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ADVOCACY+COLLARBORATION+LIBRARIANS =SUCCESS
Sponsored by the Colorado Library Consortium
(CLiC)
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With Facilitators
Nancy Bolt and Jody Howard
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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.
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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
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Advocacy
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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.
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PRINCIPLES (cont’d)
Become a school leader
Develop collaboration with teachers
Build a quality collection
Teach information literacy skills
Develop your personal style
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1. Study the Research
Library Research Service• Higher CSAP scores
in reading
• Collaboration matters
• Computer networks
• Flexible scheduling
• Librarian leadership
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CDE Accreditation rules• Requires an ET/IL plan
Research on Summer Reading• Keeps up reading scores
• Free voluntary reading
• Vocabulary gains
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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6. Collaborate with Teachers
Stay tuned!
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7. Build a Quality Collection
Do curriculum mapping
Develop a collection development plan.
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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
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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
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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
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9. Develop Your Personal Style
Build competence
Grow confidence
Take intelligent risks
Make a commitment
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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.
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Collaboration
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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.”
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Information Power
Collaboration is essential as the library media specialists work with teachers to plan, conduct, and evaluate learning activities….
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David Loertscher
True collaboration begins at the point when support becomes partnership.
What can I get you?
Becomes What is our best
strategy?
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Cooperation
Teacher Librarian
Technology Specialist
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Coordination
Teacher Librarian
Technology Specialist
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Collaboration
Teacher
LibraryMedia
Specialist
TechnologySpecialist
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TeacherLibraryMedia
Specialist
TechnologySpecialist
TechnologySpecialist
LibraryMedia
Specialist
Teacher
Continuum of Integrated PlanningCooperation
TeacherLibraryMedia
Specialist
TechnologySpecialist
Coordination
Collaboration
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Research Questions
Level one: Broad Topic
Level Two: Narrows the Focus
Level Three: Relevant Question
Level Four: Personal question…used by decision makers.
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Collaborative Planning Sheet
Course information
Standards
Products
Activities
Resources
Evaluation
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Other resources
Collaborative Planning Guide
Curriculum Tracking Collaboration Log Top Ten Reasons to
Collaborate Plagiarism Material
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Alternative Assignments Annotated Bibliography
Contest entry
Debate
Letter to the editor
Multimedia presentation
Poster Display
Poem
Television Advertisement
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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.
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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?
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Lunch
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Power Library Presentation
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Action Plan
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Definitions
Goal Strategic Actions Target for Change Assessment Timeline
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Action Planning
SMART• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Results-based
• Time-bound
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Target for Change
Measuring Impact• Input
• Output
• Impact/Outcome
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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
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Reporting out
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EvaluationPlus /Delta
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Contact Information
Nancy Bolt
Jody K. Howard