NO BUNS, NO BUTS
Today's librarians are called to be change agents & leaders in their schools. No more tightly-wound buns while we shush our patrons! Learn how to be a positive change agent for your school culture, helping to improve teacher/librarian collaboration and student achievement. Develop a Library Leadership Team in Your District
Do you feel like no one knows what you do or understands your relevance? Learn how establishing a Library Leadership Team can improve the morale among district librarians, increase job security, make work more fun, and improve student achievement! Find out how Hamilton County has established the first Library Leadership Team in the State of Tennessee and learn why it's working! THREE STEPS TO CREATING AN EFFECTIVE END-OF-YEAR SURVEY This slideshow focuses on the importance of self-analysis and how to create surveys which will enable educators to effectively critique their successes and struggles in order to determine potential changes for the upcoming school year. CREATING YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARY WEBSITE Why every librarian should have their own website and the steps involved in making it happen. A look at web-hosting sites, tools to create pages, and sample sites for elementary and secondary libraries are included. INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING A quick-and-dirty guide to understanding what inquiry-based learning looks like in the secondary school and some tips for how librarians can go about accomplishing this feat. TECHNOLOGY AND THE INQUIRY MODEL This guide gives specific web 2.0 tools and how they can be used with the inquiry model. Also included are some very specific samples in order to see the inquiry model via technology. PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION How to begin the year strong by planning and preparing for learning, determining your big idea(s), identifying your desired outcomes, developing essential questions, and working with the backwards design template. LETTING GOOGLE DRIVE WORK FOR YOU! See what Google Drive is all about and how it can be used in education in libraries, classrooms, guidance, administrations, parent communication, collaboration, and more... |