“Get to Know Us” November 2019” Calendar (bit.ly/nov2019cal) - Here are links to this week’s reveals:
Also, as pictured below, this week’s Resource Snack time is about California’s K-12 Online Content Project, which provides schools with free online database access to complement GUHSD’s other subscription content resources. For moreinformation about using online databases (or other information resources) with your students, please contact Suzanne in the library. She is always happy to customize guidance and curate resources to meet your particular curricular needs.
“Get to Know Us” November 2019” Calendar (bit.ly/nov2019cal) - Thank you to all staff members who participated in a recent survey to share some “for fun” information. There were many excellent responses, and (thanks to the help of our amazing library student aides) we are excited to reveal the shared answers daily on social media: @WestHillsLib on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Here was our first reveal from Friday, November 1st.
Also, as pictured below, this week’s Resource Snack time is about Universal Design for Reading (UDR), which takes the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and applies it to reading. This is a HUGE topic that several GUHSD Teacher Librarians shared about this weekend at SDCUE, but the Resource Snack Time offers just a bite for taste and includes a reminder that Destiny can also be used to search the WHHS library catalog (and not just for looking up student invoice information).
“Get to Know Us” November 2019” Calendar (bit.ly/nov2019cal) - This month’s calendar is dedicated to getting to know our West Hills staff members better. An optional survey was sent out inviting staff members to share some “for fun” information. There were many excellent responses, and we are excited to reveal the shared answers daily on social media: @WestHillsLib on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
MLA Citation Help with MyBib - Do you ever get stressed out trying to create MLA citations? The library recently came across a new, free tool that we recommend called MyBib (an alternate option to EasyBib). Some students have already tried it out and reported that it is helpful and simple to use. For more general help, students may also access MLA Checklist & Hints linked on the library’s homepage.
#FirstChapterFriday - This year, Ms. Worth/Juhl and Ms. Edwards decided to try out #FirstChapterFriday at West Hills. They have been regularly reading aloud a chapter (or other beginning portion) of a book in class so students can build awareness about the wide variety of writing that exists. The hope is that students might connect with and have their interest sparked by different books that are shared. The library has been helping to select and supply books and students are able to check them out on the spot in class, when interested. See titles shared so far. We are excited that so many have been checked out already!
