[CASL-L] CASL-L Digest, Vol 4, Issue 148

[Donna Mingrone]

Hi to my old colleague Michele!

Regarding your post on leveling your school library; although I'm the
Director of Technology, I am also the supervisor of Branford School
District's Library program. The topic of leveling came up when I arrived
here 3 years ago, and we have fought to keep from leveling our libraries
here. Since the purchase of Destiny is under my Technology budget, as our
compromise to those wanting leveling I purchased Destiny add-ons for the
ability to search by Lexile and also F & P level, in addition to the
regular reading level/interest searching. For JanMarie, they also have the
option to search by AR level. (see screenshot of the settings in the Back
Office setup.)

Hope this is helpful--it was not a huge expense and this helps students
find appropriate reading selections without singling them out if they read
at a lower level.

Donna


Donna Mingrone
Director of Technology
Branford Public Schools
Office: 203-315-7801



On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 1:07 PM, <casl-l-request at mylist.net> wrote:

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>    1. Re: Leveling books in a middle school library (Valerie Grabek)
>    2. Apps for Stop Motion Animation (Musket, Kimberly)
>    3. May Roundtables (Christine Sarrazin)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Valerie Grabek <valgrabek at gmail.com>
> To: "Weston, JanMarie (Vinal)" <JanMarie.Weston at ct.gov>
> Cc: Michele Lane <mlane at colchesterct.org>, CASL_L <CASL-L at mylist.net>
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> Date: Tue, 01 May 2018 16:57:38 +0000
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Leveling books in a middle school library
> Hi Michele,
>  There has been a lot of discussion of that in my building as well. I've
> fought not to had have the books labeled for the same concerns you've
> stated.  Especially with the way students tend to act toward one another
> where reading is concerned (in my building.)
>
> To keep the teachers happy, I make sure that the Marc record has the
> lexile in it.  I have also kept a spreadsheet of books,  by call number,and
> have printed out versions handy for teachers and students who are looking
> within a particular range.  Destiny has a bibliography function that
> provides a tiny blurb of the book. This way they can see books that they're
> supposed to be leveled at, but also reach for higher levels.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Take care,
> Valerie Grabek, MSLIS
> Windham Middle School
>
> On Tue, May 1, 2018, 12:22 PM Weston, JanMarie (Vinal) <
> JanMarie.Weston at ct.gov> wrote:
>
>> Michele –
>>
>>
>>
>> We use the Accelerated Reading program here at Vinal Tech.  Thus, it has
>> become imperative that I label books with their reading level, interest
>> level, and point value.  Students are required to read in a certain zone
>> dependent upon their testing results.  And, they are required to reach a
>> certain number of points each marking period (this is done by taking
>> quizzes on each book read).
>>
>>
>>
>> Student access is somewhat limited due to AR but it has gotten a lot of
>> kids reading.  I like to believe that some of them will become life-long
>> readers – that should be objective of the program!  The biggest problem I
>> have is finding enough books for the readers at the top.  Not a lot of
>> interest is available that are AR.
>>
>>
>>
>> Things are a bit different at the high school level than they are for a
>> middle school.  Is your school considering using AR?  If so then we should
>> talk.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jan Weston
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces at mylist.net] *On Behalf Of *Michele
>> Lane
>> *Sent:* Monday, April 30, 2018 10:22 AM
>> *To:* CASL_L <CASL-L at mylist.net>
>> *Subject:* [CASL-L] Leveling books in a middle school library
>>
>>
>>
>> Good morning,
>>
>>
>>
>> I was asked to discuss the possibility of leveling all of the books in
>> the LMC. Using Fontas and Pinell. I am wondering if any other middle school
>> has done this and the benefits of doing so. I have reservations about this
>> as I do not want to limit access (or have a student perceived limited
>> access) based on a level assigned to a book.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any thoughts you have would be appreciated.
>>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Musket, Kimberly" <kmusket at wallingfordschools.org>
> To: casl-l at mylist.net
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> Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 13:00:09 -0400
> Subject: [CASL-L] Apps for Stop Motion Animation
> Can anyone recommend any free and easy to use apps or websites to create
> stop motion animations? We need something that works on Chromebooks, PCs
> and/or Samsung tablets.
>
> Thank you
> Kim
>
> Kim Musket
> School Librarian
> Webmaster
> James H. Moran Middle School
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> Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 17:07:07 +0000
> Subject: [CASL-L] May Roundtables
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> Please excuse the cross-posting.
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> May is exploding with roundtables – some of these have been advertised and
> some have not, so please scan the list below to make sure you are aware of
> any upcoming meetings/programs of interest to you. Lots more information
> and quick registration for all of these events is available on CLC’s
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> 10357 for an up-to-the-minute list of upcoming roundtables. We hope to
> see you at a roundtable this month!
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>    - Adult Programmers West
>    <http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1082031> –
>    Thu 5/17, 10am, Milford Public Library
>    - Business Librarians
>    <http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1107648> –
>    Wed 5/16, 10am, Greenwich Library
>    - Children’s Librarians Northwest
>    <http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1106088> –
>    Mon 5/21, 10am, Goshen Public Library
>    - Department Heads & Supervisors
>    <http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1106429> –
>    Thu 5/24, 10am, Wallingford Public Library
>    - Eastern CT Library Directors
>    <http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1107534> –
>    Wed 5/16, 10am, Salem Free Public Library
>    - Gaming
>    <http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1106410> –
>    Wed 5/23, 6:30pm, Bristol Public Library
>    - Graphic Novels
>    <http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1107658> –
>    Tue 5/22, 10am, Noah Webster Library/West Hartford
>    - High School Librarians
>    <http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1098760> *NEW
>    GROUP!* – Thu 5/24, 1pm, Nonnewaug High School/Woodbury
>    - Interlibrary Loan
>    <http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1092358>
>    (annual statewide meeting) – Thu 5/17, 10am, Van Block Library Storage
>    Facility/Hartford
>    - New Directors
>    <http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1107196> –
>    Tue 5/8, 10am, Fairfield Public Library
>    - Readers’ Advisory North
>    <http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1075145> –
>    Tue 5/8, 10am, Prosser Library/Bloomfield
>    - Readers’ Advisory South
>    <http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1107596> –
>    Mon 5/14, 10am, Harry Bennett Branch Library/Stamford
>    - Young Adult Capitol Region
>    <http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1099087> –
>    Tue 5/15, 10am, Lucy Robbins Welles Library/Newington
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