November 2024 Courses
November Course Highlights
Dia De Los Muertos
The Day of the Dead (Spanish: el Día de Muertos or el Día de los Muertos) is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pay respects and to remember friends and family members who have died.
Dia De Los Muertos
Course Date: On Demand
Duration: 8 min
Description: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is sometimes confused with Halloween. But do you know what this Festival of the Dead is actually about? In this course, you’ll get an overview of the significance and origins of Dia de los Muertos and the holiday’s Mexican traditions. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to identify ways to participate in this celebration with cultural awareness. The OpenDoors Celebrations Series builds opportunities to learn about, recognize, and celebrate a diverse range of holidays and observances. These courses help foster and support inclusion, empathy, and allyship in both your work environment and community.
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National Native American Heritage and American Indian Heritage Month
National Native American Heritage Month (U.S.)
Course Date: On Demand
Course Duration: 7 min
Description: In the United States, there are over 500 federally recognized Native American tribes, each with their own diversity of cultures and traditions. Learning about and celebrating cultures different from your own is a way to foster inclusion, empathy, and allyship in both your work environment and community. In this course, you’ll receive an overview of the significance and origins of National Native American Heritage Month and be introduced to Native American pioneers in U.S. history. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to identify ways to participate in the observation.
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Did you know National Stress Awareness Day is November 1st?
Mental health is important. Here are a few courses in MetroU in observance of the day.
Stress Awareness
Course Date: On Demand
Course Duration: 20 min
Description: Feeling stressed and being under pressure is a normal part of work life. But becoming overwhelmed by stress at work can lead to physical and mental health problems or make existing problems worse.
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Fatigue and Stress Awareness
Description: 7 min
Description: Fatigue, complacency, and stress in employees affects their performance and can result in safety issues. This course guides you on the techniques you can use to mitigate such issues. To begin, we'll help you define what constitutes work-related stress and understand what factors are likely to cause employee stress. We'll also discuss how complacency is related to stress and some of the warning signs of stress and fatigue that you may become aware of. Finally, you'll learn techniques to help you manage and reduce stress on the job. This course will help you stay focused and alert by suggesting what is a healthy stress level at work. It will also give you some pointers on reducing stress and fatigue both on and off the job, so you can enjoy a healthier lifestyle overall.
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Preventing Burnout
Course Date: On Demand
Course Duration: 8 min
Description: Burnout is a serious issue which can affect your mental and physical health. In this course, we'll show you the key burnout signs to watch out for and strategies to avoid burnout.
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National STEM/STEAM DAY is November 8th!
What is STEM? STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. STEAM includes arts. Here’s some courses to celebrate!
Coding with Kids
Course Date: On Demand
Course Duration: 43 min
Description: Join Grant Stewart of Marigold Library System for a lesson on how to teach kids coding. Grant will show you the basics of the coding program he organized and delivered to dozens of patrons throughout multiple summers working for Marigold Library System. He will go over the resources that are the most useful, fun games, and coding toys like the Sphero and Code-a-Pillar that teach kids while they play!
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Science Online Homework Tips
Course Date: On Demand
Course Duration: 10 min
Description: Comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines. Content is organized by subject area and type of resource, as well as by Common Core, state, national, and national STEM standards. Science Online includes thousands of experiments and activities, articles, biographies, diagrams, timelines, videos and animations, a science dictionary, and more.
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Forget Hogwarts: Bringing Coding to your Library Doesn’t Have to Be Wizardy
Course Date: On Demand
Course Duration: 1 hr
Description: Too many libraries feel intimidated and overwhelmed when it comes to offering computer programming (coding) education to your patrons. In this webinar, "Forget Hogwarts: Bringing Coding to your Library Doesn't Have to Be Wizardry", Luke Miller teaches the skills you need so anyone can run a coding program, even if you don't know how to code! Come to learn the model being used in thousands of library coding programs around the world and walk away with a free resource kit to empower any library to start its own coding program. This webinar originally aired on April 10, 2024.
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Countdown to Coding: Basic Computer Science for Preschoolers
Course Date: On Demand
Course Duration: 20 min
Description: Countdown to Coding is a series of online training modules designed to help library staff and other caregivers understand basic computer science concepts and learn to integrate these concepts into regular storytime and playtime. Each module takes about 15 – 20 minutes to complete. At the end of this tutorial, participants should feel comfortable describing five basic computer science concepts to families, selecting books that reinforce each concept, and engaging children with activities that help them learn about computer science.
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