October 2016 TL Announcements

What to Know@BVSD this Month!

Thanks to all of you that attended the 10.10.16 professional learning day at SparkFun. 
We enjoyed a day of discussion, reflection, exploration, and making.

To access resources from the day's activities please login into Schoology, Access Code: 9GKQ5-W8CFT. Check out Take Away discussion posts and Resources & Funding pages. 

Click the image below to watch highlights from our day.

Do you have teachers in your buildings that would like to be a part of the 21st Century Cohort 4.0? Applications are open now through October, 23, 2016! Click here to review participation details and pass along to your teachers.

The 2016 Colorado Summit Featuring Google for Education is BACK in Boulder Valley School District at Monarch High School on November 5th and 6th!

Click here to access schedule and review session titles, descriptions, resources and other fun events happening throughout the Summit.

BVSD Employees can register at anytime to receive the same host rate of $229 -- use the special BVSD only promo code! 

Rae and I are coordinating a Pop up Makerspace on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 AM-12:30 PM during the GAFE Summit. Do you know students that would like to come and play, demonstrate, and or present in our makerspace? If so, please pass along this form to the students and or parents of students that want to join us. 

Insignia has provided us with test environment so we can put Insignia Version 8.0 (supports HTML 5) through its paces. Rae needs a few teacher librarians to test functionality of this new release. Specifically, you will be required to login to the test environment from the Chrome browser and conduct day-to-day tasks and let us know what you think. Contact Rae directly if you want to be a tester. Testing will conclude by end of November--we will be sharing test feedback with Insignia. Insignia Version 8.0 is scheduled for release in January 2017. 

OverDrive's Teacher Lounge Professional Development collection is now available for all BVSD educators. Additionally, all BVSD educators can access the 1,184 titles in the student OverDrive collection. Please help spread the word among your staff members that these resources are available to them. 

Guest Blogger

Rebecca (Becky) Vancura, Teacher Librarian Boulder High School

My Journey to Genrefication

“The process has made it easier for students to browse a prefered genre when looking for a book to read.”

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Events | Resources

Bi-Monthly Workshops

Sign up for Workshops and LIBinars via MyPassport. 

MyPassport Code: 16312

November 9, Whittier Elementary (yes, not on a Tuesday)

• Tour of space and Q&A with Loran Lattes
• Insignia HTML 5 update
• Customer Service Tip  (Host & attendees)
• Amazing Race - Arlene Gregerson
• Seesaw- Sara Weatherly

January 10, Southern Hills Middle School 

March 14, Sanchez Elementary

May 9, Ed Center (End-of-Year Celebration)

LIBinars

Access links to join the live stream will be provided closer to broadcast dates. 

• Wednesday, Oct.26 - 3:30 -4:30 PM

HESL 2016 Update

Tammy Langeberg will talk update us on changes to HESL, how HESL tracks to TL Content Connections, and take questions. 

• Thursday, Dec. 1 - 3:30-4:30 PM

First Come-First Serve Making

Denise Von Minden, TL @ Flagstaff Academy will discuss her journey to bring making to her K-8 library.

• Join Mackin's Transform Your School Library (TYSL) movement and contribute to Shannon Miller's padlet, WHAT ARE YOUR “FAVORITE THINGS” FOR THE LIBRARY AND AS A LIBRARIAN?
• Boulder Public Library (BPL) will host a Research Rendezvous, Saturday Dec. 3. If you are supporting teachers involved with National History Day be sure to tell them about Boulder Public Library’s (BPL) Research Rendezvous on Saturday Dec. 3 --click here for details.