making lemonade from lemons: transforming

challenges into points of innovation and enchantment

buffy j. hamilton | february 2013

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“These are the times

that try men’s

souls…”

Thomas Paine, The Crisis

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Original photograph by Buffy Hamilton

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how do we negotiate these tensions and help teachers feel we are pulling WITH them?

relationships are the cornerstone of libraries, learning, and participation

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trustworthiness

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likability

fantastic product or service

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enchantment

enchantment: sustained, voluntary delight that is mutually beneficial

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“enchantment transforms situations and relationships.” Guy Kawasaki, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions

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“innovation is the ability to see change as an

opportunity - not a threat” william pollard

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Action Steps for NOW to Elevate Your

Role as an Instructional Leader

and Partner

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turn filtering challenges into an opportunity to curate alternative resources for teachers and students

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use the Common Core State Standards and the language of those standards as a focal point for conversation about meaningful collaboration to support traditional and emerging literacies

flex your instructional design and instructional literacy muscles in the context of content based research units

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Look at budget cuts as an opportunity to reassess collection development and services

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Seize moments of resistance and pushback as an opportunity to model resilience for teachers and students

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embrace the wobbles

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“The future of school libraries and

school librarians hangs in the balance.

We must shape the future not to save

ourselves, our jobs, or some sense of

tradition. No, we win this victory for our

students.”

Dr. R. David Lankes School Libraries: What's Now, What's Next, What's Yet to Come http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/96705

we can decide which approach we will take to these challenges

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embrace challenges as opportunities to help others focus on possibilities, not limitations

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change and

understanding=

innovation

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Participatory Librarianship and Change Agents: http://blip.tv/file/1566813

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contact information

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