SLS 2/13/26 - O²CM Bookish Byte

Article: Scholastic TrueFlix vs. News-o-Matic

Article: Digital literacy in public libraries

Article: Olympic Lessons in the Library

Article: 5 Unputdownable Hi-Lo Reads for Teens

Substack: Vulnerability in Sharing Your Reading

Blog: 10 ways to collaborate digitally + visually in class

Article: In These Districts, Students Get an English Credit for On-the-Job Internships

Article: 6 Practical Tips for Planning a Family STEM Night at Your School

Article: I’m Not Worried AI Helps My Students Cheat. I’m Worried How It Makes Them Feel

Blog: How Tech Tools Can Simplify and Improve Your Multi-Tiered System of Supports

Article: Mychal Threets Tastes the Rainbow on NPR

Blog: The Five Biggest Fears that Kept Me from Empowering Students

Substack: The False Choice We Keep Making About AI: Why "For or Against" is Failing Librarians and Students

EdWeek is provided to every educator in O²CM

School Library Journal is provided to each O²CM School Librarian

Please Contact SLS if You Need Access with SLJ Access in the Subject Line

Join the Canva Student Design Challenge to commemorate 100 years of Black history celebrations!
Winners will score a special Canva swag pack and have their work showcased for the world to see.

In Person Professional Learning

• Mar 9 - Oswego County PD Day (SUNY Oswego)
• Mar 20 - OCM PD Day (TBA)
• Mar 23 - Author: Andrea Rogers Comes to Syracuse

• Apr 6 - The Power of Play: Transforming Elementary Education with Board Games

• Apr 14 - Can I Use That? Copyright, Privacy, and AI in the Classroom

• Apr 20 - The Power of Play: Transforming Secondary Education with Board Games

Virtual/Asynch Professional Learning

• Feb 18 - WEBINAR We Can Teach Hard Things, Like Civil Rights (edWeb.net)
• Feb 19 - WEBINAR Support Student Well-Being Through Focused Learning and Meaningful Human Connection (edWeb.net)
• Feb 25 - WEBINAR Building Literacy Across the Curriculum: Why Every Teacher Is a Reading Teacher (edWeb.net)
• Feb 26 - WEBINAR What's Going On In The Courts?
• Mar 4 - WEBINAR Cultivating a Joyful Reading Culture in Elementary Schools (edWeb.net)

• Mar 26 - WEBINAR Self-Censorship: What Is It, Who Is Doing It, and How To Avoid It

OnDemand Professional Learning (2 CTLE)

Note: You can sign up for these trainings anytime between 12/1-2/26

• Sooth.fyi Training

• Legends of Learning Science/Math Learning Universe

• Legends of Learning Basecamp Training

• News-o-matic Training

Book Studies

• March The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Education

• April Revolutionize Youth Book Clubs

• May How We Read Now

Did you know I am available for in person or virtual meetings throughout the week?

Some things are just better face to face!

I can pop into your district to explain resources, and work one on one!

This is just one of the many FREE perks from O²CM School Library System!

PS: You can also just call me at 315-453-4665 or email me at hturner@ocmboces.org

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