3.8

=3.8 Interacts effectively with students, staff, administration, parents, and the community to promote and expand the school library media program.= Back to Home

= Table of Contents: =
 * 1) In-Service Power Point
 * 2) Collaborative Lesson on Bullying
 * 3) Collaborative Lesson on School Food
 * 4) Informational PowerPoint for Stakeholders
 * 5) Engaging Parents
 * 6) Saturday Academy
 * 7) ESOL Lesson - Biography Comparisons
 * 8) Mission Possible Survey

=In-Service PowerPoint= This power point was written to help the librarian walk through the Collection Development Policy at the beginning of the school year or with new teachers. media type="custom" key="12447910" align="center"

=Collaborative Lesson on Bullying= In this lesson, I worked with other ECU students to 1) Develop a cross-curricular lesson 2) Compare at least two literacy models 3) Reflect on what worked and what didn't work We used Google Docs and shared folders and documents. We also met via Skype.

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=Collaborative Lesson on School Food= Also working with ECU students we developed an cross-curricular inquiry lesson on School Food. This lesson plan was published on VoiceThread. media type="custom" key="19209722"

=Informational PowerPoint for Stakeholders= I developed this PowerPoint for a public library, but similar information can be shared with the stakeholders in a school setting. media type="custom" key="19209542" align="center"

=Engaging Parents= I went to several conferences on engaging parents. This is an area in which the media specialist can lead the way in making connections with families. It would be great to get the school Social Worker on board as she frequently makes home visits. I see this as a path in which the LMS can lead other staff (through example, easy suggestions and professional development) into being even more family-friendly.

1) Bev Schumacher had lots of good ideas many of which involved books or checking curricular items out to families. media type="custom" key="13336854" align="center"

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2) Panel discussion from Title I school leaders that do an exceptional job on engaging parents.

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=Saturday Academy= The school interpreter and ESOL teachers developed a Saturday academy to reach out to the ESOL students and their families. During my work on Saturdays, I provided media services for this program. **Schedule:** PK-1st 10:30-11:00 3rd - 5th 11:00-11:30

In February, students whose families were in transition were invited to a Saturday Tutorial. Those students were invited to come to the library from 10:00-10:30.

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= ESOL Lesson - Biography Comparisons = In this Saturday Academy lesson, we looked at the different styles of biographies available in the library.

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= Mission Possible Survey = The Mission Possible team conducted a survey about academics in the school. Three questions were asked. > Two library-related topics came up in both questions 2 & 3:
 * 1) What is working with your students academically?
 * 2) What help do you need for your students to be successful in reading and math?
 * 3) What needs to happen for students to be successful at our school?

It is perhaps even more telling that the media center was not mentioned at all in response to question 1. The lack of use of the library this year due to non-negotiable requirements from the county has been costly to Peck. Suggestions opened dialog and began the process of finding a solution.
 * More effective use of our Media Center
 * More time to visit the library

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