Third Annual Professional Development Conference for Undergraduate Seniors Interested in Graduate Training in Family and Child Sciences
September 25-27, 2009
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
The School of Social and Family Dynamics (http://www.asu.edu/ssfd) at Arizona State University is proud to host the third annual Professional Development Conference for Undergraduate Seniors Interested in Graduate Training in Family and Child Sciences.
This conference is designed to bring together eager and bright students to learn about the exciting changes and facets of research-oriented graduate training in family and child sciences. Undergraduate students from across the country who will be seniors next year and who plan to pursue doctoral graduate education in a discipline related to family and child sciences (child development, family studies, psychology, sociology, education, life sciences, etc.) will be brought together on campus for a weekend of discussions about preparation for graduate school, where the field is going, opportunities for interdisciplinary research and education, and general discussions with faculty and graduate students in the field.
This competitive conference will allow students to learn more about the profession, develop networks of faculty and students from across the country, and help prepare themselves for graduate school and beyond.
Students who are selected to attend will be provided with funding to pay for all travel-related expenses (airfare, local transportation, hotel, and meals). Students will attend interactive discussion sessions over the course of the 2 days of the conference. Opportunities for socializing and individual sessions will also be provided.
Conference website: http://www.asu.edu/ssfd/conf
On-line application: http://www.asu.edu/clas/ssfd/conf/register.html
Questions: feel free to contact us at study@familychildsciences.net.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Remove all Children's Books from Libraries?? No Way! Please make the call now!
Update:
The advocacy action phone calls and e-mails to the Commission have paid off. It has just been announced at ALA Council that early next week the Commission will put a hold on the issue of lead in books while they investigate the issue.
Can you imagine school, public, (and university) libraries having to remove all juvenile books for lead testing? Neither can we!
Please call Nancy Nord at (301) 504-7923 today and leave a message supporting the exclusion of children's books from lead testing. Follow the instructions below.
Background Information
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 has been interpreted to include books as a product that must be tested for lead.
While it is understandable that the CPSC must protect children from toxic materials, publishers have already tested the book components and found that the lead levels are lower than the regulations require three years from now. Additionally, all book recalls in the last two decades have been because of toys attached to the books that posed a choking hazard, not the books themselves.
Making these testing regulations retroactive would require both school and public libraries to take drastic steps to come into compliance. They either would have to ban children from their libraries or pull every book intended for children under the age of 12 from their bookshelves at the time children are fostering a lifelong love of learning and reading.
CALL CPSC Today
Even with her assurances, we must let the CPSC know how important an issue this is to libraries. Please call the Acting Commissioner, Nancy Nord, at (301) 504-7923. When you call this number, wait for the automated directory to give you directions to reach Nancy Nord’s office.
Explain to the Commission that:
1) it is simply impossible for libraries to remove all children’s books from the shelves and/or ban children under 12 from the library and still provide the level of service that is needed.
2) As always, thank you for all that they do. The only way we will be successful in ensuring that children will have access to safe books is with a strong grassroots effort.
3)In order to allow children and families to continue accessing critical library materials, please either exempt books from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, accept the component tests that have already been done, or exempt all books currently in school and public libraries. This will ensure that our children continue to have access to safe and educational library materials
4) Your comments to the CPSC need to be submitted as soon as possible, so please tell all your friends and family – we need as many people as possible to communicate that this oversight could have lasting ramifications on our children and our communities.
Thank you for your continued support of libraries!
This information was originally received from:
Kristin Murphy
Government Relations Specialist
American Library Association - Washington Office
1615 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20009-2520
Phone Number: 202.628.8410
Fax: 202.628.8419
kmurphy@alawash.org
The advocacy action phone calls and e-mails to the Commission have paid off. It has just been announced at ALA Council that early next week the Commission will put a hold on the issue of lead in books while they investigate the issue.
Can you imagine school, public, (and university) libraries having to remove all juvenile books for lead testing? Neither can we!
Please call Nancy Nord at (301) 504-7923 today and leave a message supporting the exclusion of children's books from lead testing. Follow the instructions below.
Background Information
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 has been interpreted to include books as a product that must be tested for lead.
While it is understandable that the CPSC must protect children from toxic materials, publishers have already tested the book components and found that the lead levels are lower than the regulations require three years from now. Additionally, all book recalls in the last two decades have been because of toys attached to the books that posed a choking hazard, not the books themselves.
Making these testing regulations retroactive would require both school and public libraries to take drastic steps to come into compliance. They either would have to ban children from their libraries or pull every book intended for children under the age of 12 from their bookshelves at the time children are fostering a lifelong love of learning and reading.
CALL CPSC Today
Even with her assurances, we must let the CPSC know how important an issue this is to libraries. Please call the Acting Commissioner, Nancy Nord, at (301) 504-7923. When you call this number, wait for the automated directory to give you directions to reach Nancy Nord’s office.
Explain to the Commission that:
1) it is simply impossible for libraries to remove all children’s books from the shelves and/or ban children under 12 from the library and still provide the level of service that is needed.
2) As always, thank you for all that they do. The only way we will be successful in ensuring that children will have access to safe books is with a strong grassroots effort.
3)In order to allow children and families to continue accessing critical library materials, please either exempt books from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, accept the component tests that have already been done, or exempt all books currently in school and public libraries. This will ensure that our children continue to have access to safe and educational library materials
4) Your comments to the CPSC need to be submitted as soon as possible, so please tell all your friends and family – we need as many people as possible to communicate that this oversight could have lasting ramifications on our children and our communities.
Thank you for your continued support of libraries!
This information was originally received from:
Kristin Murphy
Government Relations Specialist
American Library Association - Washington Office
1615 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20009-2520
Phone Number: 202.628.8410
Fax: 202.628.8419
kmurphy@alawash.org
Monday, January 26, 2009
ALA Youth Media Awards
Watch the Video (a list of winners is below):
And the winners are:
Newbery Medal
"The Graveyard Book" (Juv.G966g) by Neil Gaiman, HarperCollins Children's Books
Newbery Honor Books
"The Underneath" by Kathi Appelt,(Juv.A646u) illustrated by David Small, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
"The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom" by Margarita Engle, Henry Holt and Company, LLC
"Savvy"(Juv.L4153s)by Ingrid Law, Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group in partnership with Walden Media, LLC
"After Tupac and D Foster" (Juv.W898a) by Jacqueline Woodson, G.P. Putnam's Sons, a division of Penguin Books for Young Readers
Caldecott Medal
"The House in the Night," illustrated by Beth Krommes and written by Susan Marie Swanson, Houghton Mifflin Co.
Caldecott Honor Books
"A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever"(Juv.F8485c)by Marla Frazee, Harcourt, Inc.
"How I Learned Geography" by Uri Shulevitz,(Juv.S5622h) Farrar Straus Giroux
"A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams,"(Juv.928.1W728b) illustrated by Melissa Sweet and written by Jen Bryant, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Michael L. Printz Award
Melina Marchetta, author of "Jellicoe Road,"(Juv.M317j) is the 2009 Printz Award winner. The book is published by HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Printz Honor Books
"The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II, The Kingdom on the Waves," (Juv.A5448 v.2) by M.T. Anderson, published by Candlewick Press;
"The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks,"(Juv.L8164d) by E. Lockhart, published by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group;
"Nation," (Juv.P912n) by Terry Pratchett, published by HarperCollins Children's Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers;
"Tender Morsels,"(Juv.L243t) by Margo Lanagan, published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
Pura Belpre
Belpré Author Award
"The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom" by Margarita Engle, published by Henry Holt
Belpré Author Honor Books
"Just in Case" by Yuyi Morales, a Neal Porter Book published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
"Reaching Out" (Juv.J598r) by Francisco Jiménez, Houghton Mifflin Co.
"The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos" (Juv.G6434s)
0by Lucia Gonzalez, illustrated by Lulu Delacre, Children's Book Press
Belpré Illustrator Award
"Just in Case" by Yuyi Morales, a Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Brook, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership Press
Belpré Illustrator Honor Books
"Papa and Me" ,(Juv. D716d) illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez, written by Arthur Dorrosan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
"The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos" (Juv.G6434s) illustrated by Lulu Delacre, written by Lucia Gonzalez, Children's Book Press
"What Can You Do with a Rebozo" (Juv.T1246w)illustrated by Amy Cordova, written by Carmen Tafolla, Tricycle Press, an imprint of Ten Speed Press
Coretta Scott King Awards
Author Award
"We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball," (Juv.796.357.N427w) written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, The book is published by Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
Author Honor Books
"The Blacker the Berry," by Joyce Carol Thomas, illustrated by Floyd Cooper and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers;
"Keeping the Night Watch," by Hope Anita Smith, illustrated by E.B. Lewis and published by Henry Holt and Company; and
"Becoming Billie Holiday," (Juv.W3625b) by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper and published by Wordsong, an imprint of Boyds Mills Press, Inc.
Illustrator Award
"The Blacker the Berry," illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Joyce Carol Thomas and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, is the King Illustrator Book winner.
Illustrator Honor
"We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball," (Juv.796.357.N427w) written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, published by Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
"Before John Was a Jazz Giant," by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Sean Qualls, published by Henry Holt and Company;
"The Moon Over Star" by Dianna Hutts Aston,(Juv.A8563m) illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, published by Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group.
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award.
Shadra Strickland, illustrator of "Bird," (Juv.E4669b) written by Zetta Elliott, is the Steptoe winner. The book is published by Lee & Low Books.
2010 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecturer
Kathleen T. Horning, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Batchelder Award
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., publisher of "Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit" by Nahoko Uehashi, translated from the Japanese by Cathy Hirano
Batchelder Honor Books
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., publisher of "Garmann's Summer" written and illustrated by Stian Hole, translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett
Amulet Books, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams, Inc., publisher of "Tiger Moon" written by Antonia Michaelis, translated from the German by Anthea Bell
Carnegie Medal
Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly, Weston Woods Studios, producers of "March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World"
Geisel Award
"Are You Ready to Play Outside?" (Juv.W699a) written and illustrated by Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Geisel Honor Books
"Chicken Said, 'Cluck!'" written by Judyann Ackerman Grant, illustrated by Sue Truesdell, HarperCollins Children's Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers
"One Boy" (Juv.S4516o )written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, a Neal Porter Book published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
"Stinky" (Juv.D2617s) written and illustrated by Eleanor Davis, The Little Lit Library, a division of RAW Junior, LLC
"Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator" (Juv.594.38 .C191w) written by Sarah C. Campbell, photographs by Sarah C. Campbell and Richard P. Campbell, Boyds Mills Press
Odyssey Award
"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," written and narrated by Sherman Alexie, produced by Recorded Books, LLC
Odyssey Honor Audiobooks
"Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady," written by L.A. Meyer, narrated by Katherine Kellgren, produced by Listen and Live Audio, Inc.
"Elijah of Buxton" written by Christopher Paul Curtis, narrated by Mirron Willis, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group
"I'm Dirty" written by Kate and Jim McMullan, narrated by Steve Buscemi, produced by Weston Woods Studios, Inc./Scholastic
"Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale" written and narrated by Carmen Agra Deedy, produced by Peachtree Publishers
"Nation" written by Terry Pratchett, narrated by Stephen Briggs, produced by Harper Children's Audio/HarperCollins Publishers
Sibert Medal
"We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball" (Juv.796.357.N427w) written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Sibert Honor Books
"Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and Rediscovery of the Past" written by James M. Deem, Houghton Mifflin Company
"What to Do about Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!" (Juv.923.2.L859k) written by Barbara Kerley, illusrated by Edwin Fotheringham, Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
Wilder Medal
Ashley Bryan, author and illustrator of numerous books, including "Dancing Granny," "Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum" and "Beautiful Blackbird."
And the winners are:
Newbery Medal
"The Graveyard Book" (Juv.G966g) by Neil Gaiman, HarperCollins Children's Books
Newbery Honor Books
"The Underneath" by Kathi Appelt,(Juv.A646u) illustrated by David Small, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
"The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom" by Margarita Engle, Henry Holt and Company, LLC
"Savvy"(Juv.L4153s)by Ingrid Law, Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group in partnership with Walden Media, LLC
"After Tupac and D Foster" (Juv.W898a) by Jacqueline Woodson, G.P. Putnam's Sons, a division of Penguin Books for Young Readers
Caldecott Medal
"The House in the Night," illustrated by Beth Krommes and written by Susan Marie Swanson, Houghton Mifflin Co.
Caldecott Honor Books
"A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever"(Juv.F8485c)by Marla Frazee, Harcourt, Inc.
"How I Learned Geography" by Uri Shulevitz,(Juv.S5622h) Farrar Straus Giroux
"A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams,"(Juv.928.1W728b) illustrated by Melissa Sweet and written by Jen Bryant, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Michael L. Printz Award
Melina Marchetta, author of "Jellicoe Road,"(Juv.M317j) is the 2009 Printz Award winner. The book is published by HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Printz Honor Books
"The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II, The Kingdom on the Waves," (Juv.A5448 v.2) by M.T. Anderson, published by Candlewick Press;
"The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks,"(Juv.L8164d) by E. Lockhart, published by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group;
"Nation," (Juv.P912n) by Terry Pratchett, published by HarperCollins Children's Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers;
"Tender Morsels,"(Juv.L243t) by Margo Lanagan, published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
Pura Belpre
Belpré Author Award
"The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom" by Margarita Engle, published by Henry Holt
Belpré Author Honor Books
"Just in Case" by Yuyi Morales, a Neal Porter Book published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
"Reaching Out" (Juv.J598r) by Francisco Jiménez, Houghton Mifflin Co.
"The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos" (Juv.G6434s)
0by Lucia Gonzalez, illustrated by Lulu Delacre, Children's Book Press
Belpré Illustrator Award
"Just in Case" by Yuyi Morales, a Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Brook, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership Press
Belpré Illustrator Honor Books
"Papa and Me" ,(Juv. D716d) illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez, written by Arthur Dorrosan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
"The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos" (Juv.G6434s) illustrated by Lulu Delacre, written by Lucia Gonzalez, Children's Book Press
"What Can You Do with a Rebozo" (Juv.T1246w)illustrated by Amy Cordova, written by Carmen Tafolla, Tricycle Press, an imprint of Ten Speed Press
Coretta Scott King Awards
Author Award
"We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball," (Juv.796.357.N427w) written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, The book is published by Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
Author Honor Books
"The Blacker the Berry," by Joyce Carol Thomas, illustrated by Floyd Cooper and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers;
"Keeping the Night Watch," by Hope Anita Smith, illustrated by E.B. Lewis and published by Henry Holt and Company; and
"Becoming Billie Holiday," (Juv.W3625b) by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper and published by Wordsong, an imprint of Boyds Mills Press, Inc.
Illustrator Award
"The Blacker the Berry," illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Joyce Carol Thomas and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, is the King Illustrator Book winner.
Illustrator Honor
"We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball," (Juv.796.357.N427w) written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, published by Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
"Before John Was a Jazz Giant," by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Sean Qualls, published by Henry Holt and Company;
"The Moon Over Star" by Dianna Hutts Aston,(Juv.A8563m) illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, published by Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group.
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award.
Shadra Strickland, illustrator of "Bird," (Juv.E4669b) written by Zetta Elliott, is the Steptoe winner. The book is published by Lee & Low Books.
2010 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecturer
Kathleen T. Horning, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Batchelder Award
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., publisher of "Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit" by Nahoko Uehashi, translated from the Japanese by Cathy Hirano
Batchelder Honor Books
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., publisher of "Garmann's Summer" written and illustrated by Stian Hole, translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett
Amulet Books, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams, Inc., publisher of "Tiger Moon" written by Antonia Michaelis, translated from the German by Anthea Bell
Carnegie Medal
Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly, Weston Woods Studios, producers of "March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World"
Geisel Award
"Are You Ready to Play Outside?" (Juv.W699a) written and illustrated by Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Geisel Honor Books
"Chicken Said, 'Cluck!'" written by Judyann Ackerman Grant, illustrated by Sue Truesdell, HarperCollins Children's Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers
"One Boy" (Juv.S4516o )written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, a Neal Porter Book published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
"Stinky" (Juv.D2617s) written and illustrated by Eleanor Davis, The Little Lit Library, a division of RAW Junior, LLC
"Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator" (Juv.594.38 .C191w) written by Sarah C. Campbell, photographs by Sarah C. Campbell and Richard P. Campbell, Boyds Mills Press
Odyssey Award
"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," written and narrated by Sherman Alexie, produced by Recorded Books, LLC
Odyssey Honor Audiobooks
"Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady," written by L.A. Meyer, narrated by Katherine Kellgren, produced by Listen and Live Audio, Inc.
"Elijah of Buxton" written by Christopher Paul Curtis, narrated by Mirron Willis, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group
"I'm Dirty" written by Kate and Jim McMullan, narrated by Steve Buscemi, produced by Weston Woods Studios, Inc./Scholastic
"Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale" written and narrated by Carmen Agra Deedy, produced by Peachtree Publishers
"Nation" written by Terry Pratchett, narrated by Stephen Briggs, produced by Harper Children's Audio/HarperCollins Publishers
Sibert Medal
"We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball" (Juv.796.357.N427w) written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Sibert Honor Books
"Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and Rediscovery of the Past" written by James M. Deem, Houghton Mifflin Company
"What to Do about Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!" (Juv.923.2.L859k) written by Barbara Kerley, illusrated by Edwin Fotheringham, Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
Wilder Medal
Ashley Bryan, author and illustrator of numerous books, including "Dancing Granny," "Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum" and "Beautiful Blackbird."
Thursday, January 22, 2009
NJ History Day-Participation Needed!
NJ History Day information
It's not just a day...it's an experience! is the motto for History Day, an opportunity for students in grades 6-12 to develop research and critical thinking skills by creating projects based on historical topics. Great skills we’d like to see in our future students!
History Day keeps growing. Volunteer judges are needed for our two regional competitions, Saturday, March 21st at Seton Hall University, and Saturday, March 28th at Rider University, as well as for the state competition at William Paterson University on Saturday, May 2nd. Contests typically begin at 8:15am for orientation and conclude around 4:00pm. A continental breakfast and lunch is provided for judges.
Students in grades 6-8 compete in the Junior Division, students in grades 9-12 compete in the Senior Division. Working with this year's theme of "The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies" students develop either an exhibit, documentary, performance, website, or paper on an historical topic of their choice. They may work individually, or with a group. Winners from the regional contests go on to the State competition (May 2nd), and winners from the State competition go on to the National competition in Maryland (June 14-18).
Judges Needed, Volunteer!
Since each year more schools and students compete, the need for judges keeps growing. You do not need to be an historian to judge! The judging teams are usually made up of three people: an historian, an educator, and perhaps a specialist in the type of project, e.g. performance. This is a great opportunity to encourage students to develop strong research skills using primary resources, as well as effective oral, written and visual communication skills.
Training sessions for judges are scheduled on Friday, February 20 at Seton Hall (4:30-6:30 p.m.) and Rider (4-6 p.m.).
When e-mailing or calling, please indicate your name, contact information, which contest (Seton Hall, Rider and/or William Paterson), and which category (Exhibits, Performances, Documentaries, Websites) you would like to judge. Category requests will be honored when possible.
If you are interested and would like to learn more, contact either Margaret Renn (973-720-3978) or Nancy Norris-Bauer (973-720-3131), both at NJHISTORYDAY@wpunj.edu, or take a look at the NJ History Day website, http://nj.nhd.org/index.htm
It's not just a day...it's an experience! is the motto for History Day, an opportunity for students in grades 6-12 to develop research and critical thinking skills by creating projects based on historical topics. Great skills we’d like to see in our future students!
History Day keeps growing. Volunteer judges are needed for our two regional competitions, Saturday, March 21st at Seton Hall University, and Saturday, March 28th at Rider University, as well as for the state competition at William Paterson University on Saturday, May 2nd. Contests typically begin at 8:15am for orientation and conclude around 4:00pm. A continental breakfast and lunch is provided for judges.
Students in grades 6-8 compete in the Junior Division, students in grades 9-12 compete in the Senior Division. Working with this year's theme of "The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies" students develop either an exhibit, documentary, performance, website, or paper on an historical topic of their choice. They may work individually, or with a group. Winners from the regional contests go on to the State competition (May 2nd), and winners from the State competition go on to the National competition in Maryland (June 14-18).
Judges Needed, Volunteer!
Since each year more schools and students compete, the need for judges keeps growing. You do not need to be an historian to judge! The judging teams are usually made up of three people: an historian, an educator, and perhaps a specialist in the type of project, e.g. performance. This is a great opportunity to encourage students to develop strong research skills using primary resources, as well as effective oral, written and visual communication skills.
Training sessions for judges are scheduled on Friday, February 20 at Seton Hall (4:30-6:30 p.m.) and Rider (4-6 p.m.).
When e-mailing or calling, please indicate your name, contact information, which contest (Seton Hall, Rider and/or William Paterson), and which category (Exhibits, Performances, Documentaries, Websites) you would like to judge. Category requests will be honored when possible.
If you are interested and would like to learn more, contact either Margaret Renn (973-720-3978) or Nancy Norris-Bauer (973-720-3131), both at NJHISTORYDAY@wpunj.edu, or take a look at the NJ History Day website, http://nj.nhd.org/index.htm
Friday, January 09, 2009
January Events of Note!
January 21, 2009 12-2p.m. NJCU’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Celebration
Cornell William Brooks speaks at NJCU’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Celebration on January 21
Cornell William Brooks, a public interest attorney, civil rights litigator, writer, and fourth-generation ordained minister who is executive director of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ), a Newark-based urban research and advocacy organization dedicated to the advancement of New Jersey’s urban communities and residents, will speak at New Jersey City University’s 20th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Celebration on Wednesday, January 21.
The program, which will benefit NJCU scholarships, will be held 12:00 – 2:30 p.m., in the Multipurpose Room of the Michael Gilligan Student Union on the University campus at 2039 Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City. Tickets are $30.00; $15.00 for full-time students and senior citizens over 65 years of age. The community is welcome.
Based on the theme, “The Politics of Hope in a Post-King Era,” the program is sponsored by NJCU’s Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center and Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
For further information call NJCU’s Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center at (201)200-3524.
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January 23, 2009 -THINKFriday @ Imagine Atrium- Fahrenheit 451 Program
Join us as we partner with the Jersey City Free Public Library and celebrate Jersey City's "Big Read" book, Fahrenheit 451, with a screening of the classic film by François Truffaut and an informal book discussion following the film.
When: THINKFriday, January 23 @ 7pm
Where: Imagine Atrium Bookstore, 528 Jersey Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302
FREE COPIES of Fahrenheit 451 are available at Imagine Atrium and at the Jersey City Main Library on Jersey Avenue if you have a library card. Get your copy now before they're all gone!
This is a BIG READ EVENT.
For more information, visit http://www.imagineatrium.com
For more about The Big Read, visit http://www.neabigread.org/
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January 29, 2009 4:30-6pm Author/Illustrator Eric Velasquez
The M. Jerry Weiss Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature at New Jersey City University proudly presents illustrator and author Eric Velasquez and a Professional Development Workshop.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Hepburn Hall, Room 202
New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, New Jersey
Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Eric Velasquez’s photorealistic pastel illustrations created for young adult book author Carole Boston Weatherford have been described as both “tough-minded and poetic.” The suspense and triumph of Ms. Weatherford’s books, I, Matthew Henson and Jesse Owens, Fastest Man Alive, have been heightened by the rich and historical illustrations by Mr. Velasquez. Mr. Velasquez also illustrated Addie Boswell’s The Rain Stomper and his own book, Grandma’s Records.
This presentation is ideal for librarians, classroom and reading teachers), university students, and other supporters of literacy and literature.
$25 admission fee includes two N.J. Professional Development Hours; $20 for full-time undergraduate students (identification required).
Admission fee waived for NJCU undergraduates not seeking N.J. Professional development hours.
For more information contact Maureen McGuire, director of development, at
mmcguire1@njcu.edu
or call (201) 200-3196. Please provide an e-mail address where we may send your registration confirmation.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Parking available in NJCU’s West Side Avenue Lot for a $6.00 fee.
For directions to NJCU visit http://www.njcu.edu/i2e/visit/directions.asp.
---------------REGISTRATION FORM-------------------------------
Yes! I would like to attend the Eric Velasquez presentation!
Return payment/check with completed registration form to:
Maureen McGuire
Office of Development
Hepburn Hall, Room 326
New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07305-1597
Please check your payment method and provide the following information:
Name_____________________________ email ______________________ Address _____________ City_______ State_______ Zip ______________
__VISA __ MASTERCARD ___ Check enclosed
(Make check payable to the NJCU Foundation, Inc. and designate M. Jerry Weiss Center in the memo portion.) Account number ______________________ Expiration date _____________ Signature _____________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
January 30, 31, 2009 African Diaspora Film Festival at the Jersey City Museum
The African Diaspora Film Series
2 DAYS – FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Dates/Times: January 30, 2009 Noon – 5pm
January 31, 2009 Noon – 5pm
Price: Individual tickets per screening are $10, $8 students and seniors, $7 museum members.
Contact: African Diaspora Film Festival at 212-864-1760
Details:
Jersey City Museum is pleased to present the African Diaspora Film Series on Friday, January 30, and Saturday, January 31, 2009.
Individual tickets may be purchased at the museum on the day of the events or purchased in advance on the African Diaspora Film Festival website at www.nyadff.org or by calling them at (212) 864-1760. Tickets are $10, $8 for students and seniors, $7 for members of the museum. ADFF/JCM Series Pass is $30. This special pass gives access to all the screenings in the series.
Please contact the African Diaspora Film Festival to enquire about group rates for schools for the Friday afternoon screening of The Great Bazaar, which is recommended for grade 10 and up.
DVDs and VHS of films from Africa and the African Diaspora Film Festival will be on sale in the museum's atrium. $20 per DVD/VHS; $35 for 2 DVD/VHS; $45 for three DVD/VHS and $15 for each additional DVD/VHS.
The schedule of film screenings for Friday and Saturday is as follows:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009
12:00pm | The Great Bazaar
(2005, Licinio Azevedo) In the suburb of an African city, 12 years-old Paito sells fritters outside his house. One day, a band of young robbers takes his money. He decides he's not going to go home until he recovers what he lost. With this in mind, he heads out for the big city on the same train as the thieves. Looking for work, he begins to live in a market square that at night becomes a dormitory for homeless vendors. There he meets Xano, a boy his age, whose insolent behavior and fearlessness attract him. Unlike Paito, Xano despises work and he steals. Despite their differences, they become friends. Together, they reinvent the world. Language: Portuguese with English subtitles. Run time: 58 minutes.
2:30PM | Made in Jamaica
New Jersey Premiere!
(2006, Jerome Laperrousaz) This musical documentary presents an overview of the reggae music movement past and present. From the crime and violence of the ghetto to political responsibility; from the history of slavery and colonization to the legacy of Bob Marley and the idea of salvation through music; from religion and the Rasta movement to sex, women, and their role in reggae, Made in Jamaica explores the multifaceted reality of reggae music through interviews and musical performances with artists like Capleton, Elephant Man, Bunny Wailer, Toots & the Maytals, Bounty Killer, Gregory Isaacs, Tanya Stephens, Beres Hammond, and others. Running time: 110 minutes.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2009
12:00PM | Slaying Goliath
New Jersey Premiere!
(2008, Michele Stephenson and Joe Brewster) Slaying Goliath is a candid account of a fifth grade basketball team on a quest to win a national title, all the while struggling with where they came from and how far they will go. Through their journey from Harlem, NY to Florida, many of them leaving their neighborhoods for the first time, parents, coaches and team members learn valuable lessons about teamwork, unity, and who they are in relation to the world around them. Running time: 80 minutes.
A question and answer session with the filmmakers will be held after the screening of Slaying Goliath.
DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM: Afro-Cuba: Yesterday and Today
TWO FILMS FOR ONE ADMISSION!
La Ultima Rumba de Papa Montero and Sara Gomez: An Afro-Cuban Filmmaker
2:10PM | La Ultima Rumba de Papa Montero
(1992, Octavio Cortazar) A fascinating film on the rhythmic dance genre known as Rumba, La Ultima Rumba de Papa Montero dances around the life of Papa Montero, one of the famous rumberos of Cuba, assassinated during carnival. A discovery of Cuban traditions and every day life told through beautiful images, sensual music and dance. The use of Afro-Cuban mythology is the force behind the characters as orishas guide the characters' fate. Language: Spanish with English subtitles. Running time: 52 minutes.
3:10PM | Sara Gomez: an Afro-Cuban Filmmaker
(2005, Alessandra Muller) Sara Gomez: An Afro-Cuban Filmmaker is a rich, multilayered documentary about Afro-Cuban director Sarah Gomez. Born in 1943, she studied literature, piano, and Afro-Cuban ethnography before becoming the first female Cuban filmmaker. A woman of great intelligence, independence and generosity, she was a revolutionary filmmaker with intersecting concerns about the Afro-Cuban community and the value of its cultural traditions, women's issues, and the treatment of the marginalized sectors of society. Through archival footage of her works and interviews with her children and husband Germinal Hernandez, cast members of her best-know film De cierta manera,as well as colleagues and friends, we get closer to a filmmaker who invented new landscapes and brought together opposite worlds. Language: Spanish with English subtitles. Running time: 76 minutes.
A discussion between Reinaldo Barroso-Spech, Co-Director of the African Diaspora Film Festival, and artist Ben Jones ("Deliverance" THE ART OF BEN JONES 1970-2008, on view at Jersey City Museum through February 21, 2009) will follow the double feature screenings.
Cornell William Brooks speaks at NJCU’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Celebration on January 21
Cornell William Brooks, a public interest attorney, civil rights litigator, writer, and fourth-generation ordained minister who is executive director of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ), a Newark-based urban research and advocacy organization dedicated to the advancement of New Jersey’s urban communities and residents, will speak at New Jersey City University’s 20th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Celebration on Wednesday, January 21.
The program, which will benefit NJCU scholarships, will be held 12:00 – 2:30 p.m., in the Multipurpose Room of the Michael Gilligan Student Union on the University campus at 2039 Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City. Tickets are $30.00; $15.00 for full-time students and senior citizens over 65 years of age. The community is welcome.
Based on the theme, “The Politics of Hope in a Post-King Era,” the program is sponsored by NJCU’s Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center and Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
For further information call NJCU’s Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center at (201)200-3524.
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January 23, 2009 -THINKFriday @ Imagine Atrium- Fahrenheit 451 Program
Join us as we partner with the Jersey City Free Public Library and celebrate Jersey City's "Big Read" book, Fahrenheit 451, with a screening of the classic film by François Truffaut and an informal book discussion following the film.
When: THINKFriday, January 23 @ 7pm
Where: Imagine Atrium Bookstore, 528 Jersey Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302
FREE COPIES of Fahrenheit 451 are available at Imagine Atrium and at the Jersey City Main Library on Jersey Avenue if you have a library card. Get your copy now before they're all gone!
This is a BIG READ EVENT.
For more information, visit http://www.imagineatrium.com
For more about The Big Read, visit http://www.neabigread.org/
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January 29, 2009 4:30-6pm Author/Illustrator Eric Velasquez
The M. Jerry Weiss Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature at New Jersey City University proudly presents illustrator and author Eric Velasquez and a Professional Development Workshop.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Hepburn Hall, Room 202
New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, New Jersey
Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Eric Velasquez’s photorealistic pastel illustrations created for young adult book author Carole Boston Weatherford have been described as both “tough-minded and poetic.” The suspense and triumph of Ms. Weatherford’s books, I, Matthew Henson and Jesse Owens, Fastest Man Alive, have been heightened by the rich and historical illustrations by Mr. Velasquez. Mr. Velasquez also illustrated Addie Boswell’s The Rain Stomper and his own book, Grandma’s Records.
This presentation is ideal for librarians, classroom and reading teachers), university students, and other supporters of literacy and literature.
$25 admission fee includes two N.J. Professional Development Hours; $20 for full-time undergraduate students (identification required).
Admission fee waived for NJCU undergraduates not seeking N.J. Professional development hours.
For more information contact Maureen McGuire, director of development, at
mmcguire1@njcu.edu
or call (201) 200-3196. Please provide an e-mail address where we may send your registration confirmation.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Parking available in NJCU’s West Side Avenue Lot for a $6.00 fee.
For directions to NJCU visit http://www.njcu.edu/i2e/visit/directions.asp.
---------------REGISTRATION FORM-------------------------------
Yes! I would like to attend the Eric Velasquez presentation!
Return payment/check with completed registration form to:
Maureen McGuire
Office of Development
Hepburn Hall, Room 326
New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07305-1597
Please check your payment method and provide the following information:
Name_____________________________ email ______________________ Address _____________ City_______ State_______ Zip ______________
__VISA __ MASTERCARD ___ Check enclosed
(Make check payable to the NJCU Foundation, Inc. and designate M. Jerry Weiss Center in the memo portion.) Account number ______________________ Expiration date _____________ Signature _____________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
January 30, 31, 2009 African Diaspora Film Festival at the Jersey City Museum
The African Diaspora Film Series
2 DAYS – FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Dates/Times: January 30, 2009 Noon – 5pm
January 31, 2009 Noon – 5pm
Price: Individual tickets per screening are $10, $8 students and seniors, $7 museum members.
Contact: African Diaspora Film Festival at 212-864-1760
Details:
Jersey City Museum is pleased to present the African Diaspora Film Series on Friday, January 30, and Saturday, January 31, 2009.
Individual tickets may be purchased at the museum on the day of the events or purchased in advance on the African Diaspora Film Festival website at www.nyadff.org or by calling them at (212) 864-1760. Tickets are $10, $8 for students and seniors, $7 for members of the museum. ADFF/JCM Series Pass is $30. This special pass gives access to all the screenings in the series.
Please contact the African Diaspora Film Festival to enquire about group rates for schools for the Friday afternoon screening of The Great Bazaar, which is recommended for grade 10 and up.
DVDs and VHS of films from Africa and the African Diaspora Film Festival will be on sale in the museum's atrium. $20 per DVD/VHS; $35 for 2 DVD/VHS; $45 for three DVD/VHS and $15 for each additional DVD/VHS.
The schedule of film screenings for Friday and Saturday is as follows:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009
12:00pm | The Great Bazaar
(2005, Licinio Azevedo) In the suburb of an African city, 12 years-old Paito sells fritters outside his house. One day, a band of young robbers takes his money. He decides he's not going to go home until he recovers what he lost. With this in mind, he heads out for the big city on the same train as the thieves. Looking for work, he begins to live in a market square that at night becomes a dormitory for homeless vendors. There he meets Xano, a boy his age, whose insolent behavior and fearlessness attract him. Unlike Paito, Xano despises work and he steals. Despite their differences, they become friends. Together, they reinvent the world. Language: Portuguese with English subtitles. Run time: 58 minutes.
2:30PM | Made in Jamaica
New Jersey Premiere!
(2006, Jerome Laperrousaz) This musical documentary presents an overview of the reggae music movement past and present. From the crime and violence of the ghetto to political responsibility; from the history of slavery and colonization to the legacy of Bob Marley and the idea of salvation through music; from religion and the Rasta movement to sex, women, and their role in reggae, Made in Jamaica explores the multifaceted reality of reggae music through interviews and musical performances with artists like Capleton, Elephant Man, Bunny Wailer, Toots & the Maytals, Bounty Killer, Gregory Isaacs, Tanya Stephens, Beres Hammond, and others. Running time: 110 minutes.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2009
12:00PM | Slaying Goliath
New Jersey Premiere!
(2008, Michele Stephenson and Joe Brewster) Slaying Goliath is a candid account of a fifth grade basketball team on a quest to win a national title, all the while struggling with where they came from and how far they will go. Through their journey from Harlem, NY to Florida, many of them leaving their neighborhoods for the first time, parents, coaches and team members learn valuable lessons about teamwork, unity, and who they are in relation to the world around them. Running time: 80 minutes.
A question and answer session with the filmmakers will be held after the screening of Slaying Goliath.
DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM: Afro-Cuba: Yesterday and Today
TWO FILMS FOR ONE ADMISSION!
La Ultima Rumba de Papa Montero and Sara Gomez: An Afro-Cuban Filmmaker
2:10PM | La Ultima Rumba de Papa Montero
(1992, Octavio Cortazar) A fascinating film on the rhythmic dance genre known as Rumba, La Ultima Rumba de Papa Montero dances around the life of Papa Montero, one of the famous rumberos of Cuba, assassinated during carnival. A discovery of Cuban traditions and every day life told through beautiful images, sensual music and dance. The use of Afro-Cuban mythology is the force behind the characters as orishas guide the characters' fate. Language: Spanish with English subtitles. Running time: 52 minutes.
3:10PM | Sara Gomez: an Afro-Cuban Filmmaker
(2005, Alessandra Muller) Sara Gomez: An Afro-Cuban Filmmaker is a rich, multilayered documentary about Afro-Cuban director Sarah Gomez. Born in 1943, she studied literature, piano, and Afro-Cuban ethnography before becoming the first female Cuban filmmaker. A woman of great intelligence, independence and generosity, she was a revolutionary filmmaker with intersecting concerns about the Afro-Cuban community and the value of its cultural traditions, women's issues, and the treatment of the marginalized sectors of society. Through archival footage of her works and interviews with her children and husband Germinal Hernandez, cast members of her best-know film De cierta manera,as well as colleagues and friends, we get closer to a filmmaker who invented new landscapes and brought together opposite worlds. Language: Spanish with English subtitles. Running time: 76 minutes.
A discussion between Reinaldo Barroso-Spech, Co-Director of the African Diaspora Film Festival, and artist Ben Jones ("Deliverance" THE ART OF BEN JONES 1970-2008, on view at Jersey City Museum through February 21, 2009) will follow the double feature screenings.
Monday, January 05, 2009
New series on the Obama family, Comments?
UPDATE:
COMMUNICATION FOR THE PUBLISHER:
We have decided to change the series name to "First Family of Hope", and luckily we have just enough time to change the name before the books go to print. Originally we were going to use "First Family of Change" but we wanted to differentiate our series from the many that are already out, or set to come out in the near future, so we went with (what we thought was appealing based on the aforementioned media examples) "Cool".
I think "Hope" does the trick while communicating the importance and historical significance.
***************************************************************************************************************
This is an advertisement for a new book series marketed to elementary school children, "Obamas, First Family of Cool".
What do you think?
Persons surveyed found the title to be disparaging and demeaning to our new first family.
Post your comments here or to the publisher at Mason Crest Publishers [bbuch@masoncrest.com]
The stories of the Obamas are uniquely American stories. This six-book set takes readers behind the scenes and tells the stories of this family from six unique perspectives.
Take advantage of our pre-publication special and save over $20 on the complete set of six.
Barack is the story of a man of humble beginnings, the son of a white mother from
Kansas and a black father from Kenya, Africa,and the extraordinary journey he took on his way to the presidency.
Michelle takes readers back to her childhood andformative years, and follows her steps and choices along her way to becoming the first lady of the United States of America.
Malia, 10 years old, plays piano, soccer, and tennis, and loves dance and drama. Experience becoming a member of the first family through Malia's eyes.
Sasha, the youngest at 7, also plays piano and tennis, and especially loves gymnastics and tap dance. Discover her unusual take on it all.
The Obama Family Tree traces the lives and times of the Obamas' ancestors, including early American colonists from Europe, African villagers, and South Carolina slaves.
Obama Mania shares the stories of those most effected, including everyday people and celebrities, men and women, young and old, black and white, in America and around the world. Obama mania is undeniable!
· More then 25 engaging photos
· 64 full-color pages
· Library bound
· Trim size: 7¼ x 9 ¼
· Ages:10 and up
The Obama's: First Family of Cool Set ISBN / 978-1-4222-1476-3
Barack Obama / 978-1-4222-1477-0
Michelle Obama / 978-1-4222-1478-7
Malia Obama / 978-1-4222-1479-4
Sasha Obama / 978-1-4222-1480-0
The Obama Family / 978-1-4222-1481-7
Obama Mania / 978-1-4222-1482-4
Hardcover Library Price Each . . . . . . $19.95
Hardcover 6-Book Set Price . . . . . . $119.70
Special Pre-publication Set Price . . . . $99.50
Email TO ORDER: bbuch@masoncrest.com
toll-free (866) 627-2665
fax (610) 543-3878
Mason Crest Publishers www.masoncrest.com
COMMUNICATION FOR THE PUBLISHER:
We have decided to change the series name to "First Family of Hope", and luckily we have just enough time to change the name before the books go to print. Originally we were going to use "First Family of Change" but we wanted to differentiate our series from the many that are already out, or set to come out in the near future, so we went with (what we thought was appealing based on the aforementioned media examples) "Cool".
I think "Hope" does the trick while communicating the importance and historical significance.
***************************************************************************************************************
This is an advertisement for a new book series marketed to elementary school children, "Obamas, First Family of Cool".
What do you think?
Persons surveyed found the title to be disparaging and demeaning to our new first family.
Post your comments here or to the publisher at Mason Crest Publishers [bbuch@masoncrest.com]
The stories of the Obamas are uniquely American stories. This six-book set takes readers behind the scenes and tells the stories of this family from six unique perspectives.
Take advantage of our pre-publication special and save over $20 on the complete set of six.
Barack is the story of a man of humble beginnings, the son of a white mother from
Kansas and a black father from Kenya, Africa,and the extraordinary journey he took on his way to the presidency.
Michelle takes readers back to her childhood andformative years, and follows her steps and choices along her way to becoming the first lady of the United States of America.
Malia, 10 years old, plays piano, soccer, and tennis, and loves dance and drama. Experience becoming a member of the first family through Malia's eyes.
Sasha, the youngest at 7, also plays piano and tennis, and especially loves gymnastics and tap dance. Discover her unusual take on it all.
The Obama Family Tree traces the lives and times of the Obamas' ancestors, including early American colonists from Europe, African villagers, and South Carolina slaves.
Obama Mania shares the stories of those most effected, including everyday people and celebrities, men and women, young and old, black and white, in America and around the world. Obama mania is undeniable!
· More then 25 engaging photos
· 64 full-color pages
· Library bound
· Trim size: 7¼ x 9 ¼
· Ages:10 and up
The Obama's: First Family of Cool Set ISBN / 978-1-4222-1476-3
Barack Obama / 978-1-4222-1477-0
Michelle Obama / 978-1-4222-1478-7
Malia Obama / 978-1-4222-1479-4
Sasha Obama / 978-1-4222-1480-0
The Obama Family / 978-1-4222-1481-7
Obama Mania / 978-1-4222-1482-4
Hardcover Library Price Each . . . . . . $19.95
Hardcover 6-Book Set Price . . . . . . $119.70
Special Pre-publication Set Price . . . . $99.50
Email TO ORDER: bbuch@masoncrest.com
toll-free (866) 627-2665
fax (610) 543-3878
Mason Crest Publishers www.masoncrest.com
Feeling Lucky? Write your way to the Inauguration
A writing contest for persons over 18 was announced by the Inauguaral Committee
The deadline is January 8th at midnight.
Tell your senior high school students, collehge students and instructors to get out their pens!
See the rules below:
Official Rules and Restrictions
• Entries will be accepted from 12:01 a.m. EST on 12/30/2008 to 11:59 EST on 1/8/2009
. Only individuals 18 years or older who are U.S. citizens or U.S. resident aliens, and who voluntarily choose to enter, may enter the contest. Corporations (including non-profit corporations) are expressly prohibited from entering the contest.
• Your entry must be submitted electronically to:
https://www.pic2009org/tickettohistory,
and must include your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
• Winner shall be selected from all eligible entries by the strength of their essay about what the inauguration means to them before 1/15/2009.
• The winners shall be notified by email on or before 1/16/2009, and shall be required to complete an affidavit or declaration of eligibility and liability release. Failure to comply within 5 days after the date printed on the prize notification may result in disqualification of winning entry and random selection of another entrant as the winner. Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009 is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners.
• The winners shall receive travel to Washington DC, accommodations, and access to official inaugural events.
• No purchase necessary. Contributing to Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009 will not improve your chances of winning. You may enter the contest as many times as you like without a contribution by entering here: http://www.pic2009.org/page/s/tickettohistory.
• This contest is sponsored and run by Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009, headquartered at 330 C Street SW, Washington DC. A copy of these rules and the winner's names may be obtained by writing to Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009. Requests must be received by December 31, 2009.
• This contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited by law.
• Employees, independent contractors, officers, and directors of Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, and the immediate family members and persons living in the same household of such persons, are not eligible to participate in this contest.
• By participating, entrants agree that Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009 and its agents and representatives are not responsible or liable for, and shall be released and held harmless from, any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with or resulting from participation in this contest, including winning this contest, including without limitation, claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.
• Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009 reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or cancel this contest. Information collected from entrants is subject to Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009's security and privacy policy. Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009 will not provide your contact information to any other organization without authorization. This contest is offered only in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. All issues concerning the administration of this contest shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia.
The deadline is January 8th at midnight.
Tell your senior high school students, collehge students and instructors to get out their pens!
See the rules below:
Official Rules and Restrictions
• Entries will be accepted from 12:01 a.m. EST on 12/30/2008 to 11:59 EST on 1/8/2009
. Only individuals 18 years or older who are U.S. citizens or U.S. resident aliens, and who voluntarily choose to enter, may enter the contest. Corporations (including non-profit corporations) are expressly prohibited from entering the contest.
• Your entry must be submitted electronically to:
https://www.pic2009org/tickettohistory,
and must include your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
• Winner shall be selected from all eligible entries by the strength of their essay about what the inauguration means to them before 1/15/2009.
• The winners shall be notified by email on or before 1/16/2009, and shall be required to complete an affidavit or declaration of eligibility and liability release. Failure to comply within 5 days after the date printed on the prize notification may result in disqualification of winning entry and random selection of another entrant as the winner. Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009 is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners.
• The winners shall receive travel to Washington DC, accommodations, and access to official inaugural events.
• No purchase necessary. Contributing to Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009 will not improve your chances of winning. You may enter the contest as many times as you like without a contribution by entering here: http://www.pic2009.org/page/s/tickettohistory.
• This contest is sponsored and run by Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009, headquartered at 330 C Street SW, Washington DC. A copy of these rules and the winner's names may be obtained by writing to Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009. Requests must be received by December 31, 2009.
• This contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited by law.
• Employees, independent contractors, officers, and directors of Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, and the immediate family members and persons living in the same household of such persons, are not eligible to participate in this contest.
• By participating, entrants agree that Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009 and its agents and representatives are not responsible or liable for, and shall be released and held harmless from, any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with or resulting from participation in this contest, including winning this contest, including without limitation, claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.
• Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009 reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or cancel this contest. Information collected from entrants is subject to Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009's security and privacy policy. Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009 will not provide your contact information to any other organization without authorization. This contest is offered only in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. All issues concerning the administration of this contest shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
NJIT Information Night at Newark Public Library-12/10/08
NJIT INFORMATION NIGHT
at
THE NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
50 Hayes Street, Second Floor
Newark, New Jersey 07103
Please be advised that on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. NJIT has graciously agreed to conduct an information session for our students. This will take place at the Springfield Branch of the Newark Public Library and we encourage YOU to bring and/or send your children.
You will have a chance to ask questions and draft a plan of action if you are interested in NJIT. If you are college bound, you should take advantage of this opportunity. Children of color have traditionally been underrepresented in most of these high paying technology fields.
Please come out on:
Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 5:00 p.m.
Newark Public Library
50 Hayes Street, second floor
Newark, NJ 07103
Bus Nos. 25, 99, 1, and 31 are all within one block of the library located at 14th Avenue and Jones Street (across from New Horizon, New Community Charter School).
at
THE NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
50 Hayes Street, Second Floor
Newark, New Jersey 07103
Please be advised that on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. NJIT has graciously agreed to conduct an information session for our students. This will take place at the Springfield Branch of the Newark Public Library and we encourage YOU to bring and/or send your children.
You will have a chance to ask questions and draft a plan of action if you are interested in NJIT. If you are college bound, you should take advantage of this opportunity. Children of color have traditionally been underrepresented in most of these high paying technology fields.
Please come out on:
Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 5:00 p.m.
Newark Public Library
50 Hayes Street, second floor
Newark, NJ 07103
Bus Nos. 25, 99, 1, and 31 are all within one block of the library located at 14th Avenue and Jones Street (across from New Horizon, New Community Charter School).
Monday, December 08, 2008
Teaching African American History and TTEA
On Friday, December 5, 2008, the New York Daily News reported the following:
New York teacher binds black students during history lesson on slavery
By DORIAN BLOCK
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Friday, December 5th 2008, 4:57 PM
A suburban middle school teacher who bound the hands and feet of two black girls, then made them crawl under desks representing slave ships, has sparked outrage by one of the girl's mother and the local NAACP chapter....Northern Rockland School District Superintendent Brian Monahan said he was having "conversations with our staff on how to deliver effective lessons."
Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/12/05/2008-12-05_new_york_teacher_binds_black_students_du.html
Research in teaching the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans (TTEA) has resulted in the development of several educational websites, with global and multicultural perspectives. One site is from the acclaimed Schomburg Center in New York,it is called In Motion: The African American Migration Experience and is located at http://www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm
It includes text, photographs and lesson plans (http://www.inmotionaame.org/education/)
UNESCO also has an interesting educational website called African Passages http://ldhi.library.cofc.edu/exhibits/show/africanpassageslowcountryadapt/introductionatlanticworld/trans_atlantic_slave_trade, which shows the connection between African, Caribbean and North American cultures.Lesson plans are available at http://www.cofc.edu/unescoafricanpassages/teaching.htm
New York teacher binds black students during history lesson on slavery
By DORIAN BLOCK
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Friday, December 5th 2008, 4:57 PM
A suburban middle school teacher who bound the hands and feet of two black girls, then made them crawl under desks representing slave ships, has sparked outrage by one of the girl's mother and the local NAACP chapter....Northern Rockland School District Superintendent Brian Monahan said he was having "conversations with our staff on how to deliver effective lessons."
Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/12/05/2008-12-05_new_york_teacher_binds_black_students_du.html
Research in teaching the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans (TTEA) has resulted in the development of several educational websites, with global and multicultural perspectives. One site is from the acclaimed Schomburg Center in New York,it is called In Motion: The African American Migration Experience and is located at http://www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm
It includes text, photographs and lesson plans (http://www.inmotionaame.org/education/)
UNESCO also has an interesting educational website called African Passages http://ldhi.library.cofc.edu/exhibits/show/africanpassageslowcountryadapt/introductionatlanticworld/trans_atlantic_slave_trade, which shows the connection between African, Caribbean and North American cultures.Lesson plans are available at http://www.cofc.edu/unescoafricanpassages/teaching.htm
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Copyright Law and Fair Use
An amusing video created byProfessor Eric Faden of Bucknell University from the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. He created this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through Disney characters. The Center for Internet and Society (CIS), housed at Stanford Law School and a part of the Law, Science and Technology Program, is at the apex of this evolving area of law. http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/documentary-film-program/film/a-fair-y-use-tale
View it here
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License
Distributed on DVD by The Media Education Foundation
View it here
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License
Distributed on DVD by The Media Education Foundation
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Harvard University relaunches its Usable Knowledge website
Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) has relaunched its Usable Knowledge website aimed at connecting the research of its faculty with educators in the field.
The Usable Knowledge website (http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/) features a diverse set of media – text, video, and audio – to make the leading research of its faculty accessible to educators all over the world.
"The Usable Knowledge website is consistent with the School's commitment to bringing research to our colleagues throughout the education community
The Usable Knowledge website (http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/) features a diverse set of media – text, video, and audio – to make the leading research of its faculty accessible to educators all over the world.
"The Usable Knowledge website is consistent with the School's commitment to bringing research to our colleagues throughout the education community
Books for Puerto Rico Discovery Day
Puerto Rico Discovery Day is today
Here is a short booklist of library books about Puerto Rico:
Puerto Rico History and Culture
E184.P85.A23 2006 Puerto Ricans in the United States
E184.P85.N44 2004 Boricua Pop: The Latinization of American Culture
E184.P85.S255 2007 Boricua Power: A Political History of Puerto Ricans in the United States
Juv. G 6434s Storyteller’s candle (Biography of Pura Belpre)
Juv. N761a Abuelita’s paradise
Juv. 398.S527 2002 Shake It Morena! and Other folklore from Puerto Rico
Juv. 398.21.M7793 Juan Bobo Goes to Work
Juv. 591.97.S586c 2000 Coqui and his Friends
Here is a short booklist of library books about Puerto Rico:
Puerto Rico History and Culture
E184.P85.A23 2006 Puerto Ricans in the United States
E184.P85.N44 2004 Boricua Pop: The Latinization of American Culture
E184.P85.S255 2007 Boricua Power: A Political History of Puerto Ricans in the United States
Juv. G 6434s Storyteller’s candle (Biography of Pura Belpre)
Juv. N761a Abuelita’s paradise
Juv. 398.S527 2002 Shake It Morena! and Other folklore from Puerto Rico
Juv. 398.21.M7793 Juan Bobo Goes to Work
Juv. 591.97.S586c 2000 Coqui and his Friends
Friday, November 14, 2008
NJ Tree for Rockefeller Center-Fact and Fiction
Fact:
HAMILTON, N.J. – The centerpiece of Christmas at New York's Rockefeller Center will be a tree from western New Jersey that its owners call a "miracle."
Workers cut down the 8-ton, 72-foot-tall Norway spruce at the home of the Varanyak family in Hamilton, near a tree nursery they own. It will be erected at Rockefeller Center on Friday, November 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081113/ap_on_fe_st/rockefeller_center_tree_1
Fiction:
(written by a native New jersey author-illustrator team!)
Redbird at Rockefeller Center by Peter Maloney and Felicia Zekauskas.
(Juv.M257r )
Kate is upset when her favorite tree is cut down and sent to Rockefeller Center to be displayed at Christmas, especially because she saw a fledgling in it. The redbird is lonely in the city, and holiday magic brings the bird and Kate's tree back home
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Barack Obama on Libraries and Reading -2005
President-Elect Barack Obama keynoted the opening general session at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, June 23–29, 2005, while a U.S. senator from Illinois. This article, published in the August 2005 issue of American Libraries, is an adaptation of that speech, which drew record crowds and garnered a standing ovation. Bound to the Word
Guardians of truth and knowledge, librarians must be thanked for their role as champions of privacy, literacy, independent thinking, and most of all reading.
Guardians of truth and knowledge, librarians must be thanked for their role as champions of privacy, literacy, independent thinking, and most of all reading.
by Barack Obama
If you open up Scripture, the Gospel according to John, it starts: “In the beginning was the Word.” Although this has a very particular meaning in Scripture, more broadly what it speaks to is the critical importance of language, of writing, of reading, of communication, of books as a means of transmitting culture and binding us together as a people.
More than a building that houses books and data, the library represents a window to a larger world, the place where we’ve always come to discover big ideas and profound concepts that help move the American story forward and the human story forward. That’s the reason why, since ancient antiquity, whenever those who seek power would want to control the human spirit, they have gone after libraries and books. Whether it’s the ransacking of the great library at Alexandria, controlling information during the Middle Ages, book burnings, or the imprisonment of writers in former communist block countries, the idea has been that if we can control the word, if we can control what people hear and what they read and what they comprehend, then we can control and imprison them, or at least imprison their minds.
That’s worth pondering at a time when truth and science are constantly being challenged by political agendas and ideologies, at a time when language is used not to illuminate but, rather, to obfuscate, at a time when there are those who would disallow the teaching of evolution in our schools, where fake science is used to beat back attempts to curb global warming or fund lifesaving research.
At a time when book banning is back in vogue, libraries remind us that truth isn’t about who yells the loudest, but who has the right information.
We are a religious people, Americans are, as am I. But one of the innovations, the genius of America, is recognizing that our faith is not in contradiction with fact and that our liberty depends upon our ability to access the truth.
That’s what libraries are about. At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for the better. It’s an enormous force for good.
I remember at different junctures in my life feeling lost, feeling adrift, and feeling that somehow walking into a library and seeing those books, seeing human knowledge collected in that fashion, accessible, ready for me, would always lift my spirits. So I’m grateful to be able to acknowledge the importance of librarians and the work that you do. I want to work with you to ensure that libraries continue to be sanctuaries of learning, where we are free to read and consider what we please without the fear that Big Brother may be peering over our shoulders to find out what we’re up to.
Some of you may have heard that I gave a speech last summer at the Democratic convention. It made some news here and there. For some reason, one of the lines people seem to remember has to do with librarians, when I said, “We don’t like federal agents poking around our libraries in the red states, or the blue states for that matter.”
What some people may not remember is that for years, librarians have been on the frontlines of this fight for our privacy and our freedom. There have always been dark times in our history where America has strayed from our best ideas. The question has always been: Who will be there to stand up against those forces? One of the groups that has consistently stood up has been librarians. When political groups tried to censor great works of literature, you were the ones who put Huckleberry Finn and Catcher in the Rye back on the shelves, making sure that our access to free thought and free information was protected. Ever since we’ve had to worry about our own government looking over our shoulders in that library, you’ve been there to stand up and speak out on our privacy issues. You’re full-time defenders of the most fundamental liberty that we possess. For that, you deserve our gratitude.
But you also deserve our protection. That’s why I’ve been working with Republicans and Democrats to make sure that we have a Patriot Act that helps us track down terrorists without trampling on our civil liberties. This is an issue that Washington always tries to make into an either-or proposition. Either we protect our people from terror or we protect our most cherished principles. But I don’t believe in either-or. I believe in both ends. I think we can do both. I think when we pose the choice as either-or, it is asking too little of us and it assumes too little about America. I believe we can harness new technologies and a new toughness to find terrorists before they strike, while still protecting the very freedoms we’re fighting for in the first place.
I know that some librarians have been subject to FBI or other law enforcement orders, asking for reading records. I hope we can pass a provision just like the one that the House of Representatives passed overwhelmingly that would require federal agents to get these kinds of search warrants from a real judge in a real court just like everyone else does.
In the Senate, the bipartisan bill that we’re working on known as the Safe Act will prevent the federal government from freely rifling through emails and library records without obtaining such a warrant. Giving law enforcement the tools they need to investigate suspicious activity is one thing, but doing it without the approval of our judicial system seriously jeopardizes the rights of all Americans and the ideals Americans stand for. We’re not going to stand for it. We need to roll that provision back.
In addition to the line about federal agents poking around in our libraries, there was another line in my speech that got a lot of attention, and it’s a line that I’d like to amplify this afternoon. At one point in the speech, I mentioned that the people I’ve met all across Illinois know that government can’t solve all their problems. And I mentioned that if you go into the inner city of Chicago, parents will tell you that parents have to parent. Children can’t achieve unless they raise their expectations and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white.
To some, that was perceived as speaking solely to the black community. I’m here to suggest that I was speaking to a basic principle, a worry, a challenge, a concern that applies to all of America. Because I believe that if we want to give our children the best possible chance in life, if we want to open the doors of opportunity while they’re young and teach them the skills they’ll need to succeed later on, then one of our greater responsibilities as citizens, as educators and as parents is to insure that every American child can read and read well. That’s because literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy that we’re living in today.
The need to read
Only a few generations ago it was possible to enter into the workforce with a positive attitude, a strong back, willing to work, and it didn’t matter if you were a high school dropout, you could go in to that factory or work on a farm and still hope to find a job that would allow you to pay the bills and raise a family.
That economy is long gone. And it’s not coming back. As revolutions in technology and communications began breaking down barriers between countries and connecting people all over the world, new jobs and industries that require more skill and knowledge have come to dominate the economy.
Whether it’s software design or computer engineering or financial analysis, corporations can locate these jobs anywhere in the world, anywhere that there’s an internet connection. As countries like China and India continue to modernize their economies and educate their children longer and better, the competition American workers face will grow more intense, the necessary skills more demanding. These new jobs are not simply about working hard, they’re about what you know and how fast you can learn what you don’t know. They require innovative thinking, detailed comprehension, and superior communication.
But before our children can even walk into an interview for one of these jobs, before they can even fill out an application or earn the required college degree, they have to be able to pick up a book and read it and understand it. Reading is the gateway skill that makes all other learning possible, from complex word problems and the meaning of our history to scientific discovery and technological proficiency. And by the way, it’s what’s required to make us true citizens.
In a knowledge economy where this kind of knowledge is necessary for survival, how can we send our children out into the world if they’re only reading at a 4th-grade level? How can we do it? I don’t know. But we do. Day after day, year after year. Right now, one out of every five adults in the United States cannot read a simple story to their child. During the last 20 years or so, over 10 million Americans reached the 12th grade without having learned to read at a basic level. These literacy problems start well before high school. In 2000, only 32% of all 4th graders tested as reading-proficient.
The story gets worse when you take race into consideration and income into consideration. Children from low-income families score 27 points below the average reading level while students from wealthy families score 15 points above the average. While only one in 12 white 17-year-olds has the ability to pick up the newspaper and understand the science section, for Hispanics, the number jumps to one in 50; for African-Americans, it’s one in 100.
In this new economy, teaching our kids just enough so that they can get through Dick and Jane is not going to cut it. Over the next 10 years, the average literacy required for all American occupations is projected to rise by 14%.
It’s not enough just to recognize the words on the page anymore. The kind of literacy necessary for the 21st century requires detailed understanding and complex comprehension. And, yet, every year we pass more children through schools or watch as more drop out. These are kids who will pore through the help-wanted section and cross off job after job that requires skills they don’t have. Others will have to take that help wanted section over to somebody sitting next to them and find the courage to ask, “Will you read this for me?”
We have to change our whole mindset as a nation. We’re living in the 21st-century knowledge economy; but our schools, our homes, and our culture are still based around 20th-century and in some cases 19th-century expectations.
The government has a critical role to play in this endeavor of upgrading our children’s skills. This is not the place for me to lay out a long education reform agenda, but I can say that it doesn’t make sense if we have a school system designed for agrarian America and its transition into the industrial age, where we have schools in Chicago that let high school students out at 1:30 because there’s not enough money to keep them there any longer, where teachers continue to be underpaid, where we are not restructuring these schools and financing them sufficiently to make sure that our children are going to be able to compete in this global economy.
There is a lot of work to do on the part of government to make sure that we have a first-class educational system, but government alone is not going to solve the problem. If we are going to start setting high standards and inspirational examples for our children to follow, then all of us have to be engaged.
There is plenty that needs to be done to improve our schools and reform education, but this is not an issue in which we can just look to some experts in Washington to solve the problem. We’re going to have to start at home. We’re going to have to start with parents. And we’re going to have to start in libraries. We know the children who start kindergarten with awareness of language and basic letter sounds become better readers and face fewer challenges in the years ahead. We know the more reading material kids are exposed to at home, the better they score with reading tests throughout their lives. So we have to make investments in family literacy programs and early childhood education so that kids aren’t left behind and are not already behind the day they arrive at school.
We have to get books into our children’s hands early and often. I know this is easier said than done, oftentimes. Parents today still have the toughest job in the world. And no one ever thanks parents for doing it. Not even your kids. Maybe especially your kids, as I’m learning.
Most of you are working longer and harder than ever, juggling job and family responsibilities, trying to be everywhere at once. When you’re at home, you might try to get your kids to read, but you’re competing with other by-products of the technology revolution, TVs and DVDs and video games, things they have to have in every room of the house. Children eight to 18 spend three hours a day watching television; they spend 43 minutes a day reading.
Our kids aren’t just seeing these temptations at home, they’re seeing them everywhere, whether it’s their friend’s house or the people they see on television or a general culture that glorifies anti-intellectualism so that we have a president who brags about getting C’s. That message trickles down to our kids. It’s too easy for children to put down a book and turn their attention elsewhere. And it’s too easy for the rest of us to make excuses for it. You know, pretending if we put a baby in front of a DVD that’s “educational,” then we’re doing our jobs. If we let a 12-year-old skip reading as long as he’s playing a “wholesome” video game, then we’re doing okay, that as long as he’s watching PBS at night instead of having a good conversation about a book with his parents, that somehow we’re doing our job.
We know that’s not what our children need. We know that’s not what’s best for them. And so as parents, we have to find the time and the energy to step in and help our children love reading. We can read to them, talk to them about what they’re reading, and make time for this by turning off the television set ourselves.
Libraries are a critical tool to help parents do this. Knowing the constraints that parents face from a busy schedule and TV culture, we have to think outside the box, to dream big, like we always have in America about how we’re going to get books into the hands of our children.
Right now, children come home from their first doctor’s appointment with an extra bottle of formula. They should come home with their first library card or their first copy of Good Night Moon.
I have memorized Good Night Moon, by the way: “In the great green room there was a telephone….” I love that book.
It sould be as easy to get a book as it is to rent a DVD or pick up McDonald’s. What if instead of a toy in every Happy Meal there was a book?
Libraries have a special role to play in our knowledge economy. Your institutions have been and should be a place where parents and children come to read together and learn together. We should take our kids there more.
We should make sure our politicians aren’t closing libraries down because they had to spend a few extra bucks on tax cuts for folks who don’t need them and weren’t even asking for them.
Opening doors
Each of you has a role to play. You can keep on getting more children to walk through your doors by building on the ideas that so many of you are already pursuing: book clubs and contests, homework help, and advertising your services throughout the community.
In the years ahead, this is our challenge, and this has to be our responsibility. As a librarian or a parent, every one of you can probably remember the look on a child’s face after finishing their first book.
During the campaign last year, I was asked by a reporter from the Chicago Sun-Times if she could interview me about the nature of my religious faith. It was an interesting proposition. I sat down with the reporter, who asked me some very pointed questions about the nature of my faith, how it had evolved. Then the reporter asked me a surprising question. She asked me, “Do you believe in heaven? And what’s your conception of it?”
I told her, you know, I don’t presume to know what lies beyond, but I do know that when I sit down with my six-year-old and my three-year-old at night and I’m reading a book to them and then I tuck them in to go to sleep, that’s a little piece of heaven that I hang onto.
That was about a year ago, and what’s interesting now is watching my six-soon-to-be-seven-year-old reading on her own now. My four-year old will still sit in my lap, but my seven year old, she lies on the table and on her own. She’s got the book in front of her. She’s kind of face down, propped up. And I say, “Do you want me to read to you?” “No, Daddy, I’m all right,” she says, and there’s a little heartbreak that takes place there.
Yet, when I watch her, I feel such joy because I know that in each of those books she’s picking up, her potential will be fulfilled. That’s not unique to me. It’s true of all of us who are parents. There’s nothing we want more than to nurture that sense of wonder in our children. To make all those possibilities and all those opportunities real for our children, to have the ability to answer the question: “What can I be when I grow up?” with the answer “Anything I want. Anything I can dream of.”
It’s a hope that’s old as the American story itself. From the moment the first immigrants arrived on these shores, generations of parents worked hard and sacrificed whatever was necessary so that their children could not just have the same chances they had, but could have the chances they never had. Because while we can never assure that our children will be rich or successful, while we can never be positive that they will do better than their parents, America is about making it possible to give them the chance, to give every child the ability to try. Education is the foundation of this opportunity.
The most basic building block that holds that foundation together is the Word. “In the beginning was the Word.”
At the dawn of the 21st century, where knowledge is literally power, where it unlocks the gates of opportunity and success, we all have responsibilities as parents, as librarians, as educators, as politicians, and as citizens to instill in our children a love of reading so that we can give them a chance to fulfill their dreams. That’s what all of you do each and every day, and for that, I am grateful.
Source:
http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/resources/selectedarticles/obama05.cfm
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
NJCU Early Childhood Conference-11/15/08
Early Childhood Professional Development Conference
When: Saturday, November 15, 2008
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: New Jersey City University
Gothic Lounge (Hepburn Hall, room 202)
Join us for an early childhood professional development day!
Sessions will include practical strategies presented by experienced teachers.
Conference topics will include:
o Using sign language in the classroom
o Preventing challenging behaviors before they start
o Making science fun
o Teaching self help skills
Professional development certificates will be provided!
Registration Fees includes a light breakfast
Early Registration (before Nov. 12) $20.00
NJCU Students Early Registration $10.00 (student ID required)
General Registration (after Nov. 12) $40.00
NJCU Student General Registration $20.00 (student ID required)
Call Keri Giordano for more information 201-200-3342 / kgiordano@njcu.edu
______________________________________________________________________
Registration Form NJCU Student ID # (if applicable): ____________
Name: _______________________________ Phone: _______________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
Email: __________________________________________________________________
Payment type (check one): □ Check (made payable to New Jersey City University)
□ Cash
□ Credit Card
Total Enclosed: $_____________
Mail or drop off registration form and payment to:
NJCU Children’s Learning Center Hepburn 101
2039 Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07305
When: Saturday, November 15, 2008
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: New Jersey City University
Gothic Lounge (Hepburn Hall, room 202)
Join us for an early childhood professional development day!
Sessions will include practical strategies presented by experienced teachers.
Conference topics will include:
o Using sign language in the classroom
o Preventing challenging behaviors before they start
o Making science fun
o Teaching self help skills
Professional development certificates will be provided!
Registration Fees includes a light breakfast
Early Registration (before Nov. 12) $20.00
NJCU Students Early Registration $10.00 (student ID required)
General Registration (after Nov. 12) $40.00
NJCU Student General Registration $20.00 (student ID required)
Call Keri Giordano for more information 201-200-3342 / kgiordano@njcu.edu
______________________________________________________________________
Registration Form NJCU Student ID # (if applicable): ____________
Name: _______________________________ Phone: _______________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
Email: __________________________________________________________________
Payment type (check one): □ Check (made payable to New Jersey City University)
□ Cash
□ Credit Card
Total Enclosed: $_____________
Mail or drop off registration form and payment to:
NJCU Children’s Learning Center Hepburn 101
2039 Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07305
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Shulevitz appears at Schomburg 12/2/08
The Office of Children's Programs at The New York Public Library will present the 2008 Anne Carroll Moore Lecture at 9:30 a.m. on December 2 at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in the Langston Hughes Auditorium.
Uri Shulevitz will be thehonored guest lecturer and will speak on "My Road to Children’s Books and Why Is the Most Important Picture in a Picture Book Invisible?" Author and illustrator Uri Shulevitz has been writing and illustrating children’s books since 1963. The recipient of many awards and honors, Shulevitz was awarded the Caldecott Medal for The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship and two Caldecott Honor citations for The Treasure and Snow.
Guests are invited to begin the morning with coffee and conversation in the Langston Hughes Atrium. The publication Children’s Books 2008: One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing will be available for all.
In addition to the lecture, there will be a welcome and presentation from the Schomburg Center and selected librarians from the Annual List Committee will introduce featured titles on Children's Books 2008 to staff. The lecture and festivities will last from 9:30 a.m. till 12 noon.
Directions to the Schomburg Center can be found at http://www.nypl.org/research/hours/scdir.cfm. The Center is easily reached by bus or subway - M7, M102, the number 2 or 3 trains to 135th St.
Please R.S.V.P. by calling the Office of Children's Programs at
212-340-0906 or emailing mtice@nypl.org.
212-340-0906 or emailing mtice@nypl.org.
Check these books out of the Guarini Library:
Dawn Juv. S5622D
The diamond tree : Jewish tales from around the world Juv.398.2 .S399d
The fool of the world and the flying ship; a Russian tale Juv.398.2 .R212F
The moon in my room Juv.S5622M
One Monday morning Juv.S5622M
Rain rain rivers Juv. S5622r
The second witch Juv.S474S
Snow Juv.S5622S
The twelve dancing princesses Juv.398.21 .G864TW
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
State of Preschool Reports
The National Institute for Early Education Research supports early childhood education initiatives by providing objective, nonpartisan information based on research. It is a joint effort of the Pew Charitable Trusts and Rutgers University.
There have been 5 reports on the State of Preschool in the United States.
All the reports , including the current one (2007) are available at http://nieer.org/yearbook/
The site also contains interactive data with data sets, state statistics, and graphs.
There have been 5 reports on the State of Preschool in the United States.
All the reports , including the current one (2007) are available at http://nieer.org/yearbook/
The site also contains interactive data with data sets, state statistics, and graphs.
Teen Author readings in NYC
October 29 -- Teen Author Reading Night (6-7:30, Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL, 425 6th Ave, at 10th St.)
Katie Finn, Top 8
Lauren Henderson, Kiss Me Kill Me
Christopher Krovatin, Venemous
Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star
Matthue Roth, Losers
Courtney Sheinmel, My So-Called Family
Elizabeth Scott, Living Dead Girl
December 3 -- Teen Author Reading Night (6-7:30, Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL, 425 6th Ave, at 10th St.)
Judy Blundell, What I Saw and How I Lied
Coe Booth, Kendra
Daniel Ehrenhaft, Dirty Laundry
Caroline Hickey, Isabelle’s Boyfriend
Margo Rabb, Cures for Heartbreak
David Van Etten, All That Glitters
Katie Finn, Top 8
Lauren Henderson, Kiss Me Kill Me
Christopher Krovatin, Venemous
Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star
Matthue Roth, Losers
Courtney Sheinmel, My So-Called Family
Elizabeth Scott, Living Dead Girl
December 3 -- Teen Author Reading Night (6-7:30, Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL, 425 6th Ave, at 10th St.)
Judy Blundell, What I Saw and How I Lied
Coe Booth, Kendra
Daniel Ehrenhaft, Dirty Laundry
Caroline Hickey, Isabelle’s Boyfriend
Margo Rabb, Cures for Heartbreak
David Van Etten, All That Glitters
Thursday, October 16, 2008
David Weisner, Caldecott author, presents program 10/19/08
Caldecott winner David Wiesner will be speaking at Rutgers University this coming Sunday afternoon, October 19, at 2pm. He will discuss how he came to children’s literature after a childhood spent reading comic books, looking at art, watching monster movies, and endlessly playing in the wilds of suburban New Jersey.
Title: Cover to Cover: Exploring the Limitless Worlds within the Picture Book
Date: October 19, 2008
Time: 2 pm
Location: Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University
http://zamweb.rutgers.edu/education/index.php?id=73
Title: Cover to Cover: Exploring the Limitless Worlds within the Picture Book
Date: October 19, 2008
Time: 2 pm
Location: Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University
http://zamweb.rutgers.edu/education/index.php?id=73
Monday, October 06, 2008
New Web Economic Guide for Teachers and Students!
Librarians Mary Flannery Climes and Robert J. Tiess have created a web-based guide to the national and international economies, with links to glossaries, latest financial news, government information and personal finance topics.
The website: The Economy Global Economic Crisis, News, Statistics, Economic Indicators, Credit,Energy, Food, Housing / Mortgages / Subprime, & Related Resources is available at http://www.thrall.org/special/economy.html
The website: The Economy Global Economic Crisis, News, Statistics, Economic Indicators, Credit,Energy, Food, Housing / Mortgages / Subprime, & Related Resources is available at http://www.thrall.org/special/economy.html
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Latino Heritage Weekend--Friday–Monday, October 10–13
FREE Admission
Programs open to all ages and are bilingual
(English and Spanish)
Friday, October 10,
1–4 pm
Senior Friday:
Celebrate Latino Heritage with Music and DancePerformance—
Raices: The Roots of Latin MusicGroups welcome;
pre–registration required, please call 973–596–6613.
Join Louis Bauzo and his band for a performance that will have you dancing in the aisles! Explore how music can tell the story of your heritage, stir our memories and bring us joy.
Saturday, October 11
Drop-In Activities
12–1 pm
Storytime in the Galleries
Special guest, Margarita Muniz, Newark’s Deputy Mayor for Community and Neighborhood Engagement, will read Abuela by Arthur Dorros; illustrated by Elisa Kleven, a story of a little girl and her grandmother’s wonderful adventures (English and Spanish).
12–4:30 pm
Create Your Own Clown Face
1 & 3 pm
The Art of Clowning
1–4 pm
Explore Latino Voices in American Art
Explore the emotions you experience when you look at Juana Valdes' work of art, The Deepest Blue.
Create your own work of art using porcelain tiles that tell your story.
Sunday, October 12
noon–4 pm
Family Science Activities
(All programs are bilingual: English and Spanish)
12–1 pm & 3–4 pm
Tours of the Interactive Exhibit Dynamic Earth
Discover the astounding variety and diversity of plants, animals, minerals and rock forms—results of our ever-changing Earth.
1–3 pm
Animal Explorations: Night and Day
Meet LIVE nocturnal creatures that are up and about during the night while we're asleep.
Monday, October 13
12:30–4:30 pm
Heritage Festival: Festival de la Familia II:
Celebrating Our Traditions, Telling Our Stories
Share the story of your heritage and celebrate the diversity and richness of Latino culture.
Enjoy music and dance performances, tours and hands-on art and science workshops and exhibitions designed especially for kids!
Performances(Seating is limited and available on a first come basis.)
1 pm
Dance with Grisel Ponce and Jossue Torres
Enjoy the passion and beauty of Latin Dance—Mambo, Samba, Cha Cha, Meringue and Salsa—by watching great dancers perform, and then receive a dance lesson.
2:30 & 4:15 pm
Gary Nunez and Plena LibreSan Juan, Puerto Rico's multi-grammy nominated 13-piece orchestra Plena Libre is considered the Ambassador of the Puerto Rican/Afro-Rican music Plena and bomba.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Professional Development Opportunities for Educators and Librarians
October 2, 2008
An Evening with Todd Strasser on October 2 to Feature Reading and Workshop by Award-Winning Author
The M. Jerry Weiss Center at New Jersey City University will hold “An Evening with Todd Strasser,” a professional development workshop and reading by the guest author, on Thursday, October 2, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m., in room 202 of Hepburn Hall, 2039 Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City.
Mr. Strasser, whose young adult books include Boot Camp, How I Changed My Life, Mob Princess, Nighttime, The Tardy Boys, Kidnap Kids, Drift-X, Can’t Get There from Here, Give a Boy a Gun, Impact Zone, The Diving Bell and The Accident, CON-fidence, The Wave, and 16 books in the “Help! I'm Trapped…” series, has published more than 100 books. He has also written such movie novelizations as Home Alone, Free Willy, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Jumanji.
Admission, which includes two (2) New Jersey Professional Development hours, is $25.00 or $20.00 for full-time undergraduate students with identification. Parking will be available in NJCU’s West Side Lot for a $6.00 fee.
To register for the program or for further information call Maureen McGuire, NJCU director of development, at (201)200-2196 or e-mail her at mmcguire1@njcu.edu
Fall 2008
There is a new Professional Development Institute for Educators at NJCU. The Institute is a collaborative initiative between the College of Education and the Office of Continuing Education. This year, they will be offering 42 workshops for four (4) professional development hours each. These courses will enable K-12 educators to fulfill NJDOE requirements for professional development hours. Tuition for each workshop is $150.00 ( with a 10% discount if three or more teachers from the same school district register together for the workshop)
Of the 42 workshops, 24 will be offered face-to-face on campus every Friday from 9:00am to 2:00pm. The face-to-face workshops will start on October 3rd and the online workshops will begin on October 13th.
The other 18 workshops will be offered online, each lasting one week with participants required to complete four hours worth of work.
Click here for a catalog and more information
http://web.njcu.edu/dept/continuinged/Content/pdie.asp
An Evening with Todd Strasser on October 2 to Feature Reading and Workshop by Award-Winning Author
The M. Jerry Weiss Center at New Jersey City University will hold “An Evening with Todd Strasser,” a professional development workshop and reading by the guest author, on Thursday, October 2, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m., in room 202 of Hepburn Hall, 2039 Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City.
Mr. Strasser, whose young adult books include Boot Camp, How I Changed My Life, Mob Princess, Nighttime, The Tardy Boys, Kidnap Kids, Drift-X, Can’t Get There from Here, Give a Boy a Gun, Impact Zone, The Diving Bell and The Accident, CON-fidence, The Wave, and 16 books in the “Help! I'm Trapped…” series, has published more than 100 books. He has also written such movie novelizations as Home Alone, Free Willy, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Jumanji.
Admission, which includes two (2) New Jersey Professional Development hours, is $25.00 or $20.00 for full-time undergraduate students with identification. Parking will be available in NJCU’s West Side Lot for a $6.00 fee.
To register for the program or for further information call Maureen McGuire, NJCU director of development, at (201)200-2196 or e-mail her at mmcguire1@njcu.edu
Fall 2008
There is a new Professional Development Institute for Educators at NJCU. The Institute is a collaborative initiative between the College of Education and the Office of Continuing Education. This year, they will be offering 42 workshops for four (4) professional development hours each. These courses will enable K-12 educators to fulfill NJDOE requirements for professional development hours. Tuition for each workshop is $150.00 ( with a 10% discount if three or more teachers from the same school district register together for the workshop)
Of the 42 workshops, 24 will be offered face-to-face on campus every Friday from 9:00am to 2:00pm. The face-to-face workshops will start on October 3rd and the online workshops will begin on October 13th.
The other 18 workshops will be offered online, each lasting one week with participants required to complete four hours worth of work.
Click here for a catalog and more information
http://web.njcu.edu/dept/continuinged/Content/pdie.asp
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Celebrate Banned Books Week 9/27/08-10/4/08
psst… want a banned book???
The Guarini Library has them!
September 27 - October 4, 2008
most frequently challenged books in 2007:
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom received a total of 420 challenges last year. A challenge is defined as a formal, written complaint, filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness. According to Judith F. Krug, director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom, the number of challenges reflects only incidents reported, and for each reported, four or five remain unreported.
The “10 Most Challenged Books of 2007” reflect a range of themes, and consist of the following titles:
1) “And Tango Makes Three,” by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell (Juv. .R523a)
Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group
2) The Chocolate War,” by Robert Cormier (Juv. C811c)
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence
3) “Olive’s Ocean,” by Kevin Henkes (Juv. H513oL)
Reasons: Sexually Explicit and Offensive Language
4) “The Golden Compass,” by Philip Pullman (Juv. P982N)
Reasons: Religious Viewpoint
5) “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain (Juv.C625ahbn)
Reasons: Racism
6) “The Color Purple,” by Alice Walker(PS3573.A425 C6 1982)
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language,
7) "TTYL,” by Lauren Myracle ( We will be getting it!)
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
8) "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” by Maya Angelou (PS3551.N464 Z466 1971B)
Reasons: Sexually Explicit
9) “It’s Perfectly Normal,” by Robie Harris ( Juv. 612.6.H316IT 1996)Reasons: Sex Education, Sexually Explicit
10) "The Perks of Being A Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky (Juv.C513p)
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
Off the list this year, are two books by author Toni Morrison. "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved," both challenged for sexual content and offensive language.
most frequently challenged authors of 2007
1) Robert Cormier
2) Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
3) Mark Twain
4) Toni Morrison
5) Philip Pullman
6) Kevin Henkes
7) Lois Lowry
8) Chris Crutcher
9) Lauren Myracle
10) Joann Sfar
Check OSCAR on the Guraini Library Home Page to find books by these authors
http://sirsiprod.njcu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/49
Check http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/
Check http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/challengesupport/challengesupport.cfm
if there are challenges to books in your library or school!
The Guarini Library has them!
September 27 - October 4, 2008
most frequently challenged books in 2007:
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom received a total of 420 challenges last year. A challenge is defined as a formal, written complaint, filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness. According to Judith F. Krug, director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom, the number of challenges reflects only incidents reported, and for each reported, four or five remain unreported.
The “10 Most Challenged Books of 2007” reflect a range of themes, and consist of the following titles:
1) “And Tango Makes Three,” by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell (Juv. .R523a)
Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group
2) The Chocolate War,” by Robert Cormier (Juv. C811c)
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence
3) “Olive’s Ocean,” by Kevin Henkes (Juv. H513oL)
Reasons: Sexually Explicit and Offensive Language
4) “The Golden Compass,” by Philip Pullman (Juv. P982N)
Reasons: Religious Viewpoint
5) “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain (Juv.C625ahbn)
Reasons: Racism
6) “The Color Purple,” by Alice Walker(PS3573.A425 C6 1982)
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language,
7) "TTYL,” by Lauren Myracle ( We will be getting it!)
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
8) "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” by Maya Angelou (PS3551.N464 Z466 1971B)
Reasons: Sexually Explicit
9) “It’s Perfectly Normal,” by Robie Harris ( Juv. 612.6.H316IT 1996)Reasons: Sex Education, Sexually Explicit
10) "The Perks of Being A Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky (Juv.C513p)
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
Off the list this year, are two books by author Toni Morrison. "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved," both challenged for sexual content and offensive language.
most frequently challenged authors of 2007
1) Robert Cormier
2) Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
3) Mark Twain
4) Toni Morrison
5) Philip Pullman
6) Kevin Henkes
7) Lois Lowry
8) Chris Crutcher
9) Lauren Myracle
10) Joann Sfar
Check OSCAR on the Guraini Library Home Page to find books by these authors
http://sirsiprod.njcu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/49
Check http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/
Check http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/challengesupport/challengesupport.cfm
if there are challenges to books in your library or school!
Sunday, September 07, 2008
JCPL Book Fair in Jersey City 9/13/08
Here's another activity for September!
Bibliophiles, bookworms, book peddlers, and those who love writing and hearing the written word will have an opportunity to indulge themselves with a day of literary delights when Jersey City holds its first annual book festival on Saturday, Sept. 13."
A Tale of Our City" will be held in Van Vorst Park on Montgomery Street, right across the street from the Main Branch of the Jersey City Free Public Library. The library is organizing the event and hopes to make it annual.The festival will be part of a daylong nationwide celebration known as "the Big Read," an initiative of the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) that puts a spotlight on encouraging reading and literacy.
The festival is funded by a grant from the NEA.As part of the initiative, free copies of Ray Bradbury's classic sci-fi novel Fahrenheit 451 will be handed out to festival attendees who have a valid library card, or who apply for a card during the festival. Members of the Jersey City Theater Company will conduct a public reading of the book.
Sonia Araujo, the assistant library director for the Jersey City Public Library, said last week that so far 12 authors have committed to an appearance at the festival. They will sign and sell their books, as well as read excerpts.Among them are city native and noted historian Thomas Fleming, and Helene Stapinski, an author of several books including the memoir of life in Jersey City, Five Finger Discount.
Source: Hudson Reporter, Ricardo Kaulessar
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Jersey City Readers, Writers Alert
Interested in Hispanic Heritage?
Have you written a book that is about Jersey City?
Are you interested in news about reading, literacy and community events?
Then check out
the JCFPL Daily Read
the new blog from Jersey City Public Library, NOW!
Have you written a book that is about Jersey City?
Are you interested in news about reading, literacy and community events?
Then check out
the JCFPL Daily Read
the new blog from Jersey City Public Library, NOW!
Monday, August 11, 2008
Get ready for September!
Visit the Library!
3rd floor-
Juvenile Books (K-12)
Professional Books (Check OSCAR)
4th floor-
Curriculum Collection for lesson ideas, texts and much more
Interested in creating a wiki?
See this offer from PB Wiki
http://www.backtoschoolchallenge.com/
English/ESL/Reading teachers
Try this interesting site Lessonwriter.com to prepare worksheets and comprehension activities. (registration is necessary)
Don't forget-
September 18, 11-3pm
Study Abroad Fair
Gilligan Student's Union
http://web.njcu.edu/dept/oissa/Content/study_abroad.asp
Office of International Student and Study Abroad
New Jersey City University
Register by September 6th
Study Abroad Fair Registration Form
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
11:00AM-3:00PM
Name_____________________________________
Company __________________________________
Address 1_________________________________
Address 2_________________________________
Phone______________________________________
Fax________________________________________
Email______________________________________
Web Site (optional)________________________
___YES, I will attend this year’s Study Abroad Fair.
___NO, I will not be able to attend but would like to hear about future events hosted by the Office of International Students and Study Abroad.
Registration forms may be faxed to us at 201-200-2326,
emailed to cwhite@njcu.edu,
or mailed to the following address
New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Boulevard,
Grossnickle Hall, Room 303
Jersey City New Jersey 07305-1597
Phone: 201-200-3022
Fax: 201-200-2326
International Day of Peace
September 21
Read a peace-ful book:
Ain't gonna study war no more : the story of America's peace seekers
Juv. 303.6 .M528a
The Big book for peace
Juv. 810.8 .B592
Can you say peace?
Juv.K198ca
or
Teach Peace with these books in the Curriculum Collection (4th floor)
I will be your friend : songs and activities for young peacemakers
CMC M1992 .I95 2003
Teaching young children in violent times : building a peaceable classroom
CMC LB3013.32 .L485 2003
War & peace : a guide to literature and new media : grades 4-8
CMC U21.2 .W3446 2007
Banned books Week
September 27 - October 4, 2008
http://www.bannedbooksweek.org
3rd floor-
Juvenile Books (K-12)
Professional Books (Check OSCAR)
4th floor-
Curriculum Collection for lesson ideas, texts and much more
Interested in creating a wiki?
See this offer from PB Wiki
http://www.backtoschoolchallenge.com/
English/ESL/Reading teachers
Try this interesting site Lessonwriter.com to prepare worksheets and comprehension activities. (registration is necessary)
Don't forget-
September 18, 11-3pm
Study Abroad Fair
Gilligan Student's Union
http://web.njcu.edu/dept/oissa/Content/study_abroad.asp
Office of International Student and Study Abroad
New Jersey City University
Register by September 6th
Study Abroad Fair Registration Form
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
11:00AM-3:00PM
Name_____________________________________
Company __________________________________
Address 1_________________________________
Address 2_________________________________
Phone______________________________________
Fax________________________________________
Email______________________________________
Web Site (optional)________________________
___YES, I will attend this year’s Study Abroad Fair.
___NO, I will not be able to attend but would like to hear about future events hosted by the Office of International Students and Study Abroad.
Registration forms may be faxed to us at 201-200-2326,
emailed to cwhite@njcu.edu,
or mailed to the following address
New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Boulevard,
Grossnickle Hall, Room 303
Jersey City New Jersey 07305-1597
Phone: 201-200-3022
Fax: 201-200-2326
International Day of Peace
September 21
Read a peace-ful book:
Ain't gonna study war no more : the story of America's peace seekers
Juv. 303.6 .M528a
The Big book for peace
Juv. 810.8 .B592
Can you say peace?
Juv.K198ca
or
Teach Peace with these books in the Curriculum Collection (4th floor)
I will be your friend : songs and activities for young peacemakers
CMC M1992 .I95 2003
Teaching young children in violent times : building a peaceable classroom
CMC LB3013.32 .L485 2003
War & peace : a guide to literature and new media : grades 4-8
CMC U21.2 .W3446 2007
Banned books Week
September 27 - October 4, 2008
http://www.bannedbooksweek.org
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Jon Scieszka and more at Newark Public Library 10/22/08
Attention Teachers, Librarians, Parents!
Jon Scieszka, Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, will be the keynote speaker at
Showcasing Information Literacies: New Dimension 2008,
which will be held on Wednesday, October 22,2008,
from 9:30am to 3:30pm,
at the Newark Public Library
Fee: $55 (Parking, a continental breakfast and a hot and cold luncheon buffet will be provided as part of the registration fee.)
Door prizes include a laptop and a Kindle!
The NJ Center for the Book has planned a day of celebration with a focus on literacy, book arts, and poetry in partnership with the Newark Public Library.
The program includes sessons on teaching literacies, the art of storytelling for youth at risk, showcasing how to present Shakespeare in the classroom, instruction in genealogical searching for young people, and, finally, partnering with New Jersey's Public Broadcasting Station in teacher resource training.
For the full program click and registration see http://www.njcenterforthebook.org/news_events/Oct22Program.pdf
Online registration is available at http://www.njcenterforthebook.org/registration/register.php
Jon Scieszka, Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, will be the keynote speaker at
Showcasing Information Literacies: New Dimension 2008,
which will be held on Wednesday, October 22,2008,
from 9:30am to 3:30pm,
at the Newark Public Library
Fee: $55 (Parking, a continental breakfast and a hot and cold luncheon buffet will be provided as part of the registration fee.)
Door prizes include a laptop and a Kindle!
The NJ Center for the Book has planned a day of celebration with a focus on literacy, book arts, and poetry in partnership with the Newark Public Library.
The program includes sessons on teaching literacies, the art of storytelling for youth at risk, showcasing how to present Shakespeare in the classroom, instruction in genealogical searching for young people, and, finally, partnering with New Jersey's Public Broadcasting Station in teacher resource training.
For the full program click and registration see http://www.njcenterforthebook.org/news_events/Oct22Program.pdf
Online registration is available at http://www.njcenterforthebook.org/registration/register.php
Monday, July 21, 2008
Animated West African Folktale screens in Newark
Kirikou and the Sorceress screens at the 2008 Newark Black Film Festival.
Kirikou and the Sorceress is a wonderful animated West African folk tale recounts the story of Kirikou, who seeks to free his village of a terrible curse and to find out why Sorceress Karaba is so mean. (Note : This film is available in the Guarini Library Media Collection - V3061.)
July 28| 10:30 am NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
July 30| 1 pm NEWARK SCREENS ON SPRINGFIELD AVE.
July 31| 1 pm NJ STATE MUSEUM
August 1| 2 pm ASBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL
70 minutes
For more information visit http://newarkmuseum.org/museum_pages.aspx?id=240
Newark Public School students particpate in an opera
Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 8 pm,a free production of Emmett Till: The Opera will take place at Science Theatre, (Science Park High School), 260 Norfolk Street in Newark, NJ.
Trilogy: An Opera Company has commissioned celebrated composer Charles Lloyd, Jr. to create an opera about young Emmett Till whose brutal murder in 1955 in the Mississippi Delta came to symbolize the start of the Civil Rights movement in America.Trilogy: AOC will re-enact this tragic American story with the hope of stimulating new and helpful discussions about a still-divided America.
Students from Newark Public Schools will participate in the production as the Greek Chorus. These youngsters have been chosen to particpate as part of a youth mentoring program and have been exposed to various aspects of the creative process. Also performing is the Longar Ensemble Orchestra and the Songs of Solomon Choir.
The performance features tenor Robert Mack as Emmett; soprano Diana Solomon-Glover as Mamie; soprano Lori Maribol as Willie Mae; mezzo soprano Alteouise Devaughn as Alma; soprano Sheila Jackson as Mary; baritone Raemond Martin as Mose Wright; tenor Derrick Alton as Uncle Crosby; baritone Richard Hobson as the reporter; Anthony Chisholm as Mr. Mobley and Kevin Maynor as A. A. Raynor.
Trilogy: An Opera Company has commissioned celebrated composer Charles Lloyd, Jr. to create an opera about young Emmett Till whose brutal murder in 1955 in the Mississippi Delta came to symbolize the start of the Civil Rights movement in America.Trilogy: AOC will re-enact this tragic American story with the hope of stimulating new and helpful discussions about a still-divided America.
Students from Newark Public Schools will participate in the production as the Greek Chorus. These youngsters have been chosen to particpate as part of a youth mentoring program and have been exposed to various aspects of the creative process. Also performing is the Longar Ensemble Orchestra and the Songs of Solomon Choir.
The performance features tenor Robert Mack as Emmett; soprano Diana Solomon-Glover as Mamie; soprano Lori Maribol as Willie Mae; mezzo soprano Alteouise Devaughn as Alma; soprano Sheila Jackson as Mary; baritone Raemond Martin as Mose Wright; tenor Derrick Alton as Uncle Crosby; baritone Richard Hobson as the reporter; Anthony Chisholm as Mr. Mobley and Kevin Maynor as A. A. Raynor.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Harlem Book Fair 2008
The 10th HARLEM BOOK FAIR Anniversary Celebration & Gala
Harlem, New York
in association with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Events from July 18 - 20, 2008
West 135th Street from Malcolm X Blvd.
to Frederick Douglass Blvd.
The programs of the 10th Anniversary Gala and Celebration of the Harlem Book Fair will begin on Friday, July 18th and conclude on Sunday, July 20th at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The outdoor festival will be held on Saturday, July 19, from 11 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on West 135th Street between Lenox Avenue and Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
Authors from around the world, literature discussions and more!
http://www.harlembookfair.com/page12740.asp
http://www.qbr.com/page12742.asp
http://www.qbr.com/page12741.asp
Including:
YOUNG READERS PAVILION
TMA (THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY)
SATURDAY, JULY 19
12:30 – 1:30pm ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN’S BOOK: ONE ON ONE WITH THE EXPERTS (PANEL DISCUSSION)
Moderator: Irene Smalls
Panelists: Linda Trice (Kenya's Word); Troy Johnson (Founder of aalbc.com); Bernette Ford, Publisher ColorBridge Books; Eric Velasquez (Illustrator); Janet Hubert (J.G. and the B.C. Kids)
3:15 – 4:15pm COMIC BOOKS: WHAT’S THE STORY WITHIN THE STORY
Room TBA (WORKSHOP)
Facilitator: Jerry Craft (Mamasboyz)
Learn how to draw comics. What’s the story behind Iron Man? What’s the story behind The Hulk? Comic books and graphic novels are often the first access to reading for our youth. This workshop creates access to creative self-expression and enhances self-esteem
3:00 – 4:00pm WRITING FOR THE YA MARKET: ONE ON ONE WITH THE EXPERTS
Room 303 (PANEL DISCUSSION)
Moderator: Clara Villarosa (Founder, Hue-Man Bookstore)
Panelists: Rita Garcia-Williams (No Laughter Here); Jaira Placide (Fresh Girl); Jennifer Burton (Topeka Heights)
http://www.harlembookfair.com/page12760.asp
See the events at
http://www.harlembookfair.com/page10688.asp
Harlem, New York
in association with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Events from July 18 - 20, 2008
West 135th Street from Malcolm X Blvd.
to Frederick Douglass Blvd.
The programs of the 10th Anniversary Gala and Celebration of the Harlem Book Fair will begin on Friday, July 18th and conclude on Sunday, July 20th at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The outdoor festival will be held on Saturday, July 19, from 11 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on West 135th Street between Lenox Avenue and Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
Authors from around the world, literature discussions and more!
http://www.harlembookfair.com/page12740.asp
http://www.qbr.com/page12742.asp
http://www.qbr.com/page12741.asp
Including:
YOUNG READERS PAVILION
TMA (THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY)
SATURDAY, JULY 19
12:30 – 1:30pm ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN’S BOOK: ONE ON ONE WITH THE EXPERTS (PANEL DISCUSSION)
Moderator: Irene Smalls
Panelists: Linda Trice (Kenya's Word); Troy Johnson (Founder of aalbc.com); Bernette Ford, Publisher ColorBridge Books; Eric Velasquez (Illustrator); Janet Hubert (J.G. and the B.C. Kids)
3:15 – 4:15pm COMIC BOOKS: WHAT’S THE STORY WITHIN THE STORY
Room TBA (WORKSHOP)
Facilitator: Jerry Craft (Mamasboyz)
Learn how to draw comics. What’s the story behind Iron Man? What’s the story behind The Hulk? Comic books and graphic novels are often the first access to reading for our youth. This workshop creates access to creative self-expression and enhances self-esteem
3:00 – 4:00pm WRITING FOR THE YA MARKET: ONE ON ONE WITH THE EXPERTS
Room 303 (PANEL DISCUSSION)
Moderator: Clara Villarosa (Founder, Hue-Man Bookstore)
Panelists: Rita Garcia-Williams (No Laughter Here); Jaira Placide (Fresh Girl); Jennifer Burton (Topeka Heights)
http://www.harlembookfair.com/page12760.asp
See the events at
http://www.harlembookfair.com/page10688.asp
Monday, July 07, 2008
An Important Library program for Teens-7/9/08- Maplewood
Free and open to the public.
Wednesday,July 9,6:00 pm in Memorial Hall
Meet actor Michael B.Jordan from the HBO Series,The Wire
Michael B. Jordan, former cast member of the HBO Series The Wire will discuss the impact of the show on teenagers and adults in regard to drug trafficking, drug addiction, and drug prevention. Jordan will also discuss the difference between reality and the fictional depiction of selling drugs.
This program is co-sponsored by Maplewood Memorial Library and the Maplewood Municipal Alliance; Sponsor of Anti Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs for the Township of Maplewood.
Maplewood Memorial Library
51 Baker St. Maplewood
973-762-1622
http://www.maplewoodlibrary.org/
Wednesday,July 9,6:00 pm in Memorial Hall
Meet actor Michael B.Jordan from the HBO Series,The Wire
Michael B. Jordan, former cast member of the HBO Series The Wire will discuss the impact of the show on teenagers and adults in regard to drug trafficking, drug addiction, and drug prevention. Jordan will also discuss the difference between reality and the fictional depiction of selling drugs.
This program is co-sponsored by Maplewood Memorial Library and the Maplewood Municipal Alliance; Sponsor of Anti Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs for the Township of Maplewood.
Maplewood Memorial Library
51 Baker St. Maplewood
973-762-1622
http://www.maplewoodlibrary.org/
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Top Ten Youth Biographies-2008
Top 10 Biographies for Youth: 2008.
First published June 1, 2008 (Booklist
http://www.booklistonline.com/
Cooper, Ilene (author).
Note: Some of these books are in the Guarini Library Collection or are available for review at the Weiss Center!)
This year’s top 10 biographies for youth spotlights saints and strong men, patriots and pianists, showing how diverse the world of children’s biography has become. These books were chosen from titles reviewed in Booklist during the past 12 months.
As Good as Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Amazing March toward Freedom. By Richard Michelson. Illus. by Raul Colón. Knopf, $16.99 (9780375633359). Gr. 1–4.
This powerful, well-crafted picture book about the partnership between two great civil rights leaders follows King and Polish rabbi Heschel from boyhoods fraught with prejudice to the 1965 march in Selma, Alabama.
Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote. By Tanya Lee Stone. Illus. by Rebecca Gibbon. Holt, $16.95 (9780805079036). Gr. 1–3.
This short, incisive picture-book biography introduces Stanton and what she accomplished, beginning with her shocking realization that the law treated women unfairly. The child-pleasing artwork makes this highly accessible.
Frida: Viva la vida! Long Live Life! By Carmen T. Bernier-Grand. Illus. by Frida Kahlo. Marshall Cavendish, $18.99 (9780761253369). Gr. 7–12.
Using lyrical free-verse poems, Bernier-Grand brings readers into the life of artist Kahlo. Each well-produced painting by Kahlo is paired with an original poem that expertly extends the imagery so evident in the art.
George Washington Carver. By Tonya Bolden. illus. Abrams, $18.95 (9780810993662). Gr. 3–6.
Bolden’s strong writing finds a worthy subject in the slave-born scientist Carver, but she never shies away from directly and indirectly addressing criticisms of Carver for his lack of political activism. Photos and reproductions of Carver’s paintings help make this a standout.
The Many Rides of Paul Revere. By James Cross Giblin. illus. Scholastic, $17.99 (9780439572903). Gr. 4–7.
Giblin’s attractive, large-format book looks at Revere’s life and his role in the American Revolution, in many cases setting the record straight. Salient facts and intriguing details combine effectively with period portraits, narrative paintings, engravings, and maps.
Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum. By Robert Andrew Parker. Illus. by the author. Random/Schwartz & Wade, $16.99 (9780375839658). Gr. 2–4.
Parker contributes both words and pictures in this heartfelt portrait of jazz great Art Tatum. The vibrant scenes contrast crowds of dancers and musicians in a swirl of animated motion with scenes of the nearly blind Tatum, set against moody, abstract, shifting colors.
The Real Benedict Arnold. By Jim Murphy. illus. Clarion, $20 (9780395776094). Gr. 7–10.
Murphy has a difficult task—getting past rumors and folktales to present Arnold in a fair and honest way—and he does it meticulously. While never going beyond his sources, he still manages to offer a fascinating look at a man whose name has become synonymous with traitor.
The Secret World of Hildegard. By Jonah Winter. Illus. by Jeanette Winter. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, $16.99 (9780439507394). Gr. 1–4.
A medieval visionary might not seem the topic for an early-level biography, but with elegant simplicity, this mother-son team introduce Hildegard, squeezing out the essence of her life, and making her story accessible to young children. A small jewel.
Strong Man: The Story of Charles Atlas
In this winning picture book, McCarthy separates fact from fiction as he tells the story of Atlas, the original 98-pound weakling who transformed himself into a world-famous strong man.
The Wall: Growing Up behind the Iron Curtain . By Peter Sís. Illus. by the author. Farrar/Frances Foster, $18 (9780374347017). Gr. 7–10.
This autobiographical picture book is an artistic account of Sís’ coming-of-age in Prague during the cold war. The remarkable art expresses the interplay between Communist restrictions and Western influences (Booklist’s 2007 Top of the List winner for youth nonfiction).
First published June 1, 2008 (Booklist
http://www.booklistonline.com/
Cooper, Ilene (author).
Note: Some of these books are in the Guarini Library Collection or are available for review at the Weiss Center!)
This year’s top 10 biographies for youth spotlights saints and strong men, patriots and pianists, showing how diverse the world of children’s biography has become. These books were chosen from titles reviewed in Booklist during the past 12 months.
As Good as Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Amazing March toward Freedom. By Richard Michelson. Illus. by Raul Colón. Knopf, $16.99 (9780375633359). Gr. 1–4.
This powerful, well-crafted picture book about the partnership between two great civil rights leaders follows King and Polish rabbi Heschel from boyhoods fraught with prejudice to the 1965 march in Selma, Alabama.
Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote. By Tanya Lee Stone. Illus. by Rebecca Gibbon. Holt, $16.95 (9780805079036). Gr. 1–3.
This short, incisive picture-book biography introduces Stanton and what she accomplished, beginning with her shocking realization that the law treated women unfairly. The child-pleasing artwork makes this highly accessible.
Frida: Viva la vida! Long Live Life! By Carmen T. Bernier-Grand. Illus. by Frida Kahlo. Marshall Cavendish, $18.99 (9780761253369). Gr. 7–12.
Using lyrical free-verse poems, Bernier-Grand brings readers into the life of artist Kahlo. Each well-produced painting by Kahlo is paired with an original poem that expertly extends the imagery so evident in the art.
George Washington Carver. By Tonya Bolden. illus. Abrams, $18.95 (9780810993662). Gr. 3–6.
Bolden’s strong writing finds a worthy subject in the slave-born scientist Carver, but she never shies away from directly and indirectly addressing criticisms of Carver for his lack of political activism. Photos and reproductions of Carver’s paintings help make this a standout.
The Many Rides of Paul Revere. By James Cross Giblin. illus. Scholastic, $17.99 (9780439572903). Gr. 4–7.
Giblin’s attractive, large-format book looks at Revere’s life and his role in the American Revolution, in many cases setting the record straight. Salient facts and intriguing details combine effectively with period portraits, narrative paintings, engravings, and maps.
Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum. By Robert Andrew Parker. Illus. by the author. Random/Schwartz & Wade, $16.99 (9780375839658). Gr. 2–4.
Parker contributes both words and pictures in this heartfelt portrait of jazz great Art Tatum. The vibrant scenes contrast crowds of dancers and musicians in a swirl of animated motion with scenes of the nearly blind Tatum, set against moody, abstract, shifting colors.
The Real Benedict Arnold. By Jim Murphy. illus. Clarion, $20 (9780395776094). Gr. 7–10.
Murphy has a difficult task—getting past rumors and folktales to present Arnold in a fair and honest way—and he does it meticulously. While never going beyond his sources, he still manages to offer a fascinating look at a man whose name has become synonymous with traitor.
The Secret World of Hildegard. By Jonah Winter. Illus. by Jeanette Winter. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, $16.99 (9780439507394). Gr. 1–4.
A medieval visionary might not seem the topic for an early-level biography, but with elegant simplicity, this mother-son team introduce Hildegard, squeezing out the essence of her life, and making her story accessible to young children. A small jewel.
Strong Man: The Story of Charles Atlas
In this winning picture book, McCarthy separates fact from fiction as he tells the story of Atlas, the original 98-pound weakling who transformed himself into a world-famous strong man.
The Wall: Growing Up behind the Iron Curtain . By Peter Sís. Illus. by the author. Farrar/Frances Foster, $18 (9780374347017). Gr. 7–10.
This autobiographical picture book is an artistic account of Sís’ coming-of-age in Prague during the cold war. The remarkable art expresses the interplay between Communist restrictions and Western influences (Booklist’s 2007 Top of the List winner for youth nonfiction).
A site for digitally connected teachers
PBS Teachers Connect
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/
PBS Teachers Connect is an online community of teachers exchanging ideas, resources and instructional strategies on the integration of digital media and technology. Educators can search more than 3,000 standards-based classroom activities, lesson plans, interactive resources and other materials on the PBS Teachers Web site, http://www.pbs.org/teachers/ then easily bookmark, annotate, share and manage their tagged content within the PBS Teachers Connect community. Many of the resources feature PBS'award-winning programming and content, including on-demand streaming video from select PBS programs.
PBS Teachers Connect started on July 1, 2008 and is an offshoot of the PBS Teachers
web portal to the wide-ranging multimedia instructional resources and professional development services PBS offers preK-12 educators.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/
PBS Teachers Connect is an online community of teachers exchanging ideas, resources and instructional strategies on the integration of digital media and technology. Educators can search more than 3,000 standards-based classroom activities, lesson plans, interactive resources and other materials on the PBS Teachers Web site, http://www.pbs.org/teachers/ then easily bookmark, annotate, share and manage their tagged content within the PBS Teachers Connect community. Many of the resources feature PBS'award-winning programming and content, including on-demand streaming video from select PBS programs.
PBS Teachers Connect started on July 1, 2008 and is an offshoot of the PBS Teachers
web portal to the wide-ranging multimedia instructional resources and professional development services PBS offers preK-12 educators.
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