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Past Read to Me Trainings
Read to Me Rendezvous: Building Bridges, Connecting Communities
Nov. 6 & 7, 2019
Day 1:
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Idaho Libraries
Presenters: Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo and Katie Sherrer
Presentation
Handouts:
Lunch Presentation: ICfL Continuing Education Opportunities
Day 2:
Early STEM is Early Literacy
Presenters: Heather Lee, Idaho STEM Action Center & Director of the BSU Children’s Center; Jennifer Redford, ICfL
Presentation
Handouts:
Kindergarten Readiness
ICfL Presentation – Counting Down to Kindergarten
Handouts:
- Get Ready to Read
- Get Ready to Read Checklist
- K-Ready Continuum (ICfL)
- Is Your Library K-Ready (worksheet)
- READY! for Kindergarten (IDAEYC flyer)
- Vroom
- Talking is Teaching Content Bundles
- Talking is Teaching – Let’s Talk About Cars Handout & Calendar
Ignite
Peer-to-Peer Presentations on ICfL Programs
Creative Community Partnerships
Community Partners Presentation
Partner Descriptions/Services & Contact Info
Handouts
Resources
Read to Me Spring Training, 2019 (Pocatello, Boise, Moscow)
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- ICFL Presenters/Resources:
- Basic Storytime Presentation– by Jennifer Redford and Tammy Hawley House
- List of resources/materials provided during the Storytime Presentation:
- Handouts (During Basic Storytime training, participants received several handouts to facilitate the planning, execution, and evaluation of high quality storytimes)
- Toolkit (Basic Storytime Training focuses on helping library staff develop a toolkit of resources. Items in the toolkit might include a staff member’s own knowledge and skills and may also be physical objects. During the training, we passed out several tools for library staff to use:
- Mavalus ® Stick Anywhere Tape Pack – Bright Colors (Lakeshore Learning)
- Giant Magnetic Letter Construction (hand2mind)
- Egg Shakers – Set of 12 (Lakeshore Learning)
- Puppets – assorted (Kaplan Toys)
- PPD Iron-on Transfer Paper (Amazon)
- Melissa and Doug Favorite Things Stamp Set (Melissa and Doug)
- Index Card Binders and additional index cards (Amazon)
- Incentive Chart Posters (Lakeshore Learning)
- ICfL’s NASA @ My Library web page: https://libraries.idaho.gov/nasa/ and ICfL Contact: Deana Brown
- Summer Reading Programming – by Staci Shaw
- ICFL Presenters/Resources:
Non-ICfL Presenters/Resources:
- Kindergarten Readiness Grantee Presenters:
- Franklin County District Library – Teresa Rasmussen
- Meridian Library District – Megan Egbert
- Kuna Library District – Glenna Rasmussen
- Coeur d’Alene Public Library – Char Beach
- Treasure Valley Youth Services (TVYS) Network group –
- Skye Corey, TVYS President/Organizer, Meridian Library District, Youth Services Librarian at https://tvysnetwork.wordpress.com/
- Discovery Center of Idaho/National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE):
- “Earth Space Kits” – Janice Alexander, DCI’s Education Manager at (208) 343-9895 x 235 or at alexander@dcidaho.org. NISE kit information can be found at: http://www.nisenet.org/earthspacekit
Storytime Fundamentals Training, January 2018
Read to Me Rendezvous Presentation and Handouts, November 2017
Presentations:
Lapsit Program – Infant Storytime by Julie Patricia:
Serving Homeschoolers at the Library by Travis Porter
Introduction to Early Literacy Skills by Staci Shaw & Tammy Hawley-House
Outcomes-Based Measurement, Program Evaluation & Grant Writing Tips by Patrick Bodily, Megan Egbert & Krisitna Taylor:
STEM and Beginning Readers: How math and science activities support the development of literacy by Sesha Hammond
List of all Presenters/Panelists, Agency Name & Contact Info
From the Youth Services Fall Training, October 2013
The following are handouts and chart notes from each Summer Reading workshop:
Coeur d’Alene, October 18, 2013
- STEM Activities and Stations for Preschool (Jacki Fulwood)
- STEM Activities and Stations for Elementary School (Susan Thorpe)
- STE(A)M Activities for High School (Laura Jenkins)
- STE(A)M Resources for High School (Laura Jenkins)
- Marshmallow Challenge (Betsy Bybell)
- Science Bob: Make a Balloon Rocket (Debbie Allen)
- Science Bob: Tabletop Hovercraft (Debbie Allen)
- Back Pocket Game Guide (Laura Jenkins)
- How to Draw Teens in to Library (Laura Jenkins)
- Lunch Topic Discussion and Notes
- Flip Charts
Boise, October 22, 2013
- STEM Activities and Websites (Fiona May)
- Color Reactions and Meteorology (Darbie Chocker)
- Mentos Geysers and Star Lab (Erica Littlefield)
- Lunch Topic Discussions and Notes
- Flip Charts
Pocatello, October 25, 2013
Some helpful websites that were shared:
Science Bob: www.sciencebob.com: Easy experiments, science fair ideas, videos and more.
Steve Spangler Science: www.stevespanglerscience.com: Library of hands-on science experiments, science fair projects, professional
demonstrations, and science videos.
From the Read to Me Spring Meeting, March 5 – 6, 2012
- Blockfest
- Time Spend In and Out of School: Why it is important that children read at home (PDF)
- The Math & Science of Play, Linda Clark & Cindy Christin (Bozeman, MT)