"Greetings Becky,
I'm Mike McQueen, teacher librarian and founder of http://www.GettingBoysToRead.com. Like many school districts, we are in a financial crises. Our school board recently proposed to eliminate ALL 20+ middle school teacher…"
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Becky Maher replied to Elaine's discussion Book clubs and Valentine's Day activities"I have a "Books We Love" book club lunch in the library with first grade girls. They bring a book that they "love" and tell a little about why it's special to them as we eat. I bring Valentine's napkins,…"
Becky Maher replied to Connie Anderson's discussion Elementary Book Club ideas"I have had several book club meetings during lunch time with 2nd grades. This was an optional event, and they brought their lunches to the library to meet and discuss the books. The boys and girls met separately last year. The books that we read…"
Becky Maher replied to Paula Daubert's discussion Self Check-out/Check-in for elementary students in the group Elementary School Librarians"Our second graders do self-checkouts. I demonstrate the procedure and have a poster near the scanner that reminds them of the steps. There were several times last year that they left with books that they thought they had checked out but the scanner…"
Becky Maher is attending Joyce Valenza's eventSkype an Author @tlvirtual cafe at LearnCentral: Elluminate (TL Virtual Cafe)
June 7, 2010 from 8pm to 9pm
Chatting about Skype an AuthorJune 7th 8pm ESTGuests: Dr. Mona Kerby & Sarah ChaunceyHost: Gwyneth JonesRamona N. Kerby and Sarah Chauncey will talk about their groundbreaking project and site, Skype an Author! Join the TL Virtual Cafe to learn about Skype an Author: "The mission of the Skype an Author Network is to provide K-12 teachers and librarians with a way to connect authors, books, and young readers through virtual visits."…See More
Becky Maher is attending Joyce Valenza's event
TL Cafe: Crisis Webinar at https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/launch/dropin.jnlp?sid=lcevents&password=Webinar_Guest
April 19, 2010 from 8pm to 9pm
Monday April 19 - 8:00 pm. ESTSpecial Guests: Chris Harris and Buffy HamiltonHostess: Gwyneth Jones and Carolyn FooteIt's the most exciting time to be a teacher librarian. The opportunities for learning have never been more rich. The studies prove the value of the role of strong school libraries in student achievement. Yet, the pink slips are flying. Where do we go from here? Led by Buffy Hamilton and Chris Harris and moderated by Gwyneth Jones and Carolyn Foote, this webinar is a crisis…See More
Becky Maher joined Beth Friese's group
Inquiry Circles Book Group
We will "headquarter" our discussion of "Comprehension and Collaboration: Inquiry Circles In Action" (Harvey & Daniels, 2009) from here. Feel free to link, create, innovate all kinds of other things - but link it all back here!See More
Becky Maher replied to Beth Friese's discussion Inquiry Circles Book Group - starting soon!"Hi, Beth,
If I'm not too late, I'd love to be part of this. On Twitter I'm beckymaher
My e-mail - beckyloumaher@gmail.com
Thanks so much!
Becky"
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- I am an early childhood teacher librarian at an independent school in Dallas. I love my job!
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- http://parishhillcrestlibrary.blogspot.com/
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- At 8:25am on January 26, 2012,
Mike McQueen said… Greetings Becky,
I'm Mike McQueen, teacher librarian and founder of http://www.GettingBoysToRead.com. Like many school districts, we are in a financial crises. Our school board recently proposed to eliminate ALL 20+ middle school teacher librarians and also cut all 90+ elementary schools to half time. Since we are the biggest district in all of Colorado, we worry this will cause other districts to follow suit. We launched an online movement and are going to do our best to put up a good fight. If possible, please visit our Facebook page and "Like" us http://www.facebook.com/SupportSchoolLibraries . Adding a positive comment and sharing with your friends would help our morale as well. The board finalizes the budget soon so your timely support would be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Mike McQueen
Teacher Librarian at McLain HS
Lakewood, CO
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Mansfield University Scholarship Program – Begin in January 2012
In an ongoing effort to recruit a new generation of school library leaders, Mansfield University recently received a fifth Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) grant to fund scholarships for its totally online School Library & Information Technologies Master of Education degree program with school library certification. If you know of an educator or non-certified librarian seeking school library certification, please pass along the news that we are still accepting applications for the spring 2012 semester.
The Master of Education program, ideally suited for working educators
with no time to drive to a university, offers a convenient and effective path to school library certification. For detailed information and contacts please refer to the Fulfilling the Promise homepage, at http://libweb.mansfield.edu/promise/, or contact Cynthia Keller, Department Chair ckeller@mansfield.edu
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