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Betsy Richert, Memorial High School Tulsa
Recipient of the 2011-2012 Polly Clarke Award
Oklahoma School Librarians - WE NEED YOU!
We want to hear your 'School Library Story' as part of the Oklahoma School Library Virtual Tour. The Pep Rally held on Friday, Nov. 4th was the kick-off of the tour. If you attended the pep rally and did not get to sign the guest book, that link is below. At the actual rally, 34 school libraries were added to the map of Oklahoma School Libraries -- but we want more. Visit the map and get your program posted. Need help? Just ask, we are here for you.
Let your story be shared with others. Collectively these library stories will make a powerful statement about the positive impact school libraries and librarians have on student achievement. The guidelines for the tour are pasted below as well as the links for the Google Map
Guidelines for the Oklahoma School Library Virtual Tour Participation
School Libraries ARE the Difference and the 2011-2012 School Year is the Year of the School Library in Oklahoma "YoSol 11/12"!
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Virtual Tour is to showcase Oklahoma school libraries and school library programs and the positive impact school librarians have on student achievement.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
· Let ‘your school library’ story be told by sharing activities on the Oklahoma School Library Virtual Tour. Ideas that you might consider sharing are instructional lessons, integration of technology, activities, events, or happenings in your library. Consider the school library and the greater learning community. Look at connection to the community, advocacy activities, outreach, and other public relation activities that are going on in your library. It is time to tell your story!
Other ideas:
Author visits
Artist visits
Reading activities
Book Clubs
School-wide Reading
Community/School Projects
Digital Pictures
Student work done in the library
Web 2.0 technologies
YouTube Videos of library activities
Need some advice? Can’t get started on your submission? OKSL can help you! Let us give you feedback and guide you. Don’t be nervous about submitting, we can help you polish your submission. OKSL will take a look at your idea for your submission and provide feedback.
Your ideas may be submitted to Oklahoma Librarian and other professional resources including School Library Media Activities Monthly,
· Membership in OLA and OKSL is not mandatory but is encouraged.
SUBMISSION of ACTIVITIES
Submit through Google Form
Link to map:
http://g.co/maps/a22rn
Link to Guest Book:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YEfHjqi8HGcahqxEtWwhkFi0PHDvmSDM5LICQQyAD1g/edit
Link to Guidelines:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TSDxU6AMpygfJZ6tQs8hyAitfLUFXVdTUlRKw-igyic/edit
Link to where to submit stories (and we already have two stories submitted!!!!!!!!): Thank you Bill for cleaning up the postings to the map!!!!
https://docs.google.com/a/norman.k12.ok.us/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dDFiTktPaXNjT05VN0xRVXJuZkxkdXc6MQ#gid=0
OKSL Mission Statement
The purpose of the Oklahoma School Librarians (OKSL) is
- To bring together school library media specialists for a concerted effort to improve school library media programs in the state of Oklahoma.
- To stimulate professional growth by offering workshops on topics of concern to school librarians.
- To plan and present annual conference programs of significance to school library media specialists.
- To cooperate with other divisions, roundtables, and committees which have activities common to the services of school libraries.
