Newark High School Zooms with Tomi Oyemakinde
Our summer reading was The Changing Man by Tomi Oyemakinde. I emailed him in the spring to see if he had anything to share with students about his book. He sent an email with a letter for students, which included my tagline for the book: "a boarding school mystery with Stanger Things vibes." Over the summer, we set up a time for a Zoom experience. He is in England, so an in-person visit was not an option.
We held our meeting during Capstone (similar to homeroom) we got to visit and learn for 40 minutes.
Some logistics to think about for an author Zoom.
1. Be clear about times and time zones.
2. I selected three students who enjoyed the book and had questions to host the meeting. They told him about Newark High School and then kept the conversation moving. We met once before the Zoom so they were prepared and had a list of questions.
3. Students signed up ahead of time so that I could send passes and attendance at the meeting.
4. I recorded the meeting so English classes could use clips during their book discussion.
5. We had about 20 students at the meeting. I was a little disappointed because seniors had a mandatory assembly at that time. Most of my aides are seniors, so they missed out on the experience.
-Misty Boyle
What would you like to share about your library?
Poetry Out Loud
Put the P back in Poetry with YOUR students participating in Poetry Out Loud!
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sheila.ross@delaware.gov for questions on how to represent Delaware!
November is National Novel Writing Month!
Information for resources to implement NANOWRIMO for ALL AGES!
For all school libraries that have students register and write in November for NANOWRIMO, those writers will be entered into a drawing for NANOWRIMO prizes-send your questions, young writers, and any other info to harry.brake@wsd.k12.de.us to be a part of the NANOWRIMO November 2024 opportunity.
November is Picture Book Month
Let your students pick/choose what is their favorite picture book and share it with the School Library Community on our Instagram. https://www.instagrapm.com/delawareschoollibrarians/
October Teentober
How did you celebrate your teens in October? Share with us.
DASL President Christina Personti will be giving all schools chance to showcase the way they represent librarianship in their library!
Photo: Woodbridge High School Halloween activities library, theater, cross country, and the community come together for a spooky good time. The library is for everyone.
Start collecting pictures and ideas for April School Library Month will be here before we know it.
International Games Month
International Games Month is an initiative run by volunteers from around the world to reconnect communities through their libraries around the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games.
International Games Month is all of November.
Let's promote school librarianship with the opportunity for game competition- let us know your ideas to have board/digital/and all kinds of game competitions in November. Share on our Instagram at: https//www.instagram.com/delawareschoollibrarians/
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