informal library youth programs
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Jennifer Hopwood and I presented this session as part of the Global 2013 STEMx Education Virtual Conference on September 20, 2013.TRANSCRIPT
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Informal Library Youth
Programs Global STEMx Education
ConferenceSeptember 20, 2013
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Jennifer HopwoodTraining Coordinator
Southern Maryland Regional Library Association
Amy Koester Children’s Librarian
St. Charles City-County Library District
LittleeLit.com Blog Manager
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• Building Community Partnerships• STEM @ the Library • Summer of STEM • Readers Advisory• Helpful Resources
AGENDA
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Change is constant
even when we don’t
perceive it!
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• National Initiatives • Partners in Education• Funding Opportunities• Collection Promotion• Paradigm Shifting• More Parent Involvement!
Why STEM at the Library?
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Schools & Libraries Together!
• Extended Reach• Project Collaboration• Shared Resources• Kids Win!
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Building Partnerships
• Determine Your Need• Timing• Give Back What You Take• Evaluate
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STEM @ the Library
• Informal STEM opportunities• Formal programming• Outreach potential
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Informal STEM Activities
• Observation Stations• Take-home Activities• “Make it, Take it” • Take-Home Kits & Bundles
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STEM @ the Library:Programming with Younger
Students
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STEM @ the Library:Programming with Older
Students
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2014: The Summer of STEM
• Nation-wide Summer Reading Programs• Children: Fizz, Boom, Read!• Teens: Spark a Reaction!
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Collection Development:Time to Weed!
• Publication Date > 5 years• New Discoveries• Outdated Technology• Condition • Relevancy!
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What a Great Pair!
Pair Non-Fiction Titles with Fiction
• Connects to Common Core State Standards for Literacy
• Enforces Concepts through Real-World Understanding
• Connects Relevancy to Own Lives• Increases Comprehension • Access point for readers of both types of literature.
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City Dog, Country Frog By Mo Willems978-1423103004
Pre-School – Grade 1• Frogs• Life-Cycles
FrogsBy Gail Gibbons
978-0823411344
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Water CastleBy Megan Frazer Blakemore9780802728395
Grades 4-7• Chemistry• Elements
10 Inventors Who Changed the World
By Clive Gifford9780753462591
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Readers Advisory Resource: The Nonfiction Detectives
www.nonfictiondetectives.com
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Helpful Resources
• Blogs• Education Websites– pbs.org/teachers/stem– nasa.gov/education– discoveryeducation.com
• Social Media – LinkedIn Group “STEM in Libraries”
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The Show Me Librarianshowmelibrarian.blogspot.com
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Little eLitLittleeLit.com
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Twitter• STEMfinity @STEMfinity• Stem-Works @Stem_Works• NASA Education @NASAedu• SmithsonianEducation @SmithsonianEdu• Abigail Harrison, Aspiring Astronaut
@AstronautAbby # STEM #STEAM
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• Leland Melvin @Astro_Flow• Will.i.am @iamwill
#iamSTEAM
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Pinterest http://pinterest.com/jhopwood80/stem
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Just because
it’s on the internet doesn’t
mean it’s true?!
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Thanks for
joining us!