Unless otherwise stated in the Frontline description, all workshops will be held in person this year. We will follow WSWHE BOCES and health department guidance at the time of each workshop. If there is a need to go virtual, participants will be notified as soon as possible.

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Social Studies teachers and school librarians will collaborate to design a civic participation project that is inquiry based and aligns with the K-12 Social Studies Framework, the Empire State Information Fluency Continuum (ESIFC), and uses the guidelines for the Seal of Civic Readiness. Participants will work to determine: -students who will participate -learning outcomes -criteria for success -assessment -how to engage students in the research process -opportunities for student choice, voice, and agency -community partner involvement Participants will be able to describe how the project aligns with Social Studies Practices, the K-12 Social Studies Framework, the ESIFC, and the NYSED expectations for civic participation/capstone projects. They will also begin to design a civic participation/capstone project that encourages critical thinking and communication skills of students. Open to middle and high school teachers and librarians **Librarian and teacher pairs are strongly encouraged to attend together. It will be difficult to do the work of the day without the librarian in the district.

Date: November 30, 2022

Time: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Register: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=18589&I=4204441

Supporting the Empire State Information Fluency Continuum and NYSED School Library Program Rubric with NOVELny Resources

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 from 3:00 – 3:45 PM ET

Gale resources from NOVELny are a perfect fit for the Empire State Information Fluency Continuum and NYSED School Library Program Rubric. Both programs help build strong school library programs and we’ll share examples of how the NOVELny resources incorporate into benchmarks and indicators in both programs and help you reach your goals. An attendance certificate will be provided for those who attend live.

Register to attend or receive the recording: https://cengage.zoom.us/webinar/register/4516639659694/WN_V01fXmw5S9C_UEQgiEjw3w

Social and Emotional Learning Support in Your NOVELny Gale Resources

Monday, December 12, 2022 from 3:00 – 3:45 PM ET

Social and emotional learning (SEL) has never been more important. Educators recognize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students’ emotional health and are taking action to help them find support and build the resilience they need to navigate uncertainty. Gale resources from NOVELny can help! Topics related to SEL have been added to our Gale In Context databases and our OneFile collections offer current, leading journals that address these issues as well. In this session, we’ll share how you can find this content and share it with your students to support their emotional intelligence. An attendance certificate will be provided for those who attend live.

Register to attend or receive the recording: https://cengage.zoom.us/webinar/register/7016639660932/WN_1BP3PdGATgutI_lgQzECsA

From Alexandra Gibson, Librarian at Whitehall Elementary School:

One of the biggest updates at Whitehall is that our new shelves and reading nooks have arrived! I wanted to do a big shout out to the ladies at BOCES for helping me put together and re-dewey the entire Non-fiction section! Your help was extremely appreciated. Overall the library space has changed! I have been working on remodeling and redoing the library space since I started back in November. This is the first full year that Whitehall has had a certified librarian, especially since the great flood of 2020. When I first started, the space was overflowing with disorganization. The books were all over the space and even some books were outside the library living in the hallway. I can now confidently say all of our books are housed in the library once again! While I was working on organizing the books, I also worked on separating the library space into three distinct areas: research, classroom and makerspace which is highlighted by the colors in the space. Overall, the library is starting to become a focal point for school. Teachers, students and community members have come into the space and have said that it had felt welcoming and comfortable. I even had some parents say they wish the library looked like this when they were in school! My next project for the space is adding some signage and creating some displays that highlight grade level topics of interest, however I still have to find the best sticky material to put on the walls!

Kerrie Burch, School Library System Director

Karin Howansky, School Library Media Specialist

Nancy Babbitt, Databases, Budgets, General Information

Deb Massa, Information Processing Specialist