The 23 Sustaining Leaders of the 2016-17 LSTA-funded leadership academy presented their year-long Personalized Learning Experiences in a poster session at the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Conference on April 1, 2017.
Students as Library Advocates, ALA Annual 2011Buffy Hamilton
Boomers, Staff & Students -- Engaging the Many Voices of Advocacy: An Advocacy Institute Workshop during ALA’s 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The program will take place on Friday, June 24, 2011 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Marriott Convention Center – River Bend 2.
Good reporting for School Libraries
Reporting to your Board and Principal- How is it important?
Why is it important?
What formats are there...
What info to put in, what info to leave out.
Photos, highlights, graphs Information gathering Talk it up! Tell them what you are doing well!
Use this opportunity to present needs in a positive light- give solutions, not problems.
Students as Library Advocates, ALA Annual 2011Buffy Hamilton
Boomers, Staff & Students -- Engaging the Many Voices of Advocacy: An Advocacy Institute Workshop during ALA’s 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The program will take place on Friday, June 24, 2011 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Marriott Convention Center – River Bend 2.
Good reporting for School Libraries
Reporting to your Board and Principal- How is it important?
Why is it important?
What formats are there...
What info to put in, what info to leave out.
Photos, highlights, graphs Information gathering Talk it up! Tell them what you are doing well!
Use this opportunity to present needs in a positive light- give solutions, not problems.
Palisades High School Library Annual report 2017 2018khornberger
This is our 16th annual report. The purpose of this report is to reflect upon the school-year and to educate readers on the programs and services that we have offered throughout the year, supporting both students and staff with the goal of making students as academically successful as possible.
7 Tips for an ESSENTIAL School Library Program: How to Remain Indispensable in Tough Budget Times
Use these tips and other leadership strategies to help you develop an effective library program that impacts student achievement and makes you an indispensable school librarian.
What are School Libraries and School Librarians?Johan Koren
Looks at definitions and roles of the school library and the school librarian and follows the development of standards and guidelines for school libraries from 1845-2009. Considers also the radical new definition set out by R. David Lankes.
Looks at School Library Month and other related celebrations (Naional Library Month and Library Workers Day) and discusses advocacy and advocacy plans.
Presented by Denise Woetzel, Anita Tarbox, Donna Coghill and Rick Samuelson at Old Dominion University's Summer Institute for School Librarianship students on 7/19/2017.
Flow India works at the intersection of Culture, Education and Technology with a people and planet-centred design focus. Our work emphasises on how to make the real-world and cultural capital accessible and relevant to educators and learners of all age groups and we have worked extensively on-the-ground and across the country.
Palisades High School Library Annual report 2017 2018khornberger
This is our 16th annual report. The purpose of this report is to reflect upon the school-year and to educate readers on the programs and services that we have offered throughout the year, supporting both students and staff with the goal of making students as academically successful as possible.
7 Tips for an ESSENTIAL School Library Program: How to Remain Indispensable in Tough Budget Times
Use these tips and other leadership strategies to help you develop an effective library program that impacts student achievement and makes you an indispensable school librarian.
What are School Libraries and School Librarians?Johan Koren
Looks at definitions and roles of the school library and the school librarian and follows the development of standards and guidelines for school libraries from 1845-2009. Considers also the radical new definition set out by R. David Lankes.
Looks at School Library Month and other related celebrations (Naional Library Month and Library Workers Day) and discusses advocacy and advocacy plans.
Presented by Denise Woetzel, Anita Tarbox, Donna Coghill and Rick Samuelson at Old Dominion University's Summer Institute for School Librarianship students on 7/19/2017.
Flow India works at the intersection of Culture, Education and Technology with a people and planet-centred design focus. Our work emphasises on how to make the real-world and cultural capital accessible and relevant to educators and learners of all age groups and we have worked extensively on-the-ground and across the country.
ACRL Value Update 2014, Annual Las Vegasmbowlesterry
An update on the work of the Value of Academic Libraries committee, presented at a Sunday afternoon forum at ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas by Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Melissa Bowles-Terry.
Scotland's school library strategy: advocacy and impact by Martina McChrystalHazel Hall
Vibrant libraries, thriving schools: a national strategy for school libraries in Scotland 2018-2023 is Scotland’s school library strategy. By showcasing the impact an excellent school library service can deliver, the strategy is intended to be used to influence decision-making in respect of school library provision. Martina's presentation outlines about her involvement in the development of the strategy as Chair of the National School Library Strategy Advisory Group, the strategy’s role in advocacy, and its anticipated impact.
Lecture presented by Fe Angela M. Verzosa at PLAI National Congress 2014 on the theme “Philippine Libraries: Future Possibilities”, held at Century Park Hotel, Manila on November 27, 2014
Getting Together To Go Forward: The Lessons of Diversity Initiatives and How ...Louis Muñoz Jr.
Graduates from various library diversity initiatives will discuss their experiences and summarize their programs’ outcomes. Presenters and participants will then brainstorm and explore various strategies that their institutions can use to recruit, nurture, and retain more individuals from under-represented groups. At the conclusion of the program, participants will share their suggestions with the larger group. (These ideas will form the nucleus of a Wiki resource that librarians can use for furthering diversity efforts.)
Opening practice on participatory course productionOEPScotland
OEPS presentation at OE Global 2017 in Cape Town, 10 March.
How can open educational practices be used to enable more learners to benefit from specialist knowledge online in accessible, engaging ways? Opening Educational Practices in Scotland Project (OEPS) is collaborating with external partners to develop course creation skills they need to deliver their first free, open online courses.
Opening Practice on Participatory Course Production - OEPS OE Global17OEPScotland
Presentation given at OE Global Conference 2017 on 10 March in Cape Town by Anna Page for the Opening Educational Practices in Scotland Project. How can open educational practices be used to enable more learners to benefit from specialist knowledge online in accessible, engaging ways? Opening Educational Practices Project (OEPS) is collaborating with external partners to develop course creation skills they need to deliver their first free, open online courses.
Teaching Through Space Design: The Symbolic Power of Academic Libraries in th...Kelly E. Miller
These slides were presented at the CLIC: Cooperating Libraries in Consortium event on April 12, 2016 at Hamline University's Anderson Center in Minnesota.
Abstract of Talk:
Miller discusses the ways in which our beliefs about learning and research — and the role librarians can play in those processes — are symbolized in the ways we choose to plan and design library spaces. Drawing on her experiences at UVA, UCLA and the University of Miami, she will share examples of library space planning and renewal that are creating new opportunities for librarians to engage in new ways with faculty and students. In particular, she will offer practical tips on how library space can embody key concepts in the new Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework) and spur growth and transformation of library reference and instructional services. By teaching intentionally through space design, libraries — and librarians — can increase the significance of their roles in the learning and research processes at their colleges and universities.
Teaching and learning at universities has moved beyond traditional transfer of knowledge from the learned to the learning. In today’s rapidly evolving world, educators at higher education institutions are challenged with preparing students to succeed in jobs that don’t even exist today, in a world in which creativity and innovation are valued as much as knowledge.
What does it take to do this? What are the latest trends in teaching and learning at higher education institutions? Are they keeping up with the transformations taking place beyond campus boundaries? What are the strategies for broader adoption of effective teaching and learning practices across campus?
UCalgary's Vice-Provost of Teaching and Learning (Interim) Leslie Reid and Jay Cross, Director of the new College of Discovery, Creativity and Innovation in UCalgary's Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, provide their expert knowledge on these and other related questions.
Watch the webinar recording: http://explore.ucalgary.ca/preparing-students-unknown
PSLA Regional Leaders Academy: The Chambersburg ImmersionDebra Kachel
28 selected school librarian leaders participated in a three-day immersion program directed by Dr. Mary Kay Biagini, University of Pittsburgh, in a grant project funded by LSTA.
Created by Joyce Valenza and Deb Kachel for an LSTA Commonwealth Libraries project to train school and public librarians to use LibGuides as a tool for collection curation.
Created by Joyce Valenza and Deb Kachel for an LSTA Commonwealth Libraries project to train school and public librarians to use LibGuides as a collection curation tool.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
1. Sustaining Leaders Academy
Gallery Crawl
A Gallery Crawl of Great Library Program Ideas to Spark Your
Curiosity: Demonstrating the Positive Roles the School Library
Plays in Students Developing as Achievers and Human Beings
PSLA Conference April 1, 2017
2. Background on the Sustaining Leaders Academy
The Sustaining Leaders Academy, a 2016-2017 LSTA-funded collaborative initiative
between PSLA and the University of Pittsburgh School Library Certification Program,
provided professional development for 23 mid-career PA librarians, allowing them to
pursue a Personalized Learning Experience—based on their own curiosity.
Each Sustaining Leader was matched with a mentor, participated in a four-day
immersive experience during which they developed a personalized learning experience,
and over the school year received guidance and affirmation from theirs mentors and
peers in f2f and video-conferencing sessions.
3. The Sustaining Leaders Gallery Crawl of Great Library Programs
• The 23 Sustaining Leaders shared their
successes through their posters with
conference attendees in a “gallery
crawl” on Saturday, April 1, 2017.
• Their posters reflected their
Personalized Learning Experiences—a
new program idea that creates positive
awareness of the value of the school
library.
2016-17 Sustaining Leaders
