[CASL-L] CHARTER OAK BOOK AWARD RESULTS

[Valerie DiLorenzo]

Elaine,

I like the idea of having students fill out an evaluation after each book.

I love the flexibility of the COCBA program. Every year, I KNOW that the
chosen books are going to be top-notch and absolutely amazing--great
stories that students truly love and learn valuable lessons from. There's
always a Padlet to share your lesson ideas and/or to get ideas. COCBA books
have inspired me to create some super fun lessons in the past that I've
always tried to share on the Padlet. I have a special book reveal case
(kind of upcycled) to reveal a book each week when I read every book to a
class. Students love the weekly reveal aspect. Teachers have not been a
part of COCBA lessons. I have had COCBA nominees prominently displayed in
my library for many years.

If Global Read Aloud (the picture book author study) goes away after 2021,
COCBA is an easy replacement to do with my K -2 classes. I keep doing GRA
because it easily connects us with classrooms all over the world. Any time
I've done COCBA with grade 3 classes, they have loved them, too. I didn't
get to do COCBA with grade 3 this year. It took them so much longer to do
so much in my curriculum--just the nature of the class. Plus, the pandemic.
I really felt they needed the digital citizen unit at the end of the year.
I had to make a choice this year--not at all an easy one.

So, I've dabbled with the COCBA program over the years. It is most
pleasurable when going ALL IN though!

Best,
~Val
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Currently Reading:
*Genesis Begins Again* by Alicia D. Williams
*The Girl Who Stole an Elephant* by Nizrana Farook (#CTCASLReads)
*Red, White, and Whole* by Rajani LaRocca (Rereading!)

Recently finished:
*Illegal *by Francisco X. Stork
*Flight of the Puffin* by Ann Braden
*The Authenticity Project* by Clare Pooley
*Good Enough* by Jen Petro-Roy
*Houdini and Me* by Dan Gutman
*You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! *by Alex Gino
*The Henna Artist *by Alka Joshi
*Eventown* by Corey Ann Haydu
*Other Words for Home* by Jasmine Warga
*The Book of Longings* by Sue Monk Kidd
*The Storyteller's Secret * by Sejal Badani
*Anxious People* by Fredrik Backman
*The Giver of Stars *by Jojo Moyes


On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 11:17 PM Elaine Shapiro <elaine.shapiro7 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thank you Jane for being an inspiration!  And for bringing the COCBA to
> Connecticut.  Best of luck in the rest of your life's journey.
> ***
> This is the first year that I fully participated in COCBA (in the past I
> have read some, but not all 8, to my classes).  Over the last month, I
> invited the second grade teachers to read 4 of the books aloud to their
> classes and I read the other 4 in my library classes.  They were happy to
> do it, and I hope to get the first grade teachers on board next year.
> Students filled out an evaluation after each book.  I am curious how others
> carry out this project.  Do you do it all in library?  How much are
> teachers involved? Do you do other activities along with the reading?  Over
> what length of time?
>
> Elaine
>
> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 6:29 PM Jane Martellino <janemartellino at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Here you go: COCBA results!
>> <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQNwS14hOHTyCkLzhPKQIeH7hmBGahfUZbX8s2QOVtdNY2hjN5G4UTOHtfQm7RtVN2G7jiZeDMDUv3N/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000>
>>
>> I also like to compare state results to our school results and then to
>> grade-level school results.   I create an additional slide with this data.
>> Fun data analysis for the students!
>>
>> *Special message:*
>> I wanted to personally thank you for participating in the 10th season of
>> the COCBA program. I still recall the day I decided to create and pilot
>> this program.
>>
>> The committee did a great job making the final selections for this year.
>> The students loved the books and votes were pretty spread out.
>>
>> If you don't have third graders participate, I would encourage you to
>> include them next year.  Our third graders have participated in COCBA since
>> kindergarten. They are extremely enthusiastic about their final year in
>> this program.  They take it very seriously and our conversations are
>> fantastic.
>>
>> Next year, Christina O'Neill will take over the chair position for this
>> committee.  I will remain connected both as the founder and an advisory
>> member.  After much reflection, my husband and I decided it was time for me
>> to retire from CT public schools.  We've decided to move closer to our
>> daughter, and John wants to golf much more often than he can in New
>> England. I know I have more to give and learn so I've accepted a private
>> school position in Houston.
>>
>> I wish you a summer that is refreshing and rejuvenating.
>>
>> You can stay in touch with me through this email and I will continue to
>> share lots through my Twitter account: @Jane Martellino
>> <janemartellino at gmail.com>
>>
>> It's been a delight working with the librarians of CT!
>> Jane
>> --
>> Jane E. Martellino
>> Twitter: @janemartellino
>> Creator of Charter Oak Children's Book Award: www.cocba.org
>>
>>
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