Upcoming Professional Development

Social Studies teachers and school librarians will collaborate to design a civic participation project that is inquiry based and aligns with the K-12 Social Studies Framework, the Empire State Information Fluency Continuum (ESIFC), and uses the guidelines for the Seal of Civic Readiness. Participants will work to determine: -students who will participate -learning outcomes -criteria for success -assessment -how to engage students in the research process -opportunities for student choice, voice, and agency -community partner involvement Participants will be able to describe how the project aligns with Social Studies Practices, the K-12 Social Studies Framework, the ESIFC, and the NYSED expectations for civic participation/capstone projects. They will also begin to design a civic participation/capstone project that encourages critical thinking and communication skills of students. Open to middle and high school teachers and librarians **Librarian and teacher pairs are strongly encouraged to attend together. It will be difficult to do the work of the day without the librarian in the district.

Date: November 30th

Time: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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This group of school librarians will explore the current issues in school librarianship including library policies, best practices, assessment, and more. Participants should be prepared to share resources, experiences, and ideas with colleagues.

Topics:

November - Budget

December - Collection Development/Organization of the Collection

January - Advocacy

February - Assessment

March - Role of the School Librarian in CSDF Standards

April - Digital Literacy

May - Sustainable Programs

Meeting Dates: 11/17, 12/14, 1/19, 2/13, 3/21, 4/18, 5/25

Meeting Time: 3:30 - 4:30 pm

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This meeting will be a joint Council and Communication Coordinator Meeting and will highlight the great work happening in various libraries in our region. If you are interested in presenting on something you are doing in your district, contact Kerrie Burch.

Date: January 31, 2022

Time: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

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Jennifer LaGarde, aka "Library Girl", will present on the topic of next generation information literacy which is found in her book Developing Digital Detectives. Participants will leave with real world ideas that they can apply as soon as they get back to their library on the topic of information literacy. Participants will also receive a copy of Developing Digital Detectives by Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgens.

All school librarians are encouraged to attend. Please register no later than February 28th to ensure you receive a copy of the book.

This will also count as one of the four meetings for SLS Communication Coordinators as mandated by NY State Education Law 90.18.

Date: March 29, 2023

Time: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

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Agenda: TBD

Date: May 17, 2023

Time: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

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Join us for an opportunity to see what's new with World Book's suite of PreK-12 educational products, an engaging and trustworthy digital resource with age-appropriate articles that translate into over 100 languages. Integration with G-Suite, Canva, Classlink, Clever and Schoology. Citation builder, digital backpack, lesson plans and WebQuests help students develop research skills. Join us if you have questions about your existing subscription or want to learn more about how World Book's core databases can work for your students and teachers.

This session will be recorded for future viewing, but only those who are registered and attend during the event will receive credit in Frontline.

Date: November 8, 2022

Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am

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Please join BrainPOP and WSWHE BOCES for an opportunity to learn what's new at BrainPOP, review existing features and tools and the opportunity to ask questions. Sabrina Wuu (Account Director) and Chris Cook (Account Manager) will be on hand to lead this session, as well as WSWHE BOCES to answer any questions that you may have.

Session will be recorded and shared. Only registered participants who attend the day of the event will receive credit for attending.

Date: December 7, 2022

Time: 3:30 - 4:30 pm

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Join this hands-on, interactive workshop to discover online resources that deepen connections to books. Easily engage readers, support families, and empower colleagues with sharing tools designed for you. Explore and discover ways to implement TeachingBooks resources into any learning environment. Leave with ideas, custom lists, and resources to support book promotion, selection and instruction.

Date: January 18, 2023

Time: 11:00 - 11:30 am (Note: 1/2 hour long)

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Spread the word and lead the way with resources that directly enrich the literacy work in your school in all content areas. Perpetuate leadership and support school-wide collaboration with colleagues, students, families, and administrators through engaging materials with easy-to-use share options and promotional tools to excite your community.

Date: February 9, 2023

Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm

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Join this hands-on session to learn how to use the tools on TeachingBooks to consider diversity, recency, genres, and the just-right books for your readers. Examine titles in lists and collections and immediately receive a report revealing the cultural areas, genres, word count, reading levels, and more! Then, explore dynamic resources to share with anyone in your community that deepen connections to titles. Attendees will leave this workshop ready to use these tools to examine titles in reading programs, on curricular lists, or in classroom or library collections. If possible, bring a spreadsheet or list of the books to be examined.

Date: March 28, 2023

Time: 9:30 - 10:30 am

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To be academically and personally successful in today's literacy- and knowledge-based society and economy, students need to develop advanced literacies, skills and competencies that enable communication, spoken and written, in increasingly diverse ways and with increasingly diverse audiences. During this briefing you will learn how to use Newsela to integrate social studies and literacy skills, with a focus on leveraging relevant, high-interest topics.

Please share with ELA and Social Studies teachers. Thank you!

Date: March 9, 2022

Time: 3:30 - 4:30 pm

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Participants will be able to distinguish between policies and procedures and will create a guidelines document for their library with the assistance of a template. This professional development will be available from September 21, 2022 through December 16, 2022. A link to a Nearpod will be sent to participants. Because this is an asynchronous course, please email Kerrie (kburch@wswheboces.org) when you register so she can send you the link.

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This interactive, self-paced asynchronous session will get WSWHE librarians better acquainted with the Sora ebook platform. Learn or review how to search the Sora collection, place holds, utilize new features such as NY Reads, what bundles can look like for specific groups or classes, note taking, and settings, as well as creating links for your own Sora Showcase. Participants will be able to complete this course at their own pace within the course window 9/1/2022 - 12/16/2022. Important Note: Access to course materials will close on the designated end date. All required activities must be completed prior to the course end date in order to receive attendance & completion credit. Asynchronous: Participants will complete at their own pace between 9/1/2022-12/16/2022. Please email khowansky@wswheboces.org for the link after you register.

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This interactive, self-paced asynchronous session will help librarians using OPALS for their local online catalog system. Whether you're relatively new to OPALS, or a veteran looking for some new tips and tricks, this session will show you features you didn't know you needed. Learn how to hand-select records to chain together for quick editing, insert images, dig into reports and tools, get an inventory refresher, and discover best practices for removing obsolete items and users, among other tasks. Participants will be able to complete this course at their own pace within the course window 9/1/2022 - 12/16/2022. Important Note: Access to course materials will close on the designated end date. All required activities must be completed prior to the course end date in order to receive attendance and completion credit. Asynchronous: Participants will complete at their own pace between 9/1/2022-12/16/2022. Please email khowansky@wswheboces.org for the registration link AFTER you register.

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This interactive, self-paced asynchronous session will get WSWHE librarians better acquainted with the Library.fyi database platform. Discover how to customize your library.fyi page to make it a true, one-stop research portal. Learn how to create a custom landing page, add a navigation menu, and make use of subject guides in ways that work for you, whether for projects, grade levels, teachers, or all of the above. Participants will be able to complete this course at their own pace within the course window 9/1/2022 - 12/16/2022. Important Note: Access to course materials will close on the designated end date. All required activities must be completed prior to the course end date in order to receive attendance & completion credit. Asynchronous: Participants will complete at their own pace between 9/1/2022 - 12/16/2022. Please email khowansky@wswheboces.org for the link after you register.

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This interactive, self-paced session walks you through the many WSWHE School Library System resources available to WSWHE librarians,library staff, and other educators. This PD will help users to explore our web page; how to sift through our LibGuides; discover the databases and ebooks available to all districts at no cost; and our SLS Professional Collection. Participants will be able to complete this course at their own pace within the course window 9/2022-12/16/2022. Important Note: Access to course materials will close on the designated end date. All required activities must be completed prior to the course end date in order to receive attendance & completion credit. Asynchronous: Participants will complete at their own pace between 9/19/2022-12/16/2022. Please email khowansky@wswheboces.org for the registration link after you register.

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Email: libraryservices@wswheboces.org
Website: https://www.wswheboces.org/apps/pages/SchoolLibraryServices
Location: 267 Ballard Road suite 5, Gansevoort, NY, USA
Phone: 518-581-3700