DeBakey Library Program
The mission of the
DeBakey Library Program is to support instruction, promote reading and teach the inquiry method of research. To that end, we invite teachers to bring your students to the library to fully explore all of the print and digital resources available to them.
You may schedule your classes for one half of a period for orientation or instruction. The library also reinforces information about digital citizenship and how to research in order to avoid plagiarism. If you would like assistance with library resources for teachers, just send an email.
The ninth-grade Health Science classes will participate in the
DEAR Program - Drop Everything And Read. Each class will spend at least 20 minutes per day reading, with an emphasis on student selection of titles. Some teachers have been concerned that reading lexile scores are not high enough to comprehend all of the reading that is required of successful DeBakey students. Reading is a skill that has to be practiced in order to improve and everyone can participate and contribute to the improvement of the reading abilities of our students whether in the library or the classroom.
The Hemispheres Consortium at UT Austin
A workshop entitled Graphic Literature and Global Literacy - Strategies and Resources to Inspire Critical Conversations in ELA and Social Studies will be presented at UT Austin Saturday, October 6, 2018, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm at the Perry Castaneda Library (Learning Labs).
The workshop will examine graphic literature from around the world to show how to increase global awareness and encourage explorations of diverse cultures and perspectives. Participants will receive five(5) professional development hours (CPE), free teacher materials, continental breakfast, lunch and other refreshments. To register email Rachel Meyer at
rachelmeyer@austin.utexas.edu. Be sure to include where and what subject you teach.
New Teachers
If you need the school codes for access to Turnitin.com or Discovery Education, just email me your request.
Mark Your Calendars
Inprint
September authors will read from their latest books at the Cullen Performance Hall 7:30 p.m. at the University of Houston, 4300 University Drive. Tickets are $5.00.
Esi Edugyan, a Canadian writer of Ghanaian descent, will read from her third novel,
Washington Black, which follows a 11-year-old slave from Barbados to a journey around the world to become a free man.
Meg Worlitzer's book,
The Female Persuasion addresses the question of how feminism is passed down (or not) from one
generation to the next. Doors open at 6:45.
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Meg Worlitzer
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The DeBakey Book Fair is scheduled for October 8 - 12 in the library. The book fair will include current YA and adult titles as well as children's picture books and cookbooks. Checks, cash, and credit cards are accepted. Sign up your classes to spend a few minutes at the book fair in celebration of Teen Read Week.
The
Texas Book Festival returns for its 23rd year in Austin at the Texas State Capitol the weekend of October 27 and 28.. The festival will host over 300 authors. Events will include author panels and discussions, book signings, live music, cooking demonstrations, food trucks, a Saturday night lit crawl, and much more. There is something of interest for everyone.
Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement.
Will Rogers