From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Oct 1 08:15:58 2015 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 15:15:58 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] Announcing Open Position: Training and Education Specialist ( Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA245EF6C683@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The following job opening is not a library position, but you are all knowledgeable about child care and education and many of you train adults on early literacy so I thought some of you might be interested.?Katie Announcing Open Position: Training and Education Specialist The Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education (OCCD) at Portland State University is excited to announce an opening for a Training and Education Specialist. This position is part of the Oregon Registry Trainer Program Team, interacting on a regular basis with statewide child care and education partners as well as certified and non-certified trainers to ensure the provision of quality standards based professional development opportunities to Oregon?s childhood care and education professionals. Good customer service, good technical and data entry skills, and an in-depth knowledge of adult learning principles are essential for this position. OCCD is a fast paced, joint decision making environment that adheres to high professional ethical standards and promotes lifelong learning. Position is open until October 14, 2015. Go to https://jobs.hrc.pdx.edu for additional information and to apply. The Oregon Registry Trainer Program (ORTP) Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care & Education Portland State University Local: 503.725.8535 Toll Free: 1.877.725.8535 Fax: 503.725.5430 Web: www.pdx.edu/occd [Message-icon-grey]How are we doing? Please take this four question survey to let us know how we can improve your experience. (http://tinyurl.com/qxu9ysb) Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant Library Support and Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 31918 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Please remember that this newsletter created by and for the Ready 2 Learn project in north eastern Oregon so other items in it may be relevant only to people from participating communities, such as liking their FaceBook page to enter contests to win prizes. For the same reason, their local Spanish translation may be different than what you would use in your community. Enjoy, Katie [Message-icon-grey]How are we doing? Please take this four question survey to let us know how we can improve your experience. (http://tinyurl.com/qxu9ysb) Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant Library Support and Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The updates are science-driven and come from work done by leading social science, neuroscience and media researchers, educators, pediatricians, and other partner organizations to evaluate the available data, identify research gaps, and provide practical advice to caregivers based on evidence. Below are the key messages for parents that emerged from their work (copied and pasted from here). The updated AAP screen time guidelines will be available in 2016. Digital life begins at a young age, and so must parental guidance. Children who are ?growing up digital? should learn healthy concepts of digital citizenship. Media is just another environment. Children do the same things they have always done, only virtually. Like any environment, media can have positive and negative effects. Parenting has not changed. The same parenting rules apply to your children?s real and virtual environments. Play with them. Set limits; kids need and expect them. Teach kindness. Be involved. Know their friends and where they are going with them. Role modeling is critical. Limit your own media use, and model online etiquette. Attentive parenting requires face time away from screens. We learn from each other. Neuroscience research shows that very young children learn best via two-way communication. ?Talk time? between caregiver and child remains critical for language development. Passive video presentations do not lead to language learning in infants and young toddlers. The more media engender live interactions, the more educational value they may hold (e.g., a toddler chatting by video with a parent who is traveling). Optimal educational media opportunities begin after age 2, when media may play a role in bridging the learning achievement gap. Content matters. The quality of content is more important than the platform or time spent with media. Prioritize how your child spends his time rather than just setting a timer. Curation helps. More than 80,000 apps are labeled as educational, but little research validates their quality (Hirsh-Pasek KPsych Science2015;16:3-34Google Scholar). An interactive product requires more than ?pushing and swiping? to teach. Look to organizations like Common Sense Media (www.commonsensemedia.org) that review age-appropriate apps, games and programs. Co-engagement counts. Family participation with media facilitates social interactions and learning. Play a video game with your kids. Your perspective influences how your children understand their media experience. For infants and toddlers, co-viewing is essential. Playtime is important. Unstructured playtime stimulates creativity. Prioritize daily unplugged playtime, especially for the very young. Set limits. Tech use, like all other activities, should have reasonable limits. Does your child?s technology use help or hinder participation in other activities? It?s OK for your teen to be online. Online relationships are integral to adolescent development. Social media can support identity formation. Teach your teen appropriate behaviors that apply in both the real and online worlds. Ask teens to demonstrate what they are doing online to help you understand both content and context. Create tech-free zones. Preserve family mealtime. Recharge devices overnight outside your child?s bedroom. These actions encourage family time, healthier eating habits and healthier sleep. Kids will be kids. Kids will make mistakes using media. These can be teachable moments if handled with empathy. Certain aberrations, however, such as sexting or posting self-harm images, signal a need to assess youths for other risk-taking behaviors. If you want more information on screen time as it relates to library youth services, I suggest your next step be to read ALA?s Association for Library Services to Children?s Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth (birth-elementary school children), School Library Journal?s online articles about technology (K-12 children and teens), and/or ALA?s Young Adult Library Services Association?s blog posts about technology (middle-high school teens). Thanks, Katie [Message-icon-grey]How are we doing? Please take this four question survey to let us know how we can improve your experience. (http://tinyurl.com/qxu9ysb) Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant Library Support and Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant Library Support and Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 Follow us: [cid:image004.png at 01D0358C.4523C4D0] [http://www.thewwwblog.com/images/blogger-logo.jpg] [Picture] From: Katie Anderson Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2015 9:26 AM To: Kids-lib; 'reading-for-healthy-families at listsmart.osl.state.or.us'; 'oasl-all at ola.memberclicks.net'; OYAN Subject: AAP is updating their screen time guidelines for youth birth-teens The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is updating their screen time guidelines in 2016. The updates are science-driven and come from work done by leading social science, neuroscience and media researchers, educators, pediatricians, and other partner organizations to evaluate the available data, identify research gaps, and provide practical advice to caregivers based on evidence. Below are the key messages for parents that emerged from their work (copied and pasted from here). The updated AAP screen time guidelines will be available in 2016. Digital life begins at a young age, and so must parental guidance. Children who are ?growing up digital? should learn healthy concepts of digital citizenship. Media is just another environment. Children do the same things they have always done, only virtually. Like any environment, media can have positive and negative effects. Parenting has not changed. The same parenting rules apply to your children?s real and virtual environments. Play with them. Set limits; kids need and expect them. Teach kindness. Be involved. Know their friends and where they are going with them. Role modeling is critical. Limit your own media use, and model online etiquette. Attentive parenting requires face time away from screens. We learn from each other. Neuroscience research shows that very young children learn best via two-way communication. ?Talk time? between caregiver and child remains critical for language development. Passive video presentations do not lead to language learning in infants and young toddlers. The more media engender live interactions, the more educational value they may hold (e.g., a toddler chatting by video with a parent who is traveling). Optimal educational media opportunities begin after age 2, when media may play a role in bridging the learning achievement gap. Content matters. The quality of content is more important than the platform or time spent with media. Prioritize how your child spends his time rather than just setting a timer. Curation helps. More than 80,000 apps are labeled as educational, but little research validates their quality (Hirsh-Pasek KPsych Science2015;16:3-34Google Scholar). An interactive product requires more than ?pushing and swiping? to teach. Look to organizations like Common Sense Media (www.commonsensemedia.org) that review age-appropriate apps, games and programs. Co-engagement counts. Family participation with media facilitates social interactions and learning. Play a video game with your kids. Your perspective influences how your children understand their media experience. For infants and toddlers, co-viewing is essential. Playtime is important. Unstructured playtime stimulates creativity. Prioritize daily unplugged playtime, especially for the very young. Set limits. Tech use, like all other activities, should have reasonable limits. Does your child?s technology use help or hinder participation in other activities? It?s OK for your teen to be online. Online relationships are integral to adolescent development. Social media can support identity formation. Teach your teen appropriate behaviors that apply in both the real and online worlds. Ask teens to demonstrate what they are doing online to help you understand both content and context. Create tech-free zones. Preserve family mealtime. Recharge devices overnight outside your child?s bedroom. These actions encourage family time, healthier eating habits and healthier sleep. Kids will be kids. Kids will make mistakes using media. These can be teachable moments if handled with empathy. Certain aberrations, however, such as sexting or posting self-harm images, signal a need to assess youths for other risk-taking behaviors. If you want more information on screen time as it relates to library youth services, I suggest your next step be to read ALA?s Association for Library Services to Children?s Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth (birth-elementary school children), School Library Journal?s online articles about technology (K-12 children and teens), and/or ALA?s Young Adult Library Services Association?s blog posts about technology (middle-high school teens). Thanks, Katie [Message-icon-grey]How are we doing? Please take this four question survey to let us know how we can improve your experience. (http://tinyurl.com/qxu9ysb) Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant Library Support and Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 923 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 859 bytes Desc: image004.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image005.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2098 bytes Desc: image005.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Click on the numbers under the sample to see other samples at progressive levels of writing skills and to get more information how to help children move to the next level-it's pretty cool! You'll probably recognize most, if not all of the suggestions for how adults can help young children develop writing skills. However, it's nice to have this to confirm we're doing the correct things and demonstrate to others why we do the writing activities we do. Please notice that Reading Rockets never suggests using worksheets or picture coloring pages-just different types of blank paper and different types of writing materials. Have fun drawing and writing with your preschooler! 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It sends parents simple real-world activities they can do with their kids during their regular routine (e.g. sorting colors while they're doing laundry), and provide a snip-it of research to explain how that activity help their child's brain development/kindergarten readiness. * Know that Vroom is in English and Spanish, it automatically defaults to a mobile device's primary language. * Try Vroom yourself! If you don't have a child, make one up to try it out. That's what I did! I learned Vroom is easy to use, and a great early learning tool for families. It only takes a couple minutes to download and register. Then you just wait to be notified once a day when your new daily activity is ready to try! After a couple days you'll figure it out well enough so then delete/uninstall the app from your phone. You'll also see how it supports and aligns with Every Child Ready to Read! * Link to Vroom from your library's website to inform your patrons with young children about the app. Look at Salem Public Library's website for an example-Vroom is in the list of 'Additional Online Resources for Parents and Caregivers.' Medium: * Encourage families with young children to download the app and try it too. * Print Vroom promotional materials to display and/or distribute to families with young children. The graphics/files are all free, you just have to pay for the cost of printing them. You also need to have a free DropboxTM account to access the files. If you are concerned about printing costs, look at the 'Low Ink Flyers' and 'Low Ink Tip Card PDFs' and determine if you can afford those. All promotional materials are in English and Spanish too. * Do some of the activities on 'Tip Cards' during storytimes or early literacy trainings, and then give families the cards to take with them so they can do the activity more at home. The 'Tip Cards' are available via DropboxTM too. * Write about Vroom in your library's newsletter and/or via social media. Look at Salem Public Library's Fall 2015 newsletter for an example-it's at the top of page two. * Share ideas and get support from staff at other libraries. Hard: * Demonstrate how to use Vroom to parents during an early literacy training or conversation. * Partner with the other libraries to share the cost of printing Vroom promotional materials and divide up the work to display and/or distribute them in your region. * Partner with a pilot site in your library's service area on planning and implementing the Vroom pilot project in your community. Not all libraries have a pilot site, but don't let that stop you! Start a conversation with your current early learning partners about Vroom. Hopefully this is helpful, please let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks, Katie Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant Library Support and Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 [cid:image004.png at 01D0358C.4523C4D0] [http://www.thewwwblog.com/images/blogger-logo.jpg] [http://www.aethlonmedical.com/assets/001/5130.png] [Picture] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 923 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 859 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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