Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt, The American School of Lima Flexible Access and Technology Integration in your Classroom Ximena Núñez del Prado B. Elementary.

Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt, The American School of Lima

Flexible Access and Technology Integration in your Classroom

Ximena Núñez del Prado B.Elementary Technology Coordinator

August, 2008

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• Flexible Scheduling

• Allows teachers to bring their classes to the library & tech lab at the time of greatest need for instructional purposes.

• Flexible Access

• Allows students to visit the library & tech lab at their point of need.

• It’s what you need when you need it!

What?

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Why?

•Student achievement increases when tech & library specialists collaborate with classroom teachers

•Tech & library skills taught in isolation are a barrier to students’ transfer of learning

•Learning is more relevant when students make connections between what they are learning in the classroom and in the tech lab & library

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ALA’s Position Statement on Flexible Scheduling

• “The integrated library media program philosophy requires that an open schedule must be maintained. Classes cannot be scheduled in the library media center to provide teacher release or preparation time. Students and teachers must be able to come to the center throughout the day to use information sources, to read for pleasure, and to meet and work with other students and teachers.”

• "AASL Position Statement on Flexible Scheduling." American Library Association. 2005.

• http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/positionstatements/aaslpositionstatement.htm

• (Accessed 28 Feb, 2006)

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How?Before Implementation

• Gathered information about flexible scheduling/access

• Got administrative support

• Found a support network – visited Timber Drive Elementary School, NC– had follow-up conference calls

• Shared our ideas & timeline for implementation with teaching staff

• Communicated changes and reasons with parents

• Reassigned assistants to library and tech lab to help meet needs of independent users

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How?After Implementation

• Encountered ‘bumps’ along the way & addressed these concerns:

» Book check-out» Losing “library time”» Control of Schedule: from online to paper» Equitable access

• Four years after implementation, we are very successful!

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Schedule Example

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Schedule Example

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What does it look like?

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Integrated CurriculumLibrary-Media and Technology are resources not subjects

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Collaborative Planning

•Principals attend weekly team meetings

•Library & tech teachers participate in grade-level team meetings every 3 to 6 weeks

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Grade Level Meeting Schedule with Principal

Every 3 weeks the librarian and tech teachers attend grade level team meetings. We plan and schedule relevant, integrated activities.

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Grade 4 Team Meeting

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Grade 4 Team Meeting

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Job Description

• Be open to taking thoughtful risks in order to bring about improved student learning

• Forge supportive and respectful partnership with students, parents and colleagues

• Work collaboratively on a daily basis with team members and specialists

• Be flexible and have a sense of humor• Exhibit professional demeanor in attitude

and through the spoken and written word

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PYP Unitshttp://www.amersol.edu.pe/es/PYPUnits/index.asp

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ITL Curriculum(Information and Technology Literacy)

• THE FOUR STRANDS1. Media & Technology Skills2. Research & Project Design Cycle3. Social & Ethical Issues4. Lifelong Reading, Listening and

Viewing

• ITL integrated into Atlas Rubicon

• (web-based curriculum management tool)

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Styles of CollaborationWe work together in many ways!

• Media only– book awards

• Tech only– iMovie

• Media & tech in library– research with books & laptops

• Media & tech in lab– rewriting a story in PowerPoint

• Media & tech rotations– scavenger hunt

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Results of Flexible Access

• Students come to the library and tech lab at point of need

• Teachers bring their classes to the library and tech lab at point of need

• Collaborative planning (classroom, library, tech, specialists, admin)

• Team teaching (classroom teacher, librarian, tech teacher)

• Enhanced, relevant, integrated projects

• Increased use of library and tech lab

• Integration of our ITL (Information and Technology Literacy) curriculum

• Community of learners

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The Joys of Flexible Access

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Questions? Contact us…

http://www.amersol.edu.pe

Karen ChoanElementary Librarian [email protected]

Ximena Núñez del PradoElementary Technology Coordinator [email protected]

Carla PuppoElementary Technology Teacher [email protected]