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PLN’S FOR SOLO SUCCESSCarolyn Stenzel
LibrarianChatham Hall
VAASL Independent Schools Committee Chair
Rules for Presenting
• 1 practical thing to take home• Humor• Food• Prizes- 2 Sbux cards• Out early for bathroom line and
to get into popular sessions
How I Went Solo
• Education courses in undergrad
• 2 years at a Henrico Co. elem school as Instructional Assistant
• Grad school through Longwood (Go Audrey and Frances!)
• 1 year as High School Library Assistant in Henrico
• Student teaching and job search…
And then..– Private boarding school in rural
Pittsylvania Co. – 1st Year Librarian renovating a library– Starting over after 30 years of problems
• No full time Librarian, no weeding, no YA, no fun, no usage
– I REALLY needed advice, help and to stay connected to other librarians
– Creating a PLN through online tools, Face-to-Face connecting, and pushing myself to take leadership roles in VAASL
ThenThen
Now
WHAT’S A PLN
P- Personal/ProfessionalL- LearningN- Network
Why?• Stay up to date on library issues and trends
• Get recommendations-
books/technology/programming
• Look like a superhero to your colleagues and kids
• Make friends who you can talk shop with/bounce
ideas off
• Collaborate with other librarians- skype talks,
interactive projects, etc.
• All these things keep you from burning out and help
you to become better at your job!
How?
• Twitter• Listservs• Nings• Blogs• Webinars• Face-to-
Face
PLN Starter Kit
Twitter• Pajama professional development• Connect to experts, colleagues from
around the world• Connect to your patrons- share
news, share pictures• Twitter Chats- follow a certain topic
#• Twitter Chat Calendar
Listservs
LM_NET VAASL AISL AASL ISS
How Can Listservs Help?• How to set up library on
crutches• Book/Tech Recs• Challenge support• Fun things like Recipe Day
and vacation advice
Too many emails?Set up a Digest or Folders
NingsSimilar to a blog, but with many authors- collaborative community space Teacher-Librarian Ning Independent School Educators Ning
BlogsPracticing librarians/well-known Educational figuresTop 100 Blogs for Librarians
Many options for subscribing• Defunct Google Reader• BazQux- what I use
$9/year• Follow by email
Company Logo
Webinars
Point of need professional development
Library 2.013- Archive of 3 days worth of webinarshttp://www.library20.com/page/2-013-recordings
TL Virtual Café- http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/TL+News+Night+October+21%2C+2013+Archive
FACE-TO-FACE
• No matter where you are, you can find real life library friends
• The best thing I’ve done for PD has been putting myself out there
• Vacation library visits• I’ve emailed librarians in my area at
different schools to get together for dinner, library visits, etc.
• Serving with VAASL- so many more contacts (and a lot of fun!)
1. Don’t get overwhelmed2. Do focus on a few good things not 500 so-so
things3. Do make some changes- I was reading blogs
for 2 years before starting Twitter4. Do think about what amount of time you
have to commit5. Do make specific plans as to when you’ll
work on your PLN- Ex. I read blogs on my phone while walking my dog
6. Give back! Don’t be a lurker. You have something interesting to say. Other librarians want to hear about your experiences. Don’t just follow blogs- write one. Don’t just join Twitter, participate in a Twitter chat. Don’t wait for people to come to you, be proactive!
PLN Dos and Don’ts
Share
• Who’s in your PLN?
• What one thing can you do when you get back to your school to strengthen your professional learning?
ADDENDUMAttached is a Google Doc with all the links from this presentation and many others from my PLN
http://tinyurl.com/PLNaddendum
Thank You!
Carolyn StenzelFollow on Twitter @LibraryCH
Follow the Library Blog:http://www.librarych.blogspot.com
This Presentation can be found online athttp://tinyurl.com/
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