Staff and Faculty OrientationWissahickon Charter

School2007-2008

Created by Carrie Higgins, LMS

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Why are you here today? There is so much that is new!

“ Library Grand Re-Opening” Review and Remember Q and A

Agenda What’s new? Policies and Procedures Review Curriculum OPAC (if time allows)

What’s new? Staff: Haley M. Hours: see schedule Layout:

Fiction and Fiction Series Dewey Reference Biographies/ Pop-ups Book Baskets Tubs, Prof., Software, Video, CDs from books

What’s new? Wikispace! Check out

www.dewey-dot-com.wikispaces.com Please bookmark it! You can get your own FREE wikispace,

too:www.wikispaces.com

What’s new? Books! Literally, thousands. Books and Bagels event TBA Booktalks at staff meetings Lists- if you gave me a list of “wanted”

books, I will hand a copy back to you so you can see which titles we ordered, etc.

What’s new? Print Reference World Book 2008 (arriving in Nov.)

Note: old World books are intermingled into two sets

Best Books for Children*

What’s new? Audio Resources

For recorded picture books, look in the audio books section: Call # is AUD They are arranged in ABC order by

title

MORE are arriving soon!

What’s new? Video Resources

Arranged in THEMATIC order Reminder: you must check them

out (and return them to the book return slot… don’t shelve them yourself)

What’s new? Technology Projector and Screen (and speakers) Digital Camera Printer in the library Mobile lab- see handout for guidelines TWO NEW LAPTOPS to add to our mobile

lab (that makes 12!) I always need at least 24 hour advance

notice to sign out equipment.

What’s new? Databases We now have Encyclopeadia Brittanica!www.school.eb.com Cobblestone Online www.

cobblestoneonline.net

Coming soon… PA interlibrary loan through the ACCESS PA program!

What’s new: Magazines

Carus Publishing (index is online!)*

High interest *

What’s new? Guided and Shared Reading

Susie labeled all the bags with color-coded labels according to level.

Weeded Shared Reading--- if a set you need isn’t here, it is in the back

Guided Reading prefix is GR Shared Reading prefix is SR Thematic tubs aren’t cataloged, but are

arranged in ABC order

What’s new? Big Books: call # prefix is BIG Small Books: call # prefix is SMALL Easy Readers: call # prefix is ER Professional Books: call # prefix is PRO

(if any… these usually aren’t cataloged) Series books have the same call # (F

___), but now have a yellow spine label and are on the spinner

Not so new…. But important….

BROWSING BASKETS WHAT are they? WHY do you have them? WHICH books are in them?

Announcing…The Read and Relax Club!

Starting soon, students can come to the library once a week during lunch and recess to read and relax. I will announce dates and times on the morning announcements.

What is allowed? Checking out books, reading Eating your lunch while reading/drawing Listening to audio books Working on homework and research

What isn’t allowed? Conversation, sleeping, cell phones, etc. Disrespectful behavior (a ONE STRIKE and you are out rule

applies) Using R&R as a punishment for behavior (ie, you’ve lost recess

or are in buddy teacher).

Policy and Procedures: Pop Quiz!

How many books at one time can a student check out in: K-2nd? 3-5th? Middle school?

How long can Rihanna keep her book, Cinderella (ella, ella, ella…)?

What if she doesn’t return it? What if she lost it?

Policies and Procedures What if Angelina and Jennifer both want the

same book? What if George, a fifth grader, wants to check

out a YA book? Mr. Beckham is a teacher at WCS.

How many books can he check out? For how long?What if he loses his book?

How does he check out if Carrie or Haley aren’t in the library?

Ugh… Overdues! Overdue notices use tons of

paper… class lists are so much more environmentally friendly

Hundreds of severe overdues were turned in the week before Fun Day

I need your help!

Library Curriculum First Trimester- library orientation Genre study Author study Research study

Reminders

Write your name in classroom library books.24 hour notice for ALL requests (sometimes

longer- see new schedule)Return class books BEFORE 9:00AM the

day you have library otherwise I will be annoyed and act passive aggressive (or, just aggressive).

Teachers return to the book return slot, too.

Reminders, Cont.

Taking care of SR and GR booksWhat does co-teaching look like?Book Check-out is a “sacred” time and

should be calm and quiet. Choosing the right book is an important and multi-layered process.

EVERYTHING MUST BE CHECKED OUT! (Technology included)

Schedule

Copy of schedule will be emailed to you soon

PacketsCall Number PrefixesSeating Chart *turn in by first classMobile Lab PoliciesEncyc. Brittanica flyerThematic Tub ListPasswords Library Passes/ R&R PassesShared Reading InventorySchedule

What I need from you:

Seating chart (by first class) Interview (Michele will schedule)Weed/Reassign SR sets (by next Friday)EXPLORE!Understanding and Support

Future Library PD

Computer LabEncyclopedia BritannicaACCESS PA and POWER LibraryOPACWikispaces (by popular demand)WebGemsBooks and Bagels