AGENDA ROLES Ring leader, Gatekeeper, Collaborator & Advocate RESOURCES Contacts, Connections, & Creating your own Pro-D REAL TIME Think about YOUR vision and YOUR Game Plan
ROLES OF THE TEACHER LIBRARIAN
The Ringleader Library, Learning Commons, or Media Centre: You need a schedule! Book Exchanges Collaboration/Co-teaching time Prep Study Blocks Presentations Etc……….Etc………Etc……….
Fixed Versus Flex Fixed schedules Many staff like having a block they can count on Guaranteed bodies in the library
Flex schedules Allow for collaborative meetings and teaching sessions
A Little Bit of Both What I did: Prep blocks (FSL, Library, Technology) Collaborative Blocks (working WITH teachers and their students) Open Blocks (teachers could send a few students down or block the time to come work with me in the library, or meet with me on their prep for collab time)
Flexible Versus Fixed Resources *Important! Whatever schedule is chosen for the library, make sure you have staff and administration buy in!! http://visionoflearningfor21stcentury.pbworks.com/w/page/13584262/F
rontPage TLDL Student Project. Very comprehensive with many online resources. Articles available on EBSCOHOST (most school districts have this, most public libraries as well)
Steck, K., & Padget, L. (2012). TOGETHER WE CAN!. Knowledge Quest, 40(4), 34-37. (Elementary/Secondary) Hurley, C. A. (2004). Fixed vs. Flexible Scheduling in School Library Media Centers: A CONTINUING DEBATE. Library Media Connection, 23(3), 36-41. (Elementary/Secondary) Huffman, S., Thurman, G., & Thomas, L. (2005). AN INVESTIGATION OF BLOCK SCHEDULING AND SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTERS. Reading Improvement, 42(1), 3-15. (Secondary) Creighton, P. (2008). FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING: MAKING THE TRANSITION. School Library Media Activities Monthly, 24(5), 24.
The Gatekeeper Collection Development/Management Culling or Weeding the collection to keep it current Purchasing & acquiring licenses Collection Development Policy?
Why is a Collection Development Policy Important? Provides guidance and standards when: Purchasing materials (what, when, how, and from who?)
Managing donations and culling the collection Handling material challenges (from staff, students,
parents, and concerned citizens)
Collection Development Policy Resources Important question: Does your school or district have one? Collection Development Policy Resources: http://thepassionatelibrarian.blogspot.ca/ (my own) http://www.wcs.edu/wes/Media/collection.htm http://thewealthylibrarian.wikispaces.com/Vendors+and+Purchasing
(great resource for the $$ part of your CDP) http://bctf.ca/bctla/info/pro-dev.html (2011 inquiry project by New West Tls to create a library handbook)
Material Challenges: http://www.ala.org/bbooks/challengedmaterials http://www.bcla.bc.ca/page/intellectual%20freedom.aspx#.UmiQ_lPOR5E (intellectual freedom statement)
The Collaborator Levels of working with staff: The Coordinator Coordinates materials/programming to support and/or compliment classroom units and curriculum The Co-teacher Works with classroom teacher to deliver a lesson or series of lessons The Collaborator Works closely with the teacher to plan and deliver a unit of study
Collaboration Resources http://www.ualberta.ca/~doberg/hista.htm (Collaborative Teaching by UofA Diane Oberg) http://collaborativelibrarianship.wordpress.com/category/school-collaboration/ http://www.bctf.ca/publications/NewsmagArticle.aspx?id=7104 http://tldl.pbworks.com/f/Lindsay.pdf Montiel-Overall, P., & Jones, P. (2011). Teacher and School Librarian Collaboration: A Preliminary Report of Teachers' Perceptions about Frequency and Importance to Student Learning. Canadian Journal Of Information & Library Sciences, 35(1), 49-76. Canter, L., Voytecki, K., Zambone, A., & Jones, J. (2011). School Librarians: The Forgotten Partners. Teaching Exceptional Children, 43(3), 14-20. Montiel-Overall, P. (2008). Teacher and librarian collaboration: A qualitative study. Library & Information Science Research, 30(2), 145-155. Husid, W. (2013). COLLABORATION: MAKE IT HAPPEN IN YOUR SCHOOL. Library Media Connection, 31(4), 42. Achterman, D., & Loertscher, D. V. (2008). Where in the Role Are You Anyway?. CSLA Journal, 31(2), 10-13.
What’s Your Vision for Your School Library? Why create a vision for your library? If the collection development policy is the skeleton or FRAME of your school library program. The vision statement is the PICTURE or heart of your program. It helps guide the choices NOT covered by policies or procedures. Creating our vision “Wordle”. Write a few words or phrases to piece together a vision for school libraries. When you have time, you can create a more comprehensive vision statement that will match your goals as a teacher librarian.
Get in the Game (Plan) What is the ONE thing you can take away from today to help guide your practice?
What are a few of your goals for this year?
Further Resources BC Teacher Librarian’s Association www.bctlabookmark.ca http://bctf.ca/bctla/ Connect with other TLs http://bcteacherlibrarians.ning.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/TLDLatUofA/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1400617276832667/ (Voices for school libraries FB group)
Further Resources…cont’d Blogs of note: http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/ http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/ http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/ http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/ * Just a few…..there are so many fantastic blogging teacher librarians out there in cyber space!
Reader’s Advisory Resources Novelist (database of books, most districts have a subscription) Your local bookstore Your local public librarian Each other! Kidsbooks Vancouver Pinterest (believe it or not!) bctlabookmark.ca (book reviews coming soon!) Amazon Bookreads