November 2009 President’s Corner! As we enjoy the fall season, we find ourselves in the thick of things at school and at home. Although it is difficult to find time for ourselves and our own professional growth, we hope that you include as many HSLMA meetings as possible into your plans this school year. You will not want to miss our next meeting, “Building A Strong Foundation – CAF Educational Resources” on December 12th at the Chicago Architecture Foundation (earn 2 CPDU’s). Our hostess and presenter in December will be Jean Linsner. Jean will discuss the many exciting educational resources that CAF offers high school educators and students. Details regarding this meeting are below. While downtown at the CAF on December 12, you can view their FREE “Chicago Model City” exhibit in the Atrium Gallery, shop in their gift store or participate in one of the CAF afternoon tours (a fee is required). Information regarding these activities and more can be found at: www.**architecture**.org. I hope you were part of the big turnout at the September 12th meeting at Hoffman Estates High School. If not, you missed a great way to start the year by seeing old friends, meeting new ones and being part of a dynamic professional program. A big THANK YOU goes to Mary Spevacek for hosting our meeting at her newly remodeled media center, to Heather Vulpone and Patricia Kozarits (with H & J Educational Resources) for sponsoring the delicious breakfast and book raffle and to Lisa Perez (Area Library Coordinator for the Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries and Chair of the ISTE Media Specialists SIG) for sharing her enthusiasm and expertise regarding the Second Life virtual reality environment. Heather and Patricia’s presentation of new teen books and current offers by various publishers (ABDO Publishing, Chelsea House, Facts on File and Ferguson, Greyhouse Publishing, Lerner Publishing, Marshall Cavendish Publishing and Morgan Reynolds) will help us in the coming months as we select and purchase materials for our libraries. Lisa Perez’s hands-on presentation left us in awe and wanting to learn more in becoming part of the robust community of librarians in the Second Life virtual reality. So, please mark the December 12th meeting on your calendar in ink! I look forward to seeing you then. In the meantime, please check out the new HSLMA WIKI at http://hslma.wikispaces.com. Lisa Walsh President SAVE THE DATE – Sat., December 12 Meeting! (Earn 2 CPDU’s) Chicago Architecture Foundation Morse Learning Studio, 224 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL. “Building a Strong Foundation – CAF Educational Resources” Please join us on December 12 and be amazed by all of the wonderful educational resources available to you, your colleagues and your students. The Chicago Architecture Foundation offers engaging ways for children, youth, educators, and families to explore architecture and the built environment. Placed-based learning experiences using buildings and structures as primary sources are CAF's most important offerings for youth audiences. From humble bungalows to soaring skyscrapers, CAF helps teachers create field trips to meet the needs of K-12 students. To support teacher learning, CAF offers professional development workshops that introduce strategies for exploring the built environment and directly linking learning to the Illinois Learning Standards. Our hostess and presenter at our December meeting will be Jean Linsner. Ms. Linsner, CAF's Vice President of Youth Education, will introduce the variety of ways CAF can work with you and your students in the coming year. Since 1999, she has led a team of educators whose work includes developing two award-winning curricular programs. The Architecture Handbook: A Student Guide to Understanding Buildings (2007), teaches high school students both the fundamentals of architectural design and technical drawing. In 2002, she co-authored, Schoolyards to Skylines: Teaching with Chicago’s Amazing Architecture, a Kindergarten-Grade 8 teacher resource designed for using Chicago’s built environment to teach the core academic subjects of math, science, language arts, visual arts, and history. Make a day of it downtown and view the CAF “Chicago Model City” exhibit in the Atrium Gallery, shop in the CAF gift store (coupons might be available), participate in one of the CAF afternoon tours (a fee is required), see the holiday windows and lights or enjoy lunch or afternoon tea at a nearby restaurant. Information regarding the CAF activities, directions and more can be found at: www.**architecture**.org.
PLEASE RSVP by Wednesday, December 9th to:mediamanjay@comcast.net Meeting Agenda: 9:00 - 9:30 Meeting Registration and Breakfast Refreshments 9:30 - 10:00 Business Meeting and "Get to Know You" Activity 10:00 - 11:00 “Building a Strong Foundation” Presentation 11:00 - 11:30 Officer's Meeting Remaining 2009 – 2010 HSLMA Meeting Schedule & Programs: Saturday, February 20th – “Becoming 2.0 Savvy” Maine South High School Park Ridge, IL Presenter: Dr. Henry “Hank” Thiele Director of Technology, Maine Township High School, District 207 Hostess: Ms. Rose Retrum Lead Librarian, Maine South High School Saturday, April 17th – “Rounding out the Year with YA Literature” Dominican University River Forest, IL Presenters: Mr. Thom Barthelmess 2009-2010 ALA/ALSC President Curator, Butler Children's Literature Center Graduate School of Library & Information Science -- Dominican University Ms. Sue Tindall Educational Technologist Trinity High School Host: Mr. Thom Barthelmess REMINDER: Membership dues need to be submitted by December 31st. Please send your $15.00 (payable to HSLMA) to: Jill Kasper, 1139 North Avenue, Batavia, IL 60510 Please Let Us Know! Would you be interested in participating in Illinois Library Day in 2010? Illinois Library Day is an annual event for librarians to meet in Springfield with legislators (during the legislative session) and rally support for libraries. The date has not been determined yet but it is usually on a Wednesday in April. The HSLMA Board is considering sending a few interested members to participate in Illinois Library Day. Would you be interested in attending if HSLMA helped defray some of the costs involved? If so, please email Lisa Walsh at lwalsh@bhsd228.com. What’s New?
Metropolitan Library System is launching two School Networking Groups, Northern Zones 1-5, Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception High School, and Southern Zones 6-9, Friday, November 20, 2009, 2:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Homewood-Flossmoor High School. For details go to:
President’s Corner!
As we enjoy the fall season, we find ourselves in the thick of things at school and at home. Although it is difficult to find time for ourselves and our own professional growth, we hope that you include as many HSLMA meetings as possible into your plans this school year.
You will not want to miss our next meeting, “Building A Strong Foundation – CAF Educational Resources” on December 12th at the Chicago Architecture Foundation (earn 2 CPDU’s). Our hostess and presenter in December will be Jean Linsner. Jean will discuss the many exciting educational resources that CAF offers high school educators and students. Details regarding this meeting are below.
While downtown at the CAF on December 12, you can view their FREE “Chicago Model City” exhibit in the Atrium Gallery, shop in their gift store or participate in one of the CAF afternoon tours (a fee is required). Information regarding these activities and more can be found at: www.**architecture**.org.
I hope you were part of the big turnout at the September 12th meeting at Hoffman Estates High School. If not, you missed a great way to start the year by seeing old friends, meeting new ones and being part of a dynamic professional program. A big THANK YOU goes to Mary Spevacek for hosting our meeting at her newly remodeled media center, to Heather Vulpone and Patricia Kozarits (with H & J Educational Resources) for sponsoring the delicious breakfast and book raffle and to Lisa Perez (Area Library Coordinator for the Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries and Chair of the ISTE Media Specialists SIG) for sharing her enthusiasm and expertise regarding the Second Life virtual reality environment.
Heather and Patricia’s presentation of new teen books and current offers by various publishers (ABDO Publishing, Chelsea House, Facts on File and Ferguson, Greyhouse Publishing, Lerner Publishing, Marshall Cavendish Publishing and Morgan Reynolds) will help us in the coming months as we select and purchase materials for our libraries. Lisa Perez’s hands-on presentation left us in awe and wanting to learn more in becoming part of the robust community of librarians in the Second Life virtual reality.
So, please mark the December 12th meeting on your calendar in ink! I look forward to seeing you then. In the meantime, please check out the new HSLMA WIKI at http://hslma.wikispaces.com.
Lisa Walsh
President
SAVE THE DATE – Sat., December 12 Meeting! (Earn 2 CPDU’s)
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Morse Learning Studio, 224 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL.
“Building a Strong Foundation – CAF Educational Resources”
Please join us on December 12 and be amazed by all of the wonderful educational resources available to you, your colleagues and your students. The Chicago Architecture Foundation offers engaging ways for children, youth, educators, and families to explore architecture and the built environment. Placed-based learning experiences using buildings and structures as primary sources are CAF's most important offerings for youth audiences. From humble bungalows to soaring skyscrapers, CAF helps teachers create field trips to meet the needs of K-12 students. To support teacher learning, CAF offers professional development workshops that introduce strategies for exploring the built environment and directly linking learning to the Illinois Learning Standards.
Our hostess and presenter at our December meeting will be Jean Linsner. Ms. Linsner, CAF's Vice President of Youth Education, will introduce the variety of ways CAF can work with you and your students in the coming year. Since 1999, she has led a team of educators whose work includes developing two award-winning curricular programs. The Architecture Handbook: A Student Guide to Understanding Buildings (2007), teaches high school students both the fundamentals of architectural design and technical drawing. In 2002, she co-authored, Schoolyards to Skylines: Teaching with Chicago’s Amazing Architecture, a Kindergarten-Grade 8 teacher resource designed for using Chicago’s built environment to teach the core academic subjects of math, science, language arts, visual arts, and history.
Make a day of it downtown and view the CAF “Chicago Model City” exhibit in the Atrium Gallery, shop in the CAF gift store (coupons might be available), participate in one of the CAF afternoon tours (a fee is required), see the holiday windows and lights or enjoy lunch or afternoon tea at a nearby restaurant. Information regarding the CAF activities, directions and more can be found at: www.**architecture**.org.
PLEASE RSVP by Wednesday, December 9th to: mediamanjay@comcast.net
Meeting Agenda: 9:00 - 9:30 Meeting Registration and Breakfast Refreshments
9:30 - 10:00 Business Meeting and "Get to Know You" Activity
10:00 - 11:00 “Building a Strong Foundation” Presentation
11:00 - 11:30 Officer's Meeting
Remaining 2009 – 2010
HSLMA Meeting Schedule & Programs:
Saturday, February 20th – “Becoming 2.0 Savvy”
Maine South High School
Park Ridge, IL
Presenter: Dr. Henry “Hank” Thiele
Director of Technology, Maine Township High School, District 207
Hostess: Ms. Rose Retrum
Lead Librarian, Maine South High School
Saturday, April 17th – “Rounding out the Year with YA Literature”
Dominican University
River Forest, IL
Presenters: Mr. Thom Barthelmess
2009-2010 ALA/ALSC President
Curator, Butler Children's Literature Center
Graduate School of Library & Information Science -- Dominican University
Ms. Sue Tindall
Educational Technologist
Trinity High School
Host: Mr. Thom Barthelmess
REMINDER:
Membership dues need to be submitted by December 31st.
Please send your $15.00 (payable to HSLMA) to:
Jill Kasper, 1139 North Avenue, Batavia, IL 60510
Please Let Us Know!
Would you be interested in participating in Illinois Library Day in 2010?
Illinois Library Day is an annual event for librarians to meet in Springfield with legislators (during the legislative session) and rally support for libraries. The date has not been determined yet but it is usually on a Wednesday in April.
The HSLMA Board is considering sending a few interested members to participate in Illinois Library Day. Would you be interested in attending if HSLMA helped defray some of the costs involved? If so, please email Lisa Walsh at lwalsh@bhsd228.com.
What’s New?
Important Announcements:
pledge@saveillinoislibraries.com or www.saveillinoislibraries.com/pledge
http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ennounce/2009/03_19.asp
Helpful Web Sites:
http://www.disasterassistance.gov/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113357239&ps=cprs
Museum Adventure Pass information:
http://www.museumadventure.org/
The Science Museum (in existence for over 150 years) has great “stuff” for secondary school students:
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum.aspx