Join CSLA President Katie McNamara who will be a guest panelist on the CDWG Ed Stategist team sharing effective assessment strategies! The team will discuss ways to help students be successful with distance learning as well as in the classroom. Also included are ways to quickly assess and provide feedback. There are Q&A sessions throughout the webinar.
Hope you can join Katie on Tuesday, April 21 at 11:00 PST. Please RSVP at https://buff.ly/3dFSrcZ
Monday, April 20, 2020
Sunday, April 19, 2020
CSLA & Bay Area CUE Unconference for Educators, Sat., April 25 at 1:00pm
Questioning? Curious? Stressed? Confused?
About Technology Platforms and Apps
Bay Area CUE is hosting Virtual Unconference co-hosted by California School Library Association.
Our goal is to bring together current educators from many different school sites and districts throughout the Bay Area together to learn from each other.
This is a participant-driven unconference for K-12 educators. The unconference model promotes professional learning for educators by educators.
When you register for this event, part of the registration form asks for topic suggestions, i.e. what you would want to learn or get information about topics around technology.
To be prepared for this event, participants will need to have Zoom and Google Drive loaded on the device being used.
Register for this Virtual Unconference at CUESF.eventbrite.com
We hope to see you there!
Monday, June 3, 2019
School Library Standards Crosswalk
Want to optimize your positive impact on student learning? Want some direction in planning and evaluating your school library program? Want to impress your administration and school board? Take advantage of state and national school library standards.
CSLA's Committee on Standards Integration (CSI) has developed a crosswalk between the California Model School Library Standards and the AASL Library Standards. So you can align your library's program to both standards simultaneously. The crosswalk and supporting documents are available at http://csla.net/instruction/
CSLA's Committee on Standards Integration (CSI) has developed a crosswalk between the California Model School Library Standards and the AASL Library Standards. So you can align your library's program to both standards simultaneously. The crosswalk and supporting documents are available at http://csla.net/instruction/
Thursday, January 24, 2019
CSLA Conference 2019
How many days, hours, minutes, and seconds until the event of the year occurs? Keep updated with our time on the CSLA Conference webpage.
What are you doing to get ready? Have you read the Final Program? Click here to download the pdf. Start mapping out your workshops, concurrent sessions, author events, legislative meeting, exhibitor learning sessions, the exhibit hall, awards luncheon, and so much more. Your choices seem endless and sometimes soooo hard to pick the perfect one, so why not pick two? Have a back-up plan. You can always ask someone else to share a recap of one session, and you do likewise.
First time attendees....plan on attending Friday from 7-8 a.m. the First Timers Meeting in the Cherry Hill room. You will get a quick overview of conference, meet some board members, and hear some expert advice about how to navigate and get the most out of your conference experience.
Vendors....visit all of our vendors. Ask them questions. Investigate their products. Try something new. The vendors are here for you. They want to help you understand their products better. The Exhibit Hall opens Friday 3 p.m. and closes Saturday at 2:30 p.m. And a special thanks goes to our conference sponsors: CTA, Demco, Follett, Gale, JLG, Mackin, Perma-Bound, & Scholastic Book Fairs.
Support California library services by supporting CSLF's Opportunity Drawing. CSLF sponsors library scholarships. What a wonderful opportunity to show your library support. Read more about the Opportunity Drawing on page 63 of the conference program.
UNconference....Thursday night from 9-11 p.m. in the Colonial Ballroom. Get your library on! The focus is on informal peer-to-peer learning, PLN (personal learning network) building, and sharing. Check out the csla.net/2019-conference/unconference for more information.
Meet and Greet...want to know who lives and works near you? Attend Saturday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Colonial Ballroom. This is a great opportunity to socialize and network with others.
Opening and Closing Keynote Speakers..Alan November kicks off our conference on
Friday at 8 a.m. In his keynote, Alan will inspire us to look critically at our programs, considering this: As technology grows ever more ubiquitous, the massive shift from paper as the dominant media to digital content will only continue. Sunday at 10:45 a.m., join award-winning author and illustrator, Eugene Yelchin, as he shares his personal experiences to show how reading informs our ethical, aesthetic and, ultimately, political stand.
CYRM...California Young Reader Medal banquet on Saturday from 7:30 -9:30 p.m. will feature author Sara Pennypacker. Many other authors will also be attending, and at least one author will be seated at your table. Find out about all of the winners at californiayoungreadermedal.org/winners/.
These are just a FEW of the many, many opportunities to DREAM about libraries.
What are you doing to get ready? Have you read the Final Program? Click here to download the pdf. Start mapping out your workshops, concurrent sessions, author events, legislative meeting, exhibitor learning sessions, the exhibit hall, awards luncheon, and so much more. Your choices seem endless and sometimes soooo hard to pick the perfect one, so why not pick two? Have a back-up plan. You can always ask someone else to share a recap of one session, and you do likewise.
First time attendees....plan on attending Friday from 7-8 a.m. the First Timers Meeting in the Cherry Hill room. You will get a quick overview of conference, meet some board members, and hear some expert advice about how to navigate and get the most out of your conference experience.
Vendors....visit all of our vendors. Ask them questions. Investigate their products. Try something new. The vendors are here for you. They want to help you understand their products better. The Exhibit Hall opens Friday 3 p.m. and closes Saturday at 2:30 p.m. And a special thanks goes to our conference sponsors: CTA, Demco, Follett, Gale, JLG, Mackin, Perma-Bound, & Scholastic Book Fairs.
Support California library services by supporting CSLF's Opportunity Drawing. CSLF sponsors library scholarships. What a wonderful opportunity to show your library support. Read more about the Opportunity Drawing on page 63 of the conference program.
UNconference....Thursday night from 9-11 p.m. in the Colonial Ballroom. Get your library on! The focus is on informal peer-to-peer learning, PLN (personal learning network) building, and sharing. Check out the csla.net/2019-conference/unconference for more information.
Meet and Greet...want to know who lives and works near you? Attend Saturday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Colonial Ballroom. This is a great opportunity to socialize and network with others.
Opening and Closing Keynote Speakers..Alan November kicks off our conference on
Friday at 8 a.m. In his keynote, Alan will inspire us to look critically at our programs, considering this: As technology grows ever more ubiquitous, the massive shift from paper as the dominant media to digital content will only continue. Sunday at 10:45 a.m., join award-winning author and illustrator, Eugene Yelchin, as he shares his personal experiences to show how reading informs our ethical, aesthetic and, ultimately, political stand.
CYRM...California Young Reader Medal banquet on Saturday from 7:30 -9:30 p.m. will feature author Sara Pennypacker. Many other authors will also be attending, and at least one author will be seated at your table. Find out about all of the winners at californiayoungreadermedal.org/winners/.
These are just a FEW of the many, many opportunities to DREAM about libraries.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Why should I promote Banned Books Week?
By
Heather
Gruenthal
Southern
Region President
Teacher
Librarian, LBUSD
Lindsey
Middle School and Stanford Middle School
Twitter @hgruenthal
It’s important to educate your students,
parents, and staff on the procedures regarding challenging instructional
materials so that you are not caught off guard when faced with a
challenge. Following the proper
procedures will protect everyone involved and possibly avoid a lawsuit.
If using the term “Banned Books” is too
controversial for your school climate, consider
Celebrating the Freedom To Read with these ideas from Scholastic. And if it just can’t be done in September,
use these activities at another time of the year such as when English Language
Arts Classes are reading a controversial novel.
#1 Be ready to face any
challenge by finding
out your board policy on removal of instructional
materials and the forms needed to file a challenge. Have copies readily available for when you
receive a complaint. Be sure to, report the challenge to ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom. The ALA estimates that up to 97% of
challenges are never reported:
#2 Create a newsletter to send out to your staff informing them on
how to face a materials challenge in your district. Make this an annual reminder during Banned
Books Week each year. Here are some suggestions
from Education World: Banning Books from the
Classroom: How to Handle Cries for
Censorship.
#3 Put an Announcement in the Bulletin about
Banned Books Week
If you are not sure how to start talking about Banned Books at your
site, read this Banned Books Week Q & A from
ALA.
#4 Make a list of the Banned Books you have in your collection. Use ALA's top 100 list as a place to start. These books will have
already passed your school district’s selection process, so it’s safe to
promote them. In the display below from
Western High School, the books that are chained up are all taught in English
Language Arts Classes.
#5 Create a "Caught Reading a Banned Book" Background to use in posts on social media. Let students take pictures and post
with your school’s #hashtag.
#7 Make Banned
Books book covers for
your display. This can be done as a
class activity.
● Look up the reasons for challenges in the Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle from the ALA Store.
#8 Make Book Marks with information about challenged books. This display was created
by Ticia Riche, Library Media Technician at Western High School using the Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle from the ALA Store.
#9 Put up your Banned Books Week Display using the paper bag
book covers.
If you do not have the time or resources to make the book covers,
consider doing a Controversial Issues display or Teen Issues book talk.
#10 Visit Pinterest for
more Banned Books Week ideas
Monday, July 2, 2018
Informational Webinar–K-12 Database Project from the State Library
Informational
Webinar about setup for the K-12 Database project from the State Library
The three providers for the K-12
Online Content project for California students — ProQuest, Encyclopedia
Britannica, and TeachingBooks.net — conducted two online webinars
for school district administrators, librarians, technical coordinators, and
others involved in the implementation components of providing access for
students on May 21 and June 18, 2018.
The webinars were recorded by
ProQuest who hosted the event. Everything you need can be found on the
LibGuide: https://proquest.libguides.com/CaliforniaK12.
The video link and PowerPoint are available below and in the LibGuide as
well—left-hand side.
June
18 Meeting
June 18, 2018; 54 minutes.
May
21 Meeting
Presentation from May 21, 2018 — for
customer set up
May 21, 2018; 1 hour.
Topics discussed:
- What’s happening and what content from ProQuest, Britannica and TeachingBooks.net will be available for the 2018-19 school year.
- How to sign up for access and what to expect once you’ve filled in the access form.
- If you have questions concerning authentication or what’s needed on the technical informational form hosted by TeachingBooks.net (but utilized by all three content providers), experts from the content providers can help get those questions answered.
- Training Overview. What’s available to you right now and where to find it!
- Q&A
Note from State Library coordinator,
Mary Beth Barber: We’ll also be sending around an extensive list of “how to use
the resources” training calendar later in the summer.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Informational Webinar about setup for the K-12 Database project from the State Library MONDAY, JUNE 18 11am
The three providers for the K-12 Online Content project for California students -- ProQuest, Encyclopedia Britannica, and TeachingBooks.net -- will conduct an online webinar for school district administrators, librarians, technical coordinators, and others involved in the implementation components of providing access for students. Topics discussed:
- What’s happening and what content from ProQuest, Britannica and TeachingBooks.net will be available for the 2018-19 school year.
- How to sign up for access and what to expect once you’ve filled in the access form.
- If you have questions concerning authentication or what’s needed on the technical informational form hosted by TeachingBooks.net (but utilized by all three content providers), experts from the content providers can help get those questions answered.
- Training Overview. What’s available to you right now and where to find it!
- Q&A
Note from State Library coordinator Mary Beth Barber: This particular session is principally for administrators, IT staff, librarians and others responsible for the implementation of the technical aspects of these resources. And apologies for the short notice. Rest assured: the webinar will be recorded, and there is consideration of a duplicate webinar in the future closer to the beginning of the school year. We'll also be sending around an extensive list of "how to use the resources" training calendar later in the summer.
| ProQuest and CA K-12 Overview Session 2 |
| Monday, June 18, 2018 |
| 11:00 am | Pacific Standard Time | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Meeting number (access code): 717 219 802 |
| Meeting password: 6kKScjKd |
|
|
| Join from a video system or application |
| Dial 717219802@proquestmeetings. |
| You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. |
| Join by phone |
| 1-408-792-6300 Call-in toll number (US/Canada) |
| Global call-in numbers |
| Can't join the meeting? |
For more information about the webinar coordination from ProQuest:
Rosemary Jarrell PhD, Customer Experience Manager-North America-West
ProQuest |
919 741 3959 | rosemary.jarrell@proquest.com
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