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School Librarians Update
AAIM 2011
Shirley FetherolfProgram Advisor
Library Media Services
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http://adesandbox.arkansas.gov User accounts for every student and
teacher in Arkansas public schools. Login for educators will be
firstname.lastname and temporary password for educators will be password.
Arkansas Digital Sandbox
Trend: Will eBooks kill libraries? Not yet!
Cost of Internet accessCost of eBook readersCost of books (not all are free!)Not fair and equitableNot going to happen quicklyHowever, some administrators think so!
Vocaroo!
http://vocaroo.com/?media=v9XPcP1IbwRgmyW7r
Danger in the Comfort Zone
Don’t be Invisible Librarians and libraries can be
invisible to budget makers Email all staff What you do/services you provide
Austin, Texas--eliminating all secondary librarians for next year
Students in schools with strong school libraries
learn more get better grades
score higher
than their peers in schools without such resources.
Improved school library programs can help turn
around struggling schools.
Your Tax Dollars Bought These
NetTrekker Arkansas Traveler Databases
• EBSCO • BRITANNICA• GALE • FIRST SEARCH
Discovery United Streaming
Act 1786 of 2003(Arkansas Coded Law)
Defines LMS duties:• Information specialist• Instructional consultant• Teacher of information • Teacher of technology skills
“Library Media Specialists and classroom teachers should work together in order to
meet the stated goals in this document.”
Collaboration Statement From Our Frameworks
Collaboration
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Benchmark and End-of-Course exams in mathematics, English language arts, and science will
continue until 2014-2015
Frameworks Still Important
Baby Steps and CCSS
New Assessments Coming
PARCC consortium Smarter Balanced group 2014-2015
AR State Board of
Education adopted on
July 12, 2010
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Governing
Participating
SMARTER Balanced States
MA
MT
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
UT
NMAZ
WY
CO
NE
SD
ND
OK
KS
TX LA
AR
MO
IA
MN
IL
WI
IN
KY
TN
MS AL
SC
GA
FL
NC
VAWV
OH
PA
NY
MEVT
RI
CTNJ
DE
MD
DC
HI
AK
MI
NH
Governing
Participating
CCSS Implementation Timetable
K-2 2011-2012
Grades 3-8 2012-2013
Grades 9-12 2013-2014
Online Common Assessments
2014-2015
Common Core State Standards
State-led effort Coordinated by National Governors Association
(NGA) Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
What will the CCSS mean for students?
Clear expectations Equal opportunity More consistent exposure to
materials and learning experiences College and career ready
What will the CCSS mean for teachers?
Help develop and implement effective strategies
Help colleges and PD programs prepare teachers
Better assessments Guide toward deep understanding of
subject and skills
CCSS for Mathematics
Focused on big ideas in grade bands Grade level standards in K-8 High school content divided into blocks
of information Permanent learning of fewer concepts at
each grade level
CCSS for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Interdisciplinary/cross-curricular Complex texts, informational and
technical texts Persuasive/ argumentative writing Deeper learning Increased complexity of texts/tasks
Text Complexity
K-1st
2nd -3rd
4th -5th
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf
Don’t Rush to Buy Yet!
Many helpful resources produced by PARCC and Smarter Balanced Consortiums will be released in
the next few months. Watch the ADE Web site to keep
up with the latest. www.arkansased.org
ELA-CCSS Text Issues
Students expected to read diverse array of classic and contemporary lit plus challenging info texts in a range of subject areas
No CCSS reading list but sample texts to help guide and inform
Problem: what if not familiar with exemplar texts?
What Will CCSS Mean for Librarians?
More emphasis on nonfiction More complex texts required Need to know Lexiles for books Exemplars include much older titles Rethink newer copyright = better Rethink weeding for a few years Our framework still important
CCSS Resources Coming Soon
Publisher’s Criteria Exemplar text passages with
questions Content/scope & sequence maps Passages of complex, quality
text for each grade level Text complexity rubrics
“Teach students to read text closely andwrite about it clearly.”
Lead Writer, ELA CCSS, David Coleman
Exemplar Texts
Examples only--not required
Limited multicultural examples No current young adult literature
CCSS Exemplars Grades 4-5 Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865)
“Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer (1888)
The Black Stallion by Walter Farley (1941)
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (2009)
Discovering Mars: The Amazing Story of the Red Planet by Melvin Berger (1992)
Hurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest Storms by Patricia Lauber (1996)
A History of US by Joy Hakim (2005)
Horses by Seymour Simon (2006)
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea by Sy Montgomery (2006)
“Zlateh the Goat” by Isaac Bashevis Singer (1984)
Media and Technology
• Integrated throughout CCSS• Use of technology
To produce & publish, To interact and collaborate
• Research to build and present knowledge
What About Research?
Short, focused research projects Sustained projects--synthesize info Gather relevant information Variety of sources and digital media Evidence to support an argument or
position
What Will CCSS Mean for Librarians?
Focus on reading strategies and technology in library instruction
Keyboarding needed at third grade Research projects start early Check collection for titles listed as
exemplars in CCSS, Appendix A, B, and Curriculum Mapping Project
Need library computer lab
Research shows that reading comprehension strategies can and should be taught from the primary grades through high school.
Research also shows that this instruction is not taking place in many classrooms.
Source:Reading Instruction that Works: The Case for Balanced Teaching by Michael Pressley
(Guildford Press, 1998)
By explicitly teaching and co-teaching reading comprehension strategies, you can make a positive impact on students’ reading development.
These strategies are easily integrated into classroom-library lesson plans and storytime learning objectives.
Source:Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension: Maximizing Your Impact by Judi Moreillon
(ALA Editions, 2007)
Text Complexity-then and now
What are Lexiles?
“Scientific approach to reading and text measurement”
“Matches reader ability and text difficulty, allowing individualized monitoring of progress.”
From MetaMetrics website
Who developed Lexiles?
Gary L. Williamson, Ph.D., educational researcher associated with the University of North Carolina
Developed in 1984 in with a grant from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Metametrics = for-profit company
How do Lexiles work?
Measures how difficult a text is to comprehend: Word frequency Sentence length Score followed by L (850L) 200L(beginning-reader material) To above 1700L (advanced text)
1500L On Ancient Medicine1400L The Scarlet Letter1300L Brown vs. Board of Ed.1200L War and Peace1100L Pride and Prejudice1000L Black Beauty 900L Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders 800L The Adventures of Pinocchio 700L Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery 600L A Baby Sister for Frances 500L Magic School Bus Inside the Earth 400L Frog and Toad are Friends 300L Clifford’s Manners
Lexile DangersExamples of low Lexile books
Hidden Riches by Nora Roberts Gr. 2-3 (620L)(Steamy Romance!)
The Firm by John Grisham Gr. 2-3 (680L)
Along Came a Spider, James Patterson Gr.3 (600L)
Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris Gr.4 (770L)
Middle School Range, but not all age appropriate
Artemis Fowl (Colfer) 600L
Timeline (Crichton) Adult 620L
Cirque du Freak series (Shan) 710L
A Child Called It (Pelzer) YA 850L
The Da Vinci Code (Brown) Adult 850L
Stephen King books Adult 895
More Lexiles
The Hunger Games 810L (Gr.4-5) Speak 690L (Gr. 2-3)!! Tears of a Tiger 700L (Gr. 2-3)!! Gone with the Wind 1100L (Gr. 9-10) The Great Gatsby 1070L (Gr. 6-8) Google title with “Lexile”
What Lexile does NOT measure:
Quality Complexity of plot/characters Books for reluctant readers Developmental suitability
• Age-appropriateness• If prior knowledge required
Opportunity Create grade-level lists for
students, with titles ranging from lower to higher Lexiles
Collaborate with public library “Independent Reading” lists:
Lexiles plus quality, major authors, and series popularity
Teachers Need New Lists
Leveled books aligned units of study
Annotated bibliographies Including public domain titles Current resources may need to
be supplemented, enhanced or moved to a different grade
Library Crosswalk
ID gaps in knowledge and skills
ID what students need to succeed
Go to http://arkansaslibraries.pbworks.com
For More Information
Frequently Asked Questionshttp://www.arkansased.org/educators/curriculum/common_core.html
See Recent Webinar--Britannica Online CCSS resources
http://hoorayforbooks.pbworks.com
Crosswalks: http://ccssarkansas.pbworks.com
ADE School Library Wikis
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http://arkansaslibrarians.pbworks.com
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