April 2017

TL Year-End Celebration

Be sure to join us on Tuesday, May 9 at 4 PM at PDC Flagstaff room as we come together to reflect on the year, celebrate accomplishments, and bid Bon Voyage to retiring teacher librarians Nancy C., Melissa O., and Colleen J.

There will be cake!

June 7th & 8th, 2017

Monarch High School

Click on the image above for event details and preview schedule.

Innovate@BVSD attendees will:

Connect, collaborate, share, and learn from peers and experts about future forward instructional practices including maker education, design thinking, teaching in the digital age, and more!
Be inspired by our keynote speakers Scott McLeod and Heather Lister as they share the importance of creating engaging & responsive learning environments.
Explore, tinker, play, and make in the Pop-up Maker Expo (June 8th | 11:30 AM- 2:30 PM).
Test drive innovative student-centered classrooms and furniture in the Furniture Expo and browse innovative school designs and layouts in the Innovation Gallery.

This year Innovate will include a Pop-up Maker Expo, a dynamic, kid and family-friendly event for educators, students, and parents to connect with members of the Maker community and learn about the resources they provide to help student-makers tinker, play, explore, create, and make.

Attendance for the Pop-up Maker Expo is FREE for students and parents. Click here to access a flyer promoting this event that you can display in the library and or email to parents and students. We have also created a Spanish version of flyer and attendee registration form.

Don’t miss this FREE, in-your-backyard, opportunity to learn, explore, and take away ideas and resources that will help you put into action BVSD’s Innovation Guiding Principles and Success Effect.

Register in MyPassport for CDE or salary credit (course code #16666)

Guest Blogger - Jon Georgitis, Teacher Librarian | Centennial MS

Maker Kits Part 2: Promoting the Kits

"So originally I believed, Build it and they will come!" So if I assemble the kits, make them easy to check out and then teachers will be clambering to check them out...well not so much. What I did discover is if I promoted the kits, then word would spread...read more.

Mobile Maker Kits

"Catching on like wildfire!"--Jon Georgitis

Ed Tech's Mobile Maker Kit Beta test is underway! Our Version 1.0 Kits were distributed to 7 TLs:

Maura Rhodes - Fairview HS
Mark Mabbett- Nederland MS-HS
Jon Georgitis - Cenntenial MS
Arlene Gregerson - Mesa Elem
Kim Butler - Birch Elem
Jane Schissel - BrHS
Jessica West - Heatherwood Elem

To support Maker Kit explorations we have created Symbaloo webmix for teachers & students so they can hit the ground running with Kit tools and resources.

Each tester is documenting their use of Kit components and taking photos of students and teachers in action with the tools. Each TL will blog about their experience after the May 15 loan period ends.

Next Steps

Over the summer will be reviewing Kit tester feedback, tweaking Kit components, and developing a checkout system for early next fall. Stay tuned...

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