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a BCTF Provincial Specialist Association.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965457436686461945noreply@blogger.comBlogger953125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-55136696225069964802013-10-22T02:48:00.000-07:002013-10-22T02:48:04.588-07:00DEAR - Lt Governor General proclaims Oct 28th BC School Library Day
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Proclamation announcement from Jeff Yasinchuk. VP Advocacy BCTLA Executive <br />
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Hi Everyone:<br /><br /> GREAT NEWS!<br /><br /> Word has just come down that Lt. Governor General has proclaimed October 28th BC School Library Day! Whoo-hoo!<br /><br /> While it's just for the one year we will continue to lobby to see that the fourth Monday of every October is School Library Day in BC.<br /><br /> Until then...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Again this year we are asking participating schools to track the participation
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Val Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03951314982340724402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-43232278870756777792013-04-14T23:22:00.001-07:002013-04-14T23:25:36.174-07:0027 Things Your Teacher Librarian DoesI loved this uplifting montage of what we do <3 <br />
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Val Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03951314982340724402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-87028313383153788302013-03-25T13:19:00.001-07:002013-03-25T13:19:12.383-07:008 Elements of Project Based LearningHere is a link to an Edudemic article on the elements needed for successful project based learning.<br />
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Val Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03951314982340724402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-90382525606436844672013-03-13T22:45:00.001-07:002013-03-13T22:45:25.581-07:00Newbery Award Winning Authors - ALA Conference in SeattleRandom House Publishing hosted an author event at the ALA Conference in Seattle. You will hear authors talk about their experiences winning the Newbery Medal and/or receiving a Newbery Honor. Authors in the discussion include Christopher Paul Curtis, Jenny Holm, Kirby Larson, Louis Sachar, Jerry Spinelli, Rebbeca Stead and Clare Vanderpool. <br />
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Val Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03951314982340724402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-9799859404715335412013-02-24T19:16:00.000-08:002013-02-24T19:18:29.077-08:00Freedom to Read Week <div style="overflow: hidden;">
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Val Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03951314982340724402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-85854970280520957382013-02-18T17:50:00.004-08:002013-02-18T17:54:47.330-08:00Provincial Webinars set to start tomorrowMore than 40 Teacher-Librarians from across the province have signed up to take part in the first Webinar of 2013. <br />
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Tomorrow's session will be hosted by <strong>Gordon Powell</strong> of Richmond and will run from 4:00-5:00 PM. <br />
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TL's in SD#68 - Nanaimo-Ladysmith decided to gather together for the webinars. We have found it a great way to network, help each other learn and collaborate on uses of information from each webinar. <br />
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<em><strong>Squeezing the Juice Out of EBSCO: Canadian Points of View</strong></em><br />
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Presenter: Gordon Powell, Richmond School District<br />
In this web-based presentation, you will learn how the EBSCO database "Canadian Points of View" can be a tremendous resource for your Science, Socials and English students. Access hundreds of Canadian and international sources, review "for" and "against" position papers and learn how to research controversial topics.<br />
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Val Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03951314982340724402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-42157683972011955922012-09-08T10:41:00.001-07:002012-09-08T10:41:17.615-07:00New reading superintendent leads the charge on child literacyV<a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/todays-paper/reading+superintendent+leads+charge+child+literacy/7211602/story.html">ancouver Sun: 2012 September 8</a><br />
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Since the Kootenay Lake School District cut
her position as district librarian, she’s been tasked with closing down
the curriculum resource centre where she’s worked for 17 years. That
means sorting and packing more than 20,000 learning materials that used
to be shared between schools and, in many cases, picking one school to
take care of them.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965457436686461945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-42781965120271611482012-04-16T01:16:00.001-07:002012-04-16T01:16:01.332-07:00Cuts to N.S. librarians match trend seen in Ontario<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/04/15/ontario-group-decries-librarian-cuts.html?cmp=rss">CBC News: 2012 April 15</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A Nova Scotia school board's proposal to cut all of its 41 librarians to balance its books highlights a larger trend at some Canadian schools as libraries become victims of continued budget cuts, a development that some argue is having an impact on the quality of children's education.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965457436686461945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-64184722014967739622012-04-15T00:10:00.001-07:002012-04-15T00:10:09.019-07:00School librarians are becoming an endangered species<a href="http://www.lacanadaonline.com/news/tn-gnp-0415-school-librarian-an-endangered-species,0,5339885.story">School librarians are becoming an endangered species</a><br />
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They might soon be able to find her title — credentialed teacher librarian — listed under “extinct species.”Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965457436686461945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-19669994914333248352012-04-13T10:13:00.001-07:002012-04-13T10:13:26.177-07:00What’s our future – school libraries and librarians<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/whats-our-future-school-libraries-and-librarians/">Brave new world: 2012 April 3</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It disturbs me that we are not seriously thinking about the future of school libraries. This statement will receive incensed objections; teacher librarians are, after all, talking about changes in what we do and how we do it at conferences and in their own libraries. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965457436686461945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-81821401589948727822012-04-13T10:12:00.001-07:002012-04-13T10:13:48.469-07:00Vancouver's bookstores look to thrive in uncertain times<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The announcement some weeks ago of the </span><a href="http://www.straight.com/article-637531/vancouver/vancouverites-owe-debt-gratitude-book-warehouse-enriching-our-city" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">demise of the four remaining Book Warehouse outlets</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> would seem to be the latest sign of the impending doom of the stand-alone bookstore. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965457436686461945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-7168304777122912392012-04-13T10:09:00.000-07:002012-04-13T10:09:01.344-07:00CLA Disturbed by Cuts to School Libraries<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A high school librarian in Nova Scotia is denouncing job cuts that even the head of the school board calls a "drastic step backwards." </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965457436686461945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-56714691089911633242012-04-09T11:37:00.003-07:002012-04-09T11:37:39.694-07:00The Unsung Heroes in our Schools<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-meltzer/school-libraries-_b_1411914.html">Huffington Post: 2012 April 9
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School librarians transform lives through education and make it possible for students to thrive in a 21st century learning environment.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965457436686461945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-14888192907465425252012-04-05T09:29:00.001-07:002012-04-05T09:29:28.473-07:00A new chapter for librariesIt's time for the Chilliwack school district to put money back into its elementary school libraries and teacher-librarians, according to the Chilliwack Teachers' Association.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span>A small infusion of Districts funds is putting the focus back on school libraries, long ignored as emerging technology questions their importance.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965457436686461945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-23289068357213005652012-02-28T00:03:00.001-08:002012-02-28T00:03:45.822-08:00Economics of E-Texts<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/Economics+Texts/6214042/story.html">National Post: 2012 February 27</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Matt MacInnis envisions a day when university and grade school classrooms are completely free of paper textbooks.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">His Silicon Valley-based company, Inkling, is working to bring that vision to fruition.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But even though the demand for ebooks is exploding, the supply isn't. The majority of major publishers in North America will not sell ebooks to libraries.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
Read more: <a href="http://www.timescolonist.com/news/ebook+conundrum/6104574/story.html#ixzz1lXWjLcpx" style="color: #003399;">http://www.timescolonist.com/news/ebook+conundrum/6104574/story.html#ixzz1lXWjLcpx</a></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965457436686461945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-14003702897855349602012-01-23T09:09:00.000-08:002012-01-23T09:09:51.601-08:00ALA announces 2012 Youth Media Award winners<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/american-library-association-announces-2012-youth-media-award-winners">American Libraries Magazine: 2012 January 23</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The American Library Association (<span class="caps">ALA</span>) today announced the top books, video and audiobooks for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting in Dallas.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965457436686461945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021432748733049790.post-55824314659824303932012-01-20T16:33:00.000-08:002012-01-20T16:33:58.359-08:00Copyright and the Right<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/6251/125/">Michael Geist: 2012 January 20</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The opposition to SOPA is not limited to the right in the United States. In Canada, <a href="http://www.bloggingtories.ca/">Blogging Tories</a>, which aggregates dozens of right-leaning blogs, <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/stephen_taylor/status/159705609351086082">went dark</a> in support of the SOPA protest and the National Post was the only major Canadian paper to publish an <a href="http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/01/17/national-post-editorial-board-how-not-to-stop-online-piracy/#more-64232">editorial</a> on the issue, concluding:...</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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U.S. lawmakers stopped anti-piracy legislation in its tracks on Friday, delivering a stunning win for Internet companies that staged an unprecedented online protest this week to kill the previously fast-moving bills. </div>
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