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Paige Jaeger Coordinator for School LibrariesWSWHE BOCES - NYS June 2013 InfoLit4U @ Twitter Librarydoor.blogspot.com

INTR

O AND …

WHAT

’S IM

PORT

ANT?

WATCH OUT…

GOAL – SMILE

• Survey, state needs simplistically

• Measure• Identify areas for

improvement • Lead change• Encourage

Keep it positive, if possible!

DISCUSSION:

ON YOUR POST-IT NOTES… WRITE:

• Two things you did well as a librarian

• Two things teachers value

• Two things administrators value

WHAT DO YOU VALUE? Li

bra

rians What do

you value?

Teach

ers How do

you help, collaborate

Ad

min

istr

ati onWhat do

they value?

WORKIN

G WIT

H THE

STATE

IMPORTANCE OF VALUE:

• We initially prepared what we valued…

• The State holds the trump card… • What is that trump card? • How will this be measured? • How does the state want to quantify? • Quantity vs. Qualitative measures

WHAT ARE YOUR STATE STANDARDS BASED UPON?

• Danielson?

• Marzano?

• Texas-style Mandates?

EXAMPLE:

http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/teachingstandards9122011.pdf

COMMON CORE JUSTIFICATION?

Reading

Research

Inquiry

Rigor

Reality – Real

Estate

LIBRARIES ARE THE COMMON CORE

READING

INFORMATION

COMPLEX & COMPLEXITY

LITERACY

EVIDENCE

RESEARCH

VOCABULARY

NONFICTION

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

WORD PROMINANCE: Based on word fre-quency/appearance in the CCSS ELA standards

and Appendix A

CONTENT

AND PLA

NNING

CONTENT:

Brainstorm

• Measurable? • Evidence archive?

Group

• By TX standards?

• By function? • By stakeholders

Performance

Indicators?

• How will these be measured?

TOTALITY?

Rubric? Portfolio Archive? Goals?

Hybrid?Does this have to “total?”

CONTENT IDENTIFICATION

What are the invisible things

librarians do that you want to get

credit for?

What does Administration

value, and how do librarians support

that?

What do teachers value and how do librarians support

that?

What do librarians value that people don’t recognize?

Brainstorm

JUSTIFY THE SUBMISSION:

• To recognize unique role of librarians

• To raise the bar on performance

• To start a dialog of support • To measure the impact on

instruction • Other “currently approved”

instruments do not fit tasks and certification of School Librarians

NYSED S

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PROGRAM REVIEW APPROVED NYSED 2009

SLMPE - PROGRAM REVIEW

ASSESSMENT – ANYONE HAVE A POST-IT NOTE?

WHERE ON THIS RUBRIC IS YOUR “PROUD OF” ?

http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/practicerubrics/Docs/nyla-rubric.pdf

“1’S” USUALLY DON’T KNOW THEY’RE “1’S”

NYSED REGULATIONS WERE EMBEDDED

STAFFING:

INSTRUCTION:

WHERE D

O YOU S

TART

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BRAINSTORM

WHAT TO INCLUDE

GROUP INCLUSIONS

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR INCLUSIONS

DIVIDE AND CONQUER

NEEDS

Program

PersonAPPR

Certification

EVALUATION:

• AVOID SUBJECTIVE OPPORTUNITIES

• KEEP ANYTHING POSSIBLE MEASURABLE

• LIBRARIANS DEFINE THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, BECAUSE ADMIN OFTEN DOESN’T HAVE A CLUE

• KEEP THE BAR HIGH

• ALIGN WITH AASL AND ISTE WHENEVER POSSIBLE

• PROVIDE TOOLS

• LOOK AT OTHER STATES

W O R K T O G E T H E R T O D A Y V I R T U A L LY

Wiki spaces with pages

• Content

• Evaluation

• Performance indicators

• Etc.

R E M E M B E R T O …

• Get stakeholder feedback

• Review with a union representative

• Review with a state education resource to see whether you are on the correct track

Good Luck!

Questions?