Lonely Trees… Program Advocacy Strategic Planning Professional Learning Communities Effective Teaching 21 st Century Learning Library Anita, Library Consultant,

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Anita, Library Consultant, who has far too active a mental life.

SMART School LibrariesA Professional Learning Event

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WRDSB Secondary Teacher-Librarians

Wednesday November 26, 2008

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WRDSB Mission & GoalsSetting SMART Goals

SMART School Libraries: Instructional Strategies that Support Writing Development

School Libraries: From Public Good to Public Value

SMART Goals in WRDSB School Library Programs (Group Activity)

Data-Driven Decision-Making

Evidence-Based Practice

We need teacher-librarians. We’re good for you!

Students are successful because we contribute to student learning in these ways.

Ken Haycock (2005). Librarianship: Intersecting perspectives from the academy and from

the field. Perspectives, insights and priorities: 17 leaders speak freely of

librarianship (Ed. Horrocks).

Demonstrating Our Worth With Real Evidence

There is no longer a ‘public good’, only demonstrated ‘public value’.

A school library needs to demonstrate how it contributes to the development of a community of learners. Measuring Outcomes, Not Outputs

Data-Driven Decision-Making

Evidence-Based Practice

Thank goodness!! Now let’s get on with the job.

Learning Caring Connecting

Setting SMART Goals

Strategic & SpecificMeasurableAttainableResults-OrientedTime-Bound

WRDSB SMART Goals: Writing

Improve written communication for all students.(Specific, measurable targets and timelines)

Improve written communication for specific groups.(ELL, Boys, Special Education)

Do our school library programs align with board learning goals?

Could we provide the evidence?

SMART School Libraries Instructional Strategies that Support Writing

Development

Improving Note-Taking Skills @ SSSPat Zettel, Teacher-Librarian

Blogging & Podcasting @ GPSSShari Nicholas, Teacher-Librarian

Wikis Work @ HHSSMarybeth Snyder, Teacher-Librarian

Learning Skills Conference @ WCIJanet Dixon, Teacher-Librarian

Youbetcha!

SMART School Libraries Instructional Strategies that Support Writing

Development

More SMART LibrariesModeling Daring to Dream

Hmmmmm….

PLCEBP

Information Fluency

Research Skills

SMART???

TeachingSpace

TeachingSpace

Collaborative LearningSpace

Collaborative LearningSpace

InformationSpace

InformationSpace

VIRTUAL SPACE

PHYSICAL SPACE

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We can take advantage of new tools which make all of this far easier to accomplish than

ever before.There’s power in professional collaboration: central staff and teacher-librarians working together can make a dynamic virtual library space available to all students.

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Central, Collaboratively-Built

Website

Common Supports for All Students Support for All Library Staff Bringing Together All Library

Sites New Online Student Research

Guideline:

Research Central

SMART Libraries

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Accept that there will be hurdles…

But be prepared to persist.

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Delays Delays Delays Delays Delays

Build on our spectacular successes.

Kansas City Public Library http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidking/

HHSSBCI

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FHCI

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WRDSB Secondary Libraries Together for Learning

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Technology-Enabled District-Wide

Library Learning Space

WRDSBResearch Central

District-Wide

Book Blog?

Now roll up the sleeves, persist, convince, and get it done.

This presentation can be found at:

http://bythebrooks.pbwiki.com/

Anita Brooks Kirkland, Library Consultant, ITSWaterloo Region District School [email protected]

Janet DixonHead of Library

Waterloo Collegiate InstituteWaterloo Region District School Board

[email protected]

Sarah BowlerTeacher Librarian

Waterloo Collegiate InstituteWaterloo Region District School Board

[email protected]