Professional Development
GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi, in partnership with Mississippi Library Commission, will host a free professional development event for teachers on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Sponsored by the Ella Fitzgerald Foundation the event will celebrate and expand on America’s 250th Anniversary.
In partnership with the Mississippi Library Commission, and Ella Fitzgerald Foundation, GRAMMY Museum Mississippi is proud to offer a free professional development event celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary. This program is designed for K-12 teachers and librarians, with a focus on Reading & Language Arts, History/Social Studies, and library instruction. The event will begin with a session on supporting and promoting literacy through America 250 collections, including a review of suggested booklists such as the VFW Auxiliary Patriotism through Literacy for K-12, Good Reads titles for youth and adults, and National Garden of American Heroes subjects for searching.
Teachers will also explore strategies to support literacy development in collaboration with MDE Strong Readers Strong Leaders, including modeling read-alouds at all ages, predictive reading from titles, covers, and images, inviting engagement through personal connections, and focusing on characters, plots, and main ideas or themes.
Following this, participants will learn about talking book services and options with a focus on America’s 250, including an overview of the National Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled at the Library of Congress (That All May Read), the Talking Books Service with players and cartridges, the BARD Braille Assisted Reading Device, and e-Reader Braille cartridges.
This professional development opportunity is open to all K-12 teachers and librarians, and participants can earn three free CEUs by collaborating with colleagues to develop instructional plans, document student engagement, and submit recordings with reflections.
This free professional development program is sponsored by the Ella Fitzgerald Foundation and is open to all teachers grades K-12. For more information and to register here.
