School Library System
Week of January 28 - February 1, 2019
ILL Statistics
Library Happenings!
Google Classroom for AASL Standards
FactCite Trial
If you are interested in learning more about FactCite, please let us know. We have trial information we can provide for the following resources:
-FactCite 123 (for primary grades)
-FactCite 123 LINGO (engaging interface with Spanish translation)
-Biography for Beginners
-Sports Champions
-Shapers of Society
-U.S. and World Biography
-Mythology
-American History
-Science
-Essential Information
-Countries and Cultures
-Defining Moments in American History
CCC! Streaming Trial
New Professional Titles
Let us know if you would like to borrow from our SLS Collection.
SAVE THE DATE!!! Communication Coordinator Meeting - March 26th
It is very important that we have AT LEAST ONE librarian from each district here on March 26th. We will be training everyone on our new database ordering system. PLEASE BRING YOUR ORDERS WITH YOU.
This is a joint Council and Communication Coordinator meeting. We will be learning about our new database ordering system and hearing from some of our regional librarians about what they are doing in their schools.
Date: March 26,2019
Time: 8:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Questar III
Sign Up: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=15197&I=2825094
Spring Book Buzz
Dates: 2/14, 3/14, and 4/11
Time: 4 pm - 5 pm
Location: Questar III
Sign Up: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=15197&I=2860527
The High School to College Transition Interest Group - CDLC
The High School to College Transition Interest Group provides a forum for high school, academic and other librarians to come together to discuss how to prepare high school students for college level research, what high school students should expect when they get to college, and how to make this transition easier for students.
Facilitated by Kerrie Burch at the Questar III School Library System and Carol Anne Germain at the University at Albany, this group meets for the first time on Thursday, February 28 from 3:30-4:30 at CDLC.
This group is an outcome of two recent symposiums on this topic. The first symposium in June 2018 included panel presentations from high school and academic librarians. Symposium 2.0, held in November 2018, was expanded to include what public libraries can offer to school librarians and students. These symposiums included presentations from librarians representing Albany Academy for Girls, Chatham Central School District, East Greenbush Community Library, Maria College, The Sage Colleges, Saratoga Springs City School District, Schenectady County Community College and the University at Albany.
To establish an ongoing dialogue and explore collaborative opportunities, this group was formed. The group will meet four times per year and schedule additional programs and workshops throughout the year. Visit the interest group page and complete a form for suggested meeting topics.
All are welcome: please register here (school librarians can register via My Learning Plan-a link is provided on the registration page).
Also visit our website for information about all upcoming interest group meetings. Thank you to all of our wonderful interest group facilitators and to all Symposium presenters!
LGBTQ Best Practices with Lyndon Cudlitz
Date: March 20, 2019
Time: 8:30 - 3 pm
Location: Questar III
Sign Up: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=15197&I=2887095
Gale NOVELNY Webinar
Monday, February 4, 2019, 11:00AM, 30 mins.
For NOVELNY: Info Trac Newsstand Refresher
InfoTrac Newsstand provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts. In this webinar, we'll explore how to find what you need from current news to obituaries for genealogy researchers!
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4300339902479902465
See, Think, and Wonder: Engaging Young Children in Primary Source Inquiry with the KidCitizen Interactive
Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region - Library of Congress Webinar
February 28, 2019
4-5 pm Eastern Time
This webinar highlights a freely available digital interactive designed to foster young children’s engaging inquiry with primary sources. KidCitizen is part of the Congress, Civic Participation, and Primary Sources Project. It is funded by a grant from the Library of Congress. The presenters will introduce KidCitizen and discuss how the models of learning showcased in the KidCitizen templates may be leveraged by teachers to support disciplined inquiry in primary grade instruction.
Placing Primary Sources using Story Maps
Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region - Library of Congress Webinar
March 28, 2019
1-2 pm Eastern Time
All primary sources are connected to a place, space, and time. Join us to explore the geographic perspective of primary sources using dynamic multimedia Story Maps. Designed by teachers for teachers, the Placing Primary Sources Story Map collection blends the textual and digital resources of the Library of Congress to a place-based narrative. In this webinar you learn about the classroom ready story map collection and teacher materials produced by the Virginia Geographic Alliance in conjunction with the TPS Eastern Region. Free lesson plans, story maps, and tips and tricks will be shared.
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Questar III School Library System
Website: http://libguides.questar.org/SLS/Home
Location: 10 Empire State Blvd, Castleton-on-Hudson, NY, USA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QIIISLS
Twitter: @QIIISLS