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Staff Development
School Library System Events
Check out the calendar shared by the 4 local School Library Systems for training opportunities.
Local Professional Development Opportunities
Several organizations in the Capital Region provide staff development opportunities that may be of interest to school library media specialists.
On-line Professional Development Opportunities:
On-line professional development opportunities for school library media specialists range from training on specific pieces of software to non-credit courses from some of the top library schools in the country.
- University
of Wisconsin – Madison
School of Library and Information Studies/ Continuing Education Services
In half-day to ten-week courses explore topics from cataloging to new titles in Childrens’ Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
http://www.slis.wisc.edu/academic/ces/ - Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science
In the past topics as current at “Anime & Manga” and blogging have been subjects of online courses at Simmons College. - Rockland
Teachers’ Center Institute – Online
Courses
On-line courses here tend to focus on the integration of technology into the curriculum, with classes ranging from 3 weeks to full semesters. - PBS TeacherLine
PBS sponsored workshops focus on educational pedagogy covering topics such as multiple intelligences, assessment, evaluation and addressing different learning styles. - Effective Teaching Program - NYSUT Education and Learning Trust
Both college credit and continuing education courses are available on-line through colleges in the state on a variety of educational practice topics. - Model Schools
NERIC online courses are free for Blackboard Subscribers: Albany Diocese, Bethlehem, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, CTE, Duanesburg, Niskayuna, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk, Salmon River, SSS (Health Safety and Risk Management), TRE Center and Voorheesville. On-line training opportunities range from Adobe products to use of emerging technologies.
