Practicum+Activitiy+Log

=Practicum Activity Log= (updated log coming soon)

Amy Merrill LSC5565 School Library Practicum Log 40 minutes |||||||||||||| Preliminary meeting with mentor to discuss practicum requirements, activities and lessons to be logged, portfolio, visitations to mentor’s library, possible action plan items, etc. || 30 minutes |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //** **// Calvin Coolidge Literacy Committee Meeting: //** Facilitated today’s meeting. Agenda items discussed included: poet of the month, poetry blog (the PoemFarm), my poetry wiki, poetry resource collection for teacher use, author visit, annual poetry recitation preparations, booktalks connected to content areas (agenda & meeting minutes are in portfolio) || 40 minutes |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //** Collaborative planning meeting w/literacy curriculum specialist to finalize plans for workshop presentation “The ABC’s of Phonemic Awareness” || (2 small group lessons 30 minutes each) 10:00 – 10:15 1:45 – 2:10  1 hour 40 min |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //** - discussion of community workers, author and author’s purpose The student who is information literate evaluates information critically & competently. Collaborative planning meeting w/ 1st grade teacher regarding upcoming lesson (to be taught collaboratively in Jan.) Poetry Break! (detailed description is in portfolio) || 2 hours |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //** Professional Development Workshop Presentation: Co-presented w/Literacy Curriculum Specialist (workshop agenda, and powerpoint presentation are in portfolio) || 3 hours & 45 min 2;00 – 2:30 |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //** Visit to mentor librarian’s library: - Discussion w/mentor librarian regarding research lesson plans - cataloged gift items - discussion w/mentor librarian regarding automation process for my school’s library (not yet automated) - checked in & out student books/magazines - wrote overdue notices - labeled gift book items w/ISBN # labels - observed Newberry Award book talk mini lesson - observed Caldecott Award book talk mini lessons Poetry Break: 1st grade holiday poems || 30 minutes |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //** “Poetry Break!” || 30 minutes |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //** “Nursery Rhyme Time!” (full description in portfolio) || ||||  ||||   ||||||   || Researched & updated “PocketfulofPoems” wiki for January’s “Poet of the Month:” Mary Ann Hoberman. Also visited the BC Public Library to check out all available copy of her books for school display & student/teacher use. || 8:30 – 9:00 9:45 – 10:15  2:00 – 2:30  1 hour 40 min. |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //** Informal collaborative meeting w/music teacher (poet of the month, book sharing, ideas for future collaboration projects w/American folklore & folk music) Created bulletin board & display for Poet of the Month Poetry Talk in 2nd grade (Ms. Wood) - “Poet of the Month:” Mary Ann Hoberman (introduced author/poet, booktalked books, read aloud various poem, connected to curriculum topics, chorally read poems: “You and I” and “The Snowman”) Poetry Talk” in 5th grade (Mrs. Krol) – “Poet of the Month:” Mary Ann Hoberman (introduced author/poet, booktalked books, read aloud various poem, connected to curriculum topics, chorally read poems: “You and I” and “The Snowman”) || 1:30 – 2:00 1 hour |||||||||||||| Poetry Talk in 2nd grade (Ms. Youngs) - “Poet of the Month:” Mary Ann Hoberman (introduced author/poet, booktalked books, read aloud various poem, connected to curriculum topics, chorally read poems: “You and I” and “The Snowman”) “Nursery Rhyme Time!” – “Hickory Dickory Dock!” Told story about rhyme, dramatized rhyme, students were given puppet to create w/clock cut out & poem || 1:00 – 1:30 1:30 – 2:00  1 hour 30 min. |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //** Poetry Talk in 2nd grade (Mrs. Stone) - “Poet of the Month:” Mary Ann Hoberman (introduced author/poet, booktalked books, recited poems) Read through “Scott Foresman Reading Street: Library Connections” handbook for connecting library lessons w/district’s reading program, to discover possible ways in which to connect w/classroom teachers during their reading instruction. Planned mini lesson for using picture dictionaries and collaboration w/1st grade lesson on story sequence. || 8:45 – 9:15 9:30 – 10:00  10:30 – 10:45  1:30 – 2:00  2 hours |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //** 1st grade mini lesson using picture dictionaries/lesson connection to classroom reading program readers 1st grade lesson: story sequence & author/illustrator discussion: //The Big Circle// 1st grade lesson: story sequence & author/illustrator discussion: //The Big Circle// 1st grade mini lesson using picture dictionaries/lesson connection to classroom reading program readers “Nursery Rhyme Time!” – “Teddy Bear” & revisited “Star Light” and “Twinkle Star” || 9:00 – 9:30 9:45 – 10:15  10:30 – 11:00  12:15 – 12:45  1:30 – 2:00  2:00 – 2:40  3 hours 35 min |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //** Preliminary collaborative planning meeting w/1st grade teacher (Anastos) and Challenge Enrichment Specialist (Driscol) regarding upcoming unit in Scott Foresman Reading Street reading program. Discussed possible ideas for utilizing PebbleGo to collaborate on lessons. Another meeting will continue planning and finalize lesson/s. 1st graders participated in reader’s theater for Hoberman’s “I Hate My Hat” and “The Snowman” – both from her book, //You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You.// 2nd graders participated in reader’s theater for Hoberman’s “I Hate My Hat” and “The Snowman” – both from her book, //You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You.//
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
 * //__ Standard 5: __//****// Program Management and administration //****// . //**
 * ** Date ** |||||| ** Time ** |||||||||||||| ** Activity ** ||
 * 12/9/10 |||||| 2:40 – 3:20
 * 12/13/10 |||||| 3:00 – 3:30
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * 12/14/10 |||||| 2:00 – 2:40
 * 12/15/10 |||||| 8:40 – 9:40
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * __ Read: __** //Who Works Here?// By Melissa Blackwell Burke
 * __ Essential question __** : What does an author do?
 * __ Content: __** Investigation into author’s purpose
 * __ Standard 2 - __**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * 12/16/10 |||||| 3:00 – 5:00
 * 12/17/10 |||||| 7:45 – 11:30
 * ** Weekly Total ** |||||| ** 10 hrs 25 min ** ||||  ||||   ||||||   ||
 * 12/20/10 |||||| 2:00 – 2:30
 * 12/21/10 |||||| 1:30 – 2:00
 * ** Weekly Total ** |||||| ** 1 hour **
 * 12/30/10
 * Weekly Total ** |||||| ** 2 hours 30 min. ** |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * **__ December Total Hours __** :
 * 14 hours 50 minutes ** ||
 * ** January 2011 ** ||
 * 1/3/11 |||||| 8;00 – 8:10
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * 1/4/11 |||||| 12:15 – 12:45
 * 1/5/11 |||||| 10:30 – 11:00
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * 1/6/11 |||||| 8:00 – 8:15
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
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 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
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 * 1/7/11 |||||| 8:30 – 8:55
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**

1st grade presentation/discussion of Mary Ann Hoberman video of her & her husband reading “I Hate My Hat” in a reader’s theater format. The video is from TeachingBooks website and is linked in my wiki. This provided a model for students to begin reading the poem in reader’s theater format. 2nd graders participated in reader’s theater for Hoberman’s “I Hate My Hat” and “The Snowman” – both from her book, //You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You.// “Poetry Break!” –mini “poetrytalk” for 1st grade classes to introduce Mary Ann Hoberman, the poet of the month (introduced her, booktalked some of her books, recited “Snow” and chorally chanted poem. Selected poems from Hoberman’s books to use with students during “Poetry Breaks!” Created a poetry notebook that contains poems for reading/reciting. || 1:00 – 2:15  2:20 – 2:40  2 hours 5 min |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //** 2nd grade poetry readings featuring Mary Ann Hoberman collections  Collaborative unit/lesson planning w/Mrs. Anastos (1st grade teacher) regarding upcoming unit in Scott Foresman Reading Street reading program. Discussed ideas for utilizing PebbleGo to collaborate on introductory/background building lessons for bee story/science lesson. PebbleGo encyclopedia will be introduced to students to build background for animal life cycle study. Additionally, we brainstormed ideas for an on-going unit project regarding “Changes” (growth, life cycles, personal timeline) that will culminate in a scrapbook/personal timeline. Began writing unit/lesson plan for 1st grade collaboration project || 1 2:30 – 1:00  1:00 – 1:30  1:45 – 2:15  2 hours |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //** 1st grade mini lesson on using picture dictionaries Created Coolidge Literacy Team Meeting Agenda/sent via email as well as printed hard copies. Created nursery rhyme graphic organizer for students to utilize for choosing their favorite rhyme to recite at Coolidge’s annual Poetry Recitation Day “Nursery Rhyme Time” – reviewed rhymes that have been learned & recited so far. Examined & compared illustrations in //The Neighborhood Mother Goose// by Nina Crews, to other collections that have been read. || 10:30 – 11:00 12:15 – 12:45  2:00 – 2:30  1 hours 45 min |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //** Discussion w/principal regarding observations of me as a SLMS, connections to current position as reading specialist, possibility of library position openings & future budget impact on SLMS positions in district. 2nd grade poetry readings featuring Mary Ann Hoberman collections Planning for upcoming “Nursery Rhyme Time” lesson || 9:15 – 9:45 9:50 – 10:20  10:30 – 11:00  1:45 – 2:15  3:00 – 4:00  4:15 – 4:45  4 hours |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * ** Weekly Total ** |||||| ** 9 hours 45 min ** ||||  ||||   ||||||   ||
 * 1/10/11 |||||| 9:45 – 10:15
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * 1/11/11 |||||| 8:45 – 9:15
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * 1/12/11 |||||| 10:10 – 10:25
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * __ Read: __**// Did You Know? // (animal facts) and used **//PebbleGo//** database on Smartboard to explore facts about forest mammals.
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * 1/13/11 |||||| 8:40 – 9:10
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * __ Read: __**// Help the Forest //


 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * __ Read: __**// Help the Forest //


 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * __ Read: __**// How the Mail Works //


 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * __ Read: __**// Did You Know? // (animal facts) and used **//PebbleGo//** database on Smartboard to explore facts about forest mammals.

“Nursery Rhyme Time” – reviewed rhymes that have been learned & recited so far. Reviewed & modeled graphic organizer use to select favorite rhyme to recite at Poetry Recitation Day.
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**

Facilitated Calvin Coolidge’s Literacy Team Meeting: Agenda items included: Poet of the Month, Annual poetry recitation for students, picking poems, classroom judging, judges, on stage recitation in March, prizes for winners, County recitation in April, and other business related to Coolidge’s Poetry Recitation Day.
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**

Wrote up Literacy Team meeting minutes || 8:45 – 9:15 9:15 – 9:45  9:50 – 10:20  10:30 – 11:00  12:15 – 12:45  1:00 – 1:30  1:45 – 2:30  4 hours 15 min |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
 * 1/14/11 |||||| 8:00 – 8:30
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * __ Read: __**// Did You Know? // (animal facts) and used **//PebbleGo//** database on Smartboard to explore facts about forest mammals.


 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**


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 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**

“Poetry Break!” – 1st grade: modeled how to access [|www.pocketfulofpoems.wikispaces.com] & utilize M. A. Hoberman resources. || 12:15 – 2:15 3:00 – 5:00  1st grade reading assessments (collecting data for action research) Mentor Meeting: to discuss competancies and create action plan || 12:15 – 2:15 4:30 – 6:30  1st grade & kindergarten reading assessments (collecting data for action research) Attended SLST-East (School Librarians of the Sputhern Tier) Meeting -joined organization -volunteered to serve on hospitality committee for upcoming conference to be held in Binghamton in May 2012 -discussion regarding preparations for conference -upcoming professional development opportunities -networked with other school and public children’s librarians ||||  || 12:30 – 1:30 3:45 – 5:45  1st grade & kindergarten reading assessments (collecting data for action research  Read/researched/reflected basic cataloging information regarding standardization process for school libraries (wrote 2 page summary of learnings) ||||   || 12:45 – 1:15  1:30 – 2:00  Meeting w/Foster Grandparent Field Supervisor regarding “foster grandma” that works w;primary level students to foster reading skills and strategies (I am the volunteer “grandma’s” site supervisor and assign her responsibilities that relate to literacy development and appreciation**//__. __//**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * ** Weekly Total ** |||||| ** 10 hours 5 min ** ||||  ||||   ||||||   ||
 * 1/18/11 |||||| Snow Day ||||  ||||   ||||||   ||
 * 1/19/11 |||||| 8:15 – 11:15
 * 7 hours ** |||||||||||||| **//__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
 * 1/20/11 |||||| 8:15 – 11:15
 * 7 hours ** |||||||||||| **//__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
 * 1/21/11 |||||| 10:15 – 11:15
 * 4 hours ** |||||||||||| **//__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
 * ** Weekly Total ** |||||| ** 18 hours ** ||||  ||||   ||||   ||||   ||
 * 1/24/11 |||||| 9:00 – 9;30
 * 1 hour 30min ** |||||||||||| **//__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**

Cooperative unit/lesson planning w/Mrs. Anastos, 1st grade teacher (video taped lesson) Planning for above lesson ||||  || 1:30 – 2:15 2:30 – 4:00  2 hours 45min |||||||||||| **//__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //** 2nd Grade “PoetryTalk” to introduce poet of the month as well as explain the process for Poetry Recitation Day 1st grade & kindergarten reading assessments (collecting data for action research Used search tools via MU Library Resources for SL&IT students to locate and create a book resource list for 1st grade collaborative unit (Change & Growth) ||||   || 1:30 – 2:15  1 hours 15min |||||||||||| **//__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //** 1st grade reader’s theater group using Mary Ann Hoberman’s poems for two voices
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 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
 * 1/25/11 |||||| 9:45 – 10:15
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
 * 1/26/11 |||||| 8:45 – 9:15
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**

1st grade & kindergarten reading assessments (collecting data for action research ||||  || 1:30 – 2:15  1 hours 15min |||||||||||| **//__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //** Participated in 5th grade classroom Poetry Recitation (Mrs. Krol)
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
 * //__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //**
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
 * 1/27/11 |||||| 9:30 – 10:00

1st grade & kindergarten reading assessments (collecting data for action research ||||  || 1:30 – 2:15  2:30 – 4:00  2 hour 30 min |||||||||||| **//__ Standard 2: __//****// Literacy and reading //** Searched for & located teacher requested poetry resources.
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 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**
 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
 * 1/28/11 |||||| 1:00 – 1:15
 * //__ Standard 3: __//****// Information and knowledge //**

1st grade & kindergarten reading assessments (collecting data for action research **//__ Standard 1: __ Teaching and learning //**  Prepared for integrated lesson, gathered materials, created Big Six posters ||||   || 9:00 – 9:40  1 hour |||||||||||| Set up for integrated collaborative, 1st grade lesson  Integrated collaborative 1st grade lesson: Launching a Change Unit (lesson on video) ||||   || 9 –9:40  2 – 2:30  2:40 – 2:50 |||||||||||||||| - Emailed author Amy Ludwig VanDerwater regarding her upcoming author visit to our school  - Composed & sent announcement to school regarding upcoming author visit  Collaborative lesson w/Mrs. A’s 1st grade class: Read aloud //Leo the Late Bloomer//, discussion of personal connections to ourselves as growing/changing, journal writing about personal change  Collaborative lesson w/Mrs. Fiato (1st grade) using Smartboard to demonstrate how to use my poetry wiki – Mary Ann Hoberman’s poetry recitation) Prepared materials for Mrs. Fiato’s class to perform reader’s theater using M.A. Hoberman’s poems for two voices Email correspondence with cooperating librarian regarding catalog questions. ||  || 1:45 – 2:15 |||||||||||||||| Correspondence w/Amy Ludwig VanDerwater regarding her author visit Cooperative planning w/student teacher in kindergarten (Mrs. Whalen’s class) for nursery rhyme time and how she can incorporate rhymes into reading centers. ||  || :30 - 2  2 – 3;00 |||||||||||||||| Met w/principal to discuss ideas for promotion of author visit. “Poetry Break!” w/1st grade classes to introduce Amy LV. As the poet of the month. Also shared “If I Were an Octapus” poem and chorally recited it (this will be the poem we recite for Amy LV.). Sent email correspondence to teachers inviting students to read aloud Amy LV. Poems on the announcements, sent poems for teachers to print & share w/students (compliments of Amy LV.), created bibliography of author’s poetry and books, compiled book of poems from Amy LV.’s website (w/author permission). ||  || 3:30 – 5:30 &  6 - 7:30 |||||||||||||||| Coordinated morning announcement for student poetry recitation of an Amy LV.’s poem (2 3rd grade students shared the reading of a Valentine’s Day poem). Explored OPALS cataloging system, the various help screens and how to create records in various manners (e.g. easy entry, z-imports, etc). Also entered some sample records into the system, deleted them and wrote reflections on the processes. ||  || 9:10 -9:40  9:45 – 10:30  1:20 – 1:40  2 – 2:20  4 – 4:15  2 hours 40 min. |||||||||||||||| Coordinated morning announcement for student/teacher poetry recitation of an Amy LV.’s poem (physical education teacher & a student shared the reading of a baseball poem). First grade: booktalk for Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg (connection to classroom content/tall tales). Introduced reader’s theater script binders, described upcoming script readings and gave students an opportunity to explore different scripts. Organized and distributed poet Amy LV.’s poetry booklet for entire school. Encouraged teachers to share with students asap to promote author visit. “Nursery Rhyme Time:” “Queen of Hearts” Resource sharing w/student teacher in kindergarten (Mrs. Whalen’s class) for nursery rhyme time and how she can incorporate rhymes into reading centers. Composed email to district publicity person regarding author visit ||  || 8:40 – 9:40 9:45 – 10:15  1 – 1:10  1:20 – 2  2 – 2:20  4 – 4:15  7:45 - 8  8 – 9:15  4 hours 30 min. |||||||||||||||| Coordinated morning announcement for student poetry recitation of an Amy LV.’s poem (2 5th grade students shared the reading of a kitten poem). Also discussed author visit auditorium set-up w/custodian. Poetry writing lesson connected to poems and stories that have been read. Informal consultation w/5th grade teacher (Mr. Hull) regarding how to properly cite a book title and magazine article – students working in computer lab on research papers). “Nursery Rhyme Time” – revisited “Queen of Hearts,” students created puppets to accompany rhyme recitation, and then recited rhyme.  Emailing to principal regarding upcoming poetry readings on announcements and set up for author’s visit and use of technology/presentation (wireless, projection screen, etc).  Email correspondence with cooperating librarian regarding upcoming library department meetings, cataloging questions and citation resources.  Installed MARC Magician software, watched an introduction video, browsed the web site, read and participated in a MM tutorial discussion board. ||   || 9:30 – 12:30  4 hours  (home w/sick child) |||||||||||||||| Email correspondences w/cooperating librarian regarding upcoming library & literacy related meetings, events and conferences. Also discussed citation resources and set up a consultation meeting**//__. __//**
 * //__ Standard 1: __//****// Teaching and learning //**
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 * //__ Standard 4: __//****// Advocacy and leadership //**
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 * ** Weekly Total ** |||||| ** 9 hour 15min ** ||||||||||||  ||||   ||
 * 1/31/11 |||||| 8:40 – 9:00
 * **__ January Total Hours __** :
 * 48 hours 5 minutes ** ( **// Log Total: 62 hours 55 minutes) //** ||  ||
 * ** February 2011 ** ||  ||
 * 2/1/11 |||||||||||||||||||||||| Snow Day ||  ||
 * 2/2/11 |||||||||||||||||||||||| Snow Day ||  ||
 * 2/3/11 ||||||||  |||||||||||||||| Integrated lesson reflection ||   ||
 * 2/4/11 ||||||||  ||||||||||||||||   ||   ||
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 * 2/7/11 |||||||| 8:30 - 9
 * 2/8/11 |||||||| 7 – 7:15
 * 2/9/11 ||||||||  ||||||||||||||||   ||   ||
 * 2/10/11 ||||||||  ||||||||||||||||   ||   ||
 * 2/11/11 |||||||| 1 – 1:15
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 * 2/14/11 |||||||| 7:40 – 8
 * 2/15/11 |||||||| 7:40 - 8
 * 2/16/11 |||||||| 7:40 - 8
 * //__ Standard 5: __//****// Program Management and administration //****// . //**
 * |||||||| 8 – 8:30

Read through Getting Started w/MM user’s manual and participated in MARC Magician tutorials ||  || 10:20 – 11 12;:10 – 12:50  1:30 - 2  2 – 2:30 |||||||||||||||| 1st grade: poetry writing – to share poems with Amy LV. 2nd grade: poetry writing – to share poems with Amy LV. “Poetry Break!” shared more Amy LV. Poems and discussed upcoming visit. Made last minute preparations and arrangements for the necessary technology requirements for Amy LV’s upcoming visit. ||  || 1 – 2 |||||||||||||||| No school, winter recess
 * //__ Standard 5: __//****// Program Management and administration //****// . //**
 * 2/18/11 |||||||| 7:40 – 8
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 * 2/21/11 |||||||| 9 – 12:00

Used MARC Magician to catalog print and video materials (focused on 8 areas of description) Also participated in forum discussion regarding the cataloging issues, questions and concerns that pertained to the cataloging of these items. ||  || 8 – 8:15  8:15 – 11:00  11:00 – 11:30  12:10 – 12:50  1:45 – 2:30  7:30 – 8:00  6 hours 10 min. |||||||||||||||| Set up refreshment table for Author Visit: Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, began set up of equipment (e.g. laptop, projector, ppt, etc) Welcomed author, made appropriate introductions w/principal, etc, showed her around and assisted w/her settling in and made sure she was comfortable and ready to present. Introduced Amy LV and assisted her with her presentations to each of the 3 different groups of students (operated ppt slides, took video and photos). Recapped presentations with Amy, discussed student poetry writing and possibility of school participation in a Poetry Tag game where students write poems based on a poem they receive from another student. Saw Amy off and made appropriate thanks and gratitude. 2nd grade: discussed author visit, read some of her poems, brainstormed ideas for poems and wrote them in poetry notebooks. Discussed writing a group poem tomorrow. Browsed through poetry resources to locate ideas for March’s poet of the month to share at Literacy Team Meeting tomorrow. Wrote a thank you note to Amy LV. || Coolidge Literacy Team Meeting: summary of yesterday’s author visit, shared poems to promote possible poets to feature for March’s poet of the month, discussed Poetry Recitation for Coolidge. ||
 * //__ Standard 5: __//****// Program Management and administration //****// . //**
 * 2/22/11 ||||||||  |||||||||||||||| No school, winter recess ||
 * 2/23/11 |||||||| 7:15 – 8
 * 2/24/11 |||||||| 2:50 - |||||||||||||||| Nursery Rhyme Time: “Old King Cole”
 * 2/25/11 ||||||||  ||||||   ||||   ||   ||||   ||
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 * 2/28/11 ||||||||  ||||||   ||||   ||   ||||   ||
 * **__ February Total Hours __** :
 * hours minutes ** ( **// Log Total: hours minutes) //** ||