Online Resource Trainings

Library Updates for Aldine

Hello everyone!!! 

I wanted to give you a few important updates and new changes in the library world! 

Aldine will now have a Library Services Newsletter that will be rolled out the first week of school. It will be a bimonthly newsletter coming to your inbox and letting you know about all of the good information and events that Aldine libraries has to offer teachers and students. Our ILS want to collaborate with teachers!!! Follow us all on twitter & instagram and sign up for our newsletter! Once you followed @aldinelibraries & subscribed to the newsletter, email me a screenshot of your follow & subscription and get a little something special from me! 

Last thing--Library Services has created a Schoology Course for 3 hours of INVEST credit. I promise it won't take you 3 hours to complete. There is a flyer attached that gives you the code to register. This course is open all year, so you don't have a deadline. You guys are so busy right now preparing for our students. The Schoology course tells about what Aldine's libraries have to offer you and your students. So take it at your leisure and learn about your ILS and your library. 

Ebooks...how to find them!!!

Alright everyone, so this is a goodie!!! Make sure to take a moment to watch this video, so that you have a more resources on books for the different units you all have! I cut myself off at the end 🙈, so if you have any questions make sure to let me know!!! I will get the usernames and passwords out to you all soon! I talked about two grade levels units...which ones were they??? Comment below!

Celebrate the Life and Impact of Dr.Martin Luther King with Discovery Education

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., led and inspired millions in the fight for equal rights. Dr. King advocated peaceful methods of resistance to unfair laws, such as boycotting buses that forced African Americans to ride separately and leading a march to Washington, D.C., to call for jobs and freedom for all. Though King was assassinated, his message of freedom and equality lives on. Bring the life and work of Dr. King to your classroom with these resources from Discovery Education Streaming.

• History Kids: From Selma to Montgomery
  This new segment discusses the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the timeline of the protests against voting discrimination in Selma.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Content Collection 
  Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 
  
  Learn how Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired change by advocating peaceful methods of resistance to protest unfair laws and civil injustices in this robust content collection. 
• Holiday Facts and Fun: Martin Luther King Day
  Grades K-2, 3-5
  
  This video highlights the career of America's foremost civil rights leader. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s first experience with prejudice is discussed, as well as his ability to speak in front of others, and his unwavering belief in nonviolence as the best way to solve human problems.
• Martin's Big Words
  Grades K-2, 3-5
  
  The classic children's book by Doreen Rappaport comes to life in this video through stunning collage art and vibrant watercolor paintings in this profound and important biography about beliefs and dreams and following one's heart.

Spotlight on Strategies-
Instructional Idea: Poetry Slam 

Introduce the video PBS NewsHour: Students Remember King's "I Have a Dream" Speech and ask students to focus on descriptive language King used in his speech. 

Utilize the instructional idea SOS: Poetry Slam and pause every minute and ask students to write two or three key things they learned or key terms they heard during the video. Then, have students write a haiku using information and language from the speech. As students read their poems, play the video with the audio muted for visual support.

OTHER UPCOMING Featured Events via Discovery Education:

Inauguration Virtual Experience 
January 19th | 1:00 PM (ET) 

In preparation for the inauguration, help your students better understand the history and process behind a White House transition through this interactive experience. REGISTER TODAY!

Have questions, assistance or need more resources? Ask Mrs. Glass. 

Reference: All of the above information provided by Discovery Education.