NCSLMA District Level and Charter Library Leaders Gathering

We are looking forward to gathering with district level and charter library media leaders on Thursday, October 6, 4:15-6:00 p.m., in Room: Piedmont 1, Benton Convention Center at the NCSLMA's Conference. Please note that this is a slight time change from the initial “Save the Date” announcement.

In the meeting, we will learn how several districts navigated challenges to materials over the past year. Additionally, NCSLMA's Leadership Academy cohort will be joining us! We hope you are looking forward to this opportunity for us to share with and learn from each other. We look forward to engaging with NCSLMA and library media leaders from across the state at this fabulous conference!

If you plan to attend this meeting, please register using this form: 2022 Library Media Leaders' Meeting @ NCSLMA Conference-Registration Form

EBSCO & Britannica Resources

Check out the new eBook collections available from EBSCO!  The Educator eBook Collection provides nearly 5,000 ebooks with unlimited access.  More information including topic areas and publishers can be found here.
Coverage/Titles List (All)   |  Featured ASCD eBooks  |  Flyer

The Cricket Media eBook Collection offers strong literacy skills building for grades Pre-K through 8th grades by offering digital access to award-winning, short-form fiction and nonfiction titles by Cricket Media. All eBooks are offered with unlimited access.  Check out the Resource Toolkit’s eBook and Professional Publications sections for more info.
Coverage/Titles List  |  Flyer  

New this year through Britannica School, find natively written Spanish articles and news in Britannica Escolar & Moderna providing research & classroom content for your ESL and Spanish Language students.  Tutorials and general information can be found in the Resource Toolkit for both products.  Britannica offers ongoing webinars for their products as well as current topics in education. Registration will provide you with a link to the webinars and the recorded webinars.

Contact Cynthia Sartain cynthia.sartain@dpi.nc.gov with questions or feedback.  Please consider joining the update mailing list here.

Look for these resources on your NCEdCloud Dashboard.

Online Safety and Cyberbullying with Learning.com

If you are interested in creating a plan to ensure students learn about online safety and cyberbullying, I have attached a useful guide to develop a plan for students completing curriculum on these two topics. 

In the guide you will find a checklist of targets you can set for the students to complete the cyberbullying and online safety curriculum.

You can set a target for teachers, students, and schools to earn a Safe and Kind Online Hero badge.

Students can work through the auto assigned Tech Quest or teacher assigned curriculum.

In the attached curriculum maps you will see indicated: 

• Items that teach online safety and cyberbullying marked with an asterisk*
• The estimated amount of time for a student to complete an item

How do I earn a Be Safe and Kind Online Hero badge?

1. Send the targets you set to me, Tiffany Kinney, tkinney@learning.com, your State Program Manager, to indicate your interest to participate.
2. Once you reach your goals notify your State Program Manager and you will receive your electronic badging kit which includes the following items:
   
   

·         Digital badge (suitable for websites, email signatures, social media posts)

·         Printable badge sheet for DIY stickers

·         Student Certificates

·         Class Certificates

I hope this framework supports you in rolling out an online safety and digital citizenship plan with all teachers and students.

PS- We are offering a webinar, Be Safe and Kind Online: EasyTech and CIPA Instruction, on Sept. 27^th and Sept. 29^th at 9:30 AM EST. Learn how Learning.com’s EasyTech digital literacy curriculum provides learning experiences across grade levels to help districts achieve CIPA compliance. This webinar will be recorded.

PBS NC Education

PBS NC Education hosts a variety of in-person and online workshops and events for educators who want to meaningfully engage their students!

The latest opportunities can be found at pbsnc.org/education.

PBS NC Education invites you to join us for 3 engaging professional development opportunities this fall:

Educator Workshop Series – Teaching Ben Franklin - Virtual

Join PBS NC for a series of workshops for educators (4th – 12th grade) focused on teaching about Benjamin Franklin and early American history authentically.

October 11, 2022

October 18, 2022

October 25, 2022

Screening and Discussion for Educators - The U.S. and The Holocaust – Virtual

Virtual Screening & Conversation for Educators (6-12th grade). Watch excerpts of The U.S. and The Holocaust, a new three-part documentary series exploring America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history.

October 6, 2022

Special Event for Educators - Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom – In-Person

You're invited Saturday, November 1 to Tryon Palace for dinner, screening of HARRIET TUBMAN: VISIONS OF FREEDOM, and panel discussion with PBS North Carolina. Following the screening, PBS North Carolina’s Deborah Holt Noel, will lead a discussion about North Carolina's unique role in the Underground Railroad. This event is geared toward 6th-12th grade educators.