1. The CCHSLearning Commons

• Concord-Carlisle High School

Concord, MA

2. The Old Library 3. An outdated service model 4. Deciding on a Learning Commons Model

Skills:

Problem solving

Out-of-the-box thinking

Creative minds

Knowledge creation

Media skills to share learning

5. Change

New job descriptions:

• Chief Information Specialist / Librarian

• Student Services Specialist

• Accounts Specialist

• Media Production Specialist

6. 2007 - 2009

Cleared space

Technology

Weeded and reorganized the collection

Collaborative outreach

Professional development for faculty

7. Before / After 8. Before / After 9. Before / After 10. Before - After 11. Before / After 12. Before / After 13. Grants for Student Support 14. Grants for Furniture 15. Curriculum Transforming Learning 16. Global Connections 17. Evidence of Change Circulation Statistics

2006 - 20073167

2007 - 20083417

2008 - 20095308

18. Patron Visits 19. Class Visits 20. Wiki Stats

Professional development - effective

+ 23% users

+106% increase in wiki creation

+ 308% course related communication

9/21/09 1/14/10 21. Data - Standards 22. Data - Skills 23. Data - Technology 24. Data - Assessment 25. Projected Needs

Databases -

Authoritative Information Resources

• Acton - Boxborough - 18

• Lincoln - Sudbury - 9

• Lexington - 23, 3 trials

• Newton North - 15

• Wayland - 18

• Wellesley - 18

• Weston - 21

• Concord - Carlisle - 6

26. Database Trials

Gale - Global Issues in Context

Gale - Greenr

Gale - History: World

Gale - PowerSpeak Languages

EBSCO - English Language Learner Reference Center

EBSCO - History Reference Center

ABC CLIO - World History

27. Projected Needs

Technology

• Increased mobile technologies

• • Flip video cameras

• • External hard drives

• • Digital cameras

• • Laptops for special projects

• • Audio books

• • MP3 books

• • MP3 players

28. Projected Needs

Curating

• Managing and archiving digital content

• • Curriculum videos

• • Student work

• • Art shows and portfolios

• • Sports events

• • Theatrical events

• • Concerts

• • Presentations

• • Media content we cant even anticipate at this point

29. Projected Needs

Reading -

Diversification of formats

• Digital reading alternatives

• • E-books

• • E-texts

• • • Foreign Language very active

• • Text-to-speech

• • Translation

• • Facilitates collaboration

• • Digital management of content

• • Builds crucial digital skills

• • Gale - reviewing a promotion for 405 e-books that will digitize our reference and authoritative holdings

30. Projected Needs

Student Services

• Online Learning - facilitating

• Continued diversification of reading resources

• Community building

• Showcase for student work

• Transliteracy - supporting new literacies

• • Creation

• • Publication

• • Collaboration

• • Digital

• • Design

• • Web-based

31. Next Steps Continue to develop

our virtual and physical spaces

collaborative 21st century curriculum

partnership with the Concord Free Public Library

as the center for professional development and innovation

plans for a renovated facility

32. Next Steps Continue to develop

Student outreach utilizing social media to promote:

• Reading

• Information skills

• Media skills

• Collaborative skills

• Global awareness

• Student support services

• Build community

33.