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WCLS has lists of resources to help you.
Visit our CBA portal to find the sources you need for your students to
make your CBAs successful this year.
This project was funded in part under the provisions of
the Library Services & Technology Act, from the Institute of Museum
and Library Services, administered by the Office of the Secretary of State,
Washington State Library division. We thank them for this opportunity! This grant made it possible for every public
school library in the county to receive funds to purchase CBA materials.
We are happy to announce that our grant has been renewed for 2009-2010, WCLS
will continue to work closely with schools and school librarians to make sure
students have the resources they need.
Nancy Hudson Starts a Teen Reading Club for Teachers
Nancy Hudson has set up a reading club for teachers at Vista Middle School so that they can pool their knowledge of the best reads for teens.
It's a brilliant and straightforward idea: all the teachers in the club pick a book. They read it, write a review, and create a poster for their title. Everyone brings enough copies of their poster and review for all who attend the club...that means at the end of the meeting each teacher walks away with 11 new titles to hook their students, and posters to go with them!
The students at Vista are ravenous readers, and it is no wonder...their teachers have a lot of great suggestions at their fingertips thanks to this club!
When I was visiting Kirsten Jensen's classroom she had just opened a new box of books for her students. She uses donorschoose.org,
a website that helps connect teachers and donors. She has had great
success enriching her classroom library due to the generosity of donors!
It was really fun to talk to Kirsten's students about what they've been reading. They keep a notebook of favorite reads and what they might like to read next. When their time for reading in class is over the whole class takes a moment to share their reading reflections with the students sitting next to them. All of this combined means that when you ask students what type of books they like they are eager to share.
I am excited to let you know that WCLS has recieved a grant that will help us work more closely with schools. The
Washington State Library and the Institute of Museum and Library Services has
awarded us a Library Services and Technology Supporting
Student Success grant for $39,615. Supporting Student Success grants are designed to assist school and
public libraries to work together for the success of K-12 students in completion
of Classroom Based Assessments (CBAs).
Find resources for your students to support the CBA requirements.
This project was funded in part under the provisions of the Library Services & Technology Act, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Library division.
We thank them for this opportunity that helped us get thousands of dollars of resources into local school libraries.
Institutional Cards
Schools can get library cards-check in at your local branch or email us to find out more!
Lit Kits
We are in the process of raising money to make classroom kits for literature circles and book clubs available to teachers.
We currently have a high school kit for the title The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian. The kit includes 30 copies of the book and an audio version.
