Libraries are Changing Keeping Up, Being Successful Woodland Hills School District 2.13.09

Libraries are Changing 1. Significant Library Shifts 2. Maximize Student Learning

1. Significant Library Shifts

2. Maximize Student Learning

Libraries are Changing Technology and Change is Constant The “Pace of Change” is accelerating. Book Helpdesk - video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pyjRj3UMRM

Technology and Change is Constant

The “Pace of Change” is accelerating.

Book Helpdesk - video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pyjRj3UMRM

Libraries are Changing Technology and Change is Constant The “Pace of Change” is accelerating. Shift Happens – video YouTube – ShiftHappens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhnWKg9B2-8 http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/

Technology and Change is Constant

The “Pace of Change” is accelerating.

Shift Happens – video

YouTube – ShiftHappens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhnWKg9B2-8

http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/

Libraries are Changing Gradual Shift in Format From Print to Digital Time – The World is 24/7 Digital Natives - Our Kids are Changing Too Achievement and Engagement Matters

Gradual Shift in Format From Print to Digital

Time – The World is 24/7

Digital Natives - Our Kids are Changing Too

Achievement and Engagement Matters

Formats Shift: Print to Digital

Audio Cassette to CD/DVD

Online Content

Online = Sharing

Downloadable Content

Card Catalogs

OPAC Online Public Access Catalog

OPAC Online Public Access Catalog

Time Crunch – The World is 24/7 Communicate – Anytime

Time Crunch Communicate – Anywhere

Time Crunch Working with Teachers/Students: Written and phone communication Replaced by email and voice mail Paper based learning records Being replaced by online systems

Working with Teachers/Students:

Written and phone communication

Replaced by email and voice mail

Paper based learning records

Being replaced by online systems

Time Crunch The world operates 24/7, anytime, anywhere Libraries have been slow to adopt

The world operates 24/7, anytime, anywhere

Libraries have been slow to adopt

Digital Natives A New Generation of Students Short attention span Multitasking with limited focusing ability Require highly visual content Video - Digital Natives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8 A Vision of K-12 Students Today

A New Generation of Students

Short attention span

Multitasking with limited focusing ability

Require highly visual content

Video - Digital Natives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8

A Vision of K-12 Students Today

Web As Platform Social Networking Links people to people and people to libraries New Online Based Software and Tools Free, easy to use, always updated software Word processing, spreadsheets, calendars… Shift to Open Courseware Textbooks linked to online content Free teacher vetted courses and content

Social Networking

Links people to people and people to libraries

New Online Based Software and Tools

Free, easy to use, always updated software

Word processing, spreadsheets, calendars…

Shift to Open Courseware

Textbooks linked to online content

Free teacher vetted courses and content

Social Networking Social Networking Websites: Personally authored and interlinked websites Myspace, Friendster, LinkdIn, Youtube Blogs – personal interactive journals Teachers, librarians and students Wikis – online collaborative websites Teachers, librarians and students

Social Networking Websites:

Personally authored and interlinked websites

Myspace, Friendster, LinkdIn, Youtube

Blogs – personal interactive journals

Teachers, librarians and students

Wikis – online collaborative websites

Teachers, librarians and students

Achievement + Engagement Matters We are a highly competitive culture Standardized test scores are here to stay Test scores create competition between and act as a scorecard for schools and districts Know the results of state standardized tests and the AYP (Adequate Yearly Performance) results

We are a highly competitive culture

Standardized test scores are here to stay

Test scores create competition between and act as a scorecard for schools and districts

Know the results of state standardized tests and the AYP (Adequate Yearly Performance) results

Achievement + Engagement Matters For School Libraries: Positively influencing achievement is critical Documenting the Library’s impact on the student achievement is essential – Evidence Based Practice

For School Libraries:

Positively influencing achievement is critical

Documenting the Library’s impact on the student achievement is essential – Evidence Based Practice

Achievement + Engagement Matters School Libraries Work! – Scientific Research 16 States – School Libraries Improve Achievement PA: Lance, Curry research results: A “strong” school library program improves the PSSA Reading test score by between 10 – 15 points.

School Libraries Work! – Scientific Research

16 States – School Libraries Improve Achievement

PA: Lance, Curry research results: A “strong” school library program improves the PSSA Reading test score by between 10 – 15 points.

Engagement Matters For Public Libraries: Customer satisfaction and customer service levels are beginning to be measured and compared Library’s role as “community center” returns Library supports: family and early literacy, student learning, adult lifelong learning, ESL and “Boomers” Getting customers emotionally “engaged” in their experience with the library is critical

For Public Libraries:

Customer satisfaction and customer service levels are beginning to be measured and compared

Library’s role as “community center” returns

Library supports: family and early literacy, student learning, adult lifelong learning, ESL and “Boomers”

Getting customers emotionally “engaged” in their experience with the library is critical

Engagement Matters For Public Libraries: A struggling economy threatens library funding A struggling economy increases library usage Community members will be looking for: new jobs, better jobs, health/medical information, borrowing books and materials vs. buying/renting, family friendly entertainment and learning,

For Public Libraries:

A struggling economy threatens library funding

A struggling economy increases library usage

Community members will be looking for:

new jobs, better jobs, health/medical information,

borrowing books and materials vs. buying/renting,

family friendly entertainment and learning,

Keeping Libraries Relevant Full Page Text is Dead Kids Still Want to Read Books Achievement and Learning Matter Collaboration: Support Improved Relationships New Library “Intelligence” Gathering Other Ideas

Full Page Text is Dead

Kids Still Want to Read Books

Achievement and Learning Matter

Collaboration: Support Improved Relationships

New Library “Intelligence” Gathering

Other Ideas

Maximize Learning Full page, black/white text is “dead”

Full page, black/white text is “dead”

Maximize Learning Kids still want to read books 75% of kids age 5-17 agree with the statement, “No matter what I can do online, I’ll always want to read books printed on paper,” http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/readingreport.htm

Kids still want to read books

75% of kids age 5-17 agree with the statement, “No matter what I can do online, I’ll always want to read books printed on paper,”

http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/readingreport.htm

Maximize Learning Kids still want to read books Kids want to read exciting, visually engaging books

Kids still want to read books

Kids want to read exciting, visually engaging books

Maximize Learning Achievement and Learning Matter Research and learning projects still require authoritative + compelling “content” = books. Highlight: terrific visual style, Further Reading, Websites, Other Sources, etc… This “extra value” content is their starting point Integrate the use of the great content materials into the new learning tools that kids want to use: blogs, wikis, etc…

Achievement and Learning Matter

Research and learning projects still require authoritative + compelling “content” = books.

Highlight: terrific visual style, Further Reading, Websites, Other Sources, etc…

This “extra value” content is their starting point

Integrate the use of the great content materials into the new learning tools that kids want to use: blogs, wikis, etc…

Maximize Learning Achievement and Learning Matter Know the State Standards : PA Dept of Ed website or Librarians Toolkit website Link books and online resources to the curriculum

Achievement and Learning Matter

Know the State Standards : PA Dept of Ed website or Librarians Toolkit website

Link books and online resources to the curriculum

Maximize Learning Achievement and Learning Matter Digital Native Students Need 21 st Century Information Literacy Skills Not Information Gathering – Teach Information Relevance and Critical Thinking Skills Use Student Learning Tools: blogs, wikis, video…

Achievement and Learning Matter

Digital Native Students Need 21 st Century Information Literacy Skills

Not Information Gathering – Teach Information Relevance and Critical Thinking Skills

Use Student Learning Tools: blogs, wikis, video…

Maximize Learning Achievement and Learning Matter Partnership for 21st Century Skills http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

Achievement and Learning Matter

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Maximize Learning Achievement and Learning Matter Student Learning Tools: blogs, wikis, video… Students must have open access to these tools http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/ http://nightwiesel.blogspot.com/

Achievement and Learning Matter

Student Learning Tools: blogs, wikis, video…

Students must have open access to these tools

Maximize Learning Achievement and Learning Matter Student Learning Tools: blogs, wikis, video… http:// education.animoto.com /

Achievement and Learning Matter

Student Learning Tools: blogs, wikis, video…

Maximize Learning Collaboration: Means Improved Relationships Become embedded in curriculum process New curriculum development One on one with teachers and lesson planning Be a part of the Learning Improvement process: new Reading Programs, textbooks, scheduling… Entire district Library staff – work together Integrate library services into “special” areas: learning support, reading intervention, etc… Cultivate community learning partnerships

Collaboration: Means Improved Relationships

Become embedded in curriculum process

New curriculum development

One on one with teachers and lesson planning

Be a part of the Learning Improvement process: new Reading Programs, textbooks, scheduling…

Entire district Library staff – work together

Integrate library services into “special” areas: learning support, reading intervention, etc…

Cultivate community learning partnerships

Maximize Learning Library “Intelligence” Gathering Attend conferences, professional development seminars, local learning situations Check other school and public library websites Library and librarian blogs hold key program information and new ideas . Participate in online learning programs like:

Library “Intelligence” Gathering

Attend conferences, professional development seminars, local learning situations

Check other school and public library websites

Library and librarian blogs hold key program information and new ideas .

Participate in online learning programs like:

Maximize Learning http://freerangelibrarian.com/

Maximize Learning Summary Students, Information and the World is Changing The Learning Process must Adapt to Reflect Individual Students Learning Needs The Library Must Become Embedded Into All Aspects of the Learning Process

Summary

Students, Information and the World is Changing

The Learning Process must Adapt to Reflect Individual Students Learning Needs

The Library Must Become Embedded Into All Aspects of the Learning Process

New Paradigm http://www.flickr.com/photos/65735987@N00/114899622/

Inquiry Based Learning Video - School 2.0 Creating The Schools We Need IgnitePhilly -- Five Minutes To Communicate - Practical Theory http://practicaltheory.org/serendipity/index.php?/archives/1042-IgnitePhilly-Five-Minutes-To-Communicate.html Chris Lehmann: Principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA

The Library Challenge Group Discussion: What is “your” Next Step?

Group Discussion:

What is “your” Next Step?