The New York Times just released their list of the 100 Notable Books of 2012. The list summarizes the best of the best in fiction, poetry & non-fiction in 2012.
How many have you read? Which one is next on your reading list?
I know which ones I will be requesting from my local library soon… Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison and Pure by Julianna Baggott.
On December 3rd at 7:00 PM Dr. Joyce Valenza will be hosting TL Virtual Cafe’s EdTech Smackdown Open Mic Night. The event is free and open to all.
Valenza will be sharing her trend list and some of her favorite tech discoveries. The event will be moderated by Gwyneth A. Jones, aka The Daring Librarian and Tiffany Whitehead, aka The Mighty Little Librarian.
Moderators encourage moving beyond listening to sharing during this Open Mic Night! If you’re interested in sharing your own exciting discoveries of the year, please grab a slide/slides and add to the crowd-sourced presentation/book in advance. Share your best recommendations for tips, resources, etc. and help build the interactive resource book.
Those interested in attending the event on December 3rd at 7:00 PM can use this Participant Link.
From: Mark Ranum, Director of Plum Creek Library System & MLA Legislative Committee Chair Elect
Please SAVE THE DATE for Minnesota Library Legislative Day at the Capitol. We will be gathering on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 for our annual lobbying day on the hill.
Please share this date widely with library staff, boards, trustees, supporters, and advocates!
More details to follow. As always, there will be an evening briefing on Tuesday, March 5 at 5 PM at a location near the Capitol and a morning briefing on Wednesday, March 6 at 9 AM in the MN Judicial Center room 230.
We hope you’ve had a wonderful year and much to be thankful for. Here at CMLE, we are thankful for all of you!! You do wonderful work in your libraries and provide fantastic support to your patrons/students. It’s not an easy job, but it’s an important one! Thanks for all you do each and every day!
We hope you enjoy your long weekend. Take in every moment you can with your loved ones!
From Education Week:
The flipped classroom model—in which students watch video lessons for homework and receive more direct, individual instruction from teachers during class time—is rapidly gaining popularity in K-12 schools, with websites such as Khan Academy offering thousands of free video lessons. Some teachers see flipped learning as a way to spend more time working with their students and less time lecturing. But critics of the approach have called it nothing more than a high-tech, time-shifting tool that often leaves students confused about the content they’re supposed to be absorbing at home. Our guests will discuss the pros and cons of this approach and highlight the best methods for making a flipped classroom successful.
Guests:
Webinar Date: Wednesday, November 28, noon – 1 p.m.
“Underwriting for this webinar has been provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation”