Librarianship: Great Beginnings - York AQ Summer 2009

1. WELCOMEYork AQSummer 2009 Librarianship Part 1 "Great Beginnings”

2. Agenda Welcome & Introductions Getting Acquainted Course Requirements and Outline Teacher Inquiry – Evelyn Wilson Foundation Documents Information Studies K-12 Role of the teacher-librarian Housekeeping

3. Let’s Get Acquainted

4. On the index card provided, record: Name and Image Why you are taking Librarianship this summer Something you are looking forward to

5. Sharing with others • Find a partner • introduce yourself and card information • Introduce your partner to whole group • name • current position • one thing about the person

6. Housekeeping • Start time/End time • Food • Communication • Resources

7. 2008 Summer York AQ Wiki • http://2008yorksummeraq.wikispaces.com/

8. York U Teacher Inquiry Component • Guest: Evelyn Wilson

9. Ontario College of Teachers • Ethical Standards • Care • Respect • Trust • Integrity

10. Ontario College of Teachers • Standards of Practice • Commitment to Students and Student Learning • Professional Knowledge • Professional Practice • Leadership in Learning Communities • Ongoing Professional Learning

11. Foundation Documents • Partners in Action • Information Literacy and Equitable Access • Achieving Information Literacy : Standards for School Library Programs in Canada • School Library Manifesto • Together for Learning: Transforming School Libraries in Ontario (pages 6 – 11) Jigsaw activity

12. Time for Lunch!

13. Course Evaluation • Book Share – Literature • Technology Assignment • Group work • Information Literacy Lesson • Participation and Professional Growth • Teacher Inquiry

14. Book Share • Choose a picture book, novel, non-fiction, or graphic novel • Include: • Grade Level • Theme • Curriculum Connection • Excerpt • Post Title, Author, Publisher, ISBN and brief annotation on wiki Sign up for your presentation date!

15. Role of the teacher-librarian ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

16. Role of the teacher-librarian Brainstorming: • Jot down, one per sticky note, different aspects of the role of the teacher-librarian • Place stickies on chart paper • With your group, sort the stickies under three main headings • What are the headings you have created?

17. Role of the teacher-librarian • Program and Instruction • Resource Management • Leadership Do we need to alter our charts?

18. Program and Instruction • implement Ministry and Board policies • collaborate with classroom teachers on cross curricular programming • teach research process • integrate ICT across the curriculum • build reading literacy

19. Resource Management • select and promote quality learning materials • budget for and purchase resources • provide equitable access to technologies • maintain library systems, records, and procedures • network with board and community information sources

20. Leadership • collaborate for school-wide learning • share expertise • continue professional learning • promote research about libraries and learning • advocate for equitable access to resources and technology

22. Reading Literacy Collaboration Information Technology Information Literacy Four Cornerstones

23. Collaboration • Parallel Teaching - Isolated Response: • Response to specific requests • Often resource-based • May involve direct teaching of a research skill • Partial collaboration: • Some planning between teacher & teacher-librarian • Teacher-librarian may offer suggestions or additions to planned activity • Instruction can be delivered jointly or separately • Full collaboration: • Collaboration is deliberate and integrated • Design, delivery and assessment is shared Research indicates test scores rise in both elementary and middle schools as teacher-librarian and teachers work together (Keith Curry Lance - the Second Colorado Study, April 2000)

24. Information Technology • ICT embedded through instruction and practice of: • accessing information from our catalogues, databases, the Internet • communicating via email (TEL for students), blogs, wikis • using electronic tools (software) for critical thinking, organizing, and sorting information • presenting information in electronic formats, including media "Teachers need to integrate technology seamlessly into the curriculum instead of viewing it as an add-on, an afterthought, or an event."Heidi-Hayes Jacobs, Educational Consultant

25. Information Literacy School libraries provide a consistent research process from primary to secondary levels through the OSLA Four Stages of Research “New” literacies (media, cultural, digital) must become part of our program and practice Teaching research skills can help students find answers for themselves. International Reading Association, 2007

26. Reading Literacy The ability to read, coupled with a love for reading, is the greatest gift we can give our students The right book, at the right time, for the right student EQAO, OSSLT are realities – as teachers we must ensure literacy skill development for all students The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.          Dr. Seuss

27. Exit Card • Please fill in the Student Information Form

28. Go to Computers • Log in information: • User ID ace02.268 • Password ace02 • Domain: classroom http://2008yorksummeraq.wikispaces.com/ Check your email

29. Information Studies K-12 • What is Information Literacy? Pp.3&4 • How have school libraries changed over the last 30 years? Pp. 5&6 • Who are the players in the school learning community? Pp.7&8 • How can the school library program enhance learning through technology? Pp.10-12