Niles Public Library District - Library Links for Teachers for Tue, 01 Jun 2010

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:54:24 EST

Library Links for Teachers

Library Links for Teachers

Summer Reading Update

Make a Splash! READ!

Our Summer Reading Club begins Monday, June 7th. This game gives children an incentive to do some fun reading over the summer and keep their hard-earned reading skills up. We set it up to encourage children to read at least 15-20 minutes per day, and we offer prizes, coupons, and other incentives along the way.

In addition to our Summer Reading Club, we are offering many free activities and programs over the summer at the library. Programs include our Chat & Chomp book discussions, Writing for Real workshops, and much more! Take a look at our program calendar to see upcoming events!

We would love to work with the schools to coordinate our efforts, so please feel free to contact us through our school liaison, Miss Spetoskey, at 847-663-6620.

Teacher Workshops

Consider a workshop this summer! You can advance your career, bring fresh ideas back to school in the fall, and meet new people. Some opportunties available include:

The Art Institute of Chicago

-Earn CDPUs with their summer teacher programs
-Summer offerings are Digital Storytelling, Islamic Art of Persia, and Green Architecture and Design

http://www.artic.edu/aic/calendar/events?ProgramCategory=4

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

-Earn CPDUs, or graduate credit through AuroraUniversity or NationalLouisUniversity

-Summer offerings are Nature Walks and All About Butterflies

http://www.naturemuseum.org/index.php?id=131

The Field Museum

-Earn CPDUs, CEUs, CPS Lane Credit or National Louis graduate credit

-This summer, they are offering a workshop on Climate Change

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/CalendarSystem/exhibit_item.asp?ID=74

The Brookfield Zoo

-Earn CPDUs, CEUs, or graduate credit through AuroraUniversity, NationalLouisUniversity, or BenedictineUniversity

-Offer a wide range of classes this summer, including Animal Dads, Australia, Art in the Zoo, Science Talk, Lights in the Night, Songs in the Prairie, and Ocean Explorers

http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/czs/Educational-Programs/Teacher-Resources/Teacher-Workshops.aspx

The National Archives at Chicago

-Earn CEUs or graduate credit through George Mason University

-The week-long Primarily Teaching summer institute provides access to the rich resources of the National Archives at Chicago for upper elementary and secondary-level educators
http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/public/programs/primarily-teaching-flyer.pdf

Great New Summer Reads

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