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Ralph chandler middle school Library Report - March 2018

Testing began in earnest, and, as usual, the library slowed in activity as teachers turned inward. March was a month of "dabbling." We seemed to get a toehold in many different areas which was a good thing in that there are so many new and exciting endeavors to undertake. At times, however, it can feel like we are spinning our wheels. We are in the midst of "refresh," which is a three year cycle of renewing technology in Greenville County Schools. Our teachers, administrators, and some staff, will be getting new laptops and/or desktops. In with the new, and out with the old! The amount of work behind the scenes to make this happen is incredible. Kudos to our academic support assistant, Suzette Cornish, who is logistitian extraordinnaire. She has been the brain behind all our assets, spreadsheets, transfers, and even keeping the Dell Corp. crew in coffee! Suzette has spent hours making outstanding progress on our school website accessibility rating. The industry benchmark score for education is 71.8 and ours is 94.5! An exciting new item in the RCMS Makerspace is the Merge Cube, which launches students into the world of augmented reality, adding the ability for them to become creators of content, not just consumers. I also had the wonderful experience of spending three days at the SCASL (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) conference in downtown Greenville. This is always a highlight, and it did not fail as Donalynn Miller (The Book Whisperer, Reading in the Wild) was there, and her work is a great inspiration to me.

The industry benchmark score for education is 71.8 and ours is 94.5!!!

library mission and goals

At Ralph Chandler Middle School Library, our goal is to ensure that learners leave here as competent, critical, and ethical users and producers of ideas and information. It is our mission to prepare lifelong learners; information literate young people able to determine their information needs, recognize and utilize relevant and credible resources, all while evolving into impassioned readers. We seek to underscore the profile of a South Carolina graduate by encouraging students to be creative, innovative, collaborative, self-directed critical thinkers, who become adept at problem solving and who attain a global perspective.

circulation statistics

Circulation Statistics March 2018
Total Circulation from March 1-31, 2018
The RCMS Chromebook LibGuide is still a viable resource into the school year for troubleshooting Chromebook issues.

individual and class visits

Woefully under reported...We have minimum of 50 students a day who come before school. They use a pass system with no requirement to sign in on the computer system. Classes do not have to sign in. We have drop-ins throughout the day.

03/02 - 7th Graders - Bob Jones University Gallery - Museum on the Move (Victorian Period/Industrial Revolution)

03/12 - Penninger/Stills - 6th Grade SS - Japanese Feudalism

03/23 - Barnes - 8th Grade - Book Tastings

03/26 - LaGro/Ritchie - 8th Grade - Book Tastings

03/29 - Keener/Workman - 6th Grade Math - Financial Literacy with Greenville Federal Credit Union

Ms. Workman and Ms. Keener cultivate 6th grade math real-world skills with financial literacy lessons from Greenville Federal Credit Union.

collaboration

RCMS Library Google Calendar, March 2018

03/12 - Penninger/Stills - Japanese Feudalism/3D Printing/Kumihimo

Japanese textile technique Kumihimo...Used in making samurai armour.

events/activities/programs

03/01 - 6th Grade Lunchtime Book Club - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker

03/02 - Museum on the Move - Exploration of Victorian Times/Industrial Revolution - Comparison of Upper and Lower Classes - Art Activity from BJU Gallery Personnel

03/06 - Bagels and Books - Salt to the Sea, The Rains, The War I Finally Won

March Book Talk Choices for Bagels and Books
Mr. Grant book talks The Rains at Bagels and Books, our before school monthly meeting.

professional development

03/08 - Mrs. Walton - L.E.A.D. Leadership Session in Columbia, SC, under the guidance of Regina Thurmond of the SC State Department of Education.

03/14/18, 03/15/18, 03/16/18 - Mrs. Walton - South Carolina Association of School Librarians Annual Conference - Greenville, SC (Highlights included Using AASL Best Websites in Your Professional Development and Instruction, Let's Talk about Books with Colby Sharp, ICE ICE Baby - Chillin' With the New Standards, Access to Books, Data-Driven Decision Making, Books for a Better World with Donalynn Miller, Librarian as Tech Leader, and more!)

03/26/18 - Mrs. Walton - Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Webinar

03/26/18 - Mrs. Walton - Making Digital Citzenship Interactive with Nearpod Webinar

03/27/18 - Mrs. Walton - L.E.A.D. Observation at Rudolph Gordon Elementary School with Media Specialist Pam Maggio - Required by Regina Thurmond.

digital citizenship

Professional Development support is offered by Mrs. Walton to RCMS teachers in order to obtain their Common Sense Media Digital Educator Certification.

makerspace

Merge Cube Augmented Reality and Arduino (Shout out to Asia for tackling one of the more challenging items in the Ralph Chandler Makerspace...the Arduino. An Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for anyone making interactive projects. Arduino senses the environment by receiving inputs from many sensors, and affects its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. You can tell your Arduino what to do by writing code in the Arduino programming language and using the Arduino development environment.)

miscellaneous

Chromebook Repair/Maintenance/Tracking/Statistics/Reports

Fixed Assets

TAC (Technical Assistance Coordinator)

RCMS School Homepage

RCMS Facebook

RCMS Twitter

Digital Citizenship

Faculty Meeting 03/21 - State of the Math Department, State of the Social Studies Department

Faculty Meeting 03/28 - State of the ELA Department

summary page

Circulation Total 1094 (304 of which were equipment/Chromebook checkouts)

OverDrive Checkouts ?? (March) - always in the top ten of all middle schools in Greenville County

26/132 Class Periods Visited (testing influenced) = 19.7% of open class spaces (March)

Collaborated with 8 Classes and 2 Teachers = 5%

Highlights were:

We have added 45 more title to our Gale Virtual Reference Library collection. These books offer simultaneous access and are of later publication dates.

America Enters The Industrial Revolution

EBK: DESIGN BLD EXPRMNT: FRNSCSCI EXPRMNTS IN OWN CRIME LAB

EBK: END OF LIFE AS WE KNOW IT: DRYING UP: RUNNING OUT WATER

EBK: END OF LIFE AS WE KNOW IT: OUT OF GAS: USING FSSL FUELS

EBK: FIELD & STREAMS GDE TO OUTDOORS: DISASTER SURVIVL GUIDE

EBK: FLOWCHART SMART: THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT

EBK: HIST OF SCI: FORENSIC SCIENCE: IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE

EBK: JR GEOLOGIST: DISCOVERINGROCKS MINERALS & GEMS 6V

EBK: LETS EXPLORE SCIENCE: ROCK CYCLE

EBK: LETS FIND OUT ANIMALS 6V

EBK: LETS FIND OUT ANIMALS: HOW DO ANIMALS HUNT AND FEED

EBK: NATURES FURY: TSUNAMI

EBK: REV DISC SCI PNRS: THE LAWS OF GENETICS & GREGOR MENDEL

EBK: SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY: SCI & SUSTNBL AGRICULTURE

EBK: SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY: SCI & SUSTNBL WLDLIFE HBTTS

EBK: SCIENCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY: SCI OF BIOMASS ENERGY

EBK: SCIENCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY: SCI OF HYDRO & WAVE ENERGY

EBK: SCIENCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY: SCI OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

EBK: SCIENCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY: SCI OF SOLAR ENERGY

EBK: SCIENCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY: SCI OF WIND ENERGY

EBK: SPECTACULAR SPACE SCI: EXPLORING THE SUN

EBK: STATE GUIDES: STATE GUIDES TO BIRDS

EBK: STATE GUIDES: STATE GUIDES TO FLOWERS

EBK: STATE GUIDES: STATE GUIDES TO TREES

EBK: STORY OF EXPLORATION: EXPLORING DESERTS

EBK: THE GALAXY GUIDES: COULDWE SURVIVE ON OTHER PLANETS

EBK: THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY: TECH OF INDSTRIAL REVOLUTION

EBK: THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY: TECH OF MDVL ERLY MOD WORLDS

EBK: THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY: TECH OF MODERN WORLD

EBK: THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC

EBK: THE STUDY OF SCIENCE: GEOGRAPHY

EBK: THE STUDY OF SCIENCE: GEOLOGY

EBK: UXL CIVICS 3v & TEACHERS GUIDE

Gray Wolves

Introduction to Earth Science: Investigating Minerals, Rocks, and Fossils

Light

Rocks and Minerals (EB 2013)

Secrets of Habitats

The Dog Encyclopedia

The Solar System Bundle

The Solar System: The Nature of Planets, Dwarf Planets, and Space Objects

The Solar System: The Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

Understanding the Paranormal: Investigating Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and Other Cryptids

What Are Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans?

What Is the Future of Fossil Fuels?

What Is the Water Cycle?

We have recently added 11 Follett Lightbox titles that are simultaneous and interactive eBooks for class instruction with embedded Google maps, videos, websites, documents, and more.

YASUDA AMERICAN RE(LGHTBX BNDL(USH) LIGHTBOX

PERRITANO COLONIZATIO(LGHTBX BNDL(USH) LIGHTBOX

EARLY MODERN WOR(LGHTBX BNDL) LIGHTBOX

INDUSTRIALIZATIO(LGHTBX BNDL) LIGHTBOX

HAMILTON LIGHT (LGHTBX BNDL) LIGHTBOX

MIDDLE AGES 600 (LGHTBX BNDL) LIGHTBOX

WHELAN ROMEO AND JULIET(LGHTBX BNDL) LIGHTBOX

PARKER SOUTH CAROLINA T(LGHTBX BNDL) LIGHTBOX

GAGNE VIETNAM WAR(LGHTBX BNDL(USH) LIGHTBOX

GITLIN WORLD WAR I(LGHTBX BNDL(USH) LIGHTBOX

GITLIN WORLD WAR II(LGHTBX BNDL(USH) LIGHTBOX

6th Grade Book Club - Emphasizes SCCCRS standard - Read independently and comprehend a variety of texts for the purposes of reading for enjoyment, acquiring new learning, and building stamina; reflect on and respond to increasingly complex text over time. Emphasizes AASL standard: Read, view, and listen for pleasure and personal growth; Read widely and fluently to make connections with self, the world, and previous reading; Respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas in various formats and genres; Show an appreciation for literature by electing to read for pleasure and expressing an interest in various literary genres.

Approximately 15 hours of PD with Common Sense Media and also the SCASL Conference. Also, another 10 hours with L.E.A.D. sessions in Columbia, SC, with Regina Thurmond of the SC State Department of Education, as well as observation of Pam Maggio at Rudolph Gordon Elementary School.

Coming Up: Refresh; Fixed Assets; Library Inventory; Quest Research Project for 7th Grade Studies; GMO Opposing Viewpoints Research for 7th Grade Science; PD for Digital Citizenship Educator Certification, Integration of classroom content using Makerspace materials (much easier now that we FINALLY have a generic email account for the library); National Poetry Month with Blackout Poetry; Weeding; Arranging library space to accommodate Makerspace items; Multitude of new LibGuide PD: Build a LibGuide/Adding CSS/Customize LibGuide Templates/LibChat/LibGuide Look and Feel/Accessibility with LibGuides/Storage and Reusable Content with LibGuides/Widgets with LibGuides; Individual meetings with boys at risk - for readers' advisory; Destiny Discover extension for Chrome (directs students to print and electronic RCMS library resources when conducting a Google search).

Ms. Cornish and Mrs. Walton...Come see us in the library!
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Candace Walton
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Candace Walton and Suzette Cornish

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