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t h e BookmarkSUMMER 2011 VOL 51 ISSUE I BRITISH COLUMBIA TEACHER LIBRARIANS Diversity and the Magic of Three The classroom teacher, the teacher-librarian and the writer or illustrator By Vi Hughes Vice President - Children’s Writers and Illustrators of BC Society We naturally think of diversity when we plan a unit for a group of students. Students are unique in many ways: in their background knowledge, learning styles, interests, level of language, abilities and student reading well beyond grade special needs. In every classroom level. The teacher –librarian can be a there is also a range of reading levels powerful partner, in accessing – from the non English-speaking Teaching to that diversity requires a these resources and in collaborative student and non-reader to the variety of resources. In all curricular planning and teaching. Teacher- areas and especially in the content librarians bring their knowledge of areas of Math, Social Studies, and the school’s library collection and IN THIS Science, students may not be able to how it supports the curriculum Issue access information from a textbook. goals into that planning. They When a struggling reader picks up a have the ability to integrate skills EXECUTIVE COLUMN text they encounter two things they in information literacy into the President-Heather Daly ..................6 must do. First they must be able classroom content. They can be Editor-Angie MacRitchie..................3 to read. Then they must be able to the connection to learning through Meet Our Stars- Arlene Anderson..7 understand the textbook features technology. And they can be and the content vocabulary and the connection to another great FEATURE concepts, often presented in dense resource- the writer and illustrator. Diversity and the Magic. -Hughes...1 text with no supports such as you’d M.Kusugak Interview. -Ruurs....... 30 find in a story plot. Consider the trade books out there PRO-DEVELOPMENT – the books written by writers and Confrerence 2011 Burnaby..........21 Accessing library resources supports illustrators who are knowledgeable Storytelling -Cheriee Weichel .........9 the learning of these students and and skilled in their topic area. Those Elluminate SD8 -J. Bate Stein......24 enriches the learning of the more writers and illustrators are valuable able student. Lots of resources and resources and can be collaborative CONTRIBUTORS of different types: trade books planners too. They are available for New on the Net.- J. Goldsmith.....33 written on the subject, graphic classroom visits and can address the Living Books -K. Lindsay...............10 books, content area journals and diversity in the classroom by making Evidence Based - N. Kuhn...........15 magazines, visual presentations, presentations tailored to a particular BCTLA BOOK REVIEWS films, dvds, music, information from group of students. Spring 2011..................................53 the internet, and more. cont...p.8 http://bcteacherlibrarians.ning.com/ be part of the conversation Table of ContentstheBOOKMARK SPRING 2011 • PRESIDENT’S COLUMN by Heather Daly ................................................................................................................... 5 • BOOKMARK EDITOR by Angie MacRitchie ........................................................................................................... 3 • MEMBERSHIP Executive Directory.............................................................................................................. 4 Meet Our Stars -Arlene Anderson..................................................................................... 7 • FEATURES Diversity and The Magic of Three-by Vi Hughes ........................................................ 1 Children’s Writers & Illustrators of in your school by Shar Levine ............................12 Best Ever Science Books by Shar Levine .....................................................................13 Michael Kusugak, Author interview with Margriet Ruurs........................................... 30 • TEACHER-LIBRARIAN NETWORKING New on the Net by John Goldsmith ........................................................................... 33 Living Books Festival by Karen Lindsay .........................................................................10 Helping Schools Enhance Health Literacy by Cindy Andrew ................................... 26 From Study Centre to Dedicated Library by Andrew Shenton ................................ 29 CLA/CASL Award Winners 2011 .................................................................................... 57 • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BCTLA Conference 2011 Burnaby................................................................................... 32 Ken Haycock Award -Report by Cheriee Weichel ....................................................... 22 witter PD @bctla .............................................................................................................. 21 Interactive Corner- BitTorrent in Plain English by CommonCraft.......................... 27 BCTLA’s Points of Inquiry initiative and support documents .................................. 31 • LIBRARY PROGRAM Practice What You Teach- Evidence Based Practice by Nicola Kuhn.......................15 DEAR Drop Everything and Read 2011 by Jeff Yasinchuk ........................................ 25 BCTLA Working and Learning Conditions Report ...................................................... 61 • ACQUISITIONS-SELECTIONS Savard’s Stars by Stewart Savard ............................................................................... 40 Cruchley’s Corner by Diana Cruchley............................................................................ 43 Book Reviews -Carolyn Cutt and Pat Parker................................................................ 51 BCTEACHERLIBRARIANS’ NETWORK http://bcteacherlibrarians.ning.com @BCTLA- TWITTER... http://twitter.com/#!/bctla BCTLA- WEB HOME http://www.bctf.ca/bctla SUMMER 2011 VOL 51 ISSUE I Angie MacRitchieSENIOR EDITOR nce again it is June and I member, now teaching in Tunisia, BIO O shares her creative approach to a find myself reflecting on this Living Books Festival. In Cruchley’s ngie year as well as thinking about Corner, Diana has not one but three A how I might begin things in books to share with fabulous lesson MacRitchie my school library for next year. ideas to help get your year started. is a teacher- Margriet Ruurs has contributed a librarian How should I start the first at Rutland term with my students? How wonderful interview with Canadian author, Michael Kusugak. Formerly Elementary, will I keep up with the high of Nunavut, Kusugak now resides in SD #23, level of collaboration expected? BC. Finally, don’t forget to enjoy our Kelowna. What curricular changes do I regular columns from Stew Savard Angie need to be aware of? What will and John Goldsmith as well as our MacRitchie book reviews section. is a teacher-librarian at Rutland I do for my summer profes- Elementary School in SD 23, sional development? I have been Senior Editor of The Kelowna, BC. She has been a Bookmark for three years and it has BCTLA executive member for Then I remember, I need to stop been a wonderful learning experi- several terms as Vice President, and enjoy some of our summer first! ence where I have had the pleasure Chapter Relations. This is her Yes, like most of you, I love my job of meeting many interesting people. second terrm as Senior Editor of and relish the planning that goes With Al Smith’s help, I have seen The Bookmark. into it. I always look to improve my the journal go through a dramatic [email protected] teaching and planning practices and http://www.rle.sd23.bc.ca/ transition but have decided to let hope the students I work with will someone else continue as I think the benefit in some way. Toward that journal now needs some fresh ideas end, one thing I’ve done and urge and someone new to implement l you to do is read this issue of The them. Your new Senior Editor is a ASmith Bookmark. teacher-librarian from Maple Ridge, is a teacher- Suzanne Hall. librarian at This issue contains several inspiring Enjoy your summer and this issue of Kelowna articles. A new regular contribu- The Bookmark! Secondary tor, CWILL president,Shar Levine shares some of her top Science picks Angie MacRitchie, Senior Editor School, SD as well as some great ideas to inspire 1 #23, Kelowna. young scientists in the classroom. I Al was the past love CWILL VP, Vi Hughes’ con- BCTLA web- tribution entitled, Diversity and the Enjoy this issue, send feedback to master, Recording Secretary and Magic of Three. It is a fresh look the contact information below, and publications staffer since 2007. He at collaboration which includes the stay tuned for upcoming issues. is an active member of COTLA and the TL community. His passion is author/illustrator. I look forward http://bctf.ca/bctla/index.html to more articles from members of climbing, flyfishing and photogra- As you enjoy this issue of The phy. CWILL in the future. Our guest Bookmark, I invite you to consider contributor, Dr. Andrew Shenton, [email protected] sending in some feedback or blog http://twitter.com/#!/literateowl a TL from the north-east coast of articles at: http://bcteacherlibrarians.ning. http://www.kss.sd23.bc.ca/rc England, describes his program at com/profiles/blogs/thebookmark-bctla http://literateowl.wordpress.com Monkseaton High School. Karen Lindsay, former BCTLA executive EDITOR 3 BCTLA Executive 2011 POSITION NAME EMAIL