Top Ten Books for Principals to Read Aloud at Staff Meetings by Matt Renwick. Files are saved, paperwork is completed, and instructions are left for the new principal. As I prepare for a new adventure as principal of Mineral Point Elementary School (Wisconsin), there is one thing left to do for my successor: Provide a list of excellent books to read aloud to staff members to start meetings. It is my belief that school leaders need to lead by example when it comes to promoting authentic and necessary literacy practices in schools.
Instead of “Lead Learner,” what about “Lead Reader”? Our actions speak louder than anything we might say. The following books have served as excellent texts to share with faculty to start meetings. Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena (Illustrated by Christian Robinson) This picture book should be in every classroom, K-12. Stuck by Oliver Jeffers With staff meetings, humor is the coin of the realm, especially in the spring when our collective patience wears thin. Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin (Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri) Rise Vision | Digital Signage Content Management. Matthew Lesko - Free Money Sources for Libraries. In our information age, the library is one of the most important buildings in our community. The information, resources, and great works of literature held between its walls are the keys that open the doors to imagination, possibilities and answers to life’s complicated questions.
But like all public service agencies across the country, libraries are hurting. Budget cuts are whittling down hours of service; training funds are being slashed; technology is becoming outdated. But all of this doesn’t stop the people from using the library. Did you know: Yet: Federal spending on libraries is only 54 cents per person annually College libraries receive less than three cents of every dollar spent on higher education Americans spend seven times as much money on home video gams as they do on school library materials (Statistics from the America Library Association) How are libraries addressing funding concerns?
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Despite using Google every day, we still use it in its simplest form. But Google has a plenty of tricks up its sleeves that can help us perform more quick, efficient and effective searches on Google. Towards this end, in July 2012 Google created an online course called Power Searching with Google. The Google Power Searching course is available online on edX as an Xseries program. Go to Power Searching with Google Course The course is structured as a series of 6 modules, each of which comprises of 5-6 short video lessons. The instructor of the course is Daniel M. Power Searching with GoogleAdvanced Power Searching with Google XSeries Program in Power Searching with Google. Slmimpact - home. Read the Fine Print. Ites - Crowdsourcing Your PD.
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