SLS ANNOUNCES CLASSES FOR MAYMay is right around the corner! Here are some of the classes SLS is offering during that month. As always, registration is available through the State Library CE Catalog at http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/cgi-bin/cecat/index.cgi.
LEARN HOW TO LEARN ONLINE
CE Credit: 1
Interested in attending an upcoming online course? Want to know strategies on how to maximize your learning experience? Join us as we demonstrate the tools you'll be using in the online classes. A microphone headset is required for this course. Other technical requirements will be sent to attendees prior to the session.
**Special note for SLS libraries, we still have some microphone headsets available for any library which has not already claimed one. E-mail me if you are taking one of our online classes and need a set.
Thursday, May 1st
SLS Wimba room
2 pm to 3 pm
SOUTHEASTERN SMALL LIBRARIES CONFERENCE
CE Credit: 3
In small libraries, you have to do it all. Join us as we welcome Valerie Haverhals, Director of the Hawarden Public Library, to hear how she deals with funding, board relations and community relations issues. Part of the session will also be spent on developing action plans for the next six months.
Thursday, May 1st
Eddyville Public Library
9 am to 12 pm
RA RECAP
CE Credit: 2
Course will present new trends, books, and authors librarians should be aware of while advising adult readers.
Tuesday, May 6th
Sigourney Public Library
2 pm to 4 pm
Thursday, May 8th
Musser Public Library (Muscatine)
10 am to 12 pm
Tuesday, May 20th
SLS Wimba room
2 pm to 4 pm
STORYTIME STRATEGIES: PRINT AWARENESS
CE Credit: 1+
As part of the Every Child Ready to Read initiative, six characteristics of a child who is ready to read on their own have been identified. Strategies to emphasize individual characteristics can be incorporated into storytime planning. Print Awareness is "knowing how to handle a book, and noticing print all around us." Strategies for incorporating this skill into your storytimes, along with how to communicate it to caregivers, will be covered.
Online courses offered by SLS require prior attendance at a Learn How to Learn Online class as well as a microphone headset.
Wednesday, May 7th
SLS Wimba room
10 am to 11 am
Thursday, May 15th
SLS Wimba room
2 pm to 3 pm
STORYTIME STRATEGIES: LETTER KNOWLEDGE
CE Credit: 1+
As part of the Every Child Ready to Read initiative, six characteristics of a child who is ready to read on their own have been identified. Strategies to emphasize individual characteristics can be incorporated into storytime planning. Letter Knowledge is "knowing that letters are different from each other and the same letter can look different ways. It is also knowing that letters relate to sounds." Strategies for incorporating this skill into your storytimes, along with how to communicate it to caregivers, will be covered.
Online courses offered by SLS require prior attendance at a Learn How to Learn Online class as well as a microphone headset.
Tuesday, May 13th
SLS Wimba room
2 pm to 3 pm
Thursday, May 22nd
SLS Wimba room
10 am to 11 am
HANDS ON BLOGGING
CE Credit: 2
Learn how easy it is to start your own blog! Participants in the class will get hands on instruction on starting their own blog using the free blog service, Blogger. If you've ever considered using a blog for your library, but didn't think you had time to learn how to do it effectively, this class will cover all the basics you need to know from starting an account to posting with pictures.
Wednesday, May 14th
Kalona Public Library
10 am to 12 pm
Friday, May 16th
Mississippi Bend AEA – Bettendorf
10 am to 12 pm
Wednesday, May 21st
Great Prairie AEA – Ottumwa
1 pm to 3 pm
Also, the SLS office will be closed on Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. Please call or e-mail Katie Dunneback, SLS Consultant, at 800-397-0029 or kdunneback@sls.lib.ia.us if you have any questions!
LEARN HOW TO LEARN ONLINE
CE Credit: 1
Interested in attending an upcoming online course? Want to know strategies on how to maximize your learning experience? Join us as we demonstrate the tools you'll be using in the online classes. A microphone headset is required for this course. Other technical requirements will be sent to attendees prior to the session.
**Special note for SLS libraries, we still have some microphone headsets available for any library which has not already claimed one. E-mail me if you are taking one of our online classes and need a set.
Thursday, May 1st
SLS Wimba room
2 pm to 3 pm
SOUTHEASTERN SMALL LIBRARIES CONFERENCE
CE Credit: 3
In small libraries, you have to do it all. Join us as we welcome Valerie Haverhals, Director of the Hawarden Public Library, to hear how she deals with funding, board relations and community relations issues. Part of the session will also be spent on developing action plans for the next six months.
Thursday, May 1st
Eddyville Public Library
9 am to 12 pm
RA RECAP
CE Credit: 2
Course will present new trends, books, and authors librarians should be aware of while advising adult readers.
Tuesday, May 6th
Sigourney Public Library
2 pm to 4 pm
Thursday, May 8th
Musser Public Library (Muscatine)
10 am to 12 pm
Tuesday, May 20th
SLS Wimba room
2 pm to 4 pm
STORYTIME STRATEGIES: PRINT AWARENESS
CE Credit: 1+
As part of the Every Child Ready to Read initiative, six characteristics of a child who is ready to read on their own have been identified. Strategies to emphasize individual characteristics can be incorporated into storytime planning. Print Awareness is "knowing how to handle a book, and noticing print all around us." Strategies for incorporating this skill into your storytimes, along with how to communicate it to caregivers, will be covered.
Online courses offered by SLS require prior attendance at a Learn How to Learn Online class as well as a microphone headset.
Wednesday, May 7th
SLS Wimba room
10 am to 11 am
Thursday, May 15th
SLS Wimba room
2 pm to 3 pm
STORYTIME STRATEGIES: LETTER KNOWLEDGE
CE Credit: 1+
As part of the Every Child Ready to Read initiative, six characteristics of a child who is ready to read on their own have been identified. Strategies to emphasize individual characteristics can be incorporated into storytime planning. Letter Knowledge is "knowing that letters are different from each other and the same letter can look different ways. It is also knowing that letters relate to sounds." Strategies for incorporating this skill into your storytimes, along with how to communicate it to caregivers, will be covered.
Online courses offered by SLS require prior attendance at a Learn How to Learn Online class as well as a microphone headset.
Tuesday, May 13th
SLS Wimba room
2 pm to 3 pm
Thursday, May 22nd
SLS Wimba room
10 am to 11 am
HANDS ON BLOGGING
CE Credit: 2
Learn how easy it is to start your own blog! Participants in the class will get hands on instruction on starting their own blog using the free blog service, Blogger. If you've ever considered using a blog for your library, but didn't think you had time to learn how to do it effectively, this class will cover all the basics you need to know from starting an account to posting with pictures.
Wednesday, May 14th
Kalona Public Library
10 am to 12 pm
Friday, May 16th
Mississippi Bend AEA – Bettendorf
10 am to 12 pm
Wednesday, May 21st
Great Prairie AEA – Ottumwa
1 pm to 3 pm
Also, the SLS office will be closed on Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. Please call or e-mail Katie Dunneback, SLS Consultant, at 800-397-0029 or kdunneback@sls.lib.ia.us if you have any questions!
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