Division of School Improvement -- Curriculum Services

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1. Library scholarship applications due October 2
The Missouri State Library is pleased to announce the Missouri State Library Scholarships for the winter/spring 2007 and summer 2007 semesters. Scholarships are available to Missouri students pursuing a master’s degree in library science or school library media specialist certification. After graduation, scholarship recipients must commit to working in a publicly funded Missouri library as a full-time professional employee.
Applications must be postmarked by October 2, 2006, and forms are available at www.sos.mo.gov/library/scholarship . This is the only application period for the winter/spring 2007 and summer 2007 semesters.

The scholarship program is supported by funds from the federal Library Services and Technology Act. The State Library encourages those who subscribe to Newsline Extra to share this information with other library staff members who might be interested in this opportunity. For further information, please contact Brenda Sites at 800-325-0131, ext. 13.

2. Summer Reading Program Merchandise from Previous Years Deemed Safe
Highsmith, Inc., the vendor contracted by the Collaborative Summer Library Program to sell summer promotional and incentive materials to member libraries, has completed multiple tests on toys similar to the bendable cat and dog figurines recalled in early August.
In addition to the cat and dog toy, Highsmith has distributed three other bendable toys through the 2005 and 2006 order forms: fairy tale figures, monkeys and farm animals. These three styles, while purchased from the same wholesaler, were manufactured for the wholesaler at different facilities than the cat and dog bendables. Highsmith has been advised by the wholesaler that the products were tested multiple times in the past and in the most recent month. All styles passed and meet applicable Consumer Product Safety Commission guidelines, including lead content.

3. MASL Fall Seminar - Pre-Conference
MASL and the Missouri Library Association (MLA) Pre-Conference (Friday October 6, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm) is free for MASL members with pre-registration. "Diving into the World of Youth Services: How to Swim with Children and Teens" is the title of the pre-conference session. Look on the MASL website www.malsonline.org in Mid-September to register for this free pre-conference.

Please consider attending part or all of the MLA Annual Conference. Read below for more information.

MASL and the MLA have many things in common. We have a common history, members in common, complimentary reader award programs, and many common continuing education and professional development goals.

This year MASL and MLA are taking a big step toward meeting common goals - we are setting sail together and dovetailing the schedules of our MASL Fall Seminar, October 7, 2006 and the MLA Annual Conference, October 4-6, 2006. Both events will take place at Columbia's Holiday Inn Executive Center.
The gangplank between these two important events is a Pre-Conference entitled "Diving into the World of youth Services: How to Swim with Children and Teens." We'll get everyone on board with a common library association member registration rate and encourage our respective memberships to consider attending each other's events.
MLA Annual Conference planners are working to make their event shipshape. Registration details for the MLA Annual Conference is on the MLA webpage at www.molib.org .

MASL Fall Seminar
Set Sail for the Missouri Association of School Librarians Fall Seminar
Saturday October 7, 2006 Holiday Inn Select Executive Center Columbia, Missouri
Register online at the MASL website: www.malsonline.org OR print the registration form and fax/mail
Featuring Scheduled Speaker: Joe Raiola, Senior Editor, MAD Magazine
Joe Raiola will present his critically acclaimed program "The Joy of Censorship: A Provocative Program on the First Amendment and the History of MAD Magazine." Raiola takes an illuminating, offbeat and at times disturbing look at America's most hotly debated First Amendment issues, including the dramatic effect of September 11 on free speech. He also sheds light on the endless arguments of the Patriot Act, Internet filters, flag burning, movie ratings, banned books, indecency and the true meaning of obscenity.

Schedule
7:30-8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00 am Welcome and Speaker Joe Raiola, Sr. Editor, MAD Magazine
10:15-11:30 am Breakout Session I
Noon-1:00 pm Lunch
1:15-2:30 pm Breakout Session II

Breakout Session Topics:
Fourth Cycle MSIP - Lisa Walters, DESE
I'm a New Library Media Specialist - Now What? - Dr. Maggie Newbold
What's New in Multicultural Literature - MSU, Dr. J.B. Petty, Dea Borneman, and Cherri Jones
MASL Speaks - Marianne Fues
And others

Bonus for MASL members - register online for the Free Pre-conference "Diving into the World of Youth Services: How to Swim with Children and Teens." Pre-conference Friday October 6, 2006 1-4 pm at the same location, Holiday inn Select, Columbia, MO. Check the MASL website for registration information in mid-September.
Information from Gayla Strack, 2nd VP MASL Gayla.Strack@raytownschools.org

4. Professional Development Opportunities -- Teaching and Learning Institute Fall Sessions
Brochure and registration form -- http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/conference/TL_06_Fall_Sessions.pdf

All Strands in session 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Strands will be held at the Holiday Inn Executive Center, 2200 I-70 Drive S.W., Columbia, Missouri 573/445-8531
Registration fee of $75 per Strand includes continental breakfast, lunch, and session materials
For additional information, please call 573/526-5658

Friday, September 15, 2006
Strand A--GLE's Grade-Level Expectations
Presenters Carol Bauer and Carol Pace will provide participants an opportunity to work with the Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) to learn how to read the documents and how to use accompanying documents. This strand is applicable to all contents and all grade levels.

Carol Bauer and Carol Pace are currently Staff Development Coordinators for the Lebanon Public Schools and work with teachers and administrators in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

Strand B--"But They Still Don't Speak English"
The sudden arrival of students speaking languages other than English can be challenging to school district personnel who are expected to serve them. This strand will provide educators with practical knowledge of the first steps needed to overcome the anxiety of hosting new students who are English Language Learners (ELL). Participants will learn how to identify and address the needs of migrant students in their classroom, learn what resources are available to the migrant students, and how to access those resources. This strand is applicable to all contents and all grade levels.
Presenter Jennifer Albright is the Region II Instructional Specialist for the Missouri Migrant Education Program (MELL). The mission of the MELL program is to establish and improve partnerships with local, state, and national agencies in order to offer technical and financial assistance with the purpose of enhancing education and health services to migrant families.

Saturday, September 16, 2006
Strand C--Instructional Strategies
This strand will focus on incorporating research-based instructional strategies into curriculum, instruction. Strategies modeled and presented are applicable to all contents and all grade levels.

Strand D--Differentiated Instruction in Reading

This strand will consist of exciting, practical, and creative instructional strategies and information for elementary educators and administrators. Activities and ideas will be presented that target the five essential components of reading instruction as outlined in Reading First. These are phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. Participants will learn to work with whole groups and small groups within the ninety-minute reading instructional period. This strand is applicable to teachers in grades K-3.

Carol Reimann is a veteran teacher and is currently the Reading Specialist at the Southeast RPDC, working with fourteen Reading First districts. Anita Nall is a Reading Specialist at the Southeast RPDC working primarily with non-funded schools in that area.

Friday, October 13, 2006
Strand A--Middle School Communication Arts Literacy
Presenters Linda Bradley and Stacy Cooper will share specific questions that address the needs of teacher and their districts concerning middle school communication arts literacy. This strand is applicable to middle school communication arts. Questions include:
What is literacy and what does it look like at the middle school level?
How do we use assessments to inform instruction and close the achievement gap?
How is literacy instructed across all academic areas?
What are specific before learning, during learning, and after learning literacy strategies you can take back to your classroom?
What are resources you can use to enhance your program?

Linda Bradley has been an educator since 1969. Her experience ranges from the preschool to college. Ms. Bradley has a master’s degree in reading and is working on her Ph.D, in literacy. Stacy Cooper has taught for 26 years in a multitude of classroom roles and settings. She provides teachers with professional development in reading and writing assessments.

Strand B--The Effects of Culture in the ESL Classroom & The Legal Rights and Legislative Responsibilities for Serving English Language Learners (ELL)
Participants in this strand will discover what role culture plays in their classroom when students who speak languages other than English arrive in their classrooms. How do they bridge the culture gap and what can they learn from their new students. Participants will also learn about responsibilities they have in serving ELL and what legal rights those students have. This strand is applicable to all contents and all grade levels.
Presenters Sandy Anderson and Theresa Armentrout, Instructional Specialists, and Shawn Cockrum, Director, with the Missouri Migrant Education Program (MELL).

Saturday, October 14, 2006
Strand C--High School Communication Arts Literacy
Presenters Linda Bradley and Stacy Cooper will share specific questions that address the needs of teacher and their districts concerning high school communication arts literacy. This strand is applicable to high school communication arts. Questions include:
What is literacy and what does it look like at the high school level?
How do we use assessments to inform instruction and close the achievement gap?
How is literacy instructed across all academic areas?
What are specific before learning, during learning, and after learning literacy strategies you can take back to your classroom?
What are resources you can use to enhance your program?

Strand D--Incorporating Literature in Math Instruction
The Parkway School District has adopted a math series that is based on reasoning, problem solving, and investigation. There are no student textbooks with this series but rather manipulatives, worksheets, and group activities. Each unit in the series also lists related children’s literature that can be used to supplement the concepts being presented in that unit. Some of the lessons are built around the books listed for that unit, although the topic can be taught without the books. As a result, teacher-librarian collaboration in math has increased dramatically.
It isn’t necessary, however, to be in a district that formally uses literature to teach math concepts. Although some books are purposely math oriented, with a little imagination many books can be used for mathematics instruction. Activities can be developed to accompany them by simply letting your imagination fly. Participants in this workshop will learn about the many books that can be used to teach math. They will also have the opportunity to make some of the accompanying student projects to take back to their schools. This strand is applicable to all contents and all grade levels.

Friday, November 17, 2006
Strand A--Effective Classroom Management
This strand will be presented by Behavior Intervention Support Team (BIST) staff members. This strand is applicable to all contents and all grade levels.
In this strand participants will:
Prevent most chronic behavior problems.
Establish a classroom structure for maximum instruction and greater academic achievement.
Build rapport with difficult students.

Strand B--Multicultural Literature-Elementary
Multicultural literacy is the ability to understand and appreciate the similarities and differences in the customs, values, and beliefs of one's own culture and the cultures of others. (NCREL) Presenters will be introduced to the best multicultural books that can be tied to the curriculum, as well as offering opportunities for students to relate their own culture to that of others. Presentation will include book talks/reviews, curriculum strands, and criteria by which to evaluate multicultural books. Participants will receive an annotated bibliography of all resources. This strand is applicable to all contents and all grade levels.

J.B. Petty and Dea Borneman are on staff at Missouri State University. Their experience includes teaching in K-12 and higher education, literature reviewers for publications, and presenters of literature on an annual basis for the Missouri Association of School Librarians.

Saturday, November 18, 2006
Strand C--"I Wasn't Trained To Do This!" Strategies to Support Kids with Mental Illness
This one-day class will provide participants with intervention strategies to help students struggling with mental illness to be successful in an educational setting. The BIST Model will provide the foundation for many of the intervention strategies discussed. Topics include depression, bipolar disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, Asperger Syndrome, and attention deficit disorder. This strand is applicable to all contents and all grade levels.

BIST team members are dedicated to creating a caring community in every learning environment. To learn more about BIST (Behavior Intervention Support Team) and the programs they provide, visit their website at: www.bist.org
Strand D--Incorporating Literature in Science Instruction
This strand is applicable to science and elementary grade levels.

Strand D -- Literature Integrated in Science Education

Elementary focus

5. Professional Development Support -- Show Me Steps to Career Development Grants
Applications taken throughout the year

Show Me Steps to Career Development grants provide financial assistance for library staff and public library trustees to participate in continuing education and training opportunities when local funds cannot finance the entire cost. Eligible activities include: regional, state, and national workshops, pre-conferences, conferences, seminars or other development programs offered by professional associations or other appropriate public or non-profit entities, Web-based instructional courses, and technical or special training sessions offered by non-profit providers.

Applications may be submitted to the State Library at any time throughout the year, but must be received at least 6 weeks before the activity begins.
Show Me Steps to Career Development Grants http://sos.mo.gov/library/development/grants/Show-Me_Steps.pdf OR http://sos.mo.gov/library/development/grants/Show-Me_Steps.doc

6. LSTA Grant Funds Support Summer Reading Programs -- Summer 2006
**Note collaboration with school libraries and/or school library programs**

Approved
These grants were awarded because they developed a quality program in cooperation with school libraries and daycare centers to include underserved children.
Measures of evaluation are clear and relevant to the project.

• Davies County Library $2,677
Library will use their van to take the program on the road to five communities in their county. Funds requested for staff time, supplies, and program activities.

• DeSoto School District #73 $9,974
Funds requested for opening the school library for twelve sessions; providing activities and circulating books.

• Sikeston Public Library $7,908
Public Library will reach out to teens through a partnership with the Sikeston Middle School, YMCA Summer Day Camp. Funds requested for staff and program activity costs.

• Daniel Boone Regional Library $7,568
Public Library, Columbia Public Schools and Centro Latino Summer Camp are collaborating to reach kindergarten through 5th grade students attending organized summer programs but without convenient access to library services. Funds requested for staff and program activity costs. $7,568

• Cape Girardeau Public Library $4,243
Library will extend program activities to Civic Center Boys and Girls Club, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, summer school sessions, and local daycare providers. The library will also increase marketing to various community groups to increase participation. Funds requested for staff costs and program activities.

• Hannibal Free Public Library $2,112
The Library will target the 6 to 8th grade students attending the Summer School Reading Academy, who rarely use the library. Funds requested for transporting the students from school to the library, and program activities.

• Ray County Library $10,000
The Library will collaborate with four local school districts to increase participation in the summer reading program. Funds requested for staff hours and program supplies.

• Jefferson County Library $7,597
The Library will collaborate with two school districts to provide a summer reading program for students outside the library service area. Funds requested for staff hours, transportation to the public library, and supplies.

• Hamilton Public Library, Caldwell County $4,122
The Library will use a van to provide the summer reading program to children in towns in Caldwell County, not served by a library district. Funds requested for staff hours, supplies, laptop and software to check materials out to children.

• St. Louis Public Library $14,925
The Library would use St. Louis Public School staff to work from four library branches to reach out to nearby summer schools. These staff will provide outreach to the schools, and program activities at the library. Funds requested for staff hours, transportation costs, and program supplies.

• Springfield Greene County Library $14,826
The Library will develop Summer Reading to Go to take the program to children spending their summer in school or day camps such as the Ozarks Regional YMCA. Funds requested for staff hours, mileage, and program activities.

• Morgan County R-I $3,610
The School Library will provide a summer reading program for children in communities 10 miles or more from the county public library. Funds requested for staff hours and program supplies.

• Moniteau County-California District $1,000
Library will partner with the high school and middle school to provide a series of programs to encourage teen participation in summer reading program. Funds requested for staff hours, supplies, and program activities.

• Bollinger County Library $7,445
Funds will be used to pay for staff for the four school libraries in the county to stay open 60 hours during their summer school sessions, plus costs of supplies.

• Centralia Municipal Library $1,395
The Library will collaborate with the public school to reach children who lack transportation to use library services. Funds will be used for program activities and staff hours.

• Riverside Regional Library $11,929
The Library will collaborate with the public school to keep three school libraries open during the summer months, and provide summer reading program activities. Funds will be used for staff hours, program activities, and supplies.

Lisa Walters
Library Media and Technology Consultant
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, Mo 65102-0480
573-526-4900
fax 573-526-7861
Lisa.Walters@dese.mo.gov