New Staff Training: Second Year
August 23, 2016 12:30-2:00pm
Attitude Determines Altitude - Fly High!
Do Now: Reflecting on your first year at South Brunswick:
Was there a library resource or program that you wanted to try but did not have the time?
or
Would you like to share with us a library resource or program that you found helpful?
Explore School Resources:
Databases: http://www.sbschools.org/schools/xrds/mediacenter/teacher_resources/databases.php
See handouts for passwords
Focus on Learn360 NEW!
EBSCOhost Try Explora, Points of View, Novelist
BrainPOP for Educators
Alexandria Researcher: NEW! Access from Classroom or Home for North or South
MLA 8: NEW!
Crossroads Wikis: North / South
Did you get a chance to explore these last year?
ASCD Professional Ebook Collection
Incorporate Technology
- South Brunswick Summer Technology and Learning Conference Weebly
- Powerful Presentations: Prezi and Animoto
- Create a website on Weebly
- Join Twitter and use the hashtag #sbpdchat to tweet about Professional Development.
- Top 10 Educational Technology Resources from TeacherVision
- Are you ready for BYOD?
- Cool Tools such as Edmodo, Kahoot, Quizlet, Quizalize, Curriculet, MobyMax.com ,Touchcast.com , Screencast-O-Matic, Glogster.edu, Skype, Live Binder, Voice Thread, Padlet, Voki
- Flipping Awesome Interactive Video Tools from Larisa Luca
- ISTE Standards for Teachers
- 2016 ISTE Standards for Students
- Hardware such as iPad, Document Cameras, Flip Cameras, Video Cameras
Differentiate
Download free eBooks and Audiobooks
eLibraryNJ
http://listennj.lib.overdrive.com/D3656DCD-8AAD-416C-A01E-FB995811C18F/10/50/en/Default.htm
The Guttenberg Project
https://www.gutenberg.org/
Ethical Use:
Model ethical use for students by citing sources of all information, including images in all your teaching materials!
Assign Creative Commons licenses to your works to clearly state how your work is to be used.
Use MLA 8 Format when citing sources. NEW!
Check out this Infographic: Can I Use This Picture
Explore the Core + PARCC Resources
Common Core Standards Initiative
http://www.corestandards.org/
Great Common Core Nonfiction
http://www.greatcommoncorenonfiction.com
PARCC Homepage
http://www.parcconline.org
Understand to Score explains the PARCC Score Report
http://understandthescore.org/
Kathy Schrock's Common Core Rubrics
http://www.schrockguide.net/assessment-and-rubrics.html
FAQs about the Common Core Standards
http://www.corestandards.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions
Resources for Understanding the Common Core State Standards
http://www.edutopia.org/common-core-state-standards-resources
Explore the District Sites:
Staff Portal
http://staff.sbschools.org
PD Express
http://pd.sbschools.org
Follow these 'Innovators':
Vicki Davis: Cool Cat Teacher Blog
FreeTech4Teachers by Richard Byrne
Kevin Jarrett Technology, Engineering and Design
Larry Ferlazzo: Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day
Steve W. Anderson: Web 2.0 Connected Classroom
How to Write the Perfect Twitter Post
The Art of Writing Great Twitter Headlines
http://www.copyblogger.com/twitter-headlines/
Kathy Schrock's Guide to Twitter
http://www.schrockguide.net/twitter-for-teachers.html
A Few More Teacher Resources
AASL Best Websites for Teaching and Learning 2016
http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards/best/websites/2016
AASL Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2016
http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards/best/apps/2016
Events in the Library:
Brownies and Books: Date TBA
View the new books and resources we've gathered for you and enjoy a sweet treat! The official opening to the library for staff.
Summer Reading:
A school-wide event shared by all staff and students. Visit the middle school summer reading project of the school website for more information.
Library Orientations
Students will receive Library Orientation.
One Book Crossroads/South Brunswick Reads
Last Year was Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead / Crossroads selection was Tesla's Attic by Eric Eflman and Neal Shusterman
Author Visit
SPRING 2017 TBD Our author last year was Mitali Perkins. Past authors include: Todd Strasser, Neal Shusterman, Roland Smith, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Chris Grabenstein, Doug Florian, Marc Aronson and Paul Janeczko. Stay tuned for the announcement of this year's author.
Staff Book Group: North / South
Scholastic Book Fair
Sponsored by the PTO, the book fair runs during the weeks of Fall and Spring Conferences. Look for the Teachers' Wish List.
SB Schools Resources:
Crossroads Library website: http://www.sbschools.org/schools/xrds/mediacenter/index.php
Databases: http://www.sbschools.org/schools/xrds/mediacenter/teacher_resources/databases.php
See handouts for passwords
Crossroads Wikis: North / South
Explore some of the tools used in these wikis: Animoto, Glogster, Google Custom Search, iMovie Meebo, Twitter VoiceThread,Voki, Wordle,
Valuable PD Resources Searchable by Subject, e.g. Self Regulation
ASCD Professional Ebook Collection
PD Express: Professional Development Course Offerings, Documents for Wikis, AUP, etc, Flex Plans and more!
http://pd.sbschools.org
- User Name: 4 digit ID Number plus 2 leading zeros Password:Last 4 digits of Social Security Number
South Brunswick Staff Portal: Resources for staff, for example, curriculum guides, observation forms, technology instructions and more!
http://staff.sbschools.org
- User Name: 4 digit ID Number plus 2 leading zeros Password:Last 4 digits of Social Security Number
New Teacher Resources
August New Teacher Survival Guide from Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/august-new-teacher-survival-guide
Resources Toolkit for New Teachers
http://www.edutopia.org/article/new-teacher-resources-toolkit
Five Beginning Teachers: 10 Great Tips
https://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/WhatsNew/WNDet/TabId/270/ArtMID/888/ArticleID/525/5-Beginning-Teachers-10-Great-Tips.aspx
New Teachers Lesson and Curriculum Planning
http://www.edutopia.org/article/new-teachers-lesson-curriculum-planning-resources
Edutopia on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/edutopia
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