Blue Valley School District, USD 229Johnson County, KSKansas City metro area
2012/2013 22,154 students20 elementary schools (1 full-time librarian, 1 full-time para)9 middle schools (1 full-time librarian, 1 full-time para)5 high schools (2 full-time librarians, 2 full-time paras)
Beginnings..How Coffee Connects to College Readiness
Once upon a time...
there were two librarians who liked to
talk, dream, drink coffee and talk some
more about...
What was going on? How could this be? Hey..WE were prepared for our freshman year ;-)
Shared experiences and moanedabout how unprepared many freshman appeared to be forbasic research
Inquiring Minds Wanted to Know....
How were Information Literacy Standards incorporated into the curriculum of high schools and higher education?
What were the challenges high schools were facing in their efforts to develop information literacy competencies?
How can librarians and fellow educators collaborate to bridge the perceived gap in critical thinking skills?
2nd annualCollege Readiness DialogueNov. 2011
9:00 – 4:00
New additions:oSkype-ingoPublic LibrariansoBest Practices
3rdCollege Readiness DialogueApril 2013
9:00 – 4:00
New additions:oKauffman FoundationoCommon CoreoSpecial Librarians
What's Next...
4th College Readiness Dialogue • April 1st, 2014• Location: Kauffman Foundation
Conference Center, KC, MO• Librarians and fellow educators
from high schools, middle schools, higher education as well as public & special librarians
• Emphasis on Information Literacy
Visit the College Readiness Dialogue
webpage
http://bvhlearningcommons.bluevalleyk12.org/collegereadinessdialogues
Get a co-host from the other side (Academic or Secondary)
Mileage: How far would you drive for this? (But post on state listservs)
Enlist the support of school administration! (Facility fees)
Don’t rely on school/library websites for names or email addresses; use primarily for phone numbers
Keep the first meeting simple as far as agenda goes
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