
Dash and Dot
These little robots are fantastic to show the fun and power of coding and programming. They do require a free app, but have a lot of outstanding abilities! We also have some fun accessories for these guys too!
Snap Circuits: Arcade
We also have Snap Circuits Motion. So fun to use as a review of circuits or take it to the next step.
Cubelets
These magnetic blocks easily snap together to form a robot. Some blocks move, spin, light up, make sound, and putting them together allows for exploration!
Check out 10 shortcuts to try when using Google Docs. Work smarter not harder!
Found this great list of common mistakes people make who use Gmail. My favorite is Tip #2: how to forward an email conversation in a much easier-to-read format!
A great ancient history resource including maps, timelines, atlas, videos, images, museum exhibitions, and a lot more. If you need students to research ancient historical figures or events, you may have them check out this resource!