📚The Library Lowdown

As the school year begins, our new librarians have enthusiastically welcomed students back to our libraries, which are now vibrant centers of learning. They have dedicated themselves to enhancing the students’ library experience, bringing a wealth of knowledge, enthusiasm, and a passion for fostering a love of reading and lifelong learning among students.

Our new teacher librarians are eager to connect with and support students in their academic journeys. They will be curating engaging book collections, leading dynamic library lessons, and integrating innovative resources that cater to the diverse needs and interests of our students. Whether it’s helping students find their next favorite book, teaching research skills, or guiding collaborative projects, our librarians are here to inspire and empower.

We Are Teachers has great resources and provides information on why we acknowledge this day, "This is a day to learn, to observe, to reflect, to create, and to connect through story and creation. It’s also a day to move beyond recognition and toward action and accountability."

Check out these websites to learn more about Indigenous peoples.

• Native Knowledge 360° is run by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Check out featured resources for Unlearning Columbus Day Myths.
• PBS’s Native American Heritage Collection takes a look at Indigenous art, history, and culture as told by historians, artists, students, and scientists.
• The Zinn Education Project believes in taking a more engaging and more honest look at the past. Take a look at their resources on Native American topics.

We have an awesome Indigenous People's collection in Sora. Click the image below to check out the fantastic books available 24/7 in this collection.

Good news! Elementary through college-level students can get professional help with homework, studying and test preparation, online and free with your Eugene Public Library card.

The Brainfuse service offers live tutoring from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily in English and Spanish. The site also offers 24/7 resources including a writing lab, skill builders, lessons, study guides, practice tests and more. Try it: http://bit.ly/EugeneBrainfuse.

Shelf talkers
Shelf talkers provide a new way to share extra information about titles in our digital collection, like recommendations, trivia, favorite quotations, and other thoughts. Shelf talkers appear on a title’s details page in Sora. Teachers interested in using this cool tool reach out to Amy Page (page_a@4j.lane.edu). It's a great way to create authentic writing opportunities for students. Check out this one here.

Meet OBOB authors, ask all your questions, and get the inside scoop on these incredible books at the Roundabout Books annual Fall Into OBOB series! Find dates and times and register for these FREE events here.

Resources to assist teams in practicing for battles will continue to be shared as they become available over the next few months via this Wakelet. Bookmark it to keep it handy.

Check out the totally awesome OBOB virtual classroom Megan Murphy, Adams' Reading Specialist, created below! She shared the link to make a copy so teacher/OBOB leaders can add their own personal touch! Thank you, Megan!

Celebrate Digital Citizenship Week, October, 14th-18th, with some of these easy-to-utilize resources below.

Be Internet Awesome is Google's digital citizenship curriculum. Kids love the games that keep them thinking while learning about being good digital citizens.

Digital citizenship lessons are available at the Achievery. The Achievery is a cool resource for teachers that uses video clips to engage students. From the homepage of The Achievery website, select "Digital Literacy," then select the grade level. Digital Literacy lessons are available for grades 3, 4, 6-12.

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