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Subject: [YSCON] training - Please share with people in your state Upcoming Online Courses Online courses offered by the Library of Virginia’s Library Development and Networking Division are made possible with LSTA funds provided by the Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS). “Supercharged Virginia Storytimes” Taught by Saroj Ghoting October 3 ̶ November 4, 2016 (Five-week course) Cost: $30.00 Prerequisite: “Introduction to Moodle,” a free two-session online course, September 12-23, 2016 Register at: https://vpl.virginia.gov/youth-services/ (See Youth Services Coming Events on the right side of the page.) Supercharged Virginia Storytimes: Using Intentionality, Interactivity and Community to Help Children Learn with Joy is a 5-week online course taught by author and early literacy consultant Saroj Ghoting. The goal of the course is familiarize you with the Virginia's early learning guidelines in order to purposefully connect them with storytime activities to enhance school readiness and learning. We will provide the book “Supercharged Storytime: An Early Literacy Planning Assessment Guide” by Athleen Campana, J. Elizabeth Mills and Saroj Nadkami Ghoting at no cost to library staff in Virginia. Others will be charged an additional $30.00. This is an online course offered using the Moodle Platform. Week 1 of the course content will be made available on October 3, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. but you do not need to be at a computer at that time. Each week new content will appear and we ask that you submit assignments weekly. The course officially ends on November 4, 2016. This five-week course is offered at http://moodle.lva.virginia.gov/ This site requires a user name and password which will be sent to you about a week prior to the course beginning. If you have not yet taken a Moodle course from the Library of Virginia you will be required to take a two session “Introduction to Moodle” course. “Introduction to Moodle” is free; the purpose is make you familiar with Moodle and to ensure that all security glitches are taken care of before the course begins. Reading for the course Supercharged Storytimes: An Early Literacy Planning and Assessment Guide by Kathleen Campana, J. Elizabeth Mills and Saroj Nadkarni Ghoting Saroj Ghoting has been a children’s librarian for 40 years and an Early Childhood Literacy Consultant who provides training on early literacy for public library staff and their partners for the last 10 of those years. She is co-author of 6 books. Just now published from ALA Editions is Supercharged Storytimes: An Early Literacy Planning and Assessment Guide based on the VIEWS2 Project. Also published this year from Gryphon House is Time for a Story: Sharing Books with Infants and Toddlers which addresses early literacy in a child care setting. Her STEP into Storytime book combines child development and storytimes, focusing on storytimes for mixed age groups. For more information about Moodle, please visit http://www.vpl.virginia.gov/ce-training/moodle.html. “Bilingual Storytime and Library Outreach” Taught by Katie Scherrer October 3 ̶ November 11, 2016 (Six-week course) Cost: $30.00 Prerequisite: “Introduction to Moodle,” a free two-session online course, September 12-23, 2016 Register at: https://vpl.virginia.gov/youth-services/ (See Youth Services Coming Events on the right side of the page.) “Bilingual Storytime and Library Outreach” is a six week online course presented by Katie Scherrer. This course teaches participants how to present bilingual storytimes for various ages. The course shares ideas from Once Upon a Cuento: Bilingual Storytimes in English and Spanish, as well as techniques that Ms. Scherrer has successfully used in her six years of bilingual programming. In this course, participants gain practical ideas and increased confidence that will aid them as they work to include Latino culture and the Spanish language in their storytime programs, regardless of language skills. Techniques and modifications for storytime practitioners who do not speak Spanish are shared throughout the course. Course Outline Week 1: Reaching Out to Latino and Spanish-Speaking Families Week 2: Relationships and Marketing Week 3: Introducing Bilingual Storytime Week 4: Bilingual Storytime Essentials: Books and Storytelling Week 5: Bilingual Storytime Essentials: Music, Rhymes and Fingerplays Week 6: Storytime Extensions Final Assignments ◊ Participants complete the "Abridged Outreach Plan" assignment by the end of Week 2. The guide for completing this plan is provided in Week 1. ◊ Participants complete a real "Community Leader Interview" and submit a synopsis of what they learned through this process by the end of the class. Participants will use the "Community Leader Interview Guide" provided in Week 1 as a tool for this interview, though all are welcome to adjust and tailor the questions asked to your own specific needs. The synopsis includes the name and contact information for the person interviewed, the date and location of the interview, and a summary of what was discovered through the interview process, particularly noting how what was learned matched up with the "Abridged Outreach Plan" completed in the beginning of the course (for example, did you learn anything new about the Latino community, did you discover opportunities for short or long term partnerships, etc.). ◊ Participants submit a storytime plan by the end of the class. The template for creating this storytime plan is provided in Week 3. Ms Scherrer writes, “My career in libraries was largely focused on serving Latino and Spanish-speaking families, first at the Columbus Metropolitan Library (OH) and then at the Lexington Public Library (KY). I have been presenting bilingual storytime programs and early literacy workshops for Spanish-speaking parents since 2006. I have been an active member of Reforma (an ALA affiliate) since that time at both the local and national levels. I served as a member of the Pura Belpré committee, and the Reforma representative on the ALSC Great Websites for Kids committee. I began working independently in 2012, providing consulting services for libraries, online and in-person training, programs and performances and a variety of other projects that come my way.” This is an online course offered using the Moodle Platform. Week one of the course content will be made available on October 3, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. You do not need to be at a computer at that time. Each week new content will appear and we ask that you submit assignments weekly. The course officially ends on November 11, 2016. The online course requires a user name and password which will be sent to you about a week prior to the beginning of “Introduction to Moodle” course. If you have not yet taken a Moodle course from the Library of Virginia you will be required to take a two session “Introduction to Moodle” course. “Introduction to Moodle” is free; the purpose is make you familiar with Moodle and to ensure that all security glitches are taken care of before the course begins. Reading for the course “Once Upon a Cuento: Bilingual Storytimes in English and Spanish” by Jamie Campbell Naidoo and Katie Scherrer. We will provide one book to Virginia Library staff at no cost. Others will be charge an additional $20.00 to cover the cost of course materials Enid Costley Children's and Youth Services Consultant Library of Virginia 800 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804.692.3765 enid.costley@lva.virginia.gov<mailto:enid.costley@lva.virginia.gov>