TL Cafe: Your Common Core Secret Weapon

Tonight on TL Virtual Cafe, the session was focused on librarians and the Common Core. There were lots of great ideas and practical examples. The Librarians in the Middle, Tamara Cox, Monique German, and Kristen Hearne, led the webinar. If you missed it live, you can watch the archive. I'm also looking forward to all the post-webinar resources that will be posted on the wiki page.

You can check out the resources here - http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/Common_Core

edWeb.net: Free Webinars and Educational Community

edWeb.net offers a wide range of free webinars for educators. It's an online social and learning community. The group recently announced a new relationship with LMC (Library Media Connection).

The complete lineup of upcoming webinars is available at http://www.edweb.net/lmc:

Fall 2012 Webinar Schedule

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 4pm / Eastern Time

Guided Inquiry Design: Inquiry and 21st Century Literacy Skills

Presented by: Leslie Kuhlthau Maniotes, PhD, administrator in the Denver Public Schools as well as a curriculum specialist and national consultant on inquiry learning.

 

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 4pm / Eastern Time

Ramping Up Reading with Technology

Presented by: Sue Kimmel, Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning at Old Dominion University, Darden College of Education, Norfolk, Virginia.  She is nationally recognized for her expertise in literature and a former member of Caldecott and Notables Committees.

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 4pm / Eastern Time

The Nuts and Bolts of What Common Core Means to You: The Ultimate Opportunity for a Critical Role for the School Librarian

Presented by: Kristin Fontichiaro, clinical assistant professor and coordinator of the school library media program at the University of Michigan’s School of Information.

 

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 4pm / Eastern Time

Social Networking for Schools

Presented by: Steven M. Baule, MLS, PhD, superintendent of North Boone Community Unit School District 200 in Poplar Grove, IL, and Julie E. Lewis, JD, partner with Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., Chicago, IL, where she concentrates her practice in school and municipal law.

 

Wednesday December 12, 2012 - 4pm / Eastern Time

The Nuts ‘n’ Bolts of Common Core: Building a Robust Program for Teaching Research

Presented by: Kristin Fontichiaro, clinical assistant professor and coordinator of the school library media program at the University of Michigan’s School of Information.

Upcoming Booklist Webinars on Nonfiction and Graphic Novels

Thanks to Sarah Hill for forwarding information about these upcoming FREE webinars from Booklist. If you register and you can't attend the event as it is happening, you'll get access to view the recording.

What's New in Series Nonfiction: Fall 2012 Learn what's going on in the world of series nonfiction with presentations from four of the top publishers in this booming field: Crabtree Publishing Company, The Creative Company, Rosen Publishing, and Scholastic Library Publishing.  REGISTER NOW! Tuesday, October 2 2:00 p.m. EDT / 1:00 p.m. CDT 12:00 p.m. MDT / 11:00 a.m. PDT Getting Kids Hooked on Books The weather may be getting cooler, but books are always hot. Representatives from ABDO Publishing, DK Publishing, James Lorimer & Co., and Listening Library will share books and media designed to spark reluctant readers' interest in reading—be it turning pages or pushing play.  REGISTER NOW! Thursday, October 11 2:00 p.m. EDT / 1:00 p.m. CDT 12:00 p.m. MDT / 11:00 a.m. PDT Surprising Reasons to Go Graphic Join the expert panel from The Graphic Classroom blog, Capstone, and Booklist Publications for a lively discussion about how you can build on kids’ fascination with graphic novels to meet learning objectives and enhance critical thinking skills, such as prediction and inference.  REGISTER NOW! Tuesday, October 16 4:30 p.m. EDT / 3:30 p.m. CDT 2:30 p.m. MDT / 1:30 p.m. PDT Can't make the date? Register anyway so a link to the video archive of this webinar can be e-mailed to you after the event.  Please note: As a webinar registrant, you will receive follow-up correspondence from Booklist Publications and may receive other special offers from our sponsors.

Booklist Webinars

Booklist and the American Library Association puts on wonderful, free webinars in a variety of topics.  Focused on school and public libraries as well as a range of ages, take a look and see what they have to offer.  You must register ahead of time and links can be found on our calendar.  Always register for the webinar, because if you miss it, they will send you the link to the archive for later viewing!  http://www.booklistonline.com/webinars

TL Virtual Cafe is back for the new school year. This year's first session on Rocking the New Year on Monday. 9/10 at 7:00.























"Back by popular demand! A casual discussion to generate ideas on how to build school allies, support new teachers & become indispensable to admin & staff at the beginning of every school year."
Here's the participant link.

Recording - Learning 2.0 Keynote Panel on Technologies & Librarians

Part of the Learning 2.0 Conference, this keynote panel recorded on August 22, 2012 focused on technology and libraries. Panelists included Gwyneth Jones, David Loertscher, Michelle Luhtala, Shannon Miller, and Joyce Valenza.

The panelists addressed the following questions:

View the archive

Online Professional Development through WebJunction

Interested in professional development opportunities available right from your personal computer? The following website, WebJunction, offers free webinars, many of which may be useful for school librarians. They also offer online courses to library staff, students, and teachers. Click the following link to find a calendar of upcoming webinar events hosted through WebJunction. At the bottom of the page you will find a list of archived webinars that can be streamed at your leisure.

The online courses offered through WebJunction are available to library, staff, students, and faculty in certain states, including Illinois. To see if you qualify for entry into these courses visit this website. If you know that you are qualified for entry into WebJunction's online courses follow this link to sign in and get started.

Happy professional development, everyone!

Tara

Attend free webinars at TL Virtual Cafe!

Have you heard of TL Virtual Cafe? This wiki offers FREE monthly webinars during the academic year on a variety of topics related to teacher librarians, technology and collaboration. No need to register for these webinars - all you have to do is (virtually) show up! All events are hosted via Blackboard. If you’re new to Blackboard, check out the tutorial here.

If you are not able to make it to the live event, you can check out past webinars archived on the wiki. Text chat archives and other materials from the webinars are also available.

The complete line-up for the 2012-2013 school year has yet to be posted, but we can look forward to hearing from Joyce Valenza this fall. Check out the wiki for more updates as the school year begins.

Upcoming Fall Events 2012:

Joyce Valenza & our PL in a Learning Smackdown