MiYouth Professional Development!

Register now for the new LM MiYouth Spring webinars! Details attached from my email earlier today (4/17/20), or for a full listing of LM events please see our registration site.

MiYouth Meetings will be weekly, at 10am on Wednesdays. Please note the added PASSWORD protection:

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://michigan-host.zoom.us/j/506813991

Password: 454345

Or Telephone:

Dial:

USA 215 446 3657

USA 8883634735 (US Toll Free)

Conference code: 519921

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MiYouth List for Virtual Resources & Programming ideas: http://bit.ly/MiYouthVirtual

Staff Skills Academy: Online CE through the Library of Michigan

The Library of Michigan is excited to present free, online continuing education for Michigan library staff that you can access now from our website. You will need to create a user name and password but it’s free and easy and you only need to do it once for any/all of the courses. Each course takes about 30 minutes to complete.

Streaming Storytime from the Massachusetts Library System

A Streaming Storytime “How-To” featuring Danielle Masterson, Head of Children & Teen Services at the Flint Memorial Library in North Reading and Jessica Phillips, Head of Children's Department at the Duxbury Public Library on how they are connecting with their youth community virtually using Facebook and Instagram. Watch the recording and slides and other resources can be found at drive.google.com/open?id=1LuonnBbypKDHAZZ9e61pUjHfAWLRA4kJ. Thanks to my counter-part in MA for sharing this with Michigan!

Music Help for Streaming Storytime! – thanks to Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy for sharing.

Michigan Department of Education

MDE COVID-19 Education Information and Resources

Michigan and the nation are experiencing extraordinary challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to this situation, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued Executive Order 2020-35 to outline the provision of K-12 education during the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is providing information and guidance – developing numerous resources to assist local school districts, educators, and families.

Essential School-Wide and Center-Wide Practices in Literacy from the General Education Leadership Network (GELN) and Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators (MAISA).

Ready to Read Michigan

"Look! Elephants!"
The Library of Michigan’s Ready to Read Michigan program presents: "A Parade of Elephants!" read by award winning author & illustrator, Kevin Henkes. Take time to talk, sing, read, write, and play with your child. #ReadytoReadMi #EarlyLiteracy #LSTA #MiLibraries

Please feel free to share out links to the “Talk, Read, Sing, Write, and Play” downloadables on www.Mi.gov/ReadytoRead. Easy tips and activities for families at home.

WKAR - PBS
The link to the WKAR Education Newsletter subscription. A locally produced COVID19 program link is here. Education was the focus of last week’s episode with State Superintendent, Dr. Rice. You are able to ask questions for the next episode through the Q&A link.
PBS Children's Media Education have announced that on April 29 at 7 p.m. ET, Ken Burns will participate in a live discussion on the PBS LearningMedia YouTube page, where he’ll answer questions submitted by teachers. Share this sign up link with local educators. EVERGREEN RESOURCES FROM CME We have created talking points to give you some ideas on how to... more

STAR Net Social Hour Virtual Webinar
Interested in sharing how your library has responded to the COVID-19 crisis or hearing how other libraries have approached it? Join the STAR Net team for an informal, online, discussion-based "Social Hour" where we'll talk about some of the successes and challenges that libraries across the country are encountering while trying to bring STEAM to their patrons. There is no set agenda; this is a chance for you to share and listen! We will be capping the registration at 35 participants to create a more discussion-friendly environment. Participants will have audio and video access for this discussion.

When: Apr 21, 2020 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

Topic: STAR Net Social Hour (Session 1)

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6K8xDscsQFSRYZkRNnXBPQ

When: Apr 22, 2020 02:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

Topic: STAR Net Social Hour (Session 2)

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6L0-a-E3TYO_KNcahgf4fw

In the News…

About 500,000 Michigan Children Lack the Internet Access and Computers Needed to Learn at Home – Chalkbeat, 4.14.2020.

A Support Guide for Parents Raising Babies & Toddlers through the Coronavirus Crisis – Quartz, 4.6.2020.

How Parents Can Help Their Kids While Managing Distance Learning – KQED, 4.14.2020.

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915

LancasterC5@michigan.gov | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan

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