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Can't it be wall-mounted up high enough to be out of the way in the cafeteria?   
That way they would have to work at it to take it.  You might have to purchase the 
wall brackets.  What about on the wall or a corner of the library?
 
L. Dale
 
Linda Dale
Media Specialist
Milford Jr. High
Milford, OH
dale_l@milfordschools.org

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There are 9 messages totalling 554 lines in this issue.

Topics in this special issue:

  1. TARGET: Fiction Series that uses science for 3rd grader
  2. Tar: Lexiles and STAR test
  3. Target: Rubric for Yearbook
  4. Target: Forensics piece
  5. Flat screen TV advice
  6. one book-one school
  7. HIT (long) Faculty Librarian Cooperation
  8. WASC session at CSLA conference
  9. especially non US schools

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Date:    Mon, 1 Dec 2008 15:13:55 -0500
From:    Amy Bross <jbross9130@AOL.COM>
Subject: TARGET: Fiction Series that uses science for 3rd grader

I have a 3rd grade boy who is looking for a series to read on 3rd-4th

grade reading level that is based around science, uses science to solve

mysteries, etc. Any titles pop into mind?



Thanks,

Amy Bross
Media Specialist
Walnut Grove Elementary
Sugar Hill, GA 30518
amy_bross@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

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Date:    Mon, 1 Dec 2008 14:31:13 -0600
From:    Charlene Schwartz <cschwartz@SOMERSET.K12.WI.US>
Subject: Tar: Lexiles and STAR test

Hello library lovers,

My school uses both the MAPs test (for lexiles) and the STAR test (for
younger kids). Do any of you know of a nice handout/process for converting
STAR scores into lexiles?

Charlene Schwartz
Elementary Librarian
Somerset Elementary School
Somerset, WI
cschwartz@somerset.k12.wi.us
"Never underestimate the power of the Schwartz!" ~ Yogurt in Spaceballs

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Date:    Mon, 1 Dec 2008 14:44:50 -0600
From:    "Jensen, Marcia L" <jensenm@MAIL.DAVENPORT.K12.IA.US>
Subject: Target: Rubric for Yearbook

We have a yearbook advisor who is having problems with the class as far =
as quality and work habits. She is interested in how other people grade =
students who produce their yearbooks. Does anyone know of a site with =
this type of information? Do you advise yearbook for a grade? Thanks in =
advance for your help.

Marcia L. Jensen=20
Teacher Librarian=20
West High School=20
3505 W. Locust Street=20
Davenport, IA 52804=20
 <mailto:jensenm@davenportschools.org> jensenm@davenportschools.org=20

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become immortal. ~~Dilbert




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Date:    Mon, 1 Dec 2008 15:03:38 -0600
From:    Anne Oelke <cflibrary@CF.K12.WI.US>
Subject: Target: Forensics piece

A student heard a piece in forensics (part of a farrago presentation)
that she referred to as "A poor woman's lament for her children".  She
thought it was a story/narrative, perhaps set in the early 1900's, and
dealt with the woman's feelings about being poor and how it affected her
children.  It was a serious/dramatic piece. Does this sound familiar to
anyone?  It is not the lyrics by Eric Clapton or Cream.  I have found
the Mill Mother's Lament by Ella Mae Wiggins, but we think she is
remembering something much longer and not a poem.  Anyone have any
inspired ideas?

--
Anne Oelke
Library Media Specialist pK-12
Cambria-Friesland School District
Cambria, WI
mailto:cflibrary@cf.k12.wi.us

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Date:    Mon, 1 Dec 2008 15:45:33 -0600
From:    "Hinds, Rachel" <HindsR@PEARLANDISD.ORG>
Subject: Flat screen TV advice

Our school won a 32" flat screen TV and we're really not sure how we can =
effectively use it. There are concerns about it getting damaged or =
stolen if we put it in our school cafeteria. I don't have any room for =
it in the library. Does anyone have any suggestions for us?

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Pearland, TX   77584=20
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Date:    Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:52:35 -0800
From:    Charlene Bauer <cbauer@NCSMAIL.ORG>
Subject: one book-one school

=0D=0AI have read about this idea quite a few times on the list and now I r=
eally need to know more about it.=0D=0A=0D=0AWe are giving serious consider=
ation to doing this in our 9-12 setting to improve reading and vocabulary s=
kills.  I am thinking that perhaps a historical fiction book that can be pa=
ired with a non-fiction would be a good idea.  Mississippi Trial, 1955 with=
 the nonfiction, Getting Away With Murder, as an example.  Something that c=
an be discussed in a variety of ways---social justice, historical perspecti=
ve, etc., and be relevant to each grade level.=0D=0A=0D=0AI am open to idea=
s and look forward to getting some great responses.=0D=0A=0D=0AThanks to an=
yone who can help.=0D=0A=0D=0ACharlene Bauer, Librarian=0D=0ANorwalk Cathol=
ic School=0D=0Acbauer@ncsmail.org=0D=0A

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Date:    Mon, 1 Dec 2008 17:53:06 -0500
From:    Barbara Karp <basyak10@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: HIT (long) Faculty Librarian Cooperation

Here at long last is my hit.  I planned to post it earlier=2C but I live in=
 the neighborhood where the rabbi who was killed along with his wife and so=
 many others in the Mumbai terrorist attacks grew up (our families are frie=
nds=2C and he and his siblings grew up with our kids).  It's been a tough f=
ew days=2C but it's time to move on and bring some sense of normalcy back i=
nto our lives.
=20
I don't think an article on cooperation is going to be your answer.  You ha=
ve some serious personal PR to do.  I would start by going to the principal=
 and gently explaining to her that you feel "left out of the loop" and requ=
est that you be given notice of events that involve the entire faculty=2C o=
r that deal with curriculum areas in which you might contribute some expert=
ise.  I wouldn't be surprized=2C though=2C if she replied that you could re=
ad the notice in the lounge like anyone else.  Since your working relations=
hip is already less than cordial=2C It's going to be very difficult to chan=
ge her perception of what you do.
=20
Do you have a close friend on the faculty?  If so=2C ask that person to be =
your eyes and ears and keep you informed of meetings that you should attend=
.  Once you start showing up and contributing in a meaningful way=2C they m=
ay start inviting you.It's also time to do some soul-searching.  Is there a=
nything about you or your attitude that may have contributed to this situat=
ion?  There must be some reason she feels the way she does.  Maybe she rese=
nts the fact that=2C as a teacher=2C she had long hours of lesson preparati=
on and papers to grade=2C not to mention all the record keeping teachers ar=
e required to do each year.  She probably has no idea that your job require=
ments are just as strenuous=2C however different they may be.
=20
Perhaps as a principal she will be involved in evaluating either your libra=
ry or your job performance.  In either case=2C she's going to have to becom=
e more familiar with what you do.
=20
I'm lucky to have had a very good situation for the past 15 years and am lo=
oking forward to retiring after this year=3B however=2C I've had difficult =
positions in the past and this much I can tell you:  nothing stays the same=
.  The makeup of the faculty will change over time=2C and if your principal=
 is ambitious=2C perhaps she will move on to a different position.  All you=
 can do is your best and try not to let the rest bother you too much.
=20
=20
There is a lot of information/data on the topic of collaboration.  I took a=
 graduate course last summer so I have a large binder of information.  Here=
 are a couple of my favorites:
=20
Hartzell=2C Gary.=20
Why Should Principals Support School Libraries?
ERIC Digest 11/2002.  ERIC Identifier: ED470034
=20
Harrison=2C Rebecca F.
Administrator's Perspective: The school library: the edducational extension=
.
Teacher Librarian=2C February 2004=2C Volume 31 #3
=20









=20
Do you have access to EBSCO? I've had to read literally dozens ofarticles o=
n collaboration and the importance of the librarian as amember of the curri=
culum/instructional team. I'm perceived as awarehouse manager and someone w=
ho checks out books all day. Even thoughadministrators=2C teachers and even=
 those in central administration seethe library program in the old way=2C I=
 refuse to accept that perception:). My principal constantly tells me=2C "I=
 know you're underutilized".It's difficult to do much else when you don't h=
ave a library aide=2Cthough...
=20
There is a really good article in Education Digest Mar2008=2C Vol. 73 Issue=
 7=2C p17-20=2C 4p
that discusses what highly qualified librarians should be doing along the l=
ines of collaboration.
=20









School Libraries in Canada (Online) v. 25 no. 2 (2005) p. 6-71 has aspecial=
 edition on this issue. It is online so you should be able tofind the artic=
les.
=20
here are two quotes from the two articles i used in a library newsletterlas=
t year  It is often =93assumed that because students know how to accessinfo=
rmation that is free and electronically available=2C they also havethe abil=
ity to find=2C select=2C organize=2C and use relevant informationsources.=
=94 (Macklin)  =93High school students=2C in spite of their bravado=2C are =
not experiencedresearchers. While seemingly rewarded by the number of hits =
theyreceive=2C students often get frustrated and end up resorting to surfin=
gfrom one site to another in hopes of discovering that one nugget.=94(Scott=
) Macklin=2C Alexius Smith. =93Integrating information literacy usingproble=
m-based learning.=94 Reference Services Review. 2001: 306-313.Periodical Ab=
stracts <newfirstsearch.oclc.org>.  Scott=2C Thomas J. and Michael K. O=92S=
ullivan. =93Analyzing studentsearch strategies: making a case for integrati=
ng information literacyskills into the curriculum.=94 Teacher Librarian. Oc=
tober 2005: 21-25.Expanded Academic ASAP <infotrac.galegroup.com>.
=20
I teach an online course about this subject. Here are some resources:
=20
1. Teachers and Librarians: A Collaborative Relationship
=20
https://uwstout.courses.wisconsin.edu/d2l/lms/content/preview.d2l?tId=3D355=
9829&d2l_stateGroups=3Dsearch~grid~gridpagenum~treestategroup&d2l_stateScop=
es=3DOrgUnitSession~GridPageNum~Search~PageNum%5EOrgUnitUser~LCS~TreeStateG=
roup%5EUser~Grid~PageSize~HtmlEditor~HPG&d2l_statePageId=3D309&d2l_state_se=
arch=3DcontentSearch~false~~~~3%5EcontentSearch_ex~0~3%5EsearchTypeModules~=
1~True%5EsearchTypeTopics~1~True%5EsearchTopicTypeCourseFile~1~True%5Esearc=
hTopicTypeSCO~1~True%5EsearchTopicTypeQuicklink~1~True%5EincludeWithoutRest=
rictions~1~True%5EincludeDateTimeRestricted~1~True%5EincludeConditionalRele=
ased~1~True%5EincludeHiddenContent~1~True&d2l_state_grid=3DgridContent~0~~A=
sc~~0&d2l_state_gridpagenum=3DgridContent_pgN~0&d2l_state_treestategroup=3D=
gridContent_tree~&ou=3D717088
=20
2.Why Should Principals Support School Libraries
=20
https://uwstout.courses.wisconsin.edu/d2l/lms/content/preview.d2l?tId=3D355=
9829&d2l_stateGroups=3Dsearch~grid~gridpagenum~treestategroup&d2l_stateScop=
es=3DOrgUnitSession~GridPageNum~Search~PageNum%5EOrgUnitUser~LCS~TreeStateG=
roup%5EUser~Grid~PageSize~HtmlEditor~HPG&d2l_statePageId=3D309&d2l_state_se=
arch=3DcontentSearch~false~~~~3%5EcontentSearch_ex~0~3%5EsearchTypeModules~=
1~True%5EsearchTypeTopics~1~True%5EsearchTopicTypeCourseFile~1~True%5Esearc=
hTopicTypeSCO~1~True%5EsearchTopicTypeQuicklink~1~True%5EincludeWithoutRest=
rictions~1~True%5EincludeDateTimeRestricted~1~True%5EincludeConditionalRele=
ased~1~True%5EincludeHiddenContent~1~True&d2l_state_grid=3DgridContent~0~~A=
sc~~0&d2l_state_gridpagenum=3DgridContent_pgN~0&d2l_state_treestategroup=3D=
gridContent_tree~&ou=3D717088
=20
3. Heart of the School by Angela Pascopella=2C article from District Admini=
strator Magazine
=20
https://uwstout.courses.wisconsin.edu/d2l/lms/content/preview.d2l?tId=3D355=
9829&d2l_stateGroups=3Dsearch~grid~gridpagenum~treestategroup&d2l_stateScop=
es=3DOrgUnitSession~GridPageNum~Search~PageNum%5EOrgUnitUser~LCS~TreeStateG=
roup%5EUser~Grid~PageSize~HtmlEditor~HPG&d2l_statePageId=3D309&d2l_state_se=
arch=3DcontentSearch~false~~~~3%5EcontentSearch_ex~0~3%5EsearchTypeModules~=
1~True%5EsearchTypeTopics~1~True%5EsearchTopicTypeCourseFile~1~True%5Esearc=
hTopicTypeSCO~1~True%5EsearchTopicTypeQuicklink~1~True%5EincludeWithoutRest=
rictions~1~True%5EincludeDateTimeRestricted~1~True%5EincludeConditionalRele=
ased~1~True%5EincludeHiddenContent~1~True&d2l_state_grid=3DgridContent~0~~A=
sc~~0&d2l_state_gridpagenum=3DgridContent_pgN~0&d2l_state_treestategroup=3D=
gridContent_tree~&ou=3D717088
=20
4.  The School Librarian Bolsters Achievement by Reaching Out to Teachers a=
nd Students
=20
https://uwstout.courses.wisconsin.edu/d2l/lms/content/preview.d2l?tId=3D355=
9829&d2l_stateGroups=3Dsearch~grid~gridpagenum~treestategroup&d2l_stateScop=
es=3DOrgUnitSession~GridPageNum~Search~PageNum%5EOrgUnitUser~LCS~TreeStateG=
roup%5EUser~Grid~PageSize~HtmlEditor~HPG&d2l_statePageId=3D309&d2l_state_se=
arch=3DcontentSearch~false~~~~3%5EcontentSearch_ex~0~3%5EsearchTypeModules~=
1~True%5EsearchTypeTopics~1~True%5EsearchTopicTypeCourseFile~1~True%5Esearc=
hTopicTypeSCO~1~True%5EsearchTopicTypeQuicklink~1~True%5EincludeWithoutRest=
rictions~1~True%5EincludeDateTimeRestricted~1~True%5EincludeConditionalRele=
ased~1~True%5EincludeHiddenContent~1~True&d2l_state_grid=3DgridContent~0~~A=
sc~~0&d2l_state_gridpagenum=3DgridContent_pgN~0&d2l_state_treestategroup=3D=
gridContent_tree~&ou=3D717088
=20
Something for you to read for yourself:
Reaching the Reluctant Teacher by Jamie Mackenzie
http://www.fno.org/sum99/reluctant.html
=20
=20
=93The library media centers are truly the =91hub=92 of the school.  It is =
the one place in school where all students go at some time and the welcome =
mat is always out.=94=97Dr. Steve Wisely=2C Medford=2C Oregon School Superi=
ntendent
=20
=20
Basya Karp=2C Librarian
Shulamith High School and Shulamith School For Girls
Brooklyn=2C New York
basyak10@hotmail.com









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Date:    Mon, 1 Dec 2008 15:45:19 -0800
From:    Anne Hinchcliff <anneh@SISNET.SSKU.K12.CA.US>
Subject: WASC session at CSLA conference

Hello All,

Can anyone out there share the handouts/info (or anything you have!) =
from the "WASC--Advocacy Opportunity for the Teacher Librarian" session =
at CSLA? There were so many great sessions to choose from I missed a few =
I really would have liked to go to.=20
I am currently working with a high school to upgrade their library and =
would like to know how/where we will fit into the whole WASC process, =
which they are doing this year.=20
Thanks for any help you can offer.

Anne Hinchcliff
IMC Director/Librarian
Siskiyou County Office of Education
Yreka, CA
530-842-8430
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Date:    Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:26:19 EST
From:    Rachel Hinds <McQuita2@AOL.COM>
Subject: especially non US schools

I am wondering how teacher prep time is covered in schools other than those 
in the United States. Where I live teachers have a certain number of state 
mandated hours of preparation time - 450 minutes per 2 week period or 45 minutes
 a day. Those hours are covered by many configurations of classes - usually
art,  PE, music, library, special languages etc. I am specifically wondering
how other  countries resolve this dilemma. Are your teachers required to have a
certain  number of hours for planning and prep? How much time and how is that
time  covered? Also in my school all teachers on the same grade level all have
the  same planning time. For example 9:15 to 10:00 am daily.  Is this
standard  practice? I'm not certain it is the most efficient use of our specials
teachers  - among whom I belong.


Rachel  Hinds
Librarian
Carleston, Elementary
Pearland, Tx

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