School libraries are under threat due to budget cuts as principals and superintendents look for ways to save money. This often results in cuts to school library positions and resources. Several states and school districts have eliminated certified librarian positions, leaving school libraries without proper staffing and management. Research shows that school libraries led by certified librarians have a positive impact on student achievement, but advocates need to present strong evidence to stakeholders to protect school library programs and prevent cuts during financial difficulties. Action research conducted within individual school libraries is recommended as a way to gather localized evidence on the benefits of the school library program.
Looks at School Library Month and other related celebrations (Naional Library Month and Library Workers Day) and discusses advocacy and advocacy plans.
Looks at School Library Month and other related celebrations (Naional Library Month and Library Workers Day) and discusses advocacy and advocacy plans.
Find out how NITLE can be a resource for you in the coming year and how your institution’s involvement in the NITLE Network is making a difference for liberal education. NITLE’s executive director and staff members will share information about our 2013-2014 program agenda and introduce you to specific tools and resources that your institution can use to make the best possible strategic decisions about integrating pedagogy and technology.
IFLA 2009 - Adoption of Social Networking Tools in LibrariesFrank Cervone
This presentation discusses the preliminary findings of a study of social computing tool use in public and academic libraries in Illinois. This presentation was part of the program "Social computing tools for learning and knowledge sharing" for the World Library Information Congress at the IFLA 75th General Conference and Assembly in Milan, Italy 2009. The program was sponsored by the Knowledge management, Library and Research Services for Parliaments, and Information Technology Sections.
At the American Library Association's National Library Legislative Day, Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie will discuss 11 key takeaways from the Project's libraries research.
Creating an Open-Access Journal: A Case Study.
Joe M. Williams, Head of Access Services, University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Stephen Dew, Collections & Scholarly Resources Coordinator, University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
UNC Greensboro faculty and staff are collaborating to launch a new, peer-reviewed open-access journal hosted by the University Libraries: the Journal of Learning Spaces. This session described the project from conception through its current state, covering topics such as publication model, roles and organizational structure, and marketing, and it will highlight benefits, such as filling a void in the current literature, increasing opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, supporting University goals, and marketing the library. Tips and lessons learned were shared. Open Journal Systems, the software used, was demonstrated, using the Journal of Learning Spaces as the primary example.
Find out how NITLE can be a resource for you in the coming year and how your institution’s involvement in the NITLE Network is making a difference for liberal education. NITLE’s executive director and staff members will share information about our 2013-2014 program agenda and introduce you to specific tools and resources that your institution can use to make the best possible strategic decisions about integrating pedagogy and technology.
IFLA 2009 - Adoption of Social Networking Tools in LibrariesFrank Cervone
This presentation discusses the preliminary findings of a study of social computing tool use in public and academic libraries in Illinois. This presentation was part of the program "Social computing tools for learning and knowledge sharing" for the World Library Information Congress at the IFLA 75th General Conference and Assembly in Milan, Italy 2009. The program was sponsored by the Knowledge management, Library and Research Services for Parliaments, and Information Technology Sections.
At the American Library Association's National Library Legislative Day, Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie will discuss 11 key takeaways from the Project's libraries research.
Creating an Open-Access Journal: A Case Study.
Joe M. Williams, Head of Access Services, University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Stephen Dew, Collections & Scholarly Resources Coordinator, University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
UNC Greensboro faculty and staff are collaborating to launch a new, peer-reviewed open-access journal hosted by the University Libraries: the Journal of Learning Spaces. This session described the project from conception through its current state, covering topics such as publication model, roles and organizational structure, and marketing, and it will highlight benefits, such as filling a void in the current literature, increasing opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, supporting University goals, and marketing the library. Tips and lessons learned were shared. Open Journal Systems, the software used, was demonstrated, using the Journal of Learning Spaces as the primary example.
A presentation on the evaluation of school libraries. 🏫
Lineup for this topic:
1. Why evaluation is needed for the school library
2. What instruments are used to conduct evaluation in the school library
3. How evaluation is conducted among library staff, students, and teachers
Course: LIBSCI 37 - School/Academic Librarianship
Teacher: Sarah Mae Salares
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.
Resources for information literacy in Illinois high schools, Presented at ILA...Kelly Grossmann
Preliminary results from a study investigating the resources and perspectives about information literacy at Illinois High Schools. For an updated presentation with additional data and findings, view "Information Literacy in Illinois High Schools: Budgets, Staffing, Perceptions, and Pedagogy"
By: Kelly Grossmann & Michelle Guittar
Looks at different inquiry process models, including Kuhlthau's Information Search Process and Guided Inquiry derived from it, Big 6 Skills, plus a number of others.
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.
Takes a brief look at the different types of people who enter the school library, from the school librarian to paraprofessional aides, parent and other volunteers, student aides teachers, administrators and guests, such as authors and public librarians.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
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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
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2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
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Storms ahead!
The economy is
stormy, and principals
and superintendents
are looking for ways
to save money.
That threatens school
libraries and school
librarians, and they
are often among the
first to succumb to the
storms.
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Other states
• As with other public-school districts, Mesa
Public Schools are not required to have a
certified media specialist operate their
libraries and have cut the positions because of
financial problems.
Read more:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/
09/02/20080902librarians0902.html#ixzz2XNtgdNEF
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Imagine a newly modernized school
with a built-in library/media center
— but no books to put on the shelves. Actually, you
don’t have to imagine.
Read about what’s going on with libraries in D.C.
public schools (DCPS) in this open letter to Mayor
Vincent Gray from D.C. resident and school library
advocate Peter MacPherson. He’s been fighting a
move by DCPS to cut funding for dozens of school
librarian positions.
Read MacPherson’s letter at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-
sheet/wp/2012/10/09/school-libraries-without-books/
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Succes story: From cuts . . .
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http://ala-
apa.org/newsletter/2008/03/15/campaigns-
spreading-to-reverse-downturn-in-spokane-
wa-library-financing/
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. . . to capers
• Spokane Moms campaign is
grass-roots success story
• Spokane Public Schools is
restoring some of the funding
cut from elementary libraries
last year, thanks largely to the
lobbying efforts of three women
who have become heroes among
librarians nationwide.
• “They call us the Spokane
Moms, which I think is so
funny,” said Lisa
Layera Brunkan.
• June 25, 2008 - Updated: June 30, 4:10 p.m.
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An emulation attempt that fizzled
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Nancy Sullivan, a media specialist at
James Madison High School in
Portland, OR, and a founding member
of Fund Our Future Oregon.
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School Librarians Must Build Support
before the crisis happens!
• Step 1 - Know Your Stakeholders
– Students, Parents, Teachers, Administrators, Community
Members, Legislators
• Step 2 - Alignment
– Align your goals with those of the stakeholders
– Use the latest research you can find
• Step 3 - Program Promotion
– Build promotional efforts around stakeholder needs
• Step 4 – Evaluation and Evidence
– Collect and analyze relevant data about programs,
resources and services
– Measure what is important to stakeholders
• Step 5 - Share Findings
– Organize and utilize the data that shows
contributions to educational goals
School Library
Program Health
and Wellness
Toolkit
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Crisis Planning when the unthinkable looms
• Define the situation
• Know your mission
• Determine a communication structure
• Identify the stakeholders
• Craft the message
• Share the message
• Get people involved
• Ask for letters of support
AASL Crisis Toolkit
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What does AASL say?
• Empowering Learners (2009)
– GUIDELINE: The school
library media program is
built by professionals who
model leadership and best
practice in the school
community
• ACTION: The school library
media specialist . . . uses
research to inform practice
and makes evidence-based
decisions
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Organized evidence about your own school library
• Action research
– Action research is any systematic inquiry
conducted by teacher researchers, principals,
school counselors, or other stakeholders in the
teaching/learning environment to gather
information about how their particular schools
operate, how they teach, and how well their
students learn.
• (An excerpt from Geoffrey Mills book Action
Research) reproduced as part of Unit 1:
What is and why use action research on
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1. Identify the problem
From Action Research Powerpoint -
Presented at November 7, 2005 Delsea
Regional High School In-service.
(no longer available)
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What makes a good problem statement?
• State it as a question that should
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Sample questions?
• How can the library promote reading,
writing and listening skills with English-
language learners?
– “Ipods and English-Language
Learners: A Great Combination.”
Teacher Librarian 34, no. 5 (2007).
• Does collaboration with the school
librarian make a difference for the
senior research paper?
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2. Collect data
• What data?
–How are we going to measure what we’re
looking for?
• What does “make a difference” mean?
–Operationalize! See Operationalizing Variables
• “Difference” suggests a comparison
» Compare what?
» Final products?
» Compare research papers of two high school classes—
one where the librarian was involved, and one where
the classroom teacher worked alone?
» Or interview the students about their experience?
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Example of action research
• Improving research paper
assignments:
– English teachers and the school librarian
collaborate to gather data in a
qualitative action research study that
investigates the effectiveness of an
assignment that requires primary
research methods and an essay of two
thousand words.
• Gordon, Carol. Students As Authentic
Researchers: A New Prescription for the
High School Research Assignment School
Library Media Research vol. 2, 1999
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Goals of action research
• Making things better!
– Ghaye, T. (1997). Some Reflections on the Nature of
Educational Action Research. School Libraries Worldwide,
3(2), 1-10.
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A New ALA/AASL Initiative
http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=3660