[DeBakey Library Newsletter] Happy New School Year

[L. G. Hayes]

We're back.  The library is up and running. If you need to schedule your 

classes or request resources, drop by the library or email your request.

Student Passes                           

The library will again issue passes for homeroom.  The students will come 

to the library in advance to request a pass.  The pass will require the teacher's 

signature to allow the student to visit the library.  When students come to the

library for homeroom, they must stay for the entire period.

When sending students to the library during other periods, please be sure that 

you give them the official school pass with the library checked and your signature.

Old Magazines

If you would like copies of old magazines, send a student or stop by and choose 

your titles.

What is a CR Code and Why Should You Care? 

With the increased use of smart phones, QR (Quick Response) codes are becoming routine  in disseminating and sharing information.  Previous uses have been mostly commercial, but educators are creating QR codes for instruction in classrooms, libraries and museums.   This video explains QR codes in simple English.

Click the link below to view a slide presentation of

40 Interesting ways to use QR Codes in the classroom.

QR Code Generators

Users can generate and print their own QR codes by visiting one of several QR code- generating sites or apps.  Kerem Erkan has produced an excellent, easy-to-use and free QR Code generator.

Use your smart phone or PC web cam to read the code below that will lead you to beneficial information for DeBakey teachers.

Gulf Coast Reads

Gulf Coast Reads has chosen One Amazing Thing by Chitra Divakaruni as the title for the "one book, one community" read for this year.  Ms. Divakaruni is an award-winning  author who is also a professor at the University of Houston.  She has presented to our students and faculty on several occasions, and our school (faculty, students and parents) read her book Sister of My Heart 
for our own "one book" read three years ago.

Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series

Inprint, one of the leading literary programs in the country, begins its 31st year with authors Nicole Krauss and Francisco Goldman. The authors will read and discuss their
books Monday, September 19, 7:00 p.m. at the Wortham Center, 501 Texas Avenue.  Tickets are only $5.00.

Articles of Interest

Think You're An Auditory or Visual Learner?  Scientists Say It's Unlikely

NPR interviews a scientists who says that the theory of different learning styles is not 

supported by the evidence.

Value of Reading Non-fiction

In June, the New York Times published an article on its Learning Network 

entitled "The Times and the Common Core Standards: Reading

Strategies for Informational Text”.  The article has information about how 

to use sections and tools from the New York Times newspaper to teach and

reinforce different reading strategies.

How To Fix Our Math Education 

This New York Times Op Ed article asks the question: Is a  highly abstract mathematics 

curriculum the way to prepare the vast majority of high school students for real life? 

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Posted By L. G. Hayes to DeBakey Library Newsletter at 8/31/2011 11:24:00 AM

[L. G. Hayes]

[L. G. Hayes]

[L. G. Hayes]

[L. G. Hayes]

We're back.  The library is up and running. If you need to schedule your 

classes or request resources, drop by the library or email your request.

Student Passes                           

The library will again issue passes for homeroom.  The students will come 

to the library in advance to request a pass.  The pass will require the teacher's 

signature to allow the student to visit the library.  When students come to the

library for homeroom, they must stay for the entire period.

When sending students to the library during other periods, please be sure that 

you give them the official school pass with the library checked and your signature.

Old Magazines

If you would like copies of old magazines, send a student or stop by and choose 

your titles.

What is a QR Code and Why Should You Care?