These chats are facilitated by Capital Region BOCES SLS, but we welcome all school librarians, teachers, and administrators.

Tuesday, May 12 at 10:00am

Call it fake news, misinformation, post-truth, or just plain lies. Unfortunately, it is a part of our daily lives. Carol Anne Germain, Subject Librarian for Information Science, Informatics at T, and Sociology at the University at Albany, will help to identify fake news, offer reliable information sources, and lead an interactive discussion of how to spot unreliable news sources.

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Thursday, May 14

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Calling all K-6 librarians! Join us for a discussion about what is working, and what isn't. Let's share some ideas, including lessons, and help inspire each other.

Agenda:

Pivoting Our Advocacy: What Makes Us Critical? (Visit the padlet!)

Lesson Sharing

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Thursday, May 14, 3:30 - 4:30

From CDLC: "The High School to College Transition Interest Group provides a forum for high school, academic and other librarians to come together to discuss how to prepare high school students for college level research, what high school students should expect when they get to college, and how to make this transition easier for students. This group will also share ideas about potential speakers and workshops. Facilitated by Kerrie Burch at the Questar III School Library System and Carol Anne Germain at the University at Albany, the group will meet four times per year and schedule additional programs and workshops throughout the year."

More info here.

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May 14: Exploring the Misinformation Landscape (Register here)

From the site:

Learn how to teach students to stop using the phrase “fake news” and to identify the many types of misleading, inaccurate and false information that they encounter every day. We use examples of misinformation to engage students in news literacy and civic learning, and we introduce digital verification skills and tools for debunking manipulated and false images. We also explain the standards of quality journalism, such as fairness, verification, balance and context.

The webinars are free; registration is required.

Find out more here and let Annie know if you register!

Friday, May 15, 2020 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

On May 29th, Kids InfoBits will become Gale In Context: Elementary, and will receive enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on elementary student success. In this webinar, we'll offer a sneak peek at these upcoming changes. This session will be recorded and posted to https://support.gale.com/training/webinars/ within one business day.

Register here: https://cengage.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k7tIJqCZRZOpoxEEsLazzA

Monday, May 18 from 3:00 – 4:00

Join us as we bring together public and school librarians to discuss how to connect our students to summer reading opportunities. Let’s share our current “normal” and all that has changed. We will work together to share what we’ve learned, and hopefully find ways to keep our students reading and connected. This is a 3 way partnership between Capital Region BOCES, Questar III, and Upper Hudson Library System. If your community library is part of another public library system, please feel free to invite them to join us!

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*Promoting elbow bumps instead of handshakes.

Wednesday, May 20, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Email: annesley.gersztoff@neric.org
Website: http://capregboces.libguides.com/home
Location: 900 Watervliet Shaker Road, Albany, NY, USA
Facebook: facebook.com/CRBSLS
Twitter: @CapRegSLS