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Ronda's Corner
 * December 3, 2010**

There have been some changes at a couple of our libraries this past week. I'm going to try to use my "corner" to catch everyone up. I will e-mail a new "group" e-mail list to get everyone's all call group up to date.

Pat Wygant is officially retired as of today. We truly wish her all our best. Luana Ellis has been hired as a long-term sub to cover the Wellsville Middle and High Schools. Welcome back to CASLS, Lu.

Michelle LaVoie is no longer at Salamanca. She is officially in her new position at Fillmore.

Bonnie Coppersmith is now covering the Prospect and Seneca Elementary libraries. Kristine Macchioni is taking care of the Salamanca Middle and High School libraries.

Southern Tier Catholic / Archbishop Walsh has a new librarian. Jennifer Witzigman was hired to take care of the libraries there. Welcome to CASLS, Jen. Her email is jwitzigman@mywalsh.com.

I hope everyone has a fantastic snowy weekend.


 * Check out what Mary Ann has for you this week........**



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 * Applications to attend the 2011 National Youth Science Camp (NYSC) are now available online at [|__http://www.nysc.org/w/2011.html__]. Two graduating high school students will be selected to represent New York at the all-expenses paid honors program which will be held from June 30 throughJuly 24, 2011. To apply, please download the application packet from [|__http://www.nysc.org/w/2011.html__]and follow the enclosed instructions. For more information about the NYSC,please visit [|__http://www.nysc.org__]. For questions about the application process, please contact Mr. Anthony Jaacks at 518-474-5922 or by E-mail at __ajaacks@mail.nysed.gov__ . The NYSC is hosted and operated by the National Youth Science Foundation ([|__http://www.nysf.com/__]). Applications must be received no later than January 21, 2011.**======

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**Attention New York State Earth Science Teachers!** An opportunity for Regents Earth Science Teachers who would like to be part of a NASA grant funded program in conjunction with Buffalo State College/University of Wisconsin, Madison/Kentucky State University that will provide teachers with web-based resources. The topic of concern is revolution/rotation and all products are in alignment with the New York State Regents curriculum and exam. Participants would attend an all expensed paid summer training session at Buffalo State College from July 11-13, 2011 and work with a team of scientists and specialists to gain insight and meaning that will facilitate new instructional strategies. Specifically, the goals of the program are to: * Create an interface between cutting edge science research and the classroom * Increase understandings of the complex nature of Earth Systems * Assist New York State Earth Science Teachers to identify student misconceptions about what is typically called, "Earth Motions” * Provide web based pedagogical resources to address misconceptions and/or to clarify through a data driven philosophy, abstract energy systems that form the basis of Earth Motions understandings * Assess student performance on an item-by-item basis on Regents exams through a process of evaluation that will provide teachers specific feedback and strategies for future application (Earth Motions Items) * Approach and train through a learning progressions model Applications are now being accepted and are due by March 1, 2011. Forms are available at [|__http://www.buffalostate.edu/studies/__] < [|__http://www.buffalostate.edu/studies/__] > or you may contact Kenneth Huff __KHUFF@williamsvillek12.org__ Catherine Lange __langecl@buffalostate.edu__ Bernadette Tomaselli __btomaselli@roadrunner.com__ Joseph Zawicki __zawickjl@buffalostate.edu__ Phone: 716-878-5558. ======

[|For those who use AR Quizzes - a WIKI]

- ***Through the Night*, by Lynette E. Theisen Trailer by Naomi Bates (UG)** created several Glogs of Book Trailers. These trailers are available through Book Trailers for All. The glogs are grouped by book list or genre. This would be a great way to use book trailers in your library. You could create a glog that has trailers for books available in your library. The kids could click the trailers they want to watch on the computer from the interactive poster. Each computer could have a different glog with different trailers.”*****
 * Follett Library Resources now has a link to alist of all the books for which we have trailers. Now, instead of searchingfor each individual title, all you have to do is click on the “Book Trailers for All” link on Titlewave, under “Essentials” and you will be given a list of the books. If you’ve submitted your collection for analysis, then youwill be able to see with one click which books you already have and which**
 * ones you need to order.**
 * The new trailers in this update include:***
 * - *Bruiser*, by Neal Shusterman Trailer by Misha Navarro (UG)**
 * - *When You Reach Me*, by Rebecca Stead Trailer by Martha Johnson**
 * (MG)**
 * - *White Cat*, by Holly Black Trailer by Martha Johnson (MG+)**
 * Also, be sure to check out Jennifer Bednorz’s Glog links! They are so**
 * cool!—in her own words, here’s how she describes the glog links: *“**I have
 * Here are those links: ***
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 * - [|http://booktrailersforall.com]**
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