2006 howard and bolt1 advocacy+collarboration+ librarians =success sponsored by the colorado library...

2006 Howard and Bolt 1

ADVOCACY+COLLARBORATION+LIBRARIANS =SUCCESS

Sponsored by the Colorado Library Consortium

(CLiC)


With Facilitators

Nancy Bolt and Jody Howard


Intended Outcomes

By the end of the workshop, you will have learned techniques to:

Increase student achievement

Begin or increase collaboration with teachers

Sell the library to students, faculty and administration.

Develop goals, an action plan and how to determine results.


Agenda

9:00 Advocacy and Value

10:35 Basics of Collaboration

Noon Lunch

12:45 Power Libraries presentation

1:30 Creating an Action Plan

3:00 Reporting out

3:25 Evaluation

3:30 Adjournment


Advocacy


PRINCIPLES OF ADVOCACY

Study the research

Communicate the value of a school library

Be aggressive in telling your story. Understand the

School’s educational program.


PRINCIPLES (cont’d)

Become a school leader

Develop collaboration with teachers

Build a quality collection

Teach information literacy skills

Develop your personal style


1. Study the Research

Library Research Service• Higher CSAP scores

in reading

• Collaboration matters

• Computer networks

• Flexible scheduling

• Librarian leadership


CDE Accreditation rules• Requires an ET/IL plan

Research on Summer Reading• Keeps up reading scores

• Free voluntary reading

• Vocabulary gains


2. Communicate the Value of the School Library

Roles of the school librarian need to be communicated

• Teacher of students

• Instructional partner with teachers

• Informational specialists finding appropriate resources

• Program administrator


Document results• Keep track of the use of and success of the school

library

Be able to articulate a vision and an agenda for the school principal• Communicate what the research says• Speak with passion• Link the library with the schools initiatives, concerns,

and priorities


3. Understand the Educational Program of the School and NCLB

Your school’s goals

No Child Left Behind• Adequate Yearly

Progress (AYP)• Paraprofessional

and professional competency requirements


What your library can do• Flexible scheduling

• Resources for all of the student population

• Gifted and Talented

• Students with disabilities

• English language acquisition

• Resources for others

• Parents

• Pre-schoolers

• Teachers


4. Tell the Library’s Story

Be aggressive in telling the library’s story

Make these three points – over and over

1. School library programs are critical to the learning experience.

2. School librarians are crucial to the teaching and learning process.

3. School libraries are places of learning opportunities.

Tell it constantly

Use data on www.lrs.org


Use the DEFEND StrategyDecide on what you want

Examine the reasons why you want support

Form a list of points that explain your reasons

Expose your request when you meet

Note each reason and supporting points

Drive home the point in the last sentence


5. Become a School Leader Why bother?

• You know more and can help more

• It shows how valuable you and the library are

Four actions that make a difference• Meet regularly with the principal• Serve on or attend the Standards Committee• Serve on or attend the Curriculum Committee• Be active in your building


6. Collaborate with Teachers

Stay tuned!


7. Build a Quality Collection

Do curriculum mapping

Develop a collection development plan.


Participate in State Programs Cooperative Purchasing – www.clicweb.org Statewide Courier – www.clicweb.org AskColorado – www.askcolorado.org Historic Newspaper Collection – www.aclin.org Colorado Heritage – www.cdpheritage.org Colorado Virtual Library (CVL) – www.aclin.org CLC (Colorado Libraries Collaborate) –

http://www.clc-key.org/ SWIFT – www.cde.state.co.us Online Databases – www.bcr.org


8. Teach Information Literacy Skills

The Ability to Find and Use Information

• Identify information needs

• Seek out resources to meet those needs

• Analyze resources

Evaluate resources Synthesize information Communicate or use the

resulting information


Tie Information Literacy Skills to Colorado Content Standards• Look at Benchmarks and Assessment

Objectives

• Develop assignments in collaboration with teachers that teach these skills

• Teach Information Literacy skills in context of actual assignments or student interests


9. Develop Your Personal Style

Build competence

Grow confidence

Take intelligent risks

Make a commitment


Advocacy Assignment

You are preparing to meet with the Principal to ask for support for the school library. Using the DEFEND model to help your thinking, prepare a brief presentation.


Collaboration


What is Collaboration?

David Loertscher:

“Two Partners, the teacher and the library media specialist team to exploit materials information, and information technology to enhance a learning activity.”


Information Power

Collaboration is essential as the library media specialists work with teachers to plan, conduct, and evaluate learning activities….


David Loertscher

True collaboration begins at the point when support becomes partnership.

What can I get you?

Becomes What is our best

strategy?


Cooperation

Teacher Librarian

Technology Specialist


Coordination

Teacher Librarian

Technology Specialist


Collaboration

Teacher

LibraryMedia

Specialist

TechnologySpecialist


TeacherLibraryMedia

Specialist



LibraryMedia

Specialist

Teacher

Continuum of Integrated PlanningCooperation

TeacherLibraryMedia

Specialist


Coordination

Collaboration


Research Questions

Level one: Broad Topic

Level Two: Narrows the Focus

Level Three: Relevant Question

Level Four: Personal question…used by decision makers.


Collaborative Planning Sheet

Course information

Standards

Products

Activities

Resources

Evaluation


Other resources

Collaborative Planning Guide

Curriculum Tracking Collaboration Log Top Ten Reasons to

Collaborate Plagiarism Material


Alternative Assignments Annotated Bibliography

Contest entry

Debate

Letter to the editor

Multimedia presentation

Poster Display

Poem

Television Advertisement


Strategies Choose a new friend or

teacher

Target an academic competition

Attend grade level meetings

Post a chart of all standards covered in collaborative lessons.


Collaboration Practice

Plan a Unit using the planning sheet.

Be ready to share with the group.

Answer the questions:

How did using the form help with planning?

How will this help with your teachers?

Advantages of working with a partner?


Lunch


Power Library Presentation


Action Plan


Definitions

Goal Strategic Actions Target for Change Assessment Timeline


Action Planning

SMART• Specific

• Measurable

• Attainable

• Results-based

• Time-bound


Target for Change

Measuring Impact• Input

• Output

• Impact/Outcome


Level Collaboration ExampleInput/activity (OK for planning but not for real measurement)

Give 4 presentations at staff meetings

Send out 3 flyers about collaboration to all teachers.

Ask the principal to support collaboration with teachers

Output 3 teachers will agree to collaborate on curriculum assignments.

The principal sends a memo to teachers urging collaboration with the school librarian.

Outcome/Impact 3 teachers agree to collaborate and rate the collaboration as successful.

All 3 teachers ask to collaborate again.

Students demonstrate increased mastery over the content than before the collaboration

The principal includes collaboration in teacher evaluation


Reporting out


EvaluationPlus /Delta


Contact Information

Nancy Bolt

[email protected]

Jody K. Howard

[email protected]

2006 howard and bolt1 advocacy+collarboration+ librarians =success sponsored by the colorado library...

Documents

jody howard slide

advocacy slide

priorities slide

adjournment slide

school library programs

school library roles

school librarians

school libraries