[CALIBK12] CALIBK12 Recognition for California Teacher Librarian

[Rob Darrow]

Way to go Kay Hones in San Francisco!  Well deserved and thanks for getting
the teacher-librarian voice heard!

Rob
Rob Darrow, Coordinator School Libraries, Clovis, CA

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 5:45 AM, <calibk12-request at lists.sjsu.edu> wrote:


> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:06:33 -0700
> From: Barbara Jeffus <BJeffus at cde.ca.gov>
> Subject: [CALIBK12] Recognition for California Teacher Librarian
> To: "CALIB (E-mail)" <calibk12 at listproc.sjsu.edu>
>



> This just in from eSchoolNews. At the National School Boards Association's
> annual Technology + Learning (T+L) Conference in Seattle, NSBA introduced
> its 2008 list of "20 to Watch," or 20 emerging leaders in educational
> technology. According to the organization, this list encompasses the most
> dynamic group of leaders they've ever recognized: from the director of
> technology for the Zuni Tribe's school district to the first librarian to be
> mentioned on the list, all have helped students reach 21st-century
> educational goals. See http://www.eschoolnews.com/conference-info/nsba-tl/
>
> And because I'm terrible at keeping this kind of recognition a secret,
> congratulations to Kay Hones, San Francisco! Here's how the article quotes
> Kay...
>
> "I feel it is so important that school librarians are recognized as
> educators who are often on the cutting edge of using new technology with
> K-12 students," said Kay Hones, librarian for Stevenson Elementary School in
> San Francisco and one of this year's honorees. "As a school librarian, I am
> often the first to try a new technology and quickly find a way to use it
> with all students."
>
> A National Board certified teacher, Hones began teaching art in Detroit
> with 40 students. "I loved art and was thrilled teaching K-6 students
> drawing, painting, etc. Later when I worked as a librarian, first in
> Mississippi and now in San Francisco, I found I can combine my love of books
> and reading with art and technology," she said.
>
> Hones teaches five-year-olds to turn on computers, find the library's home
> page, and use appropriate kindergarten web sites. She teaches third graders
> to find digital primary sources and the how-tos of blogging, and fourth and
> fifth graders to use Google Custom Search and to complete online book
> reviews.
>
> She also produces a monthly newsletter for teachers that highlights online
> resources for all curricular areas, and she was chosen to participate in the
> Yahoo! Teachers of Merit program and to be the lead blogger on the official
> Yahoo! For Teachers blog.
>
> "I believe test scores and literacy rates will improve when all students
> have equitable access to high-quality library programs, including books,
> media, electronic, and primary resources that support student interest as
> well as curriculum," she said.
>
>
> Barbara Jeffus
> School Library Consultant
> California Department of Education
> 1430 N Street, Suite 3207
> Sacramento, CA 95814
> 916.319.0445
> FAX 916.319.0172
> http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb
>
> READ Green. Borrow a Library Book!
>
>
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