Bruce Coville to Visit Sachem Public Library

Be captivated by author/storyteller Bruce Coville when he visits the Sachem Public Library to discuss his life and work. A former elementary school teacher in the Syracuse, NY area, Mr. Coville has written more than 60 fantasy and science fiction books for children and young adults and has over 12 million copies in print. His works include Alien Adventure series, Moongobble and Me series, The Unicorn Chronicles, Dragonslayers, Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, Monsters of Morley Place, The Monster’s Ring, and The Magic Shop series. The recipient of many Children’s Choice Awards, Mr. Coville will entertain you with his humorous accounts of how his ideas become books and candidly answer questions. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Light refreshments will be served. Adults are welcome to register. (60 minutes)Registration begins Friday, March 26 at 9:30 am by telephone or online.

Check Out Your Local Public Libraries for Discount Books for Your Libraries

Many of our local libraries have book sales of donated, used books to help support them. Here are a few outside of Queens:

Longwood Public Library
Middle Island, NY
Friday, April 23 9:30AM - 6PM
Saturday, April 24 9:30AM - 4:45PM
Hardcovers .50 & Paperbacks .25

Sachem Public Library
Holbrook, NY
Saturday, April 24 Noon - 4 p.m. & Sunday, April 25 Noon - 3 p.m.

School Library Journal's "Day of Dialog"

May 25th at the Jacob K. Javits Center the LJ and SLJ's "Day of Dialog."

Join School Library Journal for the annual Day of Dialog—this year in New York City—a free, day-long program where librarians, publishers, authors, and vendors meet to discuss issues that affect the book and library world for children and teens. This year's Day of Dialog will include a program on steampunk (authors TBA), graphic novels for the very young (authors TBA), and a look at the psychology and literature of tweens (authors TBA). The event will run concurrently with one from Library Journal (also being held at the Javits Center), which will cover adult books, so there is opportunity for attendees to cross over to programs there as well.Be our guests for exciting discussions, coffee and croissants, and lunch. Additionally, Day of Dialog attendees will have guaranteed seating at BEA's opening event shortly following the LJ and SLJ programs as well as special discounted passes to BEA.

DATE: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 TIME: 8:00-4:00 PM REGISTER FREE TODAY
LOCATION: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center655 West 34th StreetNew York, NY 10001

ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED, SO REGISTER TODAY!
www.LibraryJournal.com/dayofdialog2010 www.SLJ.com/dayofdialog2010

Infusing Literacy in your Science & Social Studies Classrooms

They've just arrived at Teacher Center:

• Lower level nonfiction texts
• Sets of 5 books as well as single titles which can be used as literature circle books
• Full color photographs, maps, and illustrations

Social Studies:

1. Country Connections Set: South Africa, India...
2. Governing the World: Ancient Governments, Socialism & Communism...

Science:

1. Chemistry Clues: Acids & Bases, Atoms & Molecules...
2. Earth Exploration: Changing Shorelines, Earth's Atmosphere...
3. Global Issues: Energy Sources, Global Warming...
4. Matter & Motion Set: Atomic Energy, Periodic Table...

Sets can be checked out for up to two weeks. Come in and reserve copies for your class.

Diane Ravitch Book Talk

Date/Time: April 7, 2010 at 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Location: UFT Manhattan 52 Broadway NYC

This is for all members of the education community throughout the City of New York. Ms. Ravitch will be discussing her new book which deals with performance pay, charter schools, as well as testing and accountability.

Link to registration for Diane Ravitch Book Talk on April 7: http://registration.ufttc.org/wconnect/ace/custom/tcXreg.wcs?&Course=elabt.m.03

Social Studies: Ground Zero - A Preview of the Museum Memorial Site on April 17th

Participants will:- be introduced to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum plans.- explore the National September 11 Memorial and Museum's educational resources and Museum collections.- engage in an observation exercise focused on objects at the Preview Site.- use the Library of Congress inquiry protocol.- discuss with a panel of teachers and students how they have used the National September 11 Memorial and Museum resources.

Event location: National September 11 Memorial and Museum Site, 20 Vesey Street, Manhattan, NY

Date/Time: Saturday, April 17, 2010 9am-1pm

Register at: www.ufttc.org/groundzero.html

NY Botanical Garden Science Workshop on March 27th

A free one-day workshop providing middle school teachers with content instruction and lesson plans for teaching plant diversity and topics in evolution, with a focus on cone-bearing plants(gymnosperms) is being held at the New York Botanical Garden. It will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010 and features 30-minute guest appearances by research scientists as well as a curriculum packet of lesson plans and outdoor activities for extended and differentiated learning.

This workshop is made possible through an NSF grant to the ScienceDepartment at the New York Botanical Garden. It is designed to support some of the evolutionary research being conducted. The staff scientists will add details on how and why they study plant evolution, specifically through using cone-bearing plants.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided

If interested, please RVSP to Judith Hutton, jhutton@nybg.org.

Reading "Teacher Data Reports"

Here is a DOE link to help you read your Teacher Data Report: http://schools.nyc.gov/Teachers/TeacherDevelopment/TeacherDataToolkit/InterprettheReports/TeacherDataReports/default.htm