Management of the School Library Media Center Welcome to LIB5040 Management of the School Library Media Center

LIB5040 Management of the School Library Media Center Today’s Learning Questions and updates Leadership (Objs. 1 &10) Organizations and Management (Obj. 10) Professional Development (Objs. 1 & 2)

Questions & Updates Geri Purpur sharing Best Practices in Designing Online Reference Guides - June 30th at 5:00 pm in the LIB 5040 Forum of Qwaq AETZ. Others?

Leadership Think of someone you consider a leader. What practices make that person a leader in your mind?

Leadership Kouzes & Posner (2002).The Leadership Challenge. San Francisco: Josey Bass. Over two decades of research Leadership is a set of skills and practices available to everyone Leadership can be found at all levels of an organization “Leadership is a relationship” (p.20)

Leadership Kouzes & Posner, cont …. Five Practices & Ten Commitments of Leadership – http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/Wile yCDA/Section/id-131055.html Video (to 6:49) - http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/Wile yCDA/Section/id-306621.html

Leadership How does your list compare with Kouzes & Posner’s Five Practices?

Leadership Examine the Five Practices of Leadership http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/ WileyCDA/Section/id-131055.html Work in groups Each group selects a different Practice Provide an example of what that practice might look like if you are the media coordinator? Share with class

Leadership How do the Five Practices of Leadership align with the roles of the school library media specialist as described in Empowering Learners?

Leadership Do you think media coordinators can be/are leaders? Do other members of the school community perceive that media coordinators are leaders? Why or why not? Are you ready for leadership?

Leadership Interesting to note …. A team of evaluators from the Friday Institute at North Carolina State University (NCSU) conducted an evaluation of the IMPACT project. From the final evaluation report, media coordinators outscored principals on the LPI measure of leadership qualities.

Organizations & Management Managers handle the day-to-day operations Does not necessarily involve leadership Media coordinators are managers People Resources Budget Facilities …..

Organizations & Management Media coordinators manage within an organization The organization consists of people/personalities

Organizations & Management There are numerous theories about organizations, management, and personalities. Many are adapted and applied in schools.

Organizations & Management Exploration of organization, management, and personality theories: Work in teams Find information on the topic Description of the theory How might the theory relate to schools, the media center, and/or the media coordinator? Share with class

Organizations & Management Chaos Theory/Complexity Theory Learning Organizations (Senge)/Systems Theory Total Quality Management (TQM) Myers-Briggs Personality Typing

Organizations & Management Power in organizations The ability to get what you want Influencing what others think, believe & do Is a reality

Organizations & Management French & Raven’s (1960) Five Forms of Power Coercive – able to force someone to do something against their will. Reward – do something and you get something Legitimate – based on the position Referent – a person liking or wanting to be like you Expert – having a skill or knowledge someone else desires

Organizations & Management Conversations about power in education …. Empowerment of teachers Concept of shared leadership *For more information you might read some of Michael Fullan’s work

Organizations & Management Power Chart Assignment Think about an organization you are very familiar with – please use fictitious names for this assignment Analyze the power structure Who are the formal leaders? Who are the informal leaders? Who are the information brokers – the people who may not have a formal position, but know the history of the organization, the people, and how to get things done? What are the implications for a media coordinator?

Professional Development On a piece of paper List characteristics of professional development that you have participated in. Circle the characteristics you thought were effective.

Professional Development Professional development is a systematic attempt to change teachers’ practice to ultimately improve student learning. National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Standards for Professional Development http://www.nsdc.org/standards/index.cfm North Carolina Professional Development Standards http://www.ncwiseowl.org/Impact/TandL.htm

Professional Development Professional development conceptual framework Content - the new knowledge, skills, and teaching practices that are the foundation of what is to be learned. Process - the instructional processes, strategies, and structures in the delivery of professional development. Context - the organization, system, or culture surrounding the professional development.

Professional Development Standards tied to the research on professional development – best practices. http://www.lesn.appstate.edu/matzen/LIB5040. html Compare these to the characteristics that your circled earlier. What are the implications for the design of your Resident Experts Professional Development?

Professional Development Evaluation of professional development Guskey (2000) suggests 5 levels Participants’ reactions Participants’ learning Organizational culture Use of new skills Student outcomes Guskey, T. R. (2000). Evaluating Professional Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Professional Development Instrument to use to look at Participants’ Reactions Professional Development Evaluation Tool available at http://www.ncwiseowl.org/Impact/igrant/

Assignments Read Morris Chps. 4, 5, 8, Read Stephens/Franklin Chps. 3, 5,14 Read Empowering Learners Chp. 3 Do Organization Power Chart Analysis