FY22 Topical Tuesday

This video was recorded during the live session of Topical Tuesday on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Today we welcomed special guest Jill Coste, the Implementation & Training Specialist at Teaching Books. Jill discussed how we can use Teaching Books to analyze our collections and use Teaching Books to identify books to help us fill gaps in our collections. Jill shared a Google Doc with information on how to create Destiny reports that can be used with Teaching Books (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fR1WryvxK3NI5gpZP5gbBlXJUg7DtHQ8tsEjoynjCRw/edit).

This was recorded during the live session of Topical Tuesday on April 5, 2022. This session featured Brian Knowles, the Manager of African, African-American, Latino, Holocaust, and Gender Studies for the School District of Palm Beach County. The conversation centered around creating safe and inclusive library programs/ media centers.

This video was recorded during the live session of Topical Tuesday on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Today we welcomed special guests Shaelynn Farnsworth from The News Literacy Project to kick off our partnership. Media Specialists learned about what The News Literacy Project is, the Checkology curriculum, and how to implement it in their media centers. Shaelynn also shared valuable resources with us. The resources can be accessed here.

This session was recorded during a live session on February 22, 2022. We were joined by Valerie Crenshaw, Manager of Engagement for the School District of Palm Beach County. We discussed our Google Sites and how we can convert them to a School Messenger Site as well as how to make them ADA compliant.

This video was recorded during the live session of Topical Tuesday on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Today we welcomed special guest Pete Stewart and we discussed ways we can support our LGBTQ+ students in the media center. To access the slide deck, click here.

This video was recorded during the live session of Topical Tuesday on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Today we shared the amazing things that we learned at FAME. Media Specialists from across the district highlighted their favorite sessions. The slide deck can be accessed here.

This video was recorded during the live session of Topical Tuesday on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Today we were joined by Robin Shapiro Heston from GALE. We explored what's new in GALE with a focus on the newest accessibility features.

This video was recorded during the live session of Topical Tuesday on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Today we were joined by Larry Wilkner and Chris Michales from Proquest. We explored best practices with SIRS Discoverer and SIRS Researcher and discovered new ways to use SIRS with students and teachers.

This video was recorded during the live session of Topical Tuesday on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Today we took a deep dive into World Book with World Book trainer Jessica Rotheiser. To access the slide deck from today's presentation, click here: https://bit.ly/WorldBookPBC

This video was recorded during the live session on Tuesday, October 5. We discussed the district's Battle of the Books (BoB) competition: what it is, the philosophy behind it, and the benefits to your school. In addition, elementary and Secondary media specialists who have run successful full BoB programs at their schools offered tips and advice on having a successful BoB experience. You can access a copy of the slide deck here.

This video was recorded during the live session of Topical Tuesday on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Today we discussed the new and updated F.I.N.D.S. model for teaching research and information literacy. You can access a copy of the slide deck here. You can access the FINDS infographic here and the FINDS Student Guide here.