New Initiatives Grant Final Report “Explore the World Kits” Please provide a brief narrative explaining your project and its outcomes. The aim of the project was to create Explore the World Kits, intended to spark a child’s curiosity in the people and places around the world using aspects of reading, geography and play. These kits…
For this project we had two school librarians from different districts come together and help us write and plan three lessons per grade level (K-6) that included STEM or STEAM activities integrated with literacy and research.
In November 2019 I was able to attend the New York Library Association’s (NYLA) 2019 annual conference and trade show in Saratoga Springs, NY with the help of a generous grant from CLRC.
This past weekend, I had the great privilege of attending the 2019 Biennial Conference of American Association of School Librarians, a division of ALA.
New Initiatives Grant Final Report “Stop Motion Video Creative Animation” Please provide a brief narrative explaining your project and its outcomes. Stik Bot set and props were selected and purchased. Kindle Fires were to be the cameras and storage hardware. It was discovered early in the project that the Kindle Fires would not be compatible…
New Initiatives Grant Final Report “Data Science Collaboratory” Please provide a brief narrative explaing your projects and its outcomes. The collaboratory was a pilot project for building a data analysis and collaboration network focused exclusively on smaller colleges and universities in New York State. Initially leveraging the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium (NY6) as…
Starlab Planetarium Adventures roving planetarium operated by STEM educator Chris Grubb presented programs at seven Syracuse libraries July 8 &9, 2019. The programs complemented the New York State Summer Reading Program Theme, “Universe of Stories”
New Initiatives Grant Final Report “Community Playdate: An Anji Play-based Outreach Pilot” Please provide a brief narrative explaining your project and its outcomes. Activities, Results, and Accomplishments The pilot season of Community Playdate was an overall success. We provided eight 2.5 hour programs in partnership with the Town of Clay Department of Parks and Recreation,…
I just want to thank CLRC for awarding me the Professional Development grant that allowed me to travel and attend my first ARSL conference.
I was fortunate to be able to attend the Association of Rural Libraries Conference in Burlington Vermont early September 2019 with help of a CLRC Professional Development Grant.