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Friday March 2, 2012 | Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center
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We can do it!
A Georgian from Duluth was the 15,369th signature on AASL President Carl Harvey’s White House petition to ensure that every child has access to an effective school library. Let’s see if another Georgian can’t be the 25,000th signature!
You can find instructions about how to sign the petition at the petition lessons wiki. The signing process requires two steps. You first create an account and then you receive a confirmatory e-mail. THEN you can log in and sign!
This link will take you directly to the petition.
Work your twitter/facebook networks and ask your spouse/significant other/parents/children over the age of 13 to sign. Pull up the petition on a library computer before or after school and ask the first two adults who walk in to register and sign. We really can do this!!
Judi
GALILEO Resources for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a memorial day for the victims of the Jewish Holocaust.
GALILEO provides several resources with images, videos, articles, and more to help us remember the events of that time.
Encyclopædia Britannica School Edition offers a special spotlight titled Reflections on the Holocaust with encyclopedia articles, images, videos, educational materials, and much more.
History Reference Center includes articles as well as historical images and videos related to the Jewish Holocaust. Readers can also search for topics such as Auschwitz, Nuremberg Trials, or Adolf Hitler to learn more about the places, events, and people related to this time in history.
Students can also search SIRS Discoverer (elementary and middle school) and SIRS Issues Researcher (high school) for “Holocaust” to find articles and images. SIRS Discoverer also includes links to editorially-selected websites about the Holocaust for further exploration.
Images @ EBSCOhost offers a variety of photos that include present-day images from the news of survivors and memorials as well as some historical photos.
To see a slightly different perspective, students can read entries from The Southern Israelite, a historical newspaper in the Digital Library of Georgia that covered news of the southern Jewry as well as issues that involved Jewish populations throughout the nation and world, including the Holocaust. Students can search for extermination, Nazi holocaust, or other names and places associated with the Holocaust to find news from that time period. Students will need the DjVu plugin in order to view newspaper pages.
For book recommendations, search NoveList for Jewish Holocaust to find books for all ages. The NoveList editors also offer suggested book lists for grades 3-5, grades 6-8, teens, and adults as well as a list of picture books for grades 3-8.
Please Contact Us if you have questions or comments or if you need to report problems.
Courtney McGough
GALILEO Support Services
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Some links may not work off site. Log in to GALILEO first for access.
Image from Encyclopædia Britannica
Express Links for Databases Mentioned in this Post:
Encyclopædia Britannica School Edition: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zebs
Encyclopædia Britannica High School: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zehs
Compton’s by Britannica (for middle school): http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zebm
Britannica Elementary: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zebk
History Reference Center: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbhr
SIRS Discoverer: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zssd
SIRS Issues Researcher: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zsks
Images (EBSCOhost): http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbim
The Southern Israelite Archive: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=sois
Digital Library of Georgia: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=dlg1
NoveList: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zknl
NoveList K-8: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zkne
2012 Georgia Legislature Convened Monday, January 9th
The 2012 legislative session convened on Monday, January 9th and there was no time wasted on moving education legislation. On the first day of the session, the Senate passed SB 38 (State Superintendent authority to employ and dismiss employees) and SB 184 (reduction in force criteria).
Thursday, the House Education Committee heard and passed three bills:
- HB 705 amends the direct classroom expenditure definition in the 65% statute, adding media specialists, guidance counselors, and transportation costs to the categories that count towards direct classroom expenditures.
- HB 706 repeals several sections of Title 20.
- HB 713 delays implementation of some career/college readiness initiatives until the 13-14 school year, and expands the Career Pathways statute.
These bills now go to House Rules then to the House floor for a full vote.
Budget Hearings This Week
The House and Senate will hold joint hearings on the 2013 budget this week; Supt. Barge will present the DOE budget on Tuesday. In his state of the state address, Governor Deal highlighted several issues he has included in his budget, such as added funds for training and experience and increased school nurse funding. We will hear more about the Governor’s education initiatives during the hearing on Tuesday.
After the joint hearings, the budgets will move through the committee process, with separate reviews by the House and the Senate. Both the 2013 and amended 2012 budgets have a long way to go before they are adopted by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor.
Please contact us if you would like more information on education issues or budget items pending this session. As always, we encourage you to visit the capitol during the session. Let us know if you would like to schedule a visit.
Stay tuned for future updates and alerts.
Lasa & Michelle
Love My Library Day at the Capitol – February 14, 2012
Mark your calendars – Library Legislative Day will be a “Love My Library” day again this year! Yes, it will be held on February 14, 2012, so try to schedule some time to come down to the Capitol and share with your legislator your successes in and concerns about your program.
Stay tuned for further updates; it looks like you may have a half-day option this year… details and registration forms will be posted here when they are available.
