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2008
Annual Meeting & Workshop November 10, 2007 at Hermon High School:
Strategic Plan (Word)
Draft of Constitutional Change (Word) |
Collaborating To Meet Standards: Teacher/Librarian Partnerships K-12: Workshop with Toni Buzzeo - Annual Meeting Flyer - (pdf)
2007
The Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund (JFMF) Teacher Program FLYER pdfThe Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund (JFMF) Teacher Program, sponsored by the Government of Japan, provides teachers and administrators with fully-funded three-week study tours of Japan. The program is designed to increase understanding between the people of Japan and the United States by inviting U.S. elementary and secondary educators to visit Japan and share their experiences with fellow Americans upon their return. JFMF participants travel to Japan, learn about Japanese culture and education, and return to implement a self-designed plan to share their knowledge and experience with their students, colleagues, and community. Participants travel in one of two cycles: Spring cycle: Sun, Jun 8 Thu - Jun 26, 2008;
Fall cycle: Sun, Oct 12 - Thu, Oct 30. The 2008 online application is currently available at JFMF website with a deadline of December 10, 2007. Contact: Institute of International Education. Tel 888-527-2636 (toll free); Fax 202-326-7672; Email jfmf@iie.org; Web: www.iie.org/jfmf
New England Reading Association September 2007, Augusta, ME
by Eileen Broderick
The keynote speakers at the recent NERA conference in Augusta addressed the new literacies work being done at the University of Connecticut. Donald J. Leu and Douglas Hartman from the University of Connecticut. and Julie Coiro from the University of Rhode Island are researching the new literacies of online reading comprehension and learning. School Media Specialists will recognize the components of online reading comprehension: "question, locate, critically evaluate, synthesize, and communicate." The keynote speakers addressed the need to collaboratively teach these skills.
As a Media Specialist who has been collaborating with teachers to teach these skills, I was very excited to hear the keynote speakers describe the research they are doing in these areas. Some key points I heard:
1. With this generations emphasis on online reading, it is becoming an increasingly important skill.
2. Online reading requires different strategies and skills than offline reading.
3. Successful online readers are not always successful book readers and successful book readers are not always successful online readers.
4. Standardized tests do not currently assess online reading comprehension.
5. Prior knowledge may play a smaller role in online reading comprehension
than in offline reading.
Please see http://www.newliteracies.uconn.edu/ for more information.
In Loving Memory of Francie Aley
November 10, 1943 - November 12, 2006
Obituary................Tribute
The Maine Libraries mascot costume is finished and it looks fabulous. It is custom made and we are very pleased with how it came out. The Maine Coon Cat will make her/his first appearance at the Hall of Flags on Thursday, January 11th at the State House between 10:00 and noon. All are invited. Eventually the mascot can be borrowed from the State Library to be used at library events throughout the state.
The mascot does not have a name yet. Beginning January 11th we will take suggestions in a "naming contest". The contest is open to the general public, including library staff. Librarians will be able to print a poster about the naming contest from the Mainelibraries.com website. This poster can be used in all types of libraries after the unveiling at the Hall of Flags to encourage name suggestions. The suggestions will be taken electronically and my mail. The mascot committee will ultimately choose the name after looking at all the suggestions. The person who provides us with the winning name will be invited to have the mascot make an apppearance at a library of their choosing.
A heart-warming story is being written that explains how the cat came to be.
The committee is developing press releases and trying to get the press to pick up the mascot story and cover the Hall of Flags event. If anyone has any connections please contact Bonnie Dwyer -- bonnie.dwyer@maine.gov
The cat should be lots of fun at school library events.
Send a postcard Birthday greeting to The Cat in the Hat.
2006 Walter J. Taranko School Library Media Specialist of the Year:
 Mary Moore, Freeport High School
Innovative Evidence-Based Practice Grants
Kelly Daniels is pleased to announce the recipients of the third round of MASL Innovative Evidence-Based Practice Grants.
Reflective Portfolios by BARBARA HAMMOND, Meroby Elementary School, Mexico
This outstanding collaboration with an art teacher focuses on student learning in the art and technology content areas. Students will learn how to use digital cameras and photo software to create art portfolios, which will not only document their art, but will allow them to present their art, along with reflections about their art, in the form of digital portfolios.
Teen Choice by SYLVIA JADCZAK, Messalonskee High School, Oakland
Collaborating with the freshmen literacy classes, library staff will use an online bookstroe to teach students how to choose good books and each student will select a book to purchase and add to the school library's collection. These student-selected titles will serve as anchors for their freshmen literacy class, inspiring books reviews and recommendations. Books and recommendations will also be shared and displayed at the local public library.
MMS Guys Read Too! by LIZ MCMAHON, Messalonskee Middle School, Oakland
An exciting collaboration with a 7th/8th grade team was the inspiration for this innovative project that brings reading and technology together. The library will invest in digital audio books and MP3 players as one aspect of their school-wide literacy initiiative, with a focus of encouraging reluctant male readers. Additional aspects of the project include male reading mentors, (print) books, and reading incentives.
Planning for Your Future by SUSIE WRIGHT, Portland High School, Portland
Another outstanding collaboration with a focus on meaningful real-world skills, this career planning reearch project targets high school juniors and seniors and will be taught through English Language Arts classes and reinforced during the school-wide advisory time.
Bringing Books to Boys by BETSY YORK, Fort Street Elementary School, Mars Hill
Inspired by a BERG workshop entitled, Bringing Boys and Books Together, two teachers and the library staff planned a year's worth of activities centered around inviting and inspiring boys to read: involve students in selecting new books, inviting male role models to read aloud to students, creating posters of male role models reading, and various creative competitive activites centered around reading skills.
Don't they sound FABULOUS!?!
And there's still one more MASL grant opportunity right around the corner! MASL Adaptor Grants, based on one of the previous winning Innovative Grants. Applications will be available at the MLC Grant program. Adaptor Grant applications are due: Friday, September 28, 2006 by 4:00 pm.
Best Wishes & See You at MLC!
Kelley McDaniel
MASL Intellectual Freedom Chair
MASL Grants Administrator
MLA / Youth Services Section Vice Chair
Maine Student Book Award Web Page
Certification Requirements for LMS
http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/05/chaps05.htm
(Scroll down to Chapter 115 and click on Part 2)
- Chickadee Award: A Maine Children's Choice Picture Book Project.
This is a program for children in kindergarten through 4th grade that encourages children to develop an appreciation of outstanding writing and illustrations in current children's picture books.
To find out more, visit our web site at: http://www.chickadeeaward.org/ The Chickadee Award is sponsored by MASL.
Information Literacy Handouts (Eileen Broderick) Information Literacy Workshop
Filtering Follies or Stupid Bess Tricks
2006
Letter from the Commissioner on Proposed Revised Standards and Online Survey Available for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Health and Physical Education
TO: ALL SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS
The following message is being sent at the request of the Commissioner.
Note: The Administrative and Informational Letters (with more formatting for ease of reading and printing) are available on our website at the following address: http://www.maine.gov/education/edletrs/homepage.htm
INFORMATIONAL LETTER: 77
POLICY CODE: IKF
TO: Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Principals, Career and Technical Education Center Directors, Curriculum Coordinators, Guidance Counselors and School Health Coordinators
FROM: Susan A Gendron, Commissioner of Education
DATE: January 5, 2006
SUBJECT: Proposed Revised Standards and Online Survey Available for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Health and Physical Education
The Department of Education is please to inform you that the proposed revised standards for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Health and Physical Education, an online survey and other related information are now available on the Maine Learning Results Review website. The Department extends its thanks to the many teachers who participated in this work as members of the content area panels. Soliciting feedback regarding the proposed revised document is the first of many steps in a multi-year process of adoption and implementation.
It is critical that as many educators as possible provide feedback through the online survey. Please share this information with all educators in your district including teachers of English Language Arts, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, Special Education and English Language Learners. The survey for English Language Arts, Mathematics and Health and Physical Education will close on April 15, 2006. The proposed revised documents for the remaining five content areas will be available by March 1, 2006.
The proposed revised documents, survey and other information may be found online at
http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/review/revised_mlr_standards.htm .
Questions should be addressed to Anita Bernhardt at
anita.bernhardt@maine.gov .
2005
NEEMA Leadership Conference January 15, 2005 More Information (html | Word )
Library Media Center -- Heart of the School (news article) Thanks Sylvia!
"The school library is as valuable as learning how to read and compute. But it's a tough sell for administrators." By Angela Pascopella
2005 MASL Awards: Congratulations Kelley McDaniel and Jan Breton!
Grant Opportunities - from Spring Conference and from Linda Lord:
The grants page http://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/grants/index.htm) has several new grants listed along with their deadlines. There are many grant deadlines between now and mid January including Mrs.. Baldacci's Maine Reads Grants - deadline Nov. 1.
Construction tips and a form for librarians to submit tips electronically are also posted at http://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/construction/index.htm#tips
Thanks to MSL web master Ellen Wood for making this information so easily
accessible to all. Regarding the construction tips, these are very interesting even if you are not under going library construction! If you have been through this
process, please use the online form to share your experience and expertise
with your colleagues. Thanks! Regards, Linda
Nov 14 - Professional Development Opportunity with Gerry Crocker
AASL 2005 Affiliate Assembly
Waterville Senior High School Library Media Center
Walt Taranko SLMS of the Year : Kathy Foss announcement
The Affiliate Assembly asked that the following concerns be sent to the AASL Board of Directors: |
Funding
Presently federal accounting practices classify librarians in the "noninstructional" category. (Ironically, coaches fall under "instructional.") The Affiliate Assembly is asking the Board to lobby Congress to have the classification for librarians moved to the "instructional" category in the federal Uniform Chart of Accounts.
Update Standards
The Assembly asked the Board to update the current information literacy standards and Information Power to reflect current research and practices. This includes adopting vocabulary compatible with other fields of education.
Pre-Service Training
The Assembly asked the Board to develop pre-service programs to make future teachers and administrators aware of the impact of quality school library media programs on student achievement and learning.
Database of Model School Library Programs
The Assembly asked the Board to develop a database of exemplary school library media center programs.
Strategic Plan
AASL adopted a new Strategic Plan at its Board of Directors meeting on June 26, 2005, during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, Ill. The Strategic Plan addresses the need for providing leadership for excellence in the school library profession and school library programs, which is the core purpose of the association. It sets an ambitious agenda for AASL to achieve universal recognition of school library media specialists as indispensable educational leaders.
Read more about the strategic planning process at
http://www.ala.org/aasl/strategicplanning
New Technologies Support Marriage of Literacies and Comprehension: Should the media specialist be the most capable teacher of comprehension in the school? See the Summer issue of From Now On.
"While we have always known that a thriving library program is central to the success of a school’s reading and learning programs, “The times, they are a-changing,” as Dylan would put it. What once was central is now urgent.
"NCLB has created a cocktail of pressures, risks and opportunities that impact dramatically on the roles of media specialists. The LMS is now a critical factor in a school’s survival, especially as the staff works to strengthen reading comprehension across all classrooms and disciplines."
CONGRATULATIONS to Waterville Senior High School Library Media Center: The: 2005 Senior Class donated their Class Funds to the Library Media Center.
You may remember that Kathy Toubman's video group Waterville Senior High School: won the Grand Prize for the "Get on Board & Read @ your library" . The winning team consisted of 4 senior skateboarding boys and the book was Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella.
We have returned from our trip to L.A. The experience was "awesome" and rewarding. Tony Hawk and the personnel involved with the contest, Hershey Corp, were generous and very attentive to the Maine contingent participating in the event, and it was quite an event. The Boom Boom Huck Jam Tour was canceled for the fall and we were invited to an alternative
venue, the Stand up for Skatepark Benefit in Los Angeles. The boys were thrilled and given the VIP treatment. Tony Hawk spent time with us and I still think the three boys found the experience unreal. As one boy Colby said
"There were celebrities everywhere. People who I had admired forever. It just goes to show that big things can happen from a little school."
I feel very fortunate to have had this experience and be part of the boys' lives. The following web sites have the event and one has a picture of the three boys.
http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/standup_event.asp
http://www.skateboarding.com/skate/live_events/article/0,12364,709659,00.html
from a personal email from Kathy
2004
Principals' Conference Report 11/19/04
Library Media Service Award for Administrators 2004 - Geraldine Massey
Congratulations! Story
Grant Opportunity (Deadline Sept. 24, 2004)
Kathy Toubman's video group at Waterville Senior High School
Laptops by MASL President Nancy Grant (Letter to MeLibs)
NoveList
Support Staff Workshop May 8, 2004
Suzan Nelson Makes the Portland Press Herald:
No longer available online -- check MARVEL!
Technology and Learning article on Library Automation Feb 2004
-2003 or earlier
Author / Illustrator Database
Bangor Assessment Program
Board Meeting Dates for for 2003 - 2004
DOE provides curriculum help
Ernie Bradbury
Fall Conference 2000 - Pictures
Featured Maine School Library Web Sites of the Past
Inviolable by Naomi Kirk-Lawlor
Kevin Hawkes Visits Old Town & Orono
Knowledge Quest articles by Maine Librians.
Maine Entry Publication Report
Maine Libraries Logo
Marilyn Joyce revises National Test
Meet the Technology Challenge
MeLibs gets a face lift
New Authors Add to the Database: Kathy Mallat
New Media Catalog
New Mode of Transportation for Linda Lord? http://www.brooksmaine.com/whoswho.html
Per Pupil expeditures in ME High Schools. Letter to MeLibs by Dan Tompkins
New Study Confirms School Libraries Play Major Role in Helping Students
(Data Portrays Librarians as Dynamic Agents of Student Learning and
Registration materials for the MEA conference which constitutes our October board meeting are now available online at the following URL
http://www.maine.nea.org/conferences.htmStudent Achievement http://www.oelma.org/studentlearning.htm)
State Board of Education Minutes will now appear with the Board Minutes.
Walt Tarenko SLMS of 2003: Debbie Locke
Have you seen the Sept./Oct 2003 issue of Knowledge Quest (Journal of the American Association of School Librarians)? Both Marilyn Joyce and Toni Buzzeo have articles in the AASL Conference Features section. Toni's article is called "Collaborating to Meet Standards" and Marilyn's is titled "Fostering Reading through Intrinsic Motivation"
"Brewer woman helps revise national test" which features Marilyn Joyce, Library Media Specialist at Brewer High School, and her work nationally to redesign the reading portion of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP is used to validate assessments of Maine students. Marilyn was also the ONLY librarian involved in the NAEP revisions on reading. Her influence is especially significant during these times of No Child Left Behind and testing that is directly linked to funding and jobs.Bangor Daily News (11/13/03).
Grant Opportunity: The Maine Association of School Libraries (MASL) is offering five $1,000 grants to Maine school libraries to support evidence-based practice. The application process is really simple. Application (rtf) due September 24, 2004; More information
ONGRATULATIONS!! Kathy Toubman's video group at Waterville Senior High School won the national Grand Prize for the "Get on Board & Read @ your library." Kathy's letter to MeLibs.
Workshop for Support Staff .... May 8, 2004 Bangor
Join fellow support staffers and other MASL members in brainstorming and prioritizing the elements of a Support Staff job description. More information: Web | Word doc or | pdf file
Beg Borrow or Steal Workshop October 19, 2004 More information (Word)
Scholarship Awards for 2003
MAKING THEM A CLASS ACT:
School Libraries and Evidence-Based Practice
Past Featured Libraries
Boothbay Region High School and the famous "Information Retrievers!"
Reading Rainbow News
This year, Maine Public Broadcasting will be participating in the Ninth Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writer's & Illustrators Contest. This is a wonderful contest that encourages children in kindergarten through third grade to explore their writing and illustrating talents. This contest takes place statewide and then local winners are submitted to the national contest. Last year we were delighted that one of our winners received an Honorable Mention in the First Grade Category at the national competition.
Here is the link to Emma Sapat's winning story:
http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/contest/2002/263/263-1.html
There were a total of 105 stories entered in the first place category last year. As an Honorable Mention, Emma received 3 sets of Reading Rainbow videos and books, one for herself, one for her school and one for her public library.
We are currently looking for organizations to partner with us so we can do more for the children of Maine. If you know of any organizations that might be a good fit for this type of outreach, I would be most appreciative of your referral. We are interested in partnering with companies and organizations, that value literacy and education, who would enjoy being part of an event that empowers young children to explore their imaginations!
Joy Scott jscott@mpbc.org
Corporate Support
Maine Public Broadcasting
207-874-6570
"Underwrite public broadcasting...it's not giving to charity. It's buying into results!"
AASL Advocacy Toolkit update
Many of the Talking Points documents included in the AASL Advocacy Toolkit have been updated to reflect new data from the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. Also, a Sample Letter to the Editor has been added.
The AASL Advocacy Toolkit is available online at http://www.ala.org/aasl/advocacy
Sylvia Norton
Commissioner Duke Albanese and State Librarian Gary Nichols are pleased to announce that Sylvia K. Norton has accepted the position of Learning Technology/Library/Media and Information Services Specialist for the Department of Education. (This is the position formerly held by Walter Taranko.)
Sylvia was the library media specialist at Freeport High School until she joined the Maine State Library last March where she has been involved with the implementation of the Maine Info Net Statewide Catalog. Several of her many accomplishments at Freeport H.S .include developing a videography and media literacy curriculum and serving as the director for the summer school program.
In addition, Sylvia served two terms on the school board of the Falmouth Public Schools and was on the steering committee of the recent high school building project. She is a trustee of the Falmouth Memorial Library.
A past president of the Maine Association of School Libraries, Sylvia is now finishing her term as President of the New England Educational Media Association. She is presently a candidate for the Board of Directors of the American Association of School Librarians.
Sylvia will continue to be housed in the Maine State Library. She can be reached at 207-287-5620 or at sylvia.k.norton@maine.gov
L.D. 1471 - Rosen bill for databases
This bill, sponsored by Rep. Richard Rosen of Bucksport, now amends the MTEAF (state erate) statute to allow for "content", e.g. electronic databases, to be covered. It also allows up to $500,000 annually for statewide database licensing. This funding would come from MSLN resources.
It appears that a vote on this will be coming up in the House in the next few days. We are hopeful for a positive outcome. The sponsor will advise us on any appropriate (needed) advocacy strategies.
Senators Treat and Edmonds, along with other legislators, are working hard with us to see that library interests and needs are provided for as MSLN funds are discussed. We'll keep you posted.
Linda H. Lord
Director of Library Development
Maine State Library
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME
04333
Telephone 207-287-5620
FAX 207-287-5624
e-mail linda.lord@state.me.us
www.state.me.us/msl/
Archives: Fall Conference 2000 - Pictures
Middle School Librarians to get MLTI I Laptops!
The following letter was just sent from Bette Manchester, Director of Special Projects in the Maine Department of Education, to the Principals of all of the MLTI (Maine Learning Technology Initiative) schools.
Dear Principals:
The MLTI Staff is thrilled to announce that through collaboration and cooperation with the Maine State Library we are finally able to deliver laptops to some of the most important resource people in the school: Library Media Specialists. These school librarians understand the skill development necessary to manage information, merge the world of books with the resources of the Internet, and teach information literacy for quality research. Library media specialists empower students to become organized investigators, creative thinkers and effective communicators as well as teach the appropriate and ethical use of technology for information access, retrieval, production, and dissemination via electronic resources, networks, and the Internet. We are pleased that library media specialists will be an integral part of our team.
We invite your library media specialist to attend a meeting within your region that will be scheduled in the near future so that you can receive your iBook and any support that you may need in using this tool or the programs available including the First Class email account. We will send another notice shortly listing the DATES AND LOCATIONS for librarians to receive their iBook.
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