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Dese Update—fall, 2009 Curt Fuchs, coordinator of Educational Support Services. Electronic Resources. Missouri is fortunate to offer a wide variety of electronic resources for our students Resources are free and can be accessed from home A lot of these resources are under utilized
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Dese Update—fall, 2009Curt Fuchs, coordinator of Educational Support Services
Electronic Resources • Missouri is fortunate to offer a wide variety of electronic resources for our students • Resources are free and can be accessed from home • A lot of these resources are under utilized • Media specialist responsibility to provide awareness
Ethemeswww.emints.org/ethemes • Database of over 2,000 eThemes topics • Age appropriate resources organized around specific themes • Created for educators • Library media specialists can now request new eThemes topics
Library of Congress15+ million items online out of 138 million items
Information, Communications Technology, and Media Literacy • The new document: all original information with new items to reflect explosion of influence of technology. • Final product will be available this spring
Information, Communications Technology, and Media Literacy The entire document effectively reflects the research/inquiry process: 1 The entire process 2-5 Elaboration on parts of that process 6 Digital citizenship
Information, Communications Technology, and Media Literacy • Strands • Inquiry process • Follow an inquiry process to construct new understandings, draw conclusions, and create new knowledge [Somewhat parallel to writing structure: entire process, then components]
Information, Communications Technology, and Media Literacy • Strands • Determine nature and intent information needed • Purpose and Audience • Focus Questions/Key Words
Information, Communications Technology, and Media Literacy • Strands • Access information • Source Selection • Source Navigation
Information, Communications Technology, and Media Literacy • Strands • Evaluate information critically and competently • Message • Relevance • Reliability • Comprehensiveness
Information, Communications Technology, and Media Literacy • Strands • Use of information • Recording and organization • Synthesizing • Presentation
Information, Communications Technology, and Media Literacy • Strands • Responsible use of media • Digital citizenship • Academic honesty • Cyber safety
New content area • Common to all disciplines • Common to all learning environments • Common to all levels of education
Professional Support for Teachers • Plan for online self-paced support • Facilitated course through eLearning • First one is going to be at MASL Spring Conference
Feedback to DESE on Document • Please go to website and provide comments and suggestions: www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum
MSIP Standards 5th cycle • Fifth Cycle • Standards and Indicators Manual • (affecting media centers) • Accreditation Standards for Public School Districts in Missouri • Effective July 1, 2011 • Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
MSIP Standards 5th cycle • Process Standards • 14. Library Media Centers (LMC) are an essential and fully integrated part of the instructional program. • 1. The library media staff collaborate with other instructional staff to integrate LMC resources and services into the instructional program • 2. A K-12 information literacy curriculum is implemented across all content areas • 3. Students have access to a full range of information and reading resources and services in the LMC • 4. The LMC provides physical access to information and resources for learning • 5. The LMC program is annually evaluated according to specific guidelines
MSIP Standards 5th Cycle • Resource Standards • 32. Library Media Staff - Certificated librarians and/or library media specialists are assigned • consistent with the following ratios, based on the student enrollment at each building: • MINIMUM STANDARD DESIRABLE STANDARDStudentsFTEStudentsFTE • 1-200 .20 1-150 .20 • 201-400 .40 151-300 .40 • 401-600 .60 301-450 .60 • 601-800 .80 451-600 .80 • 801-1000 1.00 601-750 1.00 • 1001-1200 1.20 751-900 1.20 • 1201-1400 1.40 901-1050 1.40 • 1401-1600 1.60 1051-1200 1.60 • 1601-1800 1.80 1201-1350 1.80 • 1801-2000 2.00, etc. 1351-1500 2.00, etc.
Coding errors being found • Codes: • 884600 Elementary Librarian • *992020 Elementary Librarian Time—assigned students without presence of teacher • 884400 Middle School Librarian • 884200 Junior High Librarian • 884000 High School Librarian • 999930 High School librarian offering credit for library aides • 990088 Travel time • 880000 Supplemental Assignment (lunch duty, recess duty during school day)
Scenarios for coding • Elementary librarian in a school district that has 1875 minutes a week • _____________________________________________________________________ • Scenario # 1 Serves one building K-5 building 1875 minutes per week • 884600 Elementary librarian (1875 minutes minus – 800 minutes) = 1075 minutes • 992020 Elementary Librarian Time—class time (20 classes X 40 minutes) 800 minutes • ____________________________________________________________________ • Scenario # 2 Serves on building K-5 building 1875 minutes per week • 884600 Elementary Librarian (1875 minutes minus 600-100) = 1175 • 992020 Elementary Librarian Time—class time (20 classes x 30 minutes) 600 minutes • 880000 Supplemental Assignment (Recess duty 20 minutes a day ) 100 minutes
Really complicated coding • Scenario # 3--Serve two K-5 buildings--have 937 minutes per building (1875 min per week) • Building Number One K-5 building • 884600 Elementary Librarian (937 minutes minus 360-45-100 = 432 minutes • 992020 Elementary Librarian Time—class time (12 classes X 30 minutes) 360 minutes • 990088 Travel time (3 times a week x 15 minutes) 45 minutes • 880000 Supplemental Assignment (recess duty 20 x 5) 100 minutes • Building Number Two K-5 building • 884600 Elementary Librarian (937 minutes minus 420-45) = 472 minutes • 992020 Elementary Librarian Time—class time ( 14 classes x 30 minutes ) 420 minutes • 990088 Travel time (3 trips a week x 15 minutes) (45 minutes)
Misc • DESE Library Contacts • Summer Reading Program (State Library) • Praxis tests • Online class is full this fall • New test with higher score • Committee meeting on Nov. 3 to look at other options
Q & A time/contact info • Contact information is curt.fuchs@dese.mo.gov Office phone 573-526-4219