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January 24 (Tuesday) 2012, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Understanding & Using The Cloud at Archie Cole Middle School (directions) (registration) (flyer)
Check back for dates, times and locations for these upcoming sessions and print a copy of our Professional Development brochure for this year:
Best Practices and Lesson Planning. Share methodologies, strategies that are working to improve student achievement.
Collaborating with Colleagues. This extended session will provide valuable time for you and a fellow teacher to work on a collaborative lesson plan.
Destiny Quest and One Search. Learn more about how these two elements of the Destiny Library Manager software can engage and better serve your students.
Grant Writing and Funding. This session will offer suggestions on both how to write a successful grant and where to look for such sources of funds.
Inventory Resources with Destiny. More than just a list of the contents of the library, learn how to use this function in Destiny to weed and improve your collections.
LORI Certification. The ins and outs of the LORI application process explained. This session will be offered as a webinar.
The New Evaluation System, RTTT, and the Library Media Specialist. Learn more about the emerging teacher evaluation system in RI and its impact on the role of the LMS.
Technology Trends. Readers, mobile devices, interactive white boards, the cloud… What technology is currently impacting students and what is the role of the LMS?
Past workshops in 2011-2012:
August 17 (Wednesday) and 18 (Thursday), 2011,
RILINK Summer
Conference sponsored by
October 12, 2011
Resource Sharing: Interlibrary Loan Basics using Destiny and Relais
November 16, 2011
WEBINAR: Facts on File databases November 29, 2011
WEBINAR: EBSCO databases
December 13, 2011 Engaging Learners Using Destiny Quest and One Search
Past workshops in 2010-2011:
August 19, 2010, RILINK Professional Day, (RIDE 1001244).
October 26, 2010, RILINK Professional Day, (RIDE 1001723).
November 8, 2010, What's New in AskRI, presented by Karen Mellor, OLIS, (RIDE 1001872).
December 7, 2010, Your Destiny catalog: adding, updating and enhancing titles and copies in Destiny, presented by Dorothy Frechette. (RIDE 1001982.)
January 10, 2011, Improving Student Achievement: Library Media Specialists and Classroom Teachers as Collaborators, part I Presented by Susan Evje and Greg O’Brien.
February 15 , 2011, Improving Student Achievement: Library Media Specialists and Classroom Teachers as Collaborators, part II Presented by Nancy Gaiewski and her colleague, Sandy Dadona, from Orchard Farms School in Cranston.
April 26, 2011, Engaging Learners Using Destiny Quest© & One Search
May 11, 2011, Inventorying Resources with Destiny
May 25, 2011, Inventorying Resources with Destiny (repeat)
Past workshops in 2009-2010:
August 20, 2009, RILINK Professional Day (RIDE 0901457).
September 22, 2009, Managing Student Behavior in the Library Media Center, presented by Kymberli Irons, Behavioral Specialist. Sponsored collaboratively by RILINK and RIEMA (RIDE 0901800).
October 14, 2009, RILINK Professional Day (RIDE 0901812).
October 28, 2009, Visual/Digital Book Reports: Beyond the Poster (flyer). Presented by Maria Morin, MLS and Patte Weathers-Parry, MLS, EdM (RIDE 0901928).
November 2, 2009, Empowering Learners with the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner (flyer). Presented by Jamie Greene, LMS and RIEMA President.
November 12, 2009, Get Up to Speed with Destiny 9.5 (flyer) (RIDE 0902139).
December 8, 2009, Get Up to Speed with Destiny 9.5 (flyer) (RIDE 0902349).
December 10, 2009, Introducing World Book Dramatic Learning (flyer). Co-sponsored by the Office of Library and Information Services. Presented by Dr. David A. Almeida, Bridgewater (MA) State College. (RIDE 0902336).
January 6, 2010, Session Two of Empowering Learners with the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner presented by Darshell Silva, LMS, Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program.
January 19, 2010, Strengthening Student Learning Through Thinkfinity.org, presented by Michelle Steever and Donna Hayes. (RIDE 1000147).
February 2, 2010, Destiny Q and A, presented by Dorothy Frechette (RIDE 1000297).
February 3, 2010, Empowering Learners with the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner, presented by Darshell Silva, LMS, Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program.
February 25, 2010, RELAIS ILL Training, presented by Dorothy Frechette (RIDE 1000376.
March 3, 2010, Empowering Learners with the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner, presented by Darshell Silva, LMS, Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program.
March 11, 2010, Book Clubs for Boys, presented by Emily Ruth Brown, Children's and Young Adult Librarian with the Providence Community Library. (RIDE 1000482.)
March 24, 2010, Poetry: Laughs, Lines, and Lessons, presented by Patte Weathers-Parry, EdM, MLS. (RIDE 1000540.)
April 1, 2010, Destiny Q and A - CANCELLED.
April 7, 2010, DonorsChoose Workshop, Part I, presented by Maria Morin, MLS, Library Media Specialist at Carl Lauro Elementary School in Providence. (RIDE #1000785.)
April 14, 2010, Empowering Learners with the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner, presented by Darshell Silva, LMS, Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program.
May 11, 2010, Weeding and Inventory with Destiny 9.5, presented by Barbara Ashby and Dorothy Frechette. (RIDE #1000868.)
June 1, 2010, Book Exchange and Collection Development Workshop.
Past workshops in 2008-2009:
December
9, 2008, Engaging Students with Smart Board Technology
Thanks to Barbara Ashby and PJ Muer for a very
successful workshop !! (Contact PJ at Ambient (www.ambientsound.com),
pjmuer@ambientsound.com; tel.
(401) 941.8500, ext. 103.)
January 8, 2009, Abraham Lincoln - People, Places, Politics: History in a Box. Thanks to the Ashbys and Holly Snyder (John Hay Library at Brown) for a very successful workshop !!
January 12, 2009, Teaching Research Skills. Thanks to Darshell Silva, LMS, Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program, for a great workshop !!
January 26, 2009, Follett Destiny Q & A
February 12, 2009, Round Table Discussion on Young Adult Literature. Our thanks to Aaron Coutu, YA Librarian at Greenville Public Library!
February 25, 2009, Grant Writing for School Librarians. Thank you to Maria Morin, LMS, Carl Lauro Elementary School, Providence, for sharing her successful grant writing experience with us.
March 12, 2009, Follett Destiny Q & A.
March 23, 2009, Video Streaming in the Library Media Center and Classroom. Thank you to María D. Velásquez de Tondreau for presenting a very informative hands-on workshop.
April 6, 2009,
Follett Destiny Q
& A.
May 21, 2009, Weeding Your Collection/Taking Inventory with Destiny.
April 28, 2010, DonorsChoose Workshop, Part II (cancelled)
Last updated: October 14, 2011
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