[CASL-L] Cohort Block Schedule and Book Checkout?

[CASL President]

We are cohort for 3 weeks, every day. PE is included. There is an extra
outside activity time as a mask break and physical activity.


On Tue, Aug 4, 2020, 7:11 PM Laura Hedenberg <
lhedenberg at barkhamstedschool.org> wrote:

> We cohort for 8 weeks and rotate through grade level sets: k-1, 2-4, 5-6.
> We will have each group twice.  PE is every day for rotations.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 4, 2020, at 7:01 PM, Erin Madeira <emadeira at hebron.k12.ct.us>
> wrote:
>
> I proposed the idea of seeing the same classes for at least a week at a
> time to my administration today.  They wondered how districts were getting
> around the PE requirements.   I couldn't find anything online requiring PE
> each week, I could only find a recommendation.
>
> If your district is doing this kind of schedule to reduce exposureto
> cohorts, is PE included in the rotation?
>
> Thanks,
> Erin
>
> On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, Crean, Sue <creans at brookfieldps.org> wrote:
>
>> I’m going to have to look into reserving books through Destiny. I’ve
>> never used that feature. I was going to use e-mail or a google form.
>>  I’m fortunate that I only teach a couple classes (although I fear I will
>> be pulled for sub coverage into misc classes.)
>> They are limiting the number of classes we see. One cohort for 18
>> straight days. 10 rotations for the year. Typically we have 5 rotations w
>> A/B days.
>> Thanks for the ideas.
>> Sue Crean
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 7:53 AM Laura Hedenberg <
>> lhedenberg at barkhamstedschool.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I’m teaching this way as well.  My plan is similar to Barb’s for
>>> reserving books through the OPAC.  For my youngest grades I’m going to have
>>> menu choices and I’ll choose the books based on their interests. I don’t
>>> want to bring books in a cart, have kids touch them and then have to
>>> quarantine them.  I’m going to assign days for non library  classes to
>>> deliver books.  I’m hoping it will help me manage the returned books more
>>> effectively.  I have 5 Rubbermaid bins so the returns can be managed by
>>> day.  Easier to quarantine.
>>> Laura
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jul 29, 2020, at 7:13 AM, CASL President <president at ctcasl.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> I am going to be working on this type of schedule.
>>> I am planning on having students request books through Destiny and
>>> deliver to outside the classroom when I can.
>>> It's not going to be ideal but it will get the job done.
>>> Barb
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020, 7:10 AM Amanda D <adraizen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>   I don't know what my district is doing yet but I hope they end up
>>>> choosing a cohort block schedule where specials see the same classes for a
>>>> few weeks. Those of you who are doing this in the fall, how are you going
>>>> to handle book checkout for the non-library classes? If I'm teaching 5
>>>> classes a day, there really isn't time for the other 20 classes to have a
>>>> time for book checkout. That would be 4 extra checkout times I'd need. Are
>>>> they just not getting books each week? What are you planning to do?
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Amanda Draizen
>>>> Library Media Specialist
>>>> Oliver Ellsworth School
>>>> Windsor Public Schools
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>> Whisconier Middle School
>> Brookfield, CT
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