Leadership and You in the School

Library World

Session 1322

January 30, 2009

Derrick Grose derrick.grose@ocdsb.c

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Martha Martin mmartin34@cogeco.c

aMichael Rosettis

michael.rosettis@ycdsb.ca

Leadership Qualities

• Vision

• Integrity

• Dedication

• Magnanimity

• Humility

• Openness

• Creativity

• Fairness

• Assertiveness

• Sense of Humour

• Selflessness

• Empowering

Others

• Critical Thinker

• Communication

• Collaboration

“Few will have the greatness to bend

history itself; but each of us can

work to change a small portion of

events, and in the total of all those

acts will be written the history of

this generation.”

Robert F. Kennedy

Leadership Opportunities

• The Teaching Librarian*

• Building Strong Relationships in

your School & Beyond

• Reaching Out to the School

Community

• Board Level & Beyond

• OLA Opportunities

• Additional Leadership Involvement

Building Strong Relationships in Your School &

Beyond• Collaborative Programming

• Collaboration – Special Projects (e.g.

grant initiatives, literacy, leadership)

• Technological Literacy

• Promoting Reading Literacy: Reading

Club, Literature Circles, DEAR, FVR …

Resource Pathfinders

Website Access

http://stau.ycdsb.ca/Departments/STAU%20LIBw/Pathfinders/SubstanceAbusePathfinder.pdf

Boys’ Literacy

Technological Literacy

Promoting Reading

Building Relationships

Additional Ideas from Session

Discussion:

• Newsletter

• School Webpage

• Staff Meeting: −collaboration/sharing−new resources−requesting new partnerships

Reaching Out to the School Community

• Virtual Presence – School Library

Website

• Formal Communication –

Flyer/Newsletter

• Participation at Community Events

• Leading an Initiative (e.g. fundraising)

Virtual Presence

Formal Communication

Community Events& School Initiatives

Reaching Out to the School Community

Additional Ideas from Session Discussion:

• Family Literacy Night

• JK/SK registration (physical presence)

• Mini Booktalk during announcements

• Wiki for library; podcasts

• Author visits

Board Level & Beyond

• PA Day Planning

• Board Committees

• Board Initiatives

• Board Level Curriculum Writing

• Ministry Curriculum Review

• Ministry Curriculum Writing

• Teacher Federation Involvement

Board Level & Beyond

Additional Ideas from Session Discussion:

• PA Day planning: collection development; technology; new resources to go with PLC’s, etc.

• Welcome to Kindergarten Program

• Partner with Public Library

• Thank-you letters

OSLA Opportunities

• Listserv participation

• Teaching Librarian Magazine

• Super Conference volunteer

• Super Conference planning team

OLA Opportunities

Additional Ideas from Session

Discussion:

• Education Institute

• Knowledge Ontario

• Forest of Reading – selection

committee, steering committee,

volunteer at events

Additional Leadership Involvement

• Writing to your Local Newspaper

• Ontario Coalition for School Libraries

• Canadian Coalition for School

Libraries

• People for Education

• CASL

• IASL

• OSAPAC survey

The Importance of School

Libraries “School libraries are places where students

can develop a passion for reading and

learning … [and] inspire our students and

help them succeed.” (Dalton McGuinty, Premier of

Ontario, 2006)

Contact InformationDerrick Grose

derrick.grose@ocdsb.ca http://lisgar.ca/library.php

Martha Martin mmartin34@cogeco.ca

http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/schools/ELEM/lps/library/homepage_lpslrc.htm

Michael Rosettis michael.rosettis@ycdsb.ca http://stau.ycdsb.ca/library

Other Useful Sites

Book Babe Guide Wiki:http://

thebookbabeguide.wikispaces.com/

SATL Wiki (Special Assignment Teacher Librarian

ttp://gecdsbtlresources.pbwiki.com/

Animoto – Video Site:

www.animoto.com

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