From rebecca.blocher at state.or.us Mon Sep 24 15:21:23 2012 From: rebecca.blocher at state.or.us (BLOCHER Rebecca) Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:21:23 -0700 Subject: [Tag-Info] TALENTED AND GIFTED EDUCATION - L I T E R A C Y M O N T H Message-ID: October is Information Literacy Month in Oregon Governor Kitzhaber issued a proclamation establishing October 2012 as Information Literacy Month. That's a term that gets used a lot, but what does it mean? Well, the American Library Association defines information literacy, in its simplest form, as "a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information." Among other things, the American Association of School Librarians adds that to become independent learners in this area, "students must gain not only the skills but also the disposition to use those skills, along with an understanding of their own responsibilities and self-assessment strategies." With the month-long spotlight, this is a great chance to collaborate with school library staff and classroom teachers to develop lessons or secure resources that will help your students become information literate. This could range from learning to find and use primary sources to build content area knowledge and critical thinking skills to being reminded how to access Citation Maker on OSLIS for an easy way to cite sources used in research. Or, in the wake of common core, you could work with staff to co-create a library collection development plan for increasing and varying the informational texts that can provide good fodder for writing projects "that emphasize use of evidence to inform or to make an argument." Ultimately, the idea is to work together to help students become information literate. If you have no library staff in your building, this presents an opportunity to decide who takes lead on this charge. Questions? Contact Jennifer Maurer, School Library Consultant at the Oregon State Library. [cid:image001.png at 01CD9A5D.D17D0580] Thanks, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.(c) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 58398 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From rebecca.blocher at state.or.us Tue Sep 25 14:18:16 2012 From: rebecca.blocher at state.or.us (BLOCHER Rebecca) Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:18:16 -0700 Subject: [Tag-Info] TALENTED AND GIFTED CONFERENCE Message-ID: The attached information may be of interest to parents of talented and gifted children and their teachers. REBECCA L. BLOCHER Talented and Gifted Education Specialist Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation Oregon Department of Education 255 Capitol Street NE Salem, Oregon 97310 Phone: 503-947-5931 Fax: 503-378-5156 Rebecca.Blocher at ode.state.or.us From: Brenda Ray Scott [mailto:adept_diva at hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:05 AM To: adept_diva at hotmail.com Subject: OATAG Announces Annual Conference Scheduled for Saturday, 10/20/12 Thank you for your interest in OATAG! This message confirms Saturday, October 20, 2012 as the date for this year's conference. Please see below for more information about how to register by the early registration deadline of 9/30/12. The attached press release and preview include more details about the event! OATAG (Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted) announces that registration is now open for its 2012 Conference scheduled for Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Century High School located at 2000 SW Century Blvd, in Hillsboro, Oregon 97123. This year's conference will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude at 3:55 p.m. The conference theme is "Learning from our Children" and will feature a keynote speech entitled "One Degree from Kevin Bacon: Six Simple Rules My Students Taught Me" by Dr. LeoNora Cohen, Ed. D. Associate Professor in the College of Education at Oregon State University. Early registration ends on September 30, 2012 with registration starting at $49.99. OATAG Members and non-members alike are welcome to attend. College students should send an email to service at oatag.org from their college email to obtain a discount code. Register for and learn more about the conference at http://bit.ly/OATAG2012 Brenda Ray Scott * PH 503.680.5196* adept_diva at hotmail.com P Please print this email only if necessary and recycle. Board member, Oregon Association of Talented and Gifted (OATAG) Chair, Portland Public Schools - TAG Advisory Council Liaison, Llewellyn School TAG -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: OATAG Announces 10202012 Annual Conference - revised.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 212605 bytes Desc: OATAG Announces 10202012 Annual Conference - revised.pdf URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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