School Libraries Work - 2008. Ites - Exploring Research Findings-SLMC RESA. Chapter 4: School Library Characteristics that Affect Student Achievement. Latest Study: A full-time school librarian makes a critical difference in boosting student achievement. StakeholderData. Teacher Librarian Online Subscription. Something to Shout About: New research shows that more librarians means higher reading scores.
Librarian Marie Slim knew the cuts were coming. She just didn’t know they’d be this bad. For nearly 10 years, there had been a certified media specialist—and a full-time paraprofessional—at each of the six high schools in her California school district. Then things slowly began to change. In 2009, the district got rid of four librarians, leaving Slim and another media specialist to serve the six high schools. This month, Slim will be the only librarian standing—and it’s left her with an enormous sense of guilt, not to mention dread, knowing that she’ll be completely overstretched.
“Across the state, the cuts have been crushing,” says Slim, who’ll go from serving 2,600 kids in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District to more than five times as many this fall. Countless media specialists around the country have had similar stories, but does anyone know how librarian cuts during this recession have hurt our students? Stripling’s right. But don’t be fooled. They got the message. Project Research - PA School Library Project - LibGuides at HSLC.
This is the complete research report by Keith Curry Lance and Bill Schwarz called How Pennsylvania School Libraries Pay Off: Investments in Student Achievement and Academic Standards. The study consists of three phases of research: n An analysis of available data about Pennsylvania school libraries and their relationships to the 2011 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Reading and Writing scores n An analysis of survey data about the perceptions of school library programs of administrators, teachers, and librarians and the relationships between those perceptions and their assessments of library program teaching of 21st Century Learner and PA/Common Core standards, and, in turn, the relationships between educators’ assessments of library program teaching of those two sets of standards and PSSA scores n Estimated investments needed to fund those components of a 21st century school library infrastructure that would have the greatest impact on student achievement in Pennsylvania.
School Libraries Count! AASL's National Longitudinal Survey of School Library Programs AASL sponsors a longitudinal survey to provide data on the health of the nation's school library programs. The annual survey is open to library centers at all schools teaching at the primary and secondary levels. The first survey was conducted in 2007 and results from each year are available for review . Most of the questions are tracking questions, though, each year the survey includes a short series of topical questions.
In 2012, the topical questions were focused on filtering and online access. Survey Background Current Report Full Report Individual Reports 2012 individualized reports are now available. Access individualized reports for 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009. School libraries that participated in the 2012 School Libraries Count! To access 2012 report you will need your NCES number as your user name and the password you created. You can contact AASL to retrieve this information. Past Reports. School Library Impact Study - 2009. March 4, 2010. The Idaho Commission For Libraries is pleased to release the final and complete report of the School Library Impact Study conducted in 2009.
You may download the full report or the Executive Summary in either Word or Adobe PDF format below. Idaho School Library Impact Study - 2009: How Idaho Librarians, Teachers, and Administrators Collaborate for Student Success (Idaho Commission For Libraries, 2010) Executive Summary - Word file - PDF file Full Report - Word file - PDF fileResearch Brief - PDF fileOverview for JFAC - PDF file This commissioned report identifies how Idaho school libraries contribute to student success. The survey design included both qualitative and quantitative measures. Responses from 1,082 librarians, teachers, and principals indicated what library services and programs they valued.
Based upon the findings, the study recommends: Administrators. Idaho is now one of 20 states that have completed similar studies. NCEES - Support Staff. Manifesto for 21st Century Teacher Librarians | Teacher Librarian. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published as a Tag Team Tech column on www.voyamagazine.com. It has been reprinted and reproduced numerous times and in many places. We are making it available here to ensure that all of our readers have seen it.
Manifesto for 21st Century Teacher Librarians By Joyce Kasman Valenza October 2010 A couple of summers back a young school librarian, fresh out of library school, asked a very honest question at one of our state retreats: We’re all doing different stuff. Well into the 21st century, it is clear that the concept of modern teacher librarian practice is not clear.
What I know for sure is that if the Joyce who graduated from library school in 1976 (and again with a school specialty in 1988), heck, if the Joyce from the 2007/2008 school year, were to visit my library today, she would be stunned by the differences in my/our practice. And in my humble opinion some aspects of emerging practice are nonnegotiable. Reading Information Landscape 1. 2. 1. The Wonderful story of our school library by Paul Carey on Prezi. Staley Middle School Library - Annual Report - 2010-2011 by Debbie Owen on Prezi. Annual Reports - Presentations & Professional Development.