Friday, May 27, 2022

The End of Another Year

 Today is the last teacher work day, and I still feel as if there is so much to do.  I have one more day on my contract, and we have graduation tomorrow morning.  Then I am presenting at the Region 11 Conference on June 15th.  I am also attending a virtual TCEA Library conference at the end of June.  So I guess this really isn't my last day.  Is it ever when you teach?

Today I want to talk about summer reading.  There are a couple of different things I promote just in case students want to read but can't get to the public library for the summer.  It happens - a lot.



First I create a Google Slide of all of the eBook platforms we have available.  This one is similar to last year except for the Mansfield ISD reading requirements.  Apparently, we do not have any summer reading requirements this time around.  I advertise in our Principal's newsletter, the morning announcements, and all of our social media outlets.  That has been going on about 2 weeks now.  Hopefully everyone knows about this resource now.  In addition, I also have it posted on my library LMS, which is Canvas.




The other program I promote is Audiobook Sync's summer program.  They give away 2 audiobooks every week from April to August.  The audience is 13+ which is perfect for my high school kiddos.  If you don't know about this program yet, you need to take a look.  No strings attached - free books every week.  Check it out: https://audiofilemagazine.com/sync/

Hope you have a great summer!  Keep Reading.