This week and last week have been very crazy weeks for me!
Last week I attended the Iowa Core Curriculum meeting called Shift Control. It's an on-going conference that focuses on moving into the 21st century with technology to increase learning opportunities. What's really great about the sessions is that the schools that are attending each send a team whose members include an administrator, IT person, classroom teacher and a teacher-librarian. There are about 55 people who get together for these meetings. We are working with Dr. Scott McLeod and CASTLE of ISU. It makes for a long day, but I learned so much! Ask me about it!!!!
This week I attended the annual ICN book talks sponsored by AEA 267. We meet with other teacher-librarians, public librarians, and library aides from both school and public libraries to hear reader views on recommended new books available to our readers. In the afternoon I travelled to Clear Lake and met with other teacher-librarians to be experience using etherpad and the new adobe connect pro.
Add the early out for wind and the days fly by! This week I would have met with Mrs. Zuehl's 3rd grade on Tuesday. Today, Thursday, I meet with Mrs. Brun's 3rd grade. We will work in the computer lab using the Internet to find info on sharks.
Next week I will meet with Mrs. Geelan's Kindergarten and Mrs. Glawe's 2nd grade on Monday and Mrs. Zuehl's 3rd grade on Wednesday.
Until next week, keep reading!
Mrs. Reiter, Teacher-Librarian
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
And the Winner is.....
Well, it looks like more snow days ahead! Hopefully we'll get some school time in on Wednesday!
Due to the snow, I was not able to meet with the elementary classes. I will be in Kanawha on Thursday in the morning, but will probably stop in Britt in the afternoon. I will not be in the West Hancock district next week. My one scheduled day will be spent at an Iowa Core Curriculum meeting in Clear Lake. The focus of my sessions are on technology and shifting to the 21st century.
AND THE WINNER IS.....
Book awards and medals have been announced by the American Library Association for 2010. Here are a few of my favorite winners:
John Newbery Medal- to the author for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Randolph Caldecott Medal- to the artist of the most distinguished picture book for children - The Lion and the Mouse, written and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Coretta Scott King Book Award- Recognizes outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience - Author Vaunda Micheau Nelson for her book, Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall and to illustrator Charles R. Smith Jr. for the book, My People
Pura Belpre Award- Presented to a Latino/Latina writer or illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience - Return to Sender by Julia Alverez
Margaret L. Batchelder Award- given to a book published in the USA that was orginally published in a foreign country in a foreign language - A Faraway Island by Annika Thor and translated by Linda Schenck
Robert F. Siebert Informational Book Medal- honors most distinguished informational book for its contribution to children's literature - Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone
Schneider Family Book Award- honors an author or illustrator of a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for the child or adolescent audience - TEEN: Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork; MIDDLE SCHOOL: Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin; and YOUNG CHILDREN: Django by Bonnie Christensen
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award [aka Dr. Seuss]- awards authors and/or illustrators for the most distinguished contibution to the body of children's literature known as beginner readers - Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! by Geoffrey Hayes
Michael L. Printz Award- awarded for excellence in Young Adult literature - Going Bovine by Libba Bray
Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults- best nonfiction book published for YA (ages 12-18) - Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
And these are just a few of the winners!! Check out www.ala.org for more information about the American Library Association and their full list of award winning books.
Until next time,
Mrs. Reiter, K-12 Teacher Librarian
Due to the snow, I was not able to meet with the elementary classes. I will be in Kanawha on Thursday in the morning, but will probably stop in Britt in the afternoon. I will not be in the West Hancock district next week. My one scheduled day will be spent at an Iowa Core Curriculum meeting in Clear Lake. The focus of my sessions are on technology and shifting to the 21st century.
AND THE WINNER IS.....
Book awards and medals have been announced by the American Library Association for 2010. Here are a few of my favorite winners:
John Newbery Medal- to the author for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Randolph Caldecott Medal- to the artist of the most distinguished picture book for children - The Lion and the Mouse, written and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Coretta Scott King Book Award- Recognizes outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience - Author Vaunda Micheau Nelson for her book, Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall and to illustrator Charles R. Smith Jr. for the book, My People
Pura Belpre Award- Presented to a Latino/Latina writer or illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience - Return to Sender by Julia Alverez
Margaret L. Batchelder Award- given to a book published in the USA that was orginally published in a foreign country in a foreign language - A Faraway Island by Annika Thor and translated by Linda Schenck
Robert F. Siebert Informational Book Medal- honors most distinguished informational book for its contribution to children's literature - Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone
Schneider Family Book Award- honors an author or illustrator of a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for the child or adolescent audience - TEEN: Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork; MIDDLE SCHOOL: Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin; and YOUNG CHILDREN: Django by Bonnie Christensen
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award [aka Dr. Seuss]- awards authors and/or illustrators for the most distinguished contibution to the body of children's literature known as beginner readers - Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! by Geoffrey Hayes
Michael L. Printz Award- awarded for excellence in Young Adult literature - Going Bovine by Libba Bray
Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults- best nonfiction book published for YA (ages 12-18) - Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
And these are just a few of the winners!! Check out www.ala.org for more information about the American Library Association and their full list of award winning books.
Until next time,
Mrs. Reiter, K-12 Teacher Librarian
Monday, February 1, 2010
February is for Book Lovers!
Welcome back to a sunny, but cold, day! February 2nd is Groundhog's Day. Will he see his shadow? How much more winter do we need?!?
This week I am in the West Hancock district 2 days. On Wednesday [3-FEB] and Friday [5-FEB]. On Wednesday, I will be in Kanawha. On Friday, I will visiting with the 1st and 4th grades. The 1st graders will listen to If You'll Be My Valentine and do an activity. The 4th graders will make test their media skills knowledge by playing "Dewey You Want to Be a Millionaire?"
You know, you've been "watching" some well-known books at the movies! In 2009, these books were made into movies: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Bennett, Coraline by Neil Gaiman, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling, Hotel for Dogs by Lois Duncan, Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult, Race to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key, Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3 by John Godey, The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger and Whiteout by Greg Rucka to name a few. And don't forget all those Disney movies! Check out www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies on the web for more books-made-into-movie titles.
Until next time, curl up with a good book or a good book movie!
Mrs. Reiter
This week I am in the West Hancock district 2 days. On Wednesday [3-FEB] and Friday [5-FEB]. On Wednesday, I will be in Kanawha. On Friday, I will visiting with the 1st and 4th grades. The 1st graders will listen to If You'll Be My Valentine and do an activity. The 4th graders will make test their media skills knowledge by playing "Dewey You Want to Be a Millionaire?"
You know, you've been "watching" some well-known books at the movies! In 2009, these books were made into movies: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Bennett, Coraline by Neil Gaiman, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling, Hotel for Dogs by Lois Duncan, Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult, Race to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key, Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3 by John Godey, The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger and Whiteout by Greg Rucka to name a few. And don't forget all those Disney movies! Check out www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies on the web for more books-made-into-movie titles.
Until next time, curl up with a good book or a good book movie!
Mrs. Reiter
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