school librarians advancing stem learning july 17, 2015 iskme 2015:
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School Librarians Advancing STEM Learning
July 17, 2015
ISKME 2015:
ISKME
• Amee Godwin• Megan Simmons• Letha Goger
Project Team Introductions
Today’s Goals
• Communicate the goals of the project and your roles as Faculty Fellows
• Discuss your current courseware needs, priorities and workflow
• Present clear deliverables and timeline moving forward
What is the School Librarians Advancing STEM Learning Project?
A project to elevate and expand the role of school librarians by building their capacity as instructional leaders and partners to advance STEM learning
The project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and in partnership with the New Hampshire Department of Education, Granite State College, and the state’s institutions of Higher Education (IHE) Network
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• To provide tools and trainings to support school librarians in the co-creation of standards-aligned lessons focused on STEM inquiry and evidence
• To support teachers in tapping the expertise of librarians as co-designers in the instructional design process
• To build communities of practice that connect school librarians, teachers, and faculty in advancing school librarianship
• To advance engagement with open educational resources (OER) to improve teaching and learning
• To enable school librarians as advocates and leaders in their schools and in the field as a whole
Project Goals
Project Supports
Cohorts
Tools
Training
• Teacher-librarian cohorts• Faculty cohort • Advocacy model
• Curriculum design template• Courseware module
creation• Project hub
• Fellows workshop and webinars
• Ongoing support
Date Activity
April 2015 Spring AcademyJuly 2015 Cohorts meet to gather instructional needs and priorities
Sign Fellowship Agreement and fill out pre-survey by July 24
August 2015 Virtual training and introduction to OER Commons
Begin development of courseware moduleSeptember 2015 Publish draft of courseware module by September 25
Gather and integrate feedback on courseware module
October 2015 Refine and publish courseware module by October 16
Cohorts share learnings and work from the project (presentation and blog post or video) by October 30Complete project interviews by October 20
Project Timeline
Advocacy and Outreach
Working with your cohort, share your experiences and learnings from the project by:
• Present to your local education community (e.g., within your school, at a conference) and promote use of new courseware module
• Create a blog or video describing your work and experience on the project, based on structured prompts
• Use social media (Twitter, Facebook, and other social platforms) to dialogue with a larger community
Fellow Introductions
• Name
• Role
• What are your current courseware needs and priorities?
Closing & Next Steps
• Questions?
• Schedule webinar training for the beginning of August
• Thank you!
