1. WAYS TO MAKE READING ROCK Bill Lowenburg – Stroudsburg High School Session B5 May 2, 2014 Lowenbur@sburg.org (Website links on final slide)

2. Welcome! This morning’s objectives: Sharing ways we promote reading at Stroudsburg High School, Pleasant Valley High School, and your school. Brief discussion of hardware and software considerations. Utilizing WordPress as a library platform to promote reading. Organizing a “Why Reading Rocks” student video contest.

3. SSR: Sustained Silent Reading English classes read 2-3 times per week for about 20 minutes. No assessments or journals Reading-writing connection – Creative Writing, Film Studies teacher supports SSR Correlation with rise in PSSA/Keystone scores – diverse student population

4. Professional Development: Reading Apprenticeship Originally we tried to include Social Studies in SSR, but… Several Social Studies and other subject area teachers have benefitted from RA training. Our fourth district cohort group of 9-12 teachers is receiving Reading Apprenticeship training this summer. (~25 total to date)

5. SHS Library Peer Tutoring Program Over 75 students involved this year. Four seniors, two juniors run the program. Excellent role models: English department Love of Reading Award Locations: high school library, Middle School, Eastern Monroe Public Library, and at home Peer tutors have run two SAT/ACT prep sessions Facebook page, Wordpress

6. Promoting reading in the community: Eastern Monroe Public Library Teen Advisory Group

7. Extending the library with Overdrive

8. Overdrive for Fiction Ebook delivery system – platform independent Majority of titles are fiction Will provide access to > 500 books the first year. Available at consortium pricing in some areas Combined cost for HS and JHS: $2,300

9. Ebsco Ebook Collection - nonfiction High School Collection: 7,500 titles Cost: $1,795 Nonfiction – excellent for research Academic Collection: 120,000 titles, includes High School Collection Cost: $2,500/yr

10. Reading on Electronic Devices BYOD vs One-to-one program Stroudsburg headed toward BYOD In search of the “best” device to recommend to students. Mr. Thornton’s Spreadsheet

11. IRULU 10” $98.00

12. With Keyboard Holder

13. Summer Reading Program

14. Graphic Novel Society

15. WordPress Library Blog/Website http://mountielibrarylinks.wordpress.com/

16. Wordpress Dashboard

17. “Why Reading Rocks” Video Contest

18. Video Contest Guidelines

19. “Why Reading Rocks” Video Contest

20. Additional Resources http://cslpreads.org/

21. Tips for video making Produce a series of short “example” videos to encourage participation. Have an easily-accessible website where videos and contest instructions can be viewed. Include a “one continuous shot” category of 30-60 seconds in length. These will not require editing skills and will emphasize acting over special effects. Encourage student-performed music over downloads. Or have separate categories for each. For more information, go to Mountielibrarylinks.wordpress.com

22. Contact information Lowenbur@sburg.org Mountielibrarylinks.wordpress.com Amazon author page Zorkichronicles.com Crashburnlove.com