Library Media 101 Help! What should I do first?

First: Do What is Best for Kids!

Training Required Library Meetings for All Librarians 4 - days: Freshstart– September 1, West HS DPS Book Fair – Sept 12 & 13 – Holiday Inn DIA (one day is required, two is preferred) Electronic Database Fair – January 8 1:30-3:30, DSA Spring Library Share Fair, TBA

Training Required New Teacher/New Librarian Training ( Up to 16 hours paid by HR for training outside the school day. All others get credit. ) – See Calendar A Celebration dinner in May!

Library Staff Support Groups Professional Learning Communities Book Clubs Structured Professional Learning Communities Mentoring Committees and Workgroups

Paid or Credit for Training? Teachers with new teaching license = Paid Training and Committee Work after school hours = Credit or Professional Development Contact Hours or PDU Training and Committee Work during school hours = No Pay. Can get credit, professional development certificate or PDU

Your DPS Address (Outlook) Helpful Addresses ERS Helpdesk

Telephone  Helpful Phone Numbers Jody Gehrig Debra Turner Janne Cookman Bill Rejebian Viviane Hartz  LION Hotline  The ERS Main # (If all else fails) 

Educational Resource Services Video Multi-Media Library Classroom Library Professional Library Acquisitions/Purchasing Collection Development Technical Services LION Team Textbook Library Art/Music/PE Resources (ERS Website, Library Manual, Self-Help

Getting Accredited Conditional Librarian Form w/ Principal’s Signature Endorsement in Lib Media = before May, 2008 Get Appointment w/ Jody (Debbie) -- TODAY!

Budgets / Record Keeping General Fund Administration/Staff Development/ Library At Risk Funds Instructional Funds Mill Levy $6.00 per student Boost? Allocation Form Excel Spreadsheet Plan your Expenditures Use your collection map Keep your community informed

Budgets / Record Keeping Call Jody Gehrig/Vivian Hartz if things don’t look right—or don’t feel right with your budget. The sooner we solve these problems the better. Any Doubt--Call

Objectives / Evaluation For Sample Objectives and the Library Evaluation form please check out the ERS WebPage.

Professional Organizations Colorado Alliance of Libraries (CAL) School Library Association = Colorado Association of School Libraries (CASL) Conference November 9-12, 2006 Holiday Inn DIA Technology in Education (TIE) Conference in June, 2007 Membership Info Online

Professional Listservs Libnet Listserv. Subscribe libnet LM_NET Listserv. (Subscribe LM_NET Firstname Lastname).

Library Instruction 101 Student Achievement is the Bottom Line!!!

Library Technicians / Paras A Library Tech/para in the library means The library is open Kids are checking out materials Library Tech/para plans books for story time – not lessons The Library Tech/para does NOT plan any library lessons. The teachers must plan these. The library tech can carry out parts of the lesson once it is planned. Teachers come to the library with their students NO LIBRARY GRADES ARE GIVEN!

Tools Plan Ahead Yearly Map Calendar Collaborating Around Standards Information Literacy and Technology Proficiencies Best Practices Organize for Survival

Library Report Card Standards Demonstrates the ability to read, locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources. (Colorado Reading and Writing Standard 5) Reads and recognizes literature as a record of human experience. (Colorado Reading and Writing Standard 6) Demonstrates ability to use the processes and resources of historical inquiry. (Colorado History Standard 6) Demonstrates responsible citizenship and awareness of safety in accessing and using digital information. (DPS Information Literacy and Technology Proficiencies) DPS Standard 7 Information Literacy and Technology on regular report card under each subject area

4 Best Places to Connect with Teachers and the CSAP Compare / Contrast Inference Sequencing / Cause / Effect Main Ideas / Supporting Details K-5 Science, Science, Science Get to know / understand / love and become involved in the literacy program HS librarians: Get to know / understand / love and become involved in the redesigned American History and Biology courses

Colorado State Library Colorado State Library Index Page: Services to Libraries: Library Research Service (CO2 Study)

Schedules Fixed Mixed Fixed and Flex Flexible A Flexible Schedule is Not the Beginning Service Time

Collaborations R US We can’t do it alone? Good Teachers Needed Schmooze -- Sell yourself Million Words Program Sell the library program Be nicely pushy

Classroom Management Kids want boundaries Kids need boundaries Kids test boundaries

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