ALA President Loriene Roy responds to attempts to remove
"The Golden Compass" from library shelves
CHICAGO - The following is a statement issued by American Library Association President Loriene Roy regarding efforts to remove "The Golden Compass" from libraries and schools.
"This week, the movie, ‘The Golden Compass,’ based on the first book in Philip Pullman's fantasy trilogy entitled ‘His Dark Materials,’ will debut in theatres across the United States. The movie has triggered a boycott campaign sponsored by conservative religious organizations that believe the movie and the books are an attack on Christianity and the Catholic Church. The groups are urging parents not to see the movie or purchase the books.
"The call to boycott the filmed version of ‘The Golden Compass’ has inspired a parallel effort to remove the novel and its companion volumes from libraries and schools. Much like efforts to ban the Harry Potter books, fear and misinformation are driving the effort to deprive students and library users access to Pullman's critically praised books, which are recommended by both religious and secular critics.
"It is one thing to disagree with the content of a book or the viewpoint of an author; it is quite another thing to block access to that material because of that disagreement. Removing a book from a school or library because the author is an atheist, or because a religious group disagrees with the book's viewpoint, is censorship that runs counter to our most cherished freedoms and our history as a nation that celebrates and protects religious diversity.
"We encourage librarians, teachers and parents to resist the call to censorship. Censorship results in the opposite of true education and learning. Young people will only develop the skills they need to analyze information and make choices among a wide variety of competing sources if they are permitted to read books and explore ideas under the guidance of caring adults.
"We realize, of course, that not every book is for everyone. Parents know their children best and should guide their children’s reading. If parents think a particular book is not suitable for their child, they should guide their child to other books. But they should not impose their beliefs on other people’s children.
"By resisting the call to censor and boycott ‘The Golden Compass,’ we send the message to young people that in this country they have the right to choose what they will read and that they will be expected to develop the ability to think critically about what they read, rather than allowing others to do their thinking for them."
Note: Always check that your school or public library has a Materials Selectiion Policy when faced with censorship issues. Follow the procedures outlined in the policy. See this link for more information http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/challengesupport/dealing/dealingconcerns.htm
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Monday, December 03, 2007
Essay Contest for 11-14 year olds
The Contributions of Martin Luther King, Jr.Essay Contest 2007/8 GuidelinesAwards
First Prize -$300.00 bookstore gift certificate
Second Prize -$200.00 bookstore gift certificate
Third Prize -$100.00 bookstore gift certificate
Eligibility
Entrant must be 11-14 years old and have permission of parent or legal guardian.
Essay Topic
The essay must answer the question, " What Would Martin Luther King, Jr. Say is the Main Problem Facing Young People Today and How Would He Deal with It?"
Judging Criteria
The essays will be read and ranked by a minimum of 3 judges using the following criteria:
1) thoughtfulness, 2) vocabulary and style, 3) grammar, punctuation, and spelling,
4) clarity, and 5) neatness
Essay Format
The essay must be between 250 and 500 words.
Typewritten and double spaced.
Entrant’s name should not appear on essay.
Submission of Materials
Please submit three copies of the essay, and a cover sheet that includes the entrant’s full name, complete address, phone number, and the parent’s or guardian’s name and signature granting the child permission to enter the contest. If the essay is submitted as part of a school assignment, the name of the school and the name of the teacher who assigned the essay and should be included.
All entries become the property of LaMar Educational Enterprises, LLC.
Contest Postmark Deadline
Entries must be postmarked on or before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 16th, 2008.
Restrictions
Essays of entrants who do not meet or adhere to the contest guidelines will not be considered.
Mail Essay and Cover Sheet To:
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ESSAY CONTEST
C/o LaMar Educational Enterprises, LLC.
41 Watchung Plaza, #192
Montclair, NJ 07042
Notification Date
Winners will be notified by February 12th, 2008
For More Information
Contact Dr. Ansley W. LaMar at 973 485 6591 (out of town call toll free 1 877-254-1287).
First Prize -$300.00 bookstore gift certificate
Second Prize -$200.00 bookstore gift certificate
Third Prize -$100.00 bookstore gift certificate
Eligibility
Entrant must be 11-14 years old and have permission of parent or legal guardian.
Essay Topic
The essay must answer the question, " What Would Martin Luther King, Jr. Say is the Main Problem Facing Young People Today and How Would He Deal with It?"
Judging Criteria
The essays will be read and ranked by a minimum of 3 judges using the following criteria:
1) thoughtfulness, 2) vocabulary and style, 3) grammar, punctuation, and spelling,
4) clarity, and 5) neatness
Essay Format
The essay must be between 250 and 500 words.
Typewritten and double spaced.
Entrant’s name should not appear on essay.
Submission of Materials
Please submit three copies of the essay, and a cover sheet that includes the entrant’s full name, complete address, phone number, and the parent’s or guardian’s name and signature granting the child permission to enter the contest. If the essay is submitted as part of a school assignment, the name of the school and the name of the teacher who assigned the essay and should be included.
All entries become the property of LaMar Educational Enterprises, LLC.
Contest Postmark Deadline
Entries must be postmarked on or before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 16th, 2008.
Restrictions
Essays of entrants who do not meet or adhere to the contest guidelines will not be considered.
Mail Essay and Cover Sheet To:
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ESSAY CONTEST
C/o LaMar Educational Enterprises, LLC.
41 Watchung Plaza, #192
Montclair, NJ 07042
Notification Date
Winners will be notified by February 12th, 2008
For More Information
Contact Dr. Ansley W. LaMar at 973 485 6591 (out of town call toll free 1 877-254-1287).
NEWARK Schools Job Fair-12/13/07
NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION JOB FAIR!
Check this out:
WHAT: NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION JOB FAIR
WHEN: Thursday, December 13, 3007
3:00 PM-- 6:00 PM
WHERE: CAMDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
321 Bergen Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Seeking candidates in the following disciplines:
Bilingual Education--Elementary/Secondary
Educational Media Specialist--Elementary/Secondary
ESL--Elementary/Secondary
Learning Disabilities Teacher/Consultant
Mathematics--Secondary
Physical Education--Elementary/Secondary
School Psychologist
Science--Elementary/Secondary
Special Education--Elementary/Secopndary
Speech Language Specialist
More information available on the website:
http://www.nps.k12.nj.us
Check this out:
WHAT: NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION JOB FAIR
WHEN: Thursday, December 13, 3007
3:00 PM-- 6:00 PM
WHERE: CAMDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
321 Bergen Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Seeking candidates in the following disciplines:
Bilingual Education--Elementary/Secondary
Educational Media Specialist--Elementary/Secondary
ESL--Elementary/Secondary
Learning Disabilities Teacher/Consultant
Mathematics--Secondary
Physical Education--Elementary/Secondary
School Psychologist
Science--Elementary/Secondary
Special Education--Elementary/Secopndary
Speech Language Specialist
More information available on the website:
http://www.nps.k12.nj.us
Monday, November 26, 2007
NBC News Series looks at gender, race, education
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS"
SPECIAL FIVE-PART SERIES
"AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN: WHERE THEY STAND"
BEGINNING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26
New York, N.Y. -- Throughout the week of November 26, "NBC News With Brian Williams" will take a look at the issues facing African-American women across our nation in a new series "African-American Women: Where They Stand." The series will cover a wide-range of issues from their role in the *08 Presidential race, to the increased health-risks that they need to be concerned about.
Monday-Education
Monday's installment will discuss African-American women*s progress in the education field. Nearly two-thirds of African-American undergraduates are women. At black colleges, the ratio of women to men is 7 to 1. And that is leading to a disparity in the number of African-American women who go on to own their own businesses. Rehema Ellis will talk to educators, students and businesswomen about why this disparity exists.
Tuesday-Relationships and Education
Tuesday, Ellis will look at relationships within the African-American female community. Many agree the gender disparity in education and business among African-Americans is having an effect on relationships that African American women have. Some even say the implications could redefine "Black America*s family and social structure." In the past fifty years, the percentage of African-American women between 25-54 who have never been married has doubled from 20% to 40%. (Compared to just 16% of white women who have never been married today). Ellis sits down with the members of a Chicago book club and talk about this difference and how it impacts them.
Wednesday-Health
Dr. Nancy Snyderman will discuss the increases risks for breast cancer for African-American women on Wednesday. Mortality rates for African-American women are higher than any other racial or ethnic group for nearly every major cause of death, including breast cancer. Black women with breast cancer are nearly 30% more likely to die from it than white women.
Premenopausal black women are more than twice as likely to get a more aggressive form of the disease. And, not only are African-American women more likely to die from breast cancer, but they*re less likely to get life-saving treatments. Dr. Snyderman will profile one of the only oncologists in the world who specializes in the treatment of African-American women with breast cancer.
Thursday- Politics
On Thursday, Ron Allen will take viewers to South Carolina -- the first southern primary state -- and ask the question: Will race trump gender or gender trump race? In South Carolina, black women made up nearly 30 percent of all democratic primary voters in 2004. This year, polls show a significant number are undecided, torn between choosing the first African-American or first female Presidential candidate. Allen talks with the undecided, as well the state directors for the Clinton and Obama campaigns, who happen to be African-American women.
Friday- Miscellaneous
To close the series on Friday, Dr. Snyderman will raise the frightening statistic that African-American women are 85% more likely to get diabetes, a major complication for heart disease. And, like breast cancer, more black women die from heart disease than white women. Dr. Snyderman will profile a leading expert and a unique church-based outreach program in South Carolina that seeks to spread the word about heart disease risks to black women congregants.
Mara Schiavocampo, Digital Correspondent for "Nightly News," will address two hot topics in the African - American community: interracial dating and the impact of hip hop music on black women. Interracial dating is a growing trend in the African - American community. An Essence.com poll found that 81% of participants approved of black women dating non- black men. According to a U.S. Census Bureau report in 2000, 95,000 black women were married to white men. In 2005, that number increased to 134,000. Schiavocampo will talk to experts about the trend and discuss how this defines the "Black family" of the future.
Schiavocampo will convene a panel of leading black men and women from the hip-hop industry for an engaging discussion on whether hip hop lyrics and videos positively or negatively affect black women. The roundtable also will address how these portrayals are affecting relationships between black women and black men.
Comment: Many of these issues have been brought up and discussed before in the media. It will be interesting to see if there are any new perspectives to these issues. With statistics, it makes one wonder if they are disaggregated by income, geographical location and class, or are African-American women treated as a monolithic entity? Maybe there will be some "positive news" too.
SPECIAL FIVE-PART SERIES
"AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN: WHERE THEY STAND"
BEGINNING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26
New York, N.Y. -- Throughout the week of November 26, "NBC News With Brian Williams" will take a look at the issues facing African-American women across our nation in a new series "African-American Women: Where They Stand." The series will cover a wide-range of issues from their role in the *08 Presidential race, to the increased health-risks that they need to be concerned about.
Monday-Education
Monday's installment will discuss African-American women*s progress in the education field. Nearly two-thirds of African-American undergraduates are women. At black colleges, the ratio of women to men is 7 to 1. And that is leading to a disparity in the number of African-American women who go on to own their own businesses. Rehema Ellis will talk to educators, students and businesswomen about why this disparity exists.
Tuesday-Relationships and Education
Tuesday, Ellis will look at relationships within the African-American female community. Many agree the gender disparity in education and business among African-Americans is having an effect on relationships that African American women have. Some even say the implications could redefine "Black America*s family and social structure." In the past fifty years, the percentage of African-American women between 25-54 who have never been married has doubled from 20% to 40%. (Compared to just 16% of white women who have never been married today). Ellis sits down with the members of a Chicago book club and talk about this difference and how it impacts them.
Wednesday-Health
Dr. Nancy Snyderman will discuss the increases risks for breast cancer for African-American women on Wednesday. Mortality rates for African-American women are higher than any other racial or ethnic group for nearly every major cause of death, including breast cancer. Black women with breast cancer are nearly 30% more likely to die from it than white women.
Premenopausal black women are more than twice as likely to get a more aggressive form of the disease. And, not only are African-American women more likely to die from breast cancer, but they*re less likely to get life-saving treatments. Dr. Snyderman will profile one of the only oncologists in the world who specializes in the treatment of African-American women with breast cancer.
Thursday- Politics
On Thursday, Ron Allen will take viewers to South Carolina -- the first southern primary state -- and ask the question: Will race trump gender or gender trump race? In South Carolina, black women made up nearly 30 percent of all democratic primary voters in 2004. This year, polls show a significant number are undecided, torn between choosing the first African-American or first female Presidential candidate. Allen talks with the undecided, as well the state directors for the Clinton and Obama campaigns, who happen to be African-American women.
Friday- Miscellaneous
To close the series on Friday, Dr. Snyderman will raise the frightening statistic that African-American women are 85% more likely to get diabetes, a major complication for heart disease. And, like breast cancer, more black women die from heart disease than white women. Dr. Snyderman will profile a leading expert and a unique church-based outreach program in South Carolina that seeks to spread the word about heart disease risks to black women congregants.
Mara Schiavocampo, Digital Correspondent for "Nightly News," will address two hot topics in the African - American community: interracial dating and the impact of hip hop music on black women. Interracial dating is a growing trend in the African - American community. An Essence.com poll found that 81% of participants approved of black women dating non- black men. According to a U.S. Census Bureau report in 2000, 95,000 black women were married to white men. In 2005, that number increased to 134,000. Schiavocampo will talk to experts about the trend and discuss how this defines the "Black family" of the future.
Schiavocampo will convene a panel of leading black men and women from the hip-hop industry for an engaging discussion on whether hip hop lyrics and videos positively or negatively affect black women. The roundtable also will address how these portrayals are affecting relationships between black women and black men.
Comment: Many of these issues have been brought up and discussed before in the media. It will be interesting to see if there are any new perspectives to these issues. With statistics, it makes one wonder if they are disaggregated by income, geographical location and class, or are African-American women treated as a monolithic entity? Maybe there will be some "positive news" too.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Free Grade 6-12 Lesson Plans
The New York Times provides free Grade 6-12 Lesson Plans on this website
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html
The plans are interdisciplinary and are keyed to different New York Times articles and resources.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html
The plans are interdisciplinary and are keyed to different New York Times articles and resources.
Friday, November 09, 2007
Folklore Program at the Weiss Center-December 3rd
“ La Cucaracha Martina: The Evolution of a Beloved Character in Spanish Children's Literature”, Monday, December 3, 2007, 4:30-6:00 pm.
Dr. Grisel Lopez-Diaz, professor of Modern Languages at New Jersey City University will explore the evolution of La Cucharacha Martina in this portion of the Weiss Center’s Fall 2007 Author/Literature Series.
La Cucaracha Martina is a popular character in Spanish children’s literature. The stories originated in Spanish oral traditions and later moved to a written literary form throughout the Spanish-speaking world.
Dr. Lopez-Diaz will also cover the romance of Cucaracha Martina with Ratón Pérez, another famous character of Spanish traditional folklore since the 19th century. The cultural, social, and historical influences that are present in the numerous variations of this folktale will be covered. This presentation will be in English with examples in Spanish.
Dr. Lopez-Diaz will speak about the educational aspects of the folktale for bilingual, world languages, and elementary teachers. The event will take place in Grossnickle Auditorium (G-144) on the New Jersey City University campus at 2039 Kennedy Boulevard. Parking is available in the university lots on Culver and on West Side Avenue.
Educators desiring Continuing Education credit may contact the Center (201-200-2220, weisscenter@njcu.edu and pay a fee of $15.00. The event is free but there is a suggested donation of $5.00 (per Individual /per Family group) for all center events
NCLB REAUTHORIZATION PUT ON HOLD IN SENATE UNTIL NEXT YEAR
The Senate education committee will not take up reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act until early next year, the Associated Press reported on Nov. 2. Committee chairman Sen.Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and ranking minority member Sen. Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) said that more time was needed to prepare a Senate bill. The news agency reported that the House also might delay consideration of a bill; so far, the House Education and Labor Committee has released a draft discussion of reauthorization but no bill has been introduced.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Online nursery rhyme coloring mini-books
The State Library of Louisiana has produced a series of 24 one-page Printable Nursery Rhyme Mini Books for children to color and keep.
Each mini book requires one sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper and just 2 folds.
Please print them out and give them to children, parents, and teachers in after-school programs.
All 24 mini books can be found as a PDF on the State Library's web site here: http://www.state.lib.la.us/empowerlibrary/ALL%2024%20NRNS%20Mini%20Books.pdf
(It is a very big file!)
Mini books by individual title are here:
http://www.state.lib.la.us/la_dyn_templ.cfm?doc_id=826
Please see the State Library of Louisiana's other nursery rhyme resources at:
http://www.state.lib.la.us/la_dyn_templ.cfm?doc_id=765
There's an index to nursery rhyme related activities in resource books, a nursery rhyme product directory and web sites with nursery rhyme activities.
The early childhood home page is at:
http://www.state.lib.la.us/la_dyn_templ.cfm?doc_id=152
Enjoy!!
Each mini book requires one sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper and just 2 folds.
Please print them out and give them to children, parents, and teachers in after-school programs.
All 24 mini books can be found as a PDF on the State Library's web site here: http://www.state.lib.la.us/empowerlibrary/ALL%2024%20NRNS%20Mini%20Books.pdf
(It is a very big file!)
Mini books by individual title are here:
http://www.state.lib.la.us/la_dyn_templ.cfm?doc_id=826
Please see the State Library of Louisiana's other nursery rhyme resources at:
http://www.state.lib.la.us/la_dyn_templ.cfm?doc_id=765
There's an index to nursery rhyme related activities in resource books, a nursery rhyme product directory and web sites with nursery rhyme activities.
The early childhood home page is at:
http://www.state.lib.la.us/la_dyn_templ.cfm?doc_id=152
Enjoy!!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
See Inside the Minds of College Freshmen
Check out Beloit College's Mindset List
http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/mindset/
As described on their website:
The Mindset List is not a chronological listing of things that happened in the year that the entering first-year students were born.
Our effort is to identify a worldview of 18 year-olds in the fall of 2007. We take a risk in some cases of making generalizations, particularly given that our students at Beloit College for instance come from every state and scores of nations.
The "Class of 2011" refers to students entering college this year. They are generally 18 which suggests they were born in 1989.
The list identifies the experiences and event horizons of students as they commence higher education and is not meant to reflect on their preparatory education.
You may also want to check out this viral video http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=119
http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/mindset/
As described on their website:
The Mindset List is not a chronological listing of things that happened in the year that the entering first-year students were born.
Our effort is to identify a worldview of 18 year-olds in the fall of 2007. We take a risk in some cases of making generalizations, particularly given that our students at Beloit College for instance come from every state and scores of nations.
The "Class of 2011" refers to students entering college this year. They are generally 18 which suggests they were born in 1989.
The list identifies the experiences and event horizons of students as they commence higher education and is not meant to reflect on their preparatory education.
You may also want to check out this viral video http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=119
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Little Toot is 100 years old
It is the centenary of Hardie Gramtky, author of Little Toot (Juv.G745L).
In addition to activities connected to the book, there is a contest for children to enter. Alert your librarian!
See here for more information:http://www.littletoot.org/
Monday, October 15, 2007
NCLB call-in this week! Call now
JOIN THE NCLB CONGRESSIONAL CALL-IN, OCT. 15-19
AFT leaders and activists are invited to participate in a congressional call-in week, Oct. 15-19, on the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). After living under NCLB for the past five and a half years, we all know that substantial changes must be made to this law. NCLB can be fixed only if your representative and senators hear directly from you.
Please call 866/327-8670 during that week to be connected to your members of Congress. Share your experiences of how NCLB is not working and urge your representative and senators to take the time to get this law right. The process should be driven by the product, not the clock. Urge your members of Congress to fix adequate yearly progress (AYP) so that it truly reflects how schools are performing; to oppose measures that will lead to more teaching to the test; and to oppose "pay to the test" provisions that mandate the use of test scores to evaluate teachers for determining salary or incentives. When you call, an operator will ask you to identify your representative and senators.
To find the names of your members of Congress, visit http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/PpzZZL61Rqit/members. For more information on the AFT's campaign to fix NCLB, go to http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/P7zZZL61Rqi5/fixnclb.
AFT leaders and activists are invited to participate in a congressional call-in week, Oct. 15-19, on the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). After living under NCLB for the past five and a half years, we all know that substantial changes must be made to this law. NCLB can be fixed only if your representative and senators hear directly from you.
Please call 866/327-8670 during that week to be connected to your members of Congress. Share your experiences of how NCLB is not working and urge your representative and senators to take the time to get this law right. The process should be driven by the product, not the clock. Urge your members of Congress to fix adequate yearly progress (AYP) so that it truly reflects how schools are performing; to oppose measures that will lead to more teaching to the test; and to oppose "pay to the test" provisions that mandate the use of test scores to evaluate teachers for determining salary or incentives. When you call, an operator will ask you to identify your representative and senators.
To find the names of your members of Congress, visit http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/PpzZZL61Rqit/members. For more information on the AFT's campaign to fix NCLB, go to http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/P7zZZL61Rqi5/fixnclb.
Jim Trelease speaks in Princeton- - 10/25/07
Jim Trelease, author of The Read Aloud Handbook, will give his last New Jersey lectures (he’s retiring in January) at the Performing Arts Center at Princeton High School (151 Moore Street Princeton 08540) on Thursday, October 25 at 3:30 p.m. (for educators) and at 7:30 p.m. ( for parents). The auditorium seats 700 so everyone is welcome.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
African Burial Ground Monument opens in NYC
Grand Opening of the African Burial
Ground National Monument memorial
Duane Street between Broadway &
African Burial Ground Way (Elk Street)
Friday, October 5, 2007
1 p.m. – Opens to public
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Greet the Torch
Battery Park
Drummers and a mass choir greet the ceremonial torch as it arrives from the Statue of Liberty.
8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Candlelight Procession Battery Park to Foley Square
Honor the Africans who helped build the city of New York by marching in a candlelight procession from Battery Park to the African Burial Ground National Monument. Performances to follow at Foley Square.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
International Tribute Concert Foley Square
Performers from Africa and the African Diaspora celebrate the ancestors of the African Burial Ground. For more information on dedicationevents call 212-491-2012.
October 8-12, 2007
Youth Week
Educational programs for youth. For class or group reservations,the African Burial Ground National Monument at 212-637-2019.
*All events are free and open to the About the African Burial Ground National Monument (http://www.nps.gov/afbg)
The African Burial Ground National Monument is the first National Monument dedicated to Africans of early New York and Americans of African descent. It is the newest National Monument in New York City, joining the Statue of Liberty, Governors Island, and Castle Clinton.
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Park Service
290 Broadway, First Floor
New York, NY 10007
Ground National Monument memorial
Duane Street between Broadway &
African Burial Ground Way (Elk Street)
Friday, October 5, 2007
1 p.m. – Opens to public
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Greet the Torch
Battery Park
Drummers and a mass choir greet the ceremonial torch as it arrives from the Statue of Liberty.
8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Candlelight Procession Battery Park to Foley Square
Honor the Africans who helped build the city of New York by marching in a candlelight procession from Battery Park to the African Burial Ground National Monument. Performances to follow at Foley Square.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
International Tribute Concert Foley Square
Performers from Africa and the African Diaspora celebrate the ancestors of the African Burial Ground. For more information on dedicationevents call 212-491-2012.
October 8-12, 2007
Youth Week
Educational programs for youth. For class or group reservations,the African Burial Ground National Monument at 212-637-2019.
*All events are free and open to the About the African Burial Ground National Monument (http://www.nps.gov/afbg)
The African Burial Ground National Monument is the first National Monument dedicated to Africans of early New York and Americans of African descent. It is the newest National Monument in New York City, joining the Statue of Liberty, Governors Island, and Castle Clinton.
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Park Service
290 Broadway, First Floor
New York, NY 10007
Monday, October 01, 2007
BANNED BOOKS WEEK
CELEBRATE BANNED BOOKS WEEK
September 29–October 6, 2007
Free People Read Freely ®
For more information see http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm
The "10 Most Challenged Books of 2006" reflect a range of themes, and consist of the following titles:
"And Tango Makes Three" by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, for homosexuality, anti-family, and unsuited to age group;
"Gossip Girls" series by Cecily Von Ziegesar for homosexuality, sexual content, drugs, unsuited to age group, and offensive language;
"Alice" series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor for sexual content and offensive language;
"The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things" by Carolyn Mackler for sexual content, anti-family, offensive language, and unsuited to age group;
"The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison for sexual content, offensive language, and unsuited to age group;
"Scary Stories" series by Alvin Schwartz for occult/Satanism, unsuited to age group, violence, and insensitivity;
"Athletic Shorts" by Chris Crutcher for homosexuality and offensive language.
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky for homosexuality, sexually explicit, offensive language, and unsuited to age group
"Beloved" by Toni Morrison for offensive language, sexual content, and unsuited to age group;
"The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier for sexual content, offensive language, and violence.
Off the list this year, but on for several years past, are the "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger, "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain
READ A BANNED BOOK!
THEY ARE ON DISPLAY ON THE 1st Floor of the Library!
CHECK THESE OUT AT THE CIRCULATION DESK!
September 29–October 6, 2007
Free People Read Freely ®
For more information see http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm
The "10 Most Challenged Books of 2006" reflect a range of themes, and consist of the following titles:
"And Tango Makes Three" by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, for homosexuality, anti-family, and unsuited to age group;
"Gossip Girls" series by Cecily Von Ziegesar for homosexuality, sexual content, drugs, unsuited to age group, and offensive language;
"Alice" series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor for sexual content and offensive language;
"The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things" by Carolyn Mackler for sexual content, anti-family, offensive language, and unsuited to age group;
"The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison for sexual content, offensive language, and unsuited to age group;
"Scary Stories" series by Alvin Schwartz for occult/Satanism, unsuited to age group, violence, and insensitivity;
"Athletic Shorts" by Chris Crutcher for homosexuality and offensive language.
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky for homosexuality, sexually explicit, offensive language, and unsuited to age group
"Beloved" by Toni Morrison for offensive language, sexual content, and unsuited to age group;
"The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier for sexual content, offensive language, and violence.
Off the list this year, but on for several years past, are the "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger, "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain
READ A BANNED BOOK!
THEY ARE ON DISPLAY ON THE 1st Floor of the Library!
CHECK THESE OUT AT THE CIRCULATION DESK!
Sunday, September 23, 2007
What's New in Science Fiction and Fantasy Booklist
Susan Fichtelberg, Children's Librarian of the Woodbridge Public Library and author of Encountering Enchantment:A Guide to Speculative Fiction for Teens, has updated her online booklist, What's New in Science Fiction and Fantasy List for Children and Teens. Go to her website http://www.encounteringenchantment.com and click on the link " What's New in SF& F" at the top of the page.
You can see Susan at the AASL Conference in Reno, Nevada on Oct. 26 and the NCTE Conference, November 18 in New York City.
You can see Susan at the AASL Conference in Reno, Nevada on Oct. 26 and the NCTE Conference, November 18 in New York City.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Educator Workshop 9/22/07
The Adelaide L. Sanford Institute for Research, Development
and the Education of Students of African Descent in partnership with Medgar Evers College, CUNY; Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration; the Black Brooklyn Empowerment Convention; and the Coalition of Black Male Principals
presents
“Creating a Culture of Success for Students of African Ancestry”
Saturday, September 22, 2007
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Medgar Evers College • Brooklyn, NY
This conference will prove to be one of the most important academic events in our community.
On-site registration begins at 8:00 am.
Workshops are limited.
Register early to gain admission to the workshops of your choice.
For more information,
please visit our website at
www.adelaidesanfordinstitute.org.
or email
adelaide.institute@mec.cuny.edu
or call 718.270.4814
and the Education of Students of African Descent in partnership with Medgar Evers College, CUNY; Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration; the Black Brooklyn Empowerment Convention; and the Coalition of Black Male Principals
presents
“Creating a Culture of Success for Students of African Ancestry”
Saturday, September 22, 2007
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Medgar Evers College • Brooklyn, NY
This conference will prove to be one of the most important academic events in our community.
On-site registration begins at 8:00 am.
Workshops are limited.
Register early to gain admission to the workshops of your choice.
For more information,
please visit our website at
www.adelaidesanfordinstitute.org.
or email
adelaide.institute@mec.cuny.edu
or call 718.270.4814
Thursday, September 06, 2007
K-12 Teacher's Workshop on Africa
2007 ASA Teacher's Workshop
"Africa in the K-12 School Curriculum"
Friday, October 19, 2007
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York, NY 10028
The African Studies Association, in cooperation the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is proud to present a day-long professional development
workshop for K-12 educators and librarians in the New York metropolitan
area.
The ASA 2007 Teachers Workshop has two goals:
Equip K-12 educators with practical strategies and resources for
applying knowledge about Africa to teaching on Africa in their schools and
classrooms.
Provide a forum for networking and community building among NY area
scholars and educators working in the field of African Studies.
What Do Teachers Receive?
Choices from a dozen standards-based workshops for educators on Africa
given by leading experts.
Morning refreshments and a box lunch
Curricular materials specific to the workshop sessions they attended.
List of web sites that provide lesson plans for different grade levels.
Follow up advice through network of New York area Africa educators.
An opportunity to dialog with Africa experts from around the world in
small groups.
"Draft" PROGRAM
8:30-9:00 am - Morning Reception at the MET Museum Petrie Court Cafe
9:00-9:20 am - Welcome and Orientation at the MET Museum Education Center
9:30-11:00 am - Session I*
11:00-11:40 am - Box Lunch @ MET Cafe
11:45 am -- 1:00 pm - ASA Children's Africana Book Award Ceremony with
award-winning authors
1:10-2:30 pm - Session II*
2:40-4:00 pm - Session III*
4: 00-5:00 pm - "Live" West African Music -- Alhaji Papa Susso & Co. and Raffle Prizes
* Each session (Session I, II, III) will have four simultaneously running 80-minute seminars.
Some of the topics covered at the workshop include:
Human Rights in a Global Age: View from Africa
African Art at the Met Museum
Islam in Africa
Ghana at 50 Years
Changing Status of Women in Africa
African Literature
West African Music
REGISTRATION
1) Interested individuals are invited to submit an application and pay the
registration fee. ***Space is limited to 100 participants in total.
CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION FORM
2) Early application period lasts from August 15 to September 14. Participation fees are $50 if paid by September 14.
3) Late participation fees from September 15 to October 1 are $65.
4) Applications must be postmarked no later than October 1, 2007.
***For more information, please call 732-445-6638
"Africa in the K-12 School Curriculum"
Friday, October 19, 2007
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York, NY 10028
The African Studies Association, in cooperation the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is proud to present a day-long professional development
workshop for K-12 educators and librarians in the New York metropolitan
area.
The ASA 2007 Teachers Workshop has two goals:
Equip K-12 educators with practical strategies and resources for
applying knowledge about Africa to teaching on Africa in their schools and
classrooms.
Provide a forum for networking and community building among NY area
scholars and educators working in the field of African Studies.
What Do Teachers Receive?
Choices from a dozen standards-based workshops for educators on Africa
given by leading experts.
Morning refreshments and a box lunch
Curricular materials specific to the workshop sessions they attended.
List of web sites that provide lesson plans for different grade levels.
Follow up advice through network of New York area Africa educators.
An opportunity to dialog with Africa experts from around the world in
small groups.
"Draft" PROGRAM
8:30-9:00 am - Morning Reception at the MET Museum Petrie Court Cafe
9:00-9:20 am - Welcome and Orientation at the MET Museum Education Center
9:30-11:00 am - Session I*
11:00-11:40 am - Box Lunch @ MET Cafe
11:45 am -- 1:00 pm - ASA Children's Africana Book Award Ceremony with
award-winning authors
1:10-2:30 pm - Session II*
2:40-4:00 pm - Session III*
4: 00-5:00 pm - "Live" West African Music -- Alhaji Papa Susso & Co. and Raffle Prizes
* Each session (Session I, II, III) will have four simultaneously running 80-minute seminars.
Some of the topics covered at the workshop include:
Human Rights in a Global Age: View from Africa
African Art at the Met Museum
Islam in Africa
Ghana at 50 Years
Changing Status of Women in Africa
African Literature
West African Music
REGISTRATION
1) Interested individuals are invited to submit an application and pay the
registration fee. ***Space is limited to 100 participants in total.
CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION FORM
2) Early application period lasts from August 15 to September 14. Participation fees are $50 if paid by September 14.
3) Late participation fees from September 15 to October 1 are $65.
4) Applications must be postmarked no later than October 1, 2007.
***For more information, please call 732-445-6638
Lucky NYC students!
From the New York Times (Manhattan: Reading by J. K. Rowling
By JENNIFER MEDINA,Published: September 6, 2007):
The author J. K. Rowling will read to hundreds of New York City students at Carnegie Hall next month, the New York City schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein, and Richard Robinson, the president of Scholastic, which publishes the Harry Potter books in the United States, announced yesterday. The city’s school administrators chose 40 schools to take part in the event on Oct. 19 on the basis of test scores, picking schools that had showed the most improvement in a single year on standardized reading test scores. Principals at each school will choose 40 students to hear Ms. Rowling read from “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and answer questions about the series before signing books for each of the children. Scholastic will also donate 5,000 copies of the first Harry Potter book to the city schools.
(Pity the selection had to be on the basis of test scores.)
By JENNIFER MEDINA,Published: September 6, 2007):
The author J. K. Rowling will read to hundreds of New York City students at Carnegie Hall next month, the New York City schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein, and Richard Robinson, the president of Scholastic, which publishes the Harry Potter books in the United States, announced yesterday. The city’s school administrators chose 40 schools to take part in the event on Oct. 19 on the basis of test scores, picking schools that had showed the most improvement in a single year on standardized reading test scores. Principals at each school will choose 40 students to hear Ms. Rowling read from “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and answer questions about the series before signing books for each of the children. Scholastic will also donate 5,000 copies of the first Harry Potter book to the city schools.
(Pity the selection had to be on the basis of test scores.)
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
New Look for Research!
Have you looked at the Congressman Frank J. Guarini's database listings lately?
Now there is one less step for research!
Instead of having to click "off campus" or "campus access" for your location, you can just click on the the name of the database that you need and the computer will do the rest-- either taking you straight to the database or asking for your Gothic ID!
Also check out the new Proquest Education Journals Database.
And that's not all!
Don't know where to start with your research?
Try the new E-Z Search
You can search as many databases as you want and Oscar too, all at the same time.
Try it out-- It's unbelievable!
Now there is one less step for research!
Instead of having to click "off campus" or "campus access" for your location, you can just click on the the name of the database that you need and the computer will do the rest-- either taking you straight to the database or asking for your Gothic ID!
Also check out the new Proquest Education Journals Database.
And that's not all!
Don't know where to start with your research?
Try the new E-Z Search
You can search as many databases as you want and Oscar too, all at the same time.
Try it out-- It's unbelievable!
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
If you use WebCT, READ THIS!
Do you want to teach your students:
how to evaluate websites,
how to easily find books and journal articles in the Guarini Library,
or
how to get instant library research assistance?
Just click on the Information Literacy Tutorial Link in WEBCT. You will find direct connections to all the information you need.
Would you like to have specific databases linked to your WEBCT course site?
Email X. Fang at xfang@njcu.edu and a direct link will be provided for your website!
how to evaluate websites,
how to easily find books and journal articles in the Guarini Library,
or
how to get instant library research assistance?
Just click on the Information Literacy Tutorial Link in WEBCT. You will find direct connections to all the information you need.
Would you like to have specific databases linked to your WEBCT course site?
Email X. Fang at xfang@njcu.edu and a direct link will be provided for your website!
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