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21st Century Library Presentation
November 7th, 20179:40 in Room E-13 at Eastridge Highschool
Meet the Presenters
• Lucas Hiley Laurelton-Pardee Intermediate School Principal@laureltonpardee
• Stacey GringerLaurelton-Pardee Intermediate School Library Media Specialist@ILoveLPLibrary
Background/Rationale
• PYP School• Collaboration Expectations• Master Schedule Implications• Budgets and Staffing
Why the Change?
• Making the Transition to a Collaborative Flexible Schedule by Andria Donnelly
• Flexible Scheduling May Have a Positive Impact on School Library Circulation by Ann Medaille
• The Schedule Spectrum by Carl Harvey II• Flexible Access Library Media Programs by Jan Buchanan
Why the Change?
• According to Carl A. Harvey II, “The schedule is important because it determines access – access to the librarian, to the materials in the library, and to the facility. Students and staff should have access to all three at the point of need” (17).
• According to Carole J. Stubeck, “We know from this research that information skills taught in isolation from curriculum content are not as relevant to students as skills taught in the context of what they already know” (30).
• According to the Position, “The integrated library program philosophy requires an open schedule that includes flexible and equitable access to physical and virtual collections for staff and students. Classes must be flexibly scheduled into the library on an as needed basis to facilitate just-in-time research, training, and utilization of technology with the guidance of the teacher who is the subject specialist, and the librarian who is the information process specialist”.
Why the Change?
• Co-teaching Complex Learning
Library Design Space New Library Design
Library Media Specialist’s Job Description
• What does Stacey do?
Building Collaborative Relationships
• Buy-in/Trust Building• When is this done?• Using PYP Meetings for Troubleshooting & Brainstorming Ideas
Mentoring Teachers
• How is it done?• Why is a flexible schedule more beneficial?
Supporting Targeted Students
• High achieving students• Students in-need of remediation or more assistance
Accountability
• Standards• Assessment Data
Challenges
• Buy-In (Teachers, Students, Library Clerk, Parents)• Scheduling• Don’t Become a Catch-All• Balancing Equity for All Students• Consistency Among Libraries
Teacher Input
• I love the way library is running because I think we have more access to you and your skills! I have loved all of the lessons you have done with the kids and feel truly supported. The only con is sometimes I am not done with my mini lesson at 9:30 or forget to send the kids to exchange books. However, they have done a good job being quick and getting right back to work!
• I like how it allows for students to be able to come to you on an as needed basis yet have one day a cycle they know they can rely on as well. I like how it also frees you up to assist us with projects, etc.
• The pro is definitely that your schedule has been open and flexible to allow you to come into our rooms for all kinds of support lessons. Love that!
• The one challenge for me has been the book sign out rotation schedule. Maybe it's just my group, but it seems to be a distraction to many of the kids and I find myself having to "supervise" it while also running guided reading groups. Maybe we just need more practice with it, but that would be my feedback at this point.
• I don’t have a lot to compare it to, to be honest. I don’t mind it at all, my only issue is just knowing where all my students are at any given time, but I could always just bring up the weekly schedule to look ahead. Work with other teachers I think it just means thinking ahead to schedule time out and utilizing you the best way we can. I’m sure with more experience we’ll see what areas of the curriculum would be the best time to request coming into the library, but with Faith and I especially trying to get a routine down, we forget that we can use you too.
• A pro is that I can use you in the classroom in several different aspects of the day (PYP, writing, reading, word study, guided reading, etc). Another pro is that I know how you taught lessons (ex: if you taught citing resources, I know what you taught/your expectation so I can have the same expectation in the classroom). A con is that I forget to schedule you to come in for things. I plan lessons, and then forget that you are a resource. It would be helpful to know what types of things were taught in the library last year, so I can plan to include you or have you come in when I am teaching that. Maybe we could even add that to our planners/Lucy notes as we work through them this year. Another con is that I forget to have the kids go down to check out books. Another con is that there is all that fun technology/seating in the library, but I'm not sure when we would use it. So, these aren't really cons on you, they are mostly me forgetting! :)
