3/16/2006
NCSLMA Elementary Battle of the Books Booklist 2006-2007 available
The booklist for the 2006-20007 NCSLMA Elementary Battle of the Books is now available.
Announcements
1/23/2008
NCSLMA Awards and Scholarship Applications Available
Do you know a great media coordinator or an adminstrator who makes a difference? Nominate that person for the NCSLMA Media Coordinator of the Year Award or the NCSLMA Administrator of the Year Award. The application forms are now available and need to be postmarked by June 15, 2008. Go to the awards page for the applications.
Are you working towards a graduate degree in library science and media coordinator certification? Apply for one of the two NCSLMA Scholarships. Applications are now available and need to be postmarked by June 15, 2008.
If you have questions, email: tammy.hill@stokes.k12.nc.us
6/17/2007
NCSLMA Executive Board Nominations Needed
WE NEED YOU!
Here's your opportunity to get involved with NCSLMA. We're looking for people committed to school library media to help make a difference. Please nominate yourself or a worthy candidate for the NCSLMA Executive Board. The following positions are available for the 2007-2008 year:
President-Elect (2007-2008)
Secretary (2007-2008)
Director at Large (2007-2009)
Coastal Director (2007-2009)
There are also positions open for the Financial Committee. Consider nominating yourself or a qualified candidate to help with the financial tasks for the conference.
Please submit nominations by July 15th, 2007 to Sandra Andrews at sdandre2@uncg.edu or fax to 336-334-5060.
2/3/2007
Congratulations to NBCTs 2006-2007
Thirty-five NCSLMA members across the state became National Board Certified Teachers in Library/Media in 2006-2007.
Jennifer Axtell |
Geraldine Larson Susan Mayer Susan Paschal Linda Peele Betty Pollard Marsha Rowntree Hazel Sanders Maruca Scruggs Nancy Shaffer Carla Sutton Barbara Taylor Darla Thacker Candice Trexler Charlene Waller Angela Whitmore Catherine Wilkison Cari Wilson Catherine Wray |
A record number 1525 new NBCTs were given notification of their status in January of this year. The fifty-seven given library/media certification join 340 other librarians/media personnel across the state of North Carolina bringing the number of library/media NBCTs to 397.
The National Board Certification process consists of a portfolio and assessment exercises. The portfolio consists of three instructional entries and an entry of documented accomplishments. Library media coordinators must address classroom-based entries dealing with instructional collaboration, fostering an appreciation of literature, and integration of instructional technologies. The documented accomplishments entry should highlight those activities or endeavors that contribute to student learning. The assessment center exercises allow library media coordinators to show their knowledge in six areas: organizational management, ethical and legal tenets, technologies, collection development, information literacy, and knowledge of literature.
For more information on National Board Certification in North Carolina, visit the website at www.ncpublicschools.org/nbpts.
10/10/2006
FALL FORUM SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
This summer, the North Carolina School Library Media Association awarded scholarships to ten of its members to attend the AASL 2006 Fall Forum. The Fall Forum, Assessing Student Learning in the School Library Media Center, will be held
October 13-15 in Warwick, Rhode Island.
The scholarship recipients include Regional Directors as well as representatives from the three NCSLMA regions.
Congratulations to the following NCSLMA Fall Forum Scholarship recipients:
Evelyn Bussell - Wake County Public Schools
Kelly Brannock – Transylvania County Schools – Director, Mountain Region
Sharon Creasy – Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools
Cathy DuPre – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Laurie Hodges – Hyde County Schools
Connie Hull – Edgecombe County Public Schools
Karen Lloyd – Guilford County Schools
Valerie Merritt – Duplin County Schools – Director, Coastal Region
Amelia Mitchell – Catawba County Schools
Marty Williams – Asheboro City Schools – Director, Piedmont Region
When they return from Rhode Island, these media specialists will provide training in their regions about what they learned at the Fall Forum. They will also present a concurrent session at the 2006 NCSLMA Conference.
NCSLMA received a large number of applications for the 2006 Fall Forum Scholarships.
The selection of scholarship winners was based on several criteria including geographic location, grade level, and the applicant’s willingness to provide training to other media specialists. In regions where there were more applicants than scholarships, a lottery was used to determine the winner.
7/24/2006
NCSLMA President and President Elect at ALA
NCSLMA President Sandra Andrews and President-Elect Jackie Pierson are hard at work at the AASL Affiliate Assembly in New Orleans. Also, Jackie Pierson with her "hero." He was actually a door prize at the AASL breakfast for first-time conference attendees.
5/4/2006
NCSLMA Awarding 2006 Fall Forum Scholarships
The North Carolina School Library Media Association will award seven scholarships for NCSLMA members to attend the 2006 AASL Fall Forum this fall. The scholarships will be awarded to representatives from each of the three NCSLMA regions. Scholarship recipients will receive funding for airfare, registration, hotel, and meal expenses for the Forum, not to exceed $1,000.
The 2006 Fall Forum, "Assessing Student Learning in the School Library Media Center" will be held October 13 - 15, at the Crowne Plaza at the Crossings in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Forum presenters include leading school library media professionals – Violet Harada, Barbara Stripling, Marjorie Pappas, and Sharon Coatney.
Detailed information about the AASL 2004 Fall Forum is available online at http://www.ala.org/aasl/fallforum
The three Regional Directors for NCSLMA will be attending the Fall Forum along with school library media specialists from their regions. In order to be selected to attend the Forum, candidates must meet the following criteria:
- Must be an NCSLMA member (from 2005-present) currently working in a public or private school in NC
- Must be willing to provide training on what they learned at the Forum to media specialists in their region and at the 2006 NCSLMA Conference
- Must agree to pay travel expenses up front with reimbursement for expenses provided by NCSLMA upon their return from Rhode Island
- Must not have received a previous NCSLMA Fall Forum Scholarship
If you meet the criteria and are interested in applying for a Fall Forum Scholarship, please send your application to Karen Gavigan, no later than June 30, 2006. Application forms are available on the NCLSMA website at www.ncslma.org
Applications should be sent to:
Karen Gavigan, Director
Teaching Resources Center
UNC-Greensboro
247 Ferguson
PO Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402
karen_gavigan@uncg.edu 336-334-4035
4/24/2006
Congratulations to My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza and Togo by Robert J. Blake, winners of the 2006 NCLSMA North Carolina Children's Book Award.
4/12/2006
NCSLMA Awards and Scholarship Applications Now Available!
The following award applications are now available: Media Coordinator of the Year, Distinguished Service, and Administrator of the Year. The NCSLMA Scholarships application is also available. Applications must be postmarked by June 15, 2006.
3/22/2006
NCSLMA Presents the AASL Regional Institute "Collaborative Leadership"
Come and join us for an opportunity to develop your leadership skills and be an innovator in your school. Betty Bankhead will guide you through this one-day workshop that provides you with an opportunity to increase your understanding of the components of leadership, identify your own leadership skills and professional priorities, and apply leadership strategies to the challenges we face in our schools and our profession. You will have time and opportunities to connect with other professionals and establish networks to work together to effect change.
Betty Bankhead has over 30 years of experience as a teacher and a library media specialist. She served for twenty-one years as the director of a large school library media program in Colorado. As coordinator, she provided the leadership for the development of a collaborative library program that integrated information literacy and technology standards into all areas of the curriculum.
In 2002, Betty was selected to author the first leadership institute for AASL. Since that time she has presented the institute for fifteen state affiliates and school districts across the country. Betty Bankhead is the recipient of three national awards for computing, instructional leadership, and public relations programming in school libraries. While serving as coordinator of the Cherry Creek High School library program, she co-authored Write It! A Guide for Research, as well as many articles for national and state journals.
Information Power and "Collaborative Leadership"
The AASL Regional Institute: Collaborative Leadership ties into two of the ideas -- collaboration and leadership -- that underlie the vision of library media programs presented in Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. Each is integral to every aspect of the library media program and every component of the school library media specialist's role.
Topic Outline
- Qualities of Leadership
- Self-awareness of Personal Characteristics
- Perceptions of the Profession
- Clarity of Message
- Challenges Facing the Profession
- Leadership Strategies to Employ
- Action Plan for Leadership
The cost for the Institute is $50 and includes lunch and all materials. The Institute will be held in two locations for your convenience. You may choose to attend in Raleigh on May 1st or in Asheville on May 3rd. Registration must be postmarked no later than April 12th. Space is LIMITED. Registration is limited to NCSLMA members. (Membership forms are on the NCSLMA website). Please register early to guarantee your spot.
Institute Registration form (MS Word)
3/14/2006
NCSLMA Battle of the Books Booklist 2006-2007 available
The booklist for the 2006-20007 NCSLMA Battle of the Books is now available.
9/30/2005
BOB Pronunciation Guide available
The pronunciation guide for the 2005-2006 Battle of the Books list is now available.