KQNovDec12_OE.pdf. Collaborative Effort Empowers Teachers, Raises Test Scores in South Lane. Krista Parent, South Lane School District, Oregon Story posted December, 2007.
Results updated April 22, 2014 Results:• In 2013, students in grade 11 exceeded state proficiency rates in math, science and reading. Digital Reading Poses Learning Challenges for Students - Education Week. Published Online: May 6, 2014 Published in Print: May 7, 2014, as Screen Reading Poses Learning Challenges.
A few Thoughts on Performance Reviews and Building Advocacy. I just finished reading an article by Audrey P.
Church in the March/April 2014 Library Media Connection "Embrace the Opportunity: Annual Professional Performance Review" and can't help but think about the idea of how we can use our performance review as a means to build advocacy for our school library programs.Currently the state of Kentucky is in the process of transitioning to a new format for evaluations called the PGES - Professional Growth and Effectiveness System. Under this system, teachers, including teacher librarians, will be evaluated using a Framework for Teaching, based on the work of Charlotte Danielson. The Framework (see the download on the right side of the PGES page) includes evaluation in the areas of: Planning and Preparation, Professional Responsibilities, Classroom Environment, and Instruction.As with anything new, this system is sure to generate some anxiety as teachers and teacher librarians try to figure out how to demonstrate that they meet expectations. 10 changes a school library must consider in the digital era.
Still Relevant: 3 School Library Systems Doing it Right. Despite many K-12 libraries finding themselves on the chopping block in the budget cuts of recent years, I believe this aspect of student learning is essential for academic and real-world success.
Librarians, information associates, media center specialists - call them what you want, but these professionals are just as important to student success as homeroom teachers and administrators. Ode to a School Librarian. This article may or may not appear in the Nettle Creek Gazette depending on if the editor thinks I’m poking the bear too hard.
No group of librarians has been more under siege in recent history than the school librarian or media specialist. As a public librarian, I don’t have any insider information on why this is happening. My suspicion (and experience in my home school district) is that the budget is being used as justification for the cutting of this position within schools.
Arguments have also been made that ubiquitous technology has rendered the school library obsolete. Before we get too far down this rabbit hole, I need to point out that the job of a school librarian is not just to check out books to children. Flip This Library: School Libraries Need a Revolution. School libraries need a revolution, not evolution By David Loertscher One of the biggest business battles of our time is between Microsoft and Google.
The two have very different business models. Microsoft believes that if they build it, we will come—and buy their product. 6 Strategies for Funding a Makerspace. The Maker movement continues to gain momentum.
At this year's White House Science Fair, President Obama invited Super-Awesome Sylvia from Auburn, California to exhibit her water color robot as a representative of the Maker community. At the same event, the Corporation for National Service announced its commitment to place Americorps VISTAs in Maker movement organizations across the country. Maker Ed is placing those Maker VISTAs in makerspaces to help build their capacity for engaging low-income students as makers.
In this spirit, we are starting to see more and more makerspaces springing up in schools across the country. If you are a teacher experimenting with making projects in your classroom, here are some successful fundraising strategies we've seen educators use to fund a makerspace for their school community. Participatory Learning in Schools: Leadership and Policy.
The use of mobile devices and social media in schools is critical for the creation of a participatory learning environment for children.
In this environment, students are invited to collaborate, connect with peers and educators/adults inside and outside of the classroom, and integrate digital media for innovative thinking. We help school districts create a participatory learning environment through resources, best practices, and lessons learned in policy implementation. Today’s learning environment has dramatically changed with increasing ubiquitous access to technology and informal learning extending well beyond the classroom walls. A student-centered and digitally enabled learning environment is essential to improving student achievement. Library Journal — Library News, Reviews, and Views. Stewing, mulling and/or half-baked? This message was shared over LM_NET last weeK: Stewing, mulling and/or half-baked?
I've been thinking and thinking and reading all of the articles coming out (studies and exemplary library program descriptions) and after being told that I get to continue running 3 libraries for 2 more years and at that time the district would evaluate whether or not to see if they want a full-time T-L on every campus - I really think I'm coming to the conclusion that...It doesn't matter how much soul and effort and knowledge the T-L, has - it really is dependent on the culture and expectations the Principal of that campus has of all staff.I get evaluated on working collaboratively with the teachers, but when I ask, NONE of the Principals ask the same question of the classroom teachers.
(Isn't it like the tango? Takes at least two to collaborate?) Education Week.