Thank you for your ideas for a teachers' Lunch and Learn program. I'm
going to try one later this month! Here are the replies I received:
Perhaps inviting a department at a time- you could highlight what really
pertains to them rather than a generic teacher invitation where you'll
be showing stuff to folks who aren't interested.
Create a bookmark that they can take with them with the titles of the
materials displayed or dmonstrate.
Send them out with a treat (candy, cookies, fruit, vegetables, whatever
you think they'd like).
Remember to put YOUR NAME on everything you hand out!
Ms....., the Media Specialist at ..... created this bibliography, showed
me materials on XYZ.... that type of PR :))
Invite the principal.
See if you can provide lunch! A pizza, a salad from Olive Garden with
bread sticks.....some places will deliver- ask the principal if the
school could pay for the food.....
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I have a dessert open house everytime I get a new big shipment of books
in
and the teachers come in during after their lunch and before they have
to
be back in class. It always goes over nicely.
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Last year, we had two successful "Lunch and Learn" sessions and are
going to
have more this year. Our two programs were "Evaluating Internet
Sources:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" and "Online Database Jeopardy." The
Jeopardy game got the most attention because it was more fun and
interactive. My suggestions are:
1. Have a limited number of sessions - too many and the teachers will
get
tired of them. Keep it special.
2. Expect some people to forget even though you send reminders for the
morning of the training.
3. Keep it simple - box lunches,etc. that people can grab quickly and
sit
down. Our periods are only 42 minutes so we had to move fast.
4. Publicize.
5. With our limited time, we did not have time for lunch and "hands-on"
so
we tried to involve them with the game for our second session. It
seemed to
work - we got lots of good feedback.
I am preparing to put the Jeopardy game and directions on our library
homepage soon if you would like to take a look at it. It may not be
there
for a couple of weeks though.
http://www.d113.lake.k12.il.us/hphs/departments/imc/imc.htm
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Please tell us what you plan and how it turns out. Sounds like a great
idea. Brown bag, or catered affair? I would recommend buying an
outlandish dessert.
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I've had "Breakfast and Books" once or twice a year for the past
several years. I have all our new items spread out on tables for
display.
I hand out to teachers as they come in a sheet on which to jot down
items
they see that they could use for their classroom. (Sticky notes would
also
be good.) Before they eat, They fill out a form which says "A book
(video,
etc.) I can use for my classroom is _____________. A book (video) I
would
like to ready myself is ___________." This is their ticket. True, some
come just for the food, but most find it very helpful.
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I do library lunches twice a year for the teachers. I set up all the new
titles, which are available for immediate check out, in order by
fiction/non. Videos and tapes go on another table. I supply some snacks
and usually a dessert. They bring their own lunches/drinks. The teachers
love being able to browse and see what's new. I try to read as many of
the new titles ahead of time so that I can make some good
reccomendations.
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