[aisle] Students can't visit the library

[Margo Newtown]

Robin,
 How would you be using SeeSaw for the K-3 book topic selection?  Do you
mind sharing?

On Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 8:35 PM Robin Jacob via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I normally have 45 min with K-5 classes. This year I’m on a cart for 30
> min. I’m one week in to school and it’s not ideal. By the time I get set up
> in the classroom and help students place orders, I barely have time to read
> anything and definitely don’t have time for skills. I’m sure this will get
> better as time goes on, but 30 min. was too short. I can’t imagine only 20
> min. My plan is for 3-8 to place holds and K-3 to use Seesaw to choose book
> topics. I am bringing a few books with me as well and students can choose
> from those as well. Any holds that are placed are filled the next morning.
>
>
>
> *From:* AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> *On Behalf Of *Linda
> Sawyer via AISLE
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 30, 2020 5:17 PM
> *To:* AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators
> discussion list <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
> *Cc:* Linda Sawyer <lindasawyer at sfx-school.org>
> *Subject:* [aisle] Students can't visit the library
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> My school is starting tomorrow with full-time in person learning. In the
> past I have had 40 minute weekly dedicated periods with K-4 students. I
> spent 20 minutes reading or doing library skills instruction for them and
> then they would browse the stacks and check out books. This year I lost my
> library space as it is now an 8th grade classroom. I will need to be an
> "instacart" librarian delivering books to the classrooms. I am advocating
> that my time for K-2 be decreased to 20 mins as that is about as long as
> their attention span can take and then I will have more time to get back to
> the library with their "library orders" and fill those orders and deliver
> them later in the day.  My principal is trying to figure out how I could do
> just 20 instead of 40 min as my time with the class gives the teacher their
> lunch or a planning period. I am wondering if any of you are in a similar
> spot and how you are tackling this. One idea I had was to split the 40 min.
> period with the social worker who could do SEL with the kiddos in the 2nd
> half of the period.
>
>
>
> thanks,
>
> Linda
>
>
> Linda Zeilstra Sawyer
>
> School Librarian/Information Specialist
>
> St. Francis Xavier School
>
> 808 Linden Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091
> (847) 256-0644
>
>
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