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Webinar for School Librarians Serving Students With Disabilities


Developing the Capacity of School Librarians to Effectively Serve Students with Disabilities

Burton Blatt Institute

Since 2011, Project ENABLE has been training teams of librarians and teachers in the best practices for serving children with disabilities in their schools. The Center for Digital Literacy and the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University are pleased to offer a free, interdisciplinary professional development training program for school librarians on Friday, May 3rd from 3-4PM (CST).

This one hour webinar will (1) introduce school librarians to Project ENABLE’s goals, curriculum, and ubiquitous free online resources; (2) increase school librarians’ understanding of their important role in providing meaningful educational opportunities for students with disabilities; (3) improve their awareness of facilitators and barriers to providing inclusive library programs and services; and (4) introduce them to how two 2011 Project ENABLE workshop participants have been using Project ENABLE practices in their school.

Webinar Presenters

  1. William N. Myhill – Co-Instructor of the 2011 Project ENABLE Workshops and Co-Designer of the Project ENABLE Online Learning Modules
  2. Sara Lissa Paulson – Library Media Specialist and Participant of the 2011 Project ENABLE Workshops
  3. Michelle Mayhood, Kindergarten Teacher and Participant of the 2011 Project ENABLE Workshops

Want to join the webinar?

Send your name, email address, job title and school to cdl@syr.edu on or before April 25, 2013, and enter “Register for Project ENABLE Webinar” in the subject line. You will receive instructions via email for logging into the webinar by April 30, 2013.

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Thinking About Pinterest!

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In March 2010, the first beta (prototype) site for Pinterest was launched with limited access to a small group of professional colleagues along with close friends and family of it’s co-founders. The purpose of the site was to allow users to bookmark or “pin” images, videos, etc. in which they found of “interest” to virtual bulletin boards, categorized by themes.

By February 2013, Pinterest boasted more than 48 million users and was valued at $2.5 billion dollars (Reuters). Growing in popularity among students of all ages, Edudemic posted a quick guide to rethinking how students could effectively use Pinterest. Click here to read the full article.

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Do You Know How to Spot Cyberbullying?

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According to the ELearning Site, cyberbullying is a potential concern for schools.

The proliferation of social media creates a new challenge as students may now become susceptible to online attacks.

Click here to learn more about scanning software that may assist in spotting potential cyber-bullying!

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34th Annual Children’s Literature Workshop!

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CLW Keynote Speaker-Avi
CLW Keynote Speaker-Avi

St. Cloud State University (SCSU) is hosting the 34th Annual Children’s Literature Workshop (CLW) on June 17th & 18th. This year’s keynote speaker will be award winning writer Avi. Author of more than 60 books, Avi’s work includes picture books, adventure, fantasy and historical fiction.  He will be joined at the event by Laura Purdie Salas, author of more than 100 kids and teen books, and Julie Riemer who will be discussing the best in new books. Participants will attend interactive small group sessions with MN author Debra Frasier, MN author Sheila O’Connor, Children’s Literature Network co-founder Vicki Palmquist, and Library Media Specialist Laurie Conzemius. Wrap up session will showcase MN author, singer, and songwriter Dennis Warner.

In addition, this workshop offers book discounts, CEUs and an optional credit (1) from SCSU. There are special rates for students and groups of 5 or more from the same organization-click here for additional information and to register.

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Thinking About Moving to A Bookstore Model in Your Library?

C_Robbinsdale_schoolsRobbinsdale School of Engineering and Arts (SEA): A K-5 Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics magnet school, has adopted a “bookstore” model for arranging their collection.

SEA is hosting a free library media center tour on Wednesday, May 15th. Open house begins at 4:30, with a short presentation about how and why SEA made the transition beginning at 5:00 pm. Representatives from Mackin will also be available to answer questions about processing.

Please RSVP: http://bit.ly/Yu0fUk

Map: http://mapq.st/yjF7jh