Sonoma County Office of Education

ASK the SCOE Librarians

Would you like one-on-one help? Need resources? Want information on inquiry, research, or other teaching topics you can implement online? Looking to update your collection or integrate literature into curriculum? Click on one of the buttons below to contact either of our two librarians.

Contact Connie Williams, NBC Teacher Librarian, librarian@scoe.org

Contact Laurie Prothro, K-6 Librarian, librariank-6@scoe.org

All Sonoma County Schools and Library Staff

You’re invited to a virtual meetup to kick off the new 2024/25 school year!

Open to all library personnel, administrators, library volunteers, and other support staff working with school library materials.

Date: September 24, 2024

Time: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Address: Via ZOOM

Register today!

https://sonomacoe.zoom.us/j/87219099109

AGENDA

Introductions and overview of SCOE library services

Library Policies

Challenge policy

Collection Development TOOLKIT

How to get the word to your Administration ASAP

Visitors!

Deborah Sayler-Ford from TEACHING BOOKS

Rachel Icaza and Kathy DeWeese from Sonoma Co.Library

Mini Lessons

Take home some fun, easy curriculum lessons to support library literacy

Questions

Sign on to stay connected through our new Google Group!

Sonoma County Public Library

Are you looking to learn more about how the Sonoma County Public Library can support education? Check in with Education Initiatives Librarian Rachel Icaza at the Sonoma County Library for information about school support resources available with a public library card or Student OneCard. Email Rachel Icaza at ricaza@sonomalibrary.org

California K-12 Digital Resources

Online content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, ProQuest research databases, and TeachingBooks are available — at school, at home, in libraries, on laptops, on phones — to all.

The SCOE Library

Library Media Center Hours

The SCOE library is open during the following hours:

Monday: 8 AM - 1:30 PM and 3 PM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 12 PM - 1:30 PM and 3 PM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 12 PM - 1:30 PM and 3 PM - 5 PM
Thursday: 12 PM - 1:30 PM and 3 PM - 5 PM
Friday: 8 AM - 1:30 PM and 3 PM - 5 PM

If you require assistance from a Library staff member, an advance appointment is suggested. The Resource Center and access to equipment is available by appointment only.

Call (707) 524-2831 to schedule appointments.

SCOE Library Catalog

This is the SCOE library catalog. We have class sets, leveled readers, exploratory kits, and more that you can check for your classroom. (New link coming soon).

Check out these books from the Rosen Library of online books. They cover a wide variety of topics; and they can be checked out online by multiple users at the same time.

 

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RESOURCES FOR TEACHING 2022-23

SOCIAL JUSTICE – DIVERSITY

Links to lessons, websites, information on teaching diverse topics. Resources for your personal journey too!

ONLINE TEACHING/DISTANCE LEARNING

Links to online tools for collaboration and/or presentation. Includes audio and video resources.

TEACHING INQUIRY AND RESEARCH

Outlines the inquiry and research process. A quick overview. This section includes information on Digital Literacy.

Links to lessons to help Identify authority/reliability

READING RESOURCES

Links to libraries of reading resources – books online, story-tellers online, literacy lessons

SCIENCE RESOURCES

K-12 science resources. From environmental science to anatomy, space and geology, check out these resources for your students.

SEND YOUR STUDENTS HERE FOR INFORMATION

RESEARCH STEP 1: DIG AND DIVE

FIRST: Basic info on our subject.

Find those ‘terms of art’ – the jargon, the people, and the history of the field.

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RESEARCH STEP 2: DIG DEEPER

SECOND: What are others saying on our topic?

Put your basic info into a context. Search here for magazines, newspaper, journals, videos and more.

ProQuest provides several places for you to go to find information. Explore them all to find the best articles for your paper or presentation!

Have a question on any of these resources? Be sure to Ask the SCOE librarian for help!

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RESEARCH STEP 3: K-12 RESOURCES FROM THE SONOMA COUNTY LIBRARY to use today:

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Points of View

  • Alternative viewpoints are given on a subject and supported with resources to help students make their claim.

A-Z (maps, USA, world culture)

  • These three resources have the best content for discovery on the geography and culture of the world. These can be ‘one stop’ locations for the dig and dive info for reports and other presentations.

Explora

  • Three levels provide a way for students to find the information they need for a variety of uses.

Mango Languages

    Students create their own account and learn a new language – choose from over 50 languages!

National Geographic (Archives / Nat. Geo Kids)

    Explore the historical National Geographic magazine articles through their archives. National Geographic Kids opens the doors to the world for younger learners.

Wildlife Encyclopedia

    A true encyclopedia of every animal in the world!