Marla W. McGhee & Barbara A. Jansen

Agenda Administrators matter Standards and research Role of library media specialist Role of campus administrators Summary: Promising practices 06/08/09

Administrators matter

Standards and research

Role of library media specialist

Role of campus administrators

Summary: Promising practices

Administrators matter Information Power copyright 2000, AASL & AECT. Survey of educational administration programs

Survey of educational administration programs

Standards State Texas Library Standards Standards and Guidelines for Texas National American Association of School Librarians 06/08/09

State

Texas Library Standards Standards and Guidelines for Texas

National

American Association of School Librarians

Important roles of the librarian Instructional partnership Collaboration within content areas TEKS/TAKS meaningful practice as a by-product Collection development Library programming for the promotion of literacy Technology Priorities 06/08/09

Instructional partnership

Collaboration within content areas

TEKS/TAKS meaningful practice as a by-product

Collection development

Library programming for the promotion of literacy

Technology

Priorities

TEKS ELA Research: 2009-10 (22) Research/Research Plan. (23) Research/Gathering Sources. (24) Research/Synthesizing Information. (25) Research/Organizing and Presenting Ideas.

(22) Research/Research Plan.

(23) Research/Gathering Sources.

(24) Research/Synthesizing Information.

(25) Research/Organizing and Presenting Ideas.

TEKS Reading 2009-10 (13) Reading/inquiry/research.

TEKS Writing 2009-10 (20) Writing/inquiry/research.

TEKS Social Studies Use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution.

Use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution.

TAKS 45 objectives practiced in a meaningful context through 11 th grade if content-area curriculum is integrated with information and communications technology skills.

45 objectives practiced in a meaningful context through 11 th grade if content-area curriculum is integrated with information and communications technology skills.

Instructional partnership 06/08/09 Deconstruct collaborative unit

Collection development Based on a selection policy Support curriculum Support students’ personal needs Cultural relevance Promote literacy Select books and audio-visual materials Electronic resources 06/08/09

Based on a selection policy

Support curriculum

Support students’ personal needs

Cultural relevance

Promote literacy

Select books and audio-visual materials

Electronic resources

Literacy Reading, writing, visual literacies Engaging programs Integrating instruction Developing collection of print and electronic resources 06/08/09

Reading, writing, visual literacies

Engaging programs

Integrating instruction

Developing collection of print and electronic resources

Technology Acquisition Training Librarian Students and faculty Support 06/08/09

Acquisition

Training

Librarian

Students and faculty

Support

Priorities Focus on priorities to increase student learning and achievement Quality continuum of instructional time 06/08/09

Focus on priorities to increase student learning and achievement

Quality continuum of instructional time

Role of Campus Administrators Hiring librarian and support staff Supervision and appraisal Scheduling for instruction Budgeting and resource allocation Advocacy for the library media program 06/08/09

Hiring librarian and support staff

Supervision and appraisal

Scheduling for instruction

Budgeting and resource allocation

Advocacy for the library media program

Promising Practices Collaboration between librarian and teachers Main focus on information literacy process and integrated 21st century skills Library scheduled by objective 06/08/09

Collaboration between librarian and teachers

Main focus on information literacy process and integrated 21st century skills

Library scheduled by objective

Thank you! Marla McGhee, mmghee@lclark.edu Barbara Jansen, bjansen@sasaustin.org 06/08/09

Thank you!

Marla McGhee, mmghee@lclark.edu

Barbara Jansen, bjansen@sasaustin.org