[CASL-L] Book Break Program

[Christina O'Neill]

One more thing...I believe Book Break will be available for middle schools
in the fall and there are amazing authors already lined up.
Christina O'Neill
coneill at region15.org
LMES Library/Media Specialist






On Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 11:09 AM Christina O'Neill <coneill at region15.org>
wrote:

> Our district signed up and it is great.  Our kids are hearing from amazing
> authors that we could not possibly afford to bring in.  The program
> includes pre and post activities/discussion questions and every talk is
> recorded and available to watch on the teachers' timeline (if the live talk
> does not fit in the daily schedule).
>
> I think one important key to successful implementation is keeping the
> teachers notified of the upcoming author talks. A week before one is coming
> up, I try to send an email to all teachers to remind them and send links to
> the read aloud or pre/post activities included on our school portal (set up
> by Book Break).  There is always room for improvement and I think having
> instructional coaches in the loop to link the stories/author focus to
> reading and writing units would be helpful.
>
> Please feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.
> Christina
> Christina O'Neill
> coneill at region15.org
> LMES Library/Media Specialist
>
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> On Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 10:08 AM SanAngelo, Andrew <
> sanangeloa at newtown.k12.ct.us> wrote:
>
>> Good Morning Everyone,
>>
>> Has any elementary schools signed up to use the Book Break Program this
>> year?
>>
>> I would love some feedback if you have used it.
>>
>> Thank you for your time,
>> Andrew
>> --
>> *Andrew San Angelo*
>> Library Media Specialist
>> Newtown Middle School
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