Updates from Chicago Public SchoolsDepartment of Literacy: Libraries

CPS Department of Literacy - Libraries

Lisa Perez, Library ManagerChicago Public Library - Children’s Services

System Wide MeetingSeptember 9, 2014

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CPS Action Plan: The Five Pillars

http://cps.edu/pages/ actionplan.aspx

Our Priorities

New CPS Logo

Note our new logo created by two of our students

See information at http://goo.gl/V29S3E

CPS in Social Media

In Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chicagopublicschools

In Twitter:https://twitter.com/ChiPubSchools

In YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/ChiPubSchools

Our Teacher-Librarian Wiki

http://cpslibraries.wikispaces.com

About Us

Lisa PerezLibrary Managerleperez1@cps.edu773-553-6212

Dorsey ChambersNetwork Library Coordinatordjchambers-malewi@cps.edu773-553-6218Networks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Colleen HermanLibrary Technology Coordinatorcslambeherma@cps.edu773-553-6215Networks: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and High Schools Christie ThomasSOAR Project Managerclthomas1@cps.edu773-553-6213

CPS Department of Literacy: Libraries

CPS On the Move

cps.edu/onthemove

The Department of Literacy: Libraries will be in the new Bridgeport office at 501 West 35th St.

CPS - CPL Joint Collaborations

▪ Back to School-a-Palooza▪ Best of the Best▪ Teen Volume Conference▪ Promotion of CPL programs

within the CPS community▪ Quarterly planning meetings

Sharing the news

▪ Communications with every school

▪ Will receive general information about resources available to all schools

▪ Weekly Alert newsletter to all teachers

Battle of the Books

http://cpslibraries.wikispaces.com/ElementaryBattleoftheBooks

● Reading lists are posted - Gr 4-6 & 7-8

● Program managed by Dorsey Chambers

● April is the online semi-final round; 30 top-scoring teams advance to the Final Competition in May

In the 2014 Battle of the Books, 185 teams participated from 103 CPS schools

Librarian Technology Training

▪ YouTube technology training videos

▪ Support for iPads & Nexus tablets

▪ Presentations from various technology professional development events

https://sites.google.com/site/cpsmobilary/home

Common Core in CPS

http://www.corestandards.org

Three Major Shifts in Teaching Literacy

1. Regular practice with complex text and its academic language

2. Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational

3. Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction

Seeking Online Access to Resources

▪ Our district’s integrated library system

▪ Used by almost 400 schools to manage their print collections

▪ Also, a portal to our online databases and CPS Virtual Library

cps.edu/library

CPS Virtual Library

Three Branches

● Elementary● High School● Professional

● 12,000+ eBooks● Password list available

with CPS login

Our Online Databases

Also available from cps.edu/libraries▪ Gale suite▪ Britannica (Eng/Span)▪ NewsBank▪ Teachingbooks.net

Our librarians strongly encourage students to take advantage of CPS databases.

SALSA Reading List

S.A.L.S.A. is an acronym for "Spanish Award-winning Literature Seminar for All" - a professional development workshop session geared towards showcasing new Spanish language titles appropriate for school library and classroom collections, grades PreK-8. Fiction and informational books are selected, representing high standards of writing and illustrations that are best suited to meet grade level curriculum demands, as well as student interests. The S.A.L.S.A. list is updated biennially by the CPS Libraries Team. Access at:

http://cpslibraries.wikispaces.com/Spanish+Language+Literature+-+S.A.L.S.A.

Diversity Reading List

The Diversity Recommended Reading List is a biennial list, created by the Department of Literacy: Libraries team, that reflects a range of diversity including socioeconomic, cultural, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental abilities and challenges, race, language and learning styles. Understanding and respecting values and perspectives of all people helps to enhance learning experiences in Chicago Public Schools. Books provide a valuable pathway to explore and embrace diversity by helping students see themselves reflected in the pages of books, while learning to understand and respect the experiences and feelings of others. Access at:http://cpslibraries.wikispaces.com/Diversity+Resources+for+All

Recommended Reading Lists

General recommended reading lists

▪ switch from “recommended purchasing” to “recommended reading”

▪ tailored to our student population▪ geared toward our curriculum and

CCSS▪ built by teams of CPS librarians▪ next list due in the Spring, 2015

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

MTSS is:

A variety of library resources may be leveraged to address MTSS

REACH Teacher-Librarian Evaluation

New 2014 REACH Framework for Teacher-Librarians

4c: Communicating with the Larger Community

“Teacher-librarian is proactive in outreach efforts to inform families and the larger community about the school library program, availability of online resources, and relevant community programs. Teacher-librarian establishes connections with outside libraries to coordinate services for the mutual benefit of families and students…” [Distinguished level]

Working with Your Neighborhood Schools

Make introductions with your local

school librarians.

Discuss points of collaboration. Work with librarians to promote your events and resources

Also, connect to the school administration, teachers, and school community

members.

Contact Us

Lisa PerezLibrary Managerleperez1@cps.edu773-553-6212

Dorsey ChambersNetwork Library Coordinatordjchambers-malewi@cps.edu773-553-6218Networks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Colleen HermanLibrary Technology Coordinatorcslambeherma@cps.edu773-553-6215Networks: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and High Schools Christie ThomasSOAR Project Managerclthomas1@cps.edu773-553-6213