The Library through my eyes Cathy Toney, Library Media Specialist Carolyn Lewis Elementary School Conway School District
Arkansas Association of Instructional Media Over 700 members across the state Media specialists, technology specialists, college professors are members. Membership only $20 a year Annual conference usually in April Conference will have breakout sessions, 2 or 3 keynote speakers and vendors.
Possible Conference Sessions Media ideas for libraries Latest technology ideas for schools Common core activities Teacher evaluation (TESS) Authors Time to meet others of same profession (library and tech) Professional development hours
Elementary Libraries Curriculum : state organized 36 standards for libraries before common core. In Conway, we created our own pacing guide with activities to go along with our guide. With Common Core, we only work on 2 or 3 standards pre 9 weeks. We tried to pick the standards that teacher would not teach in the classroom. We (elementary) are part of the report card so we give a grade on the 2 or 3 standard. We will teach other topics from our frameworks but will not give a grade.
Frameworks/standards Pacing guide First 9 weeks SLES Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade
Organization of Libraries Set up the library for you and your patrons What people see when they first walk into the library media center
view of Carolyn Lewis Elementary Library
Questions to think about for the day
User friendly: 2 computers for check in and check out
Library cards
Areas in the library
Teaching area
Example of area info about research
Search area on computers
Anchor Charts
Overview of reading areas
Reading areas
Reading areas
Reading Area
Award winning Books and Reading area
Library Centers: Dinosaurs
Library centers: Dominoes
Library Center: Sports
Library Centers: Puzzles
Library Center: ocean
The Happy Librarian website Past AAIM/AASL presentations Presentation for my teachers to know the library Presentation for students beginning of the year www.happylibrarian54.weebly.com
Questions Cathy Toney Library media specialist Carolyn Lewis Elementary Conway School District 1804 Old Military Rd Conway, AR 72034 501-450-4835 toneyc@conwayschools.net cathytoney54@gmail.com www.happylibrarian54.weebly.com Twitter: @ctoney32