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Updates from Chicago Public SchoolsDepartment of Literacy: Libraries
CPS Department of Literacy - Libraries
Lisa Perez, Library ManagerChicago Public Library - Children’s Services
System Wide MeetingSeptember 9, 2014
New CPS Website C
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CPS Action Plan: The Five Pillars
http://cps.edu/pages/ actionplan.aspx
Our Priorities
New CPS Logo
Note our new logo created by two of our students
See information at http://goo.gl/V29S3E
CPS in Social Media
In Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chicagopublicschools
In Twitter:https://twitter.com/ChiPubSchools
In YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/ChiPubSchools
Our Teacher-Librarian Wiki
http://cpslibraries.wikispaces.com
About Us
Lisa PerezLibrary [email protected]
Dorsey ChambersNetwork Library [email protected]: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Colleen HermanLibrary Technology [email protected]: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and High Schools Christie ThomasSOAR Project [email protected]
CPS Department of Literacy: Libraries
CPS On the Move
cps.edu/onthemove
The Department of Literacy: Libraries will be in the new Bridgeport office at 501 West 35th St.
CPS - CPL Joint Collaborations
▪ Back to School-a-Palooza▪ Best of the Best▪ Teen Volume Conference▪ Promotion of CPL programs
within the CPS community▪ Quarterly planning meetings
Sharing the news
▪ Communications with every school
▪ Will receive general information about resources available to all schools
▪ Weekly Alert newsletter to all teachers
Battle of the Books
http://cpslibraries.wikispaces.com/ElementaryBattleoftheBooks
● Reading lists are posted - Gr 4-6 & 7-8
● Program managed by Dorsey Chambers
● April is the online semi-final round; 30 top-scoring teams advance to the Final Competition in May
In the 2014 Battle of the Books, 185 teams participated from 103 CPS schools
Librarian Technology Training
▪ YouTube technology training videos
▪ Support for iPads & Nexus tablets
▪ Presentations from various technology professional development events
https://sites.google.com/site/cpsmobilary/home
Common Core in CPS
http://www.corestandards.org
Three Major Shifts in Teaching Literacy
1. Regular practice with complex text and its academic language
2. Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational
3. Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction
Seeking Online Access to Resources
▪ Our district’s integrated library system
▪ Used by almost 400 schools to manage their print collections
▪ Also, a portal to our online databases and CPS Virtual Library
cps.edu/library
CPS Virtual Library
Three Branches
● Elementary● High School● Professional
● 12,000+ eBooks● Password list available
with CPS login
Our Online Databases
Also available from cps.edu/libraries▪ Gale suite▪ Britannica (Eng/Span)▪ NewsBank▪ Teachingbooks.net
Our librarians strongly encourage students to take advantage of CPS databases.
SALSA Reading List
S.A.L.S.A. is an acronym for "Spanish Award-winning Literature Seminar for All" - a professional development workshop session geared towards showcasing new Spanish language titles appropriate for school library and classroom collections, grades PreK-8. Fiction and informational books are selected, representing high standards of writing and illustrations that are best suited to meet grade level curriculum demands, as well as student interests. The S.A.L.S.A. list is updated biennially by the CPS Libraries Team. Access at:
http://cpslibraries.wikispaces.com/Spanish+Language+Literature+-+S.A.L.S.A.
Diversity Reading List
The Diversity Recommended Reading List is a biennial list, created by the Department of Literacy: Libraries team, that reflects a range of diversity including socioeconomic, cultural, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental abilities and challenges, race, language and learning styles. Understanding and respecting values and perspectives of all people helps to enhance learning experiences in Chicago Public Schools. Books provide a valuable pathway to explore and embrace diversity by helping students see themselves reflected in the pages of books, while learning to understand and respect the experiences and feelings of others. Access at:http://cpslibraries.wikispaces.com/Diversity+Resources+for+All
Recommended Reading Lists
General recommended reading lists
▪ switch from “recommended purchasing” to “recommended reading”
▪ tailored to our student population▪ geared toward our curriculum and
CCSS▪ built by teams of CPS librarians▪ next list due in the Spring, 2015
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
MTSS is:
A variety of library resources may be leveraged to address MTSS
REACH Teacher-Librarian Evaluation
New 2014 REACH Framework for Teacher-Librarians
4c: Communicating with the Larger Community
“Teacher-librarian is proactive in outreach efforts to inform families and the larger community about the school library program, availability of online resources, and relevant community programs. Teacher-librarian establishes connections with outside libraries to coordinate services for the mutual benefit of families and students…” [Distinguished level]
Working with Your Neighborhood Schools
Make introductions with your local
school librarians.
Discuss points of collaboration. Work with librarians to promote your events and resources
Also, connect to the school administration, teachers, and school community
members.
Contact Us
Lisa PerezLibrary [email protected]
Dorsey ChambersNetwork Library [email protected]: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Colleen HermanLibrary Technology [email protected]: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and High Schools Christie ThomasSOAR Project [email protected]
