1. LIT Program VISION: Using the LIT Framework for Organizing, Managing, and Advocating for Library Information & Technology Programs
Out field is in a state of crisis—the LIT framework can support our efforts to communicate what we do and why it’s important
Administration of Library Programs FOR YOUTH IN a DIGITAL AGE
Summer 2016
John Marino

2. Think like a teacher-librarian!
Course Objective
Think like a teacher-librarian!
Course content intended to challenge/change your thinking in your role of teacher-librarian.
Portrait of a young female librarian standing in a library holding a book. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 19 Jun 2016.
Male teacher in classroom. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 19 Jun 2016.

3. The Big Picture
Source: Microsoft Clipart Gallery/”future”
“To ensure that students are effective users and producers of ideas and information” “Every student, future ready”

4. Profile of the Future Ready Graduate
Key Question:
What does a future ready graduate know and do?
Brainstorm in groups; post to a shared Google doc.
Profile of a Future Ready Graduate:

5. Turn and Talk Key Questions:
What did the LIT program look like when you were in school?
What does the LIT program currently look like in your situation?
What interests/passions do you bring to the role of teacher-librarian?

6. Challenges facing the profession
Tying goals to broader educational goals
Demonstrating effectiveness through accountability
Recognizing a new economic rationale
Remain experts in IT
Retain professional status
Attracting the best
Staying connected
Johnson, Doug. The Indispensable Librarian : Surviving (and Thriving) in School Media Centers. 2nd ed. Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Pub., Print. Preview the documentView in a new window(chaper 1, pp. 1-15)

7. Rethink Reorganize Retool
Overview: How to deliver High-Quality LIT programs that make a difference?
Rethink Reorganize Retool
3 stages of the presentation
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8. Rethink Mission Marketing Technology Collaboration
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9. Rethink: Mission
“The mission of the library information & technology* program is to ensure that students...are effective users and producers of ideas and information.”
-WLMA

10. Rethink: Marketing Teacher-Librarian
Library Information & Technology Program (LIT)
Mission: The mission of the library information & technology program is to ensure that students are effective users and producers of ideas and information
3 Functions
21st Century Skills
Talking points we need to make it CLEAR what we do and why it’s important!
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11. The role of technology must be front and center of LIT programs!
Rethink: Technology
The role of technology must be front and center of LIT programs!
Why?
To accomplish the mission
There is a mandate: WA Ed Tech Standards
Where the money is! (shrinking book budgets, increasing tech budgets)
Opportunities: social media, OER, etc. …

12. Rethink: Collaboration
The Collaboration Continuum:
Consumption
Consultation
Cooperation
Collaboration

13. Rethink: Collaboration (with a detour to Task Definition!)
Which one…?
How…?
What if…?
Should…?
Why…?
Transform!
Inspire!
Encourage higher-level thinking!
Curb plagiarism!
Joyce Valenza*: “If my teacher asked me to write a report about a president or an animal or a state or a country, I would balk. What's the point? That work has already been done. Ask me those questions and I would be tempted to hand back any one of the many excellent printouts from Encarta or Britannica or Grolier…”
*From: Valenza, Joyce. “For the best answers, as tough questions.” Philadelphia Inquirer, April 20, 2000.

14. Reorganize
The Systems Approach
Pie-Chart Planning
Service Delivery
Big6 by the Month

15. Reorganize: The Systems Approach
Outputs are the key!
Inputs
Processes
Outputs
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16. Reorganize: The Systems Approach
Outdated emphasis on inputs
Inputs
Processes
*Outputs
Staff/personnel
Planning
Information & Technology Literacy Instruction
Collections
Budgeting
Reading Advocacy
Budget
Collection Development
Information Management & Services
IT Systems
Managing Time/Scheduling & Collaboration
Facilities
Evaluating
Courtesy Mike Eisenberg, 2011

17. Reorganize: Clearly Identify and Articulate the Functions of the LIT Program
Information & Technology Literacy Instruction
(Role = Teacher)
Reading Advocacy
(Role = Reading Advocate)
Information Management & Services
(Role = Chief Info Officer)

18. Reorganize: Pie-Chart Planning
Context: the LIT program does not function in isolation!
How to allocate emphasis?
How to engage stakeholders?
How to evaluate the plan?

19. Reorganize: Alternative Approaches to Service delivery
Function
Delivery-Centered
Management-Centered
Info & Tech Literacy Instruction
Teach integrated
lessons/mini-lessons to students.
Plan, manage, and coach the
information & technology skills
instructional program.
Reading Advocacy
Provide direct reading
guidance and promotion
activities.
reading guidance and
promotion program.
Information Management & Services
Deliver information &
technology services,
systems, resources—virtual
and physical, 24/7.
Plan & manage information &
technology services, systems,
resources—virtual and
physical, 24/7.
Eisenberg, Mike. "This Man Wants to Change Your Job." School Library Journal. (September 01, 2002 )

20. Reorganize: Big6 by the Month
Comprehensive: reaches all students in the school Predictable: what students learn and how they learn it Measured: accountable goals and assessment of performance Reported: report results to all stakeholders
Sep: Overview of the process
Oct: Task Definition
Nov: Info Seek Strategies; Location & Access
Dec: Revisit & Reflect
Jan: Use of Info
Feb: Synthesis
Mar: Revisit & Reflect
Apr: Evaluation
May: Culminating Activities
Eisenberg, Mike, and Murray, Janet. Big6 by the month: A new approach. Library Media Connection. May/June 2011.

21. Retool Organizational Tools Assessment Tools LIT Framework TRAILS1
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Organizational Tools
Assessment Tools
LIT Framework
TRAILS1
Big6 x Month Curriculum Planning
Teacher memo
Displays
Report Card
Advocacy Tools
LIT Program Analysis
Pie-chart planning
Library Research Service: Research and Statistics about Libraries
Leadership Tools
Library Advisory Committee
Coordination
Peer tech coaching
Communications Tools
*One-page LIT Program Framework
Curriculum/Instruction
School-wide Newsletter
WLMA
School and Library Webpages
AASL: Lesson Plan Database
Social Networking
LM_NET
Annual Report (LIT Program Analysis)
Big6-by-the-Month

22. Retool: TRAILS
ABOUT Tools for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (TRAILS) TRAILS is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th grade standards. Home page Categories Sample questions

23. Articulate a Vision and Agenda Communicate Continuously
How to Achieve This?
A-B-C Approach
Actions
Articulate a Vision and Agenda
Be clear on vision, functions, roles; goals aligned; services & instruction fully integrated with curriculum
Be Strategic
Planning, thinking, managing; curriculum development, teaching; evaluation
Communicate Continuously
Communicate outcomes; public relations, marketing, advocacy; document, accountability

24. 7 ways to remain relevant
Remain the info expert
Support active learning
Value visual information
Create personal learning experiences
Provide spaces for work groups
Recognize student needs
Create a welcoming and safe learning environment
Johnson, Doug. The Indispensable Librarian : Surviving (and Thriving) in School Media Centers. 2nd ed. Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Pub., Print. Preview the documentView in a new window(chaper 1, pp. 1-15)

25. Another Look at the SLM Endorsement Program…
Administration of Library Programs for Youth in a Digital Age (LIS 585)
Information Technology for Teaching and Learning (LIS 498)
Information Literacy for Teaching and Learning (LIS 568)
Collection Development (LIS 522)
Catalogs, Cataloging and Classification (LIS 531)
Leadership and Management of Library Media Programs (LIS 498)
Integrated Instructional Technology (LIS 498),
Information Services in K-12 Education (LIS 498)
LIT Program Framework
Information & Technology Literacy Instruction
Reading Advocacy
Information Management & Services

26. A vision of the LIT program: WLMA
Teacher Librarians at The Heart of Student Learning
School Libraries Matter
Mike Eisenberg Vodcast #4:The Role of the Teacher-Librarian and the School Library Program
The Librarian Vocational / Educational Film

27. Challenge #1: Introduction Slideshow
Your principal has asked you to describe your LIT program to the faculty during an August staff development day—in 3 minutes or less!
Create an introductory presentation addressing your vision for the LIT program in your building; address the 3 functions of your LIT program (15 minutes)
Share your presentation by posting to discussion board (3 minutes)

28. Module 1 key questions How has the librarian’s role changed over time?
What are the challenges facing our profession? How can they be addressed?
What is the mission of the LIT program? What are some strategies for achieving it?
What is the comprehensive vision of the LIT program? Why is it important to develop and articulate a vision?
How can teacher-librarians remain relevant in a digital age?
Why is the systems approach a helpful model for analyzing the LIT program?
What are some strategies for determining the right balance of the three functions of the LIT program for a given building situation?

29. Questions? Comments?
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