Learning Opportunities Parkway Library Media Webinar Series Archived Links to Google Collabora ve Tools, Elements of Digital Ci zenship, the AASL Conference Wrap‐up, and Seeing Horizon Through Student Eyes can be found on the Library Services webpage. Upcoming events will include the METC and MASL conference roundup. Using Nonfic on in the Library , the Classroom and at Home Wednesday, February 26th Compelling nonfic on can have a profound impact on young readers, from helping develop personal interests to suppor ng academic research needs. Find out about new and upcoming nonfic on tles from Gale (part of Cengage Learning), Scholas c, and ReferencePoint Press, for beginning readers and elementary children up through high school students, all with strong applica ons for both school and public libraries. This free webcast will include ideas for connec ng many of these new tles to Common Core Standards and educa onal curriculums as well as public library programming. From persuasive wri ng connec ons and debate topics to programs about sports science and designing ta oos, new nonfic on tles have plenty to offer to librarians serving youth. REGISTER HERE Func on Follows Form: How Google Apps Can Transform 21st Century Learning—Feb. 26th—4:00PM Schools across the country pledge to teach 21st century skills, but building a culture of collaborators can prove difficult. Luckily, Google Apps for educa on provides tools to transform an insular learning community into a collabora ve one. In this session, the presenter will introduce Google applica ons that will empower teachers and students to learn together outside of the boundaries imposed by geography and me. Sponsored by Folle —REGISTER HERE
Par cipa on Credits A er you have par cipated in the webinar, in order to get credit, you will need to click here or go to nyurl.com/LibWebinars and record your par cipa on. Remember that district credit is based on the number of hours that you par cipate. Six hours will get you .5 credit and 12 hours will get you 1 credit.
Educator Field Trip—Big History Project The director of educa on, Bob Regan, and the lead curriculum writer, Bob Bain, will be the lead presenters for this FREE event. This is an exci ng effort to integrate technology with history teaching. The a ached brochure gives you a number of links to get an overview of Big History prior to the recep on and introduc on on March 12 from 4:00‐7:00 at the Forest Park Visitor’s Center. Lessons are integrated with Common Core, the work of Sam Wineburg on reading and thinking like a historian, the importance of science in the shaping of historical development and much more. There is no cost for the recep on or for implemen ng Big History, however you need to register. Visit the Educa onPlus website h p:// edplus.org and click on the Calendar and Registra on icon to register! Learn More: Read the course guide HERE. Check out our TED talk at h p://www.ted.com/talks/david_chris an_big_history.html Visit us on Facebook at h ps://www.facebook.com/bighistoryproject The Big History Project – website h p://course.bighistoryproject.com
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