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Revisioning the School Library Program

@AnneticipationAnne Weaver

•One idea: Teacher librarians should provide:

cutting edge programs use evidence based practicegoals connected to school leadership prioritiesinformed by leading Professional Learning Networkspromote and report on programs

•One story: kill Sacred Cows

•One big question:

Is your library program satisfying your Principal and school leadership?

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http://librarygrits.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/day-7-keeping-track.html

Yr 5

Yr 6

Jackie and Megan http://jchild.edublogs.org/category/getting-started/

PLN• http://oomscholasticblog.com/post/

10-school-librarians-follow-twitter• Twitter• Find blogs• http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/• Real people• Free PD• Webinars• State Library QLD and similar

IT Helpdesk in the library run by students

Help Desk

Finding more time• combine staff from Archives, bookhire, bulk printing, AV to cover counter

duties• design library so staff work area assists supervision• books come covered from suppliers, or not covered• issued textbooks now stored in library• custom reports for automated billing, picking slips• volunteers• Online Booking System• Procedures manual• Digitisation and paperless office• AHS library youtube site• Training and skilling staff• Library staff communication onenotehttp://www.freestockphotos.biz/stockphoto/16192http://pixabay.com/en/pimp-hat-purple-profession-26737/

Time for:

AHSMakerspace

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Catalogue One Stop Shop, Federated Search• How much time is taken by library website,

pathfinders?• Removing barriers for staff and students to

connect with information – have catalogue anyway, so make it effective

• ebooks for equity • everything in one place• can be accessed 24/7 – catalogue has app – • LibraryLink app

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Makerspace Programming: outside class time becomes more important

https://ahsmakerspace.wordpress.com• Book clubs• Board games• Crafts• Circuits• Robotics• Coding

• When: do not compete with assessment nor other schools events

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Programming: Make it manageable • move staff practices to taking on these projects• vary demands: high tech, low tech, low support• number of bookclubs once per term?• chunk – staff one makerspace activity each and term to develop and

learn• connect to curriculum and extra curricular• students take on leadership roles in making• what can other teacher-librarians, staff, students, parents share, help

or donate?• what do they want to learn?

Staff PD days (end of Term 2 start of Term 3)Session 1: Are you making the most of the AHS library catalogue?•New Federated search•OverDrive Ebooks, Audiobooks, EBSCO databases, EBSCO eBooks, Clickview•Refining searches to access digital resources•Types of digital resources – tips for using them•Pathfinders, Instructions

Session 2: Research Made Easy (RME) modelWhat is RME?Why should students use this?Why in OneNote format?Examples of the types of resources provided, layout and special features.How to incorporate the RME into research lessons.

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Find points of intervention soreading promotion and information literacy is targeted and systematic

Connect with school IT staff

and technology

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What did you write at the session beginning?• that teacher librarians must manage time and resources to achieve goals

directly connected to school leadership priorities?

• about providing specialist cutting edge library programs using evidence based practice?

• about promoting, sharing and connecting?

• about connecting with leading teacher librarians and educators to select cutting edge programs best suited to your school’s goals?

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