Video: Get to know ‘Destiny Discover’

I’ve created a series of video tutorials about our school’s online library catalog. My latest tutorial invites users to explore “Destiny Discover.”

Wimpy Kid series through ProQuest Ebook Central

Did you know we have access to eBooks through the ProQuest database? It’s available to everyone at Santa Rosa City Schools through the California State Library. Most notably, we have access to books 1 through 12, Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I’ve created a virtual library that links to books 1 through 12 of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

To log in to ProQuest at home, use:
USERNAME: srcs
PASSWORD: 5antaRos@

Video trailers for books in our school library

With the TeachingBooks database, you can view video trailers for some of the books in our school library. The videos were created by publishers, or by other agencies, but with Teaching Books, you can access the videos through a single platform.

SRCSA library : ‘I Survived’ read-aloud available

Video: I’m recording a read-aloud of Lauren Tarshis’ I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018. I’ll post segments to my Google Classroom for read-alouds as they become available.

What I’m reading : Ramped-Up Read Aloud

During this time of pandemic, I’m reaching out to my school community through live and recorded read-alouds. I consider it a way to maintain connections, and to preserve comfortable routines, while providing additional educational resources for students, staff, and families.

To learn more about, and to adopt, best-practices for read-alouds, I’ve turned to The Ramped-Up Read Aloud. This book, by Maria Walther, offers a variety of resources for enhancing the read-aloud experience. But above all and always, I hope to infuse my readings with the SIMPLE JOY of sharing a book.