Posted: February 12, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »
Phew, it’s been ages since we’ve updated TeachInfoLit.org! We have lots of exciting things going on behind the scenes here, but we wanted to share a last-minute invitation to a joint webinar between BrainPOP and EasyBib tomorrow.
What: Researching Research: Identifying students’ research struggles and habits
When: Wednesday, February 13 @ 3 PM Eastern
REGISTER HERE
An archived copy of the recording will be available for all registrants. Sign up today!
Webinar: “Make a Big Impact @ Your School Board Meeting”
Posted: December 4, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »We are pleased to be offering a free webinar for librarians looking to make their presence known among their school community. Librarians Rose Luna and Margaux DelGuidice, who work in the K-12 and public library spheres, will be presenting tips, tools and tactics to market your library to your community and key stakeholders. If you are a librarian that is concerned about budget and staff cuts, or if you just want to make your library visible within your district and community, this webinar will offer practical techniques to help you effectively advocate for your library program.
Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012
Time: 5 PM Eastern
Certificates of completion will be available. If you are unable to attend the event, but would like to receive an archived recording of the webinar, please sign up here.
Free webinar: Copyright webinar for school librarians and educators
Posted: November 19, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: copyright, webinar Leave a comment »You may have seen this pop up on LM Net. In case you missed it, the ALA is offering a free webinar for librarians and educators on copyright. A key part of information literacy is understanding how to legally and ethically use information, which is rooted in copyright. It is a complicated subject that many people come to librarians (i.e., you) for, but you may not have a solid understanding of it.
Date & Time: December 4, 2012 @ 4 PM Eastern
Title: Complete Copyright for K-12 Librarians and Educators
From the email invitation: “Bestselling copyright authority Carrie Russell will host the webinar and discuss common copyright concerns explored in her newly released book of the same title. Additionally, the webinar will offer clear guidance on ways that educators can legally provide materials to students. Webinar participants will learn about the following:
- Copyright must-knows for librarians and educators
- Fair use
- Creation of the copyright law
- Use of copyright materials in school settings
- Copyrighted content in the social media age
Space is limited! REGISTER HERE!
New, free webinar from Turnitin!
Posted: November 7, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »The folk over at Turnitin, who have presented and research plagiarism in the past, is offering a free 30-minute webinar on plagiarism. Read more about it here and sign up today!
Title: Engaging Faculty and Students to Resist Plagiarism Through Policy and Practice (Part 2)
Description: (From the webiste) Are you interested in promoting academic integrity and resisting the practice of plagiarism in your classroom? As a follow-up to an earlier webcast, this session (second of two-part series) will introduce a model to advance student moral decision making with a focus on promoting academic integrity and resisting plagiarism. Examples for student-led activities will be presented along with links to additional resources.
Date & Time: Thursday, November 15 @ 1 PM ET
Free webinar: Digital Learning, a Disruptive Innovation
Posted: October 25, 2012 Filed under: Webinars Leave a comment »Date: Thursday, November 8, 2012, 2 to 3 p.m. ET.
Time: 2 PM Eastern
Join Michael Horn, executive director of education at Innosight Institute, and Cheryl Vedoe, CEO of Apex Learning, for a conversation on the disruptive innovation of digital learning in schools nationwide. These education technology experts will discuss the opportunities digital learning presents districts to build effective, sustainable programs that can increase student achievement. Ask the experts and find the answers and best practices you need to drive academic success through digital learning.
Common Core Lesson Planner
Posted: October 23, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »Need help aligning your lesson plans with Common Core State Standards? Check out Common Curriculum.
This free resource allows users to develop lesson plans and tie them specifically to CCSS. Work on day-by-day lesson plans for multiple classes! This is a great way to keep organize and ensure your lessons are tied to these ever-important standards. Easily link from other websites, or email to others.
Guided Inquiry Design: Inquiry and 21st Century Literacy Skills
Posted: October 15, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: free, inquiry, webinar Leave a comment »Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern
From the registration page:
Are you currently doing research projects, Project-Based Learning, implementing the Common Core State Standards? Do you want to teach information literacy skills in rich, meaningful contexts or use an integrated approach to learning? Are you seeking ways to teach thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills? Or maybe you are looking to add a power punch to your inquiry projects to make learning more powerful for students. If any of these are true, then this our community’s first webinar on October 16th is for you.
Dr. Leslie Kuhlthau Maniotes will discuss how to continually improve your instructional approach through Guided Inquiry Design to meet the needs of students today. Learn about this teacher-friendly, research-based, practice that has been shown to improve outcomes for student learning. Leslie also will open the conversation up for attendees to share their own experiences in transforming learning environments around student learning.
Looks like this could be a great webinar. I’m registered for it, but I’m hoping they’ll send out an archived copy of the material, too. This event is sponsored by Library Media Connection.
