The document discusses competencies needed for school library staff, including cooperation and use of research-centered tools. It focuses on a project in Portugal called THEKA that aims to promote teacher training on developing school libraries. THEKA's goals are to train teachers to use school libraries as learning resources, support lifelong learning, and foster collaboration between students, teachers and the community. THEKA provides various tools and resources to facilitate constructive training, including communities of practice, tutoring support, and self-evaluation strategies to transform and improve school libraries.

1. School libraries staff competencies: cooperation and research centered tools Maria José Vitorino Gonçalves THEKA Calouste Gulbenkian Project for Teacher’s Education to Develop School Libraries www.theka.org Portugal [email_address] 5TH TRIENNAL ECIS LIBRARIANS’ CONFERENCE. GOING PLACES… BERLIN, 28 FEB – 2 MARCH 2008

2. Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal, Europa S/autor (2006) in workshoptejo.fc.ul.pt / Photos.htm

3. Context 1 Where and when are we staying and going to Portugal, THEKA, 2004- Portugal, RBE School Libraries Network Program (1996- ) Europe, ENSIL European Network for School Libraries and Information Literacy (2003- ) Global, IASL (1993- ) Global, IFLA (1978- ) Global, Web 2.0 (clocking…)

4. Images THEKA (2008), courtesy

5. SLNP. Portugal, RBE, 1200 School Libraries (2008) Images Ana Melo (2007, 2008), courtesy

6. Global Arena ENSIL All learners in each country of Europe are entitled to quality school library/media centres and services. In order to achieve this, each country in Europe, and the European Union, should adopt and implement the principles of the IFLA/Unesco Manifesto. Ensil invites other libray and educational organisations throughout Europe to join and contribute to further discussion and action. ENSIL Amsterdam Statement, 2003 www.ensil.eu

7. TIC: Technologies, 2.0

8. TIK: new sense, new senses? En el verano de 1972, Carlos Lenkersdorf escuchó esta palabra por primera vez. Había sido invitado a una asamblea de los indios tzeltales, en el pueblo de Bachaján, y no entendía nada. Él no conocía la lengua y la discusión, muy animada, le sonaba como lluvia loca. La palabra tik atravesaba esa lluvia. Todos la decían y la repetían, tik, tik, tik, y su repiqueteo se imponía en el torrente de voces. Era una asamblea en clave de tik. Carlos había andado mucho mundo, y sabía que la palabra yo es la que más se usa en todos los idiomas. Tik, la palabra que brilla en el centro de los decires y los vivires de estas comunidades mayas, significa nosotros. Eduardo Galeano Bocas de tiempo, Siglo XXI

9. TIK: WE.0 2004 Portugal 0 blogs by librarians 1 blog by 1 archivist 1 blog by 1 Lis studente ? Blogs by teachers Cooperation of portugueses librarians in Brazilien blogs ( Bibliotecários sem Fronteiras created in 2002) 2007 Portugal April: APBAD (National Conference, Azores) 6 bloggers speaking for 150 interested librarians and archivists, all generations and regions Plenty of School Libraries ad SL professionals blogs (and growing…) Anjos, Júlio Bibliotecario 2.0 http://blog.bib20.com/page/2/ (2007) (adapted)

10. Biblioteca Escolar en/por la web

11. Prácticas y aprendizaje A minha formação como homem e a minha carreira como profissional, devo-a tanto às interferências positivas dos meus educadores e mestres, como, sobretudo, aos erros educativos que eles cometeram para comigo. Aprendi por intuição e experiência de vida que as atitudes chamadas erradas são tão válidas em educação como as atitudes correctas . Mi formación como hombre y my camino como profesional, la debo tanto a las interferencias positivas de mis educadores y maestros, como, particularmente, a los errores educativos que ellos han hecho comigo. He aprendido por intuición y experiencia de vida que las atitudes llamadas erros són tán válidas en educación como las atitudes correctas O educador em que me tornei renunciou há muito à crença mágica do educador perfeito, como o profissional que sou renunciou a esconder a ignorância com a erudição. El educador en que me volví hace mucho que renunció à la creencia mágica en el perfecto educador, así como el profesional que soy renunció a ocultar la ignorancia com la erdudición. Aprecio, portanto, os homens mais por aquilo que são (para o meu sentir) do que por aquilo que dizem. Valoro, así, más a los hombres por eso que ellos son (para mí sentir) que por eso que dícen. João dos Santos Medico. Educador. (Portugal, séc. XX)

12. Context 2 To train, trained, training. (For) me, you, us Professional’s Training Trends and Agenda Portugal Europe Global

13. SLNP Professionals Training Plans, Portugal, 2006 Portuguese SL do not have School Librarian’s career 1 Exception: Caldinhas Private School SL Coordinator is a teacher, leading a team (>4 teachers, + variable non teacher staff members)

14. Context 3 THEKA Calouste Gulbenkian Project for Teacher Education to Develop School Libraries, Portugal, 2004-2008 FGC pretends to promote training teacher’s training on school libraries. Goals Training teachers to develop schools libraries as resource centres to improve reading, information literacy, pupils success and learning, as well as to provide support for lifelong learning and gateways to knowledge and culture. Developing school library projects working closely with pupils, staff, and community, through managing and supporting the school curriculum and extra-curricular activities in order to promote a whole-school ethos. Creating and maintaining self-training resources using a wide range of different supports including web pages, database, reference documents, information on research and innovation Target teachers and pupils Teachers: Pre-school and Basic Education, mainly primary teachers Pupils: Three to Eighteen years old pupils

15. THEKA as a Tool’s Lab

16. Tool 1 Constructivist framework for SL training Project centered training design How Purpose declaration Designing Project Applying / Changing it Reporting

17. Tool 2 Cooperation centered tools CoP Communities of practice Tutors: a Training Clue Sharing culture

18. Making real sharing cultures: Web and Plus! Imag.

19. Tool 3. Research-Transformation Centered tools SL and Learning Impact self-evaluations strategies, a research-action-training process Reference sources: SLA (UK) IASL, information gathered upon THEKA projects and materials

20. Our network is larger than you might imagine and smaller than we want it to be !

21. Further [email_address] www.theka.org www.apbad.pt www.rbe.min-edu.pt