1. Describe this library's program in terms of meeting the needs of these five school library stakeholders. Summarize your inferences in two or three sentences for each stakeholder. You must include at least one citation from the school library or education literature and one piece of evidence in the form of a URL to back up your inference for each stakeholder.
Principal
Nikitra’s Comments: This section that you have in each question is really what I expected to see in the inference and example.
The website supported the needs of the principal in multiple ways. Information about the library hours, programs, scheduling, and methods of locating information outside of the school day is highly important to the principal. A library without walls has been the catch phrase I have heard repeatedly. The site had a link to help parents and students understand plagiarism, which teachers intellectual honesty and copyright. The clubs and organization links provides proof that the librarian is involved with the students (or at least trying to create relevance on her library web site.) on a more in-depth and personal level, which will cultivate relationships, thoughts, and just an overall better student-to-student and student-to-faculty relationships. Finally, one of the most important items that I believe a principal would seek when looking at the website is the teacher-librarian collaborations via the Great Internet Sites link . (You may be reading more into this that we can infer from the data. All we know is that there are links, not that any collaboaration has taken place. This may be more an issue of cooperation--where the SL does a favor for the teachers by creating resources pages. There might possible be evidence under the Path Finders, where there are work sheets.) The principal can locate that the librarian has been consulting, planning, and collaborating with the librarian to ultimately, improve test scores. These are only a few of the items that is important to the needs of the principal as one of the five primary stakeholders. I don't see any evidence presented here that supports collaboration; I can possibly infer it from what I find in the Path Finders; someone has done a lot of work, but is it cooperation, coordination, or collaboration? That is actaullay probably the #1 need for improvement. The fact that there are curriculum links doesn't prove collaboration. A campus with no collaboration can have links on the library website. I'd just like to see a healthy scepticism here and a need for more information. What I'd prefer is a healthy scepticism here without further evidence. Carl Harvey's website, which was one of the elemenetary optionsdiscusses the differens among collaboration, coordination, and cooperation. These links you mention above could as easily suggest cooperation or coordination. Healthy scepticisim is ok.
Inference and Example What you have included for each question as "inference and example" is really like an essay to support the work of the librarian and beyond the scope of the assignment. It's like you added another task to the rubric.
Role- School Leader (?) School leader is question #6"Improving student achievement is a vital principal interest, but many principals overlook libraries and librarians as potentially powerful instruments in that work because they have not been educated to the library's value and library media research rarely appears in administrator publications (Wilson & Blake, 1993)..Librarians can draw on the Internet and subscription databases to supply principals with up-to-the-minute information on any given topic in planning sessions and prior to any board, faculty, parent, or business partner meeting. Consistent access to such information can only result in improved administrative decision-making. Librarians also can support targeted faculty and student groups, including counselors (White & Wilson, 1997), beginning teachers (Barron, 1998), and at-risk (Bluemel & Taylor, 1991), latchkey (Feldman, 1990), and special needs youngsters (Wesson & Keefe, 1995) (Hartzell, 2002)." The role of a school leader is utilized here because the librarian has created a program that supports the school goals via the principal as a major stakeholder. She has provided links for several teachers' classes via the website, information concerning plagiarism rules and guidelines, methods of locating resources and books after hours, and details about scheduling, hours, and contact infor You've addressed several of the first 5 questions here. This component is just about the principal.
Nikitra’s Comments: This is inference and example.
The Blue Valley Librarian Website supported the needs of classroom and specialist teachers by the creation of her Great Internet Sites link. Here you can locate the classroom and specialist teachers. Mr. Baskett and Mrs. Carlberg are definitely the classroom and specialist teachers are located underneath the Social Studies link, where lesson plans and teacher strategies are created. Ms. Mattke is the teacher specialist for art, and she has several links to prominent artist. Under world languages, Mrs. Martinat has internet links, Spanish tutorials, list of countries, and extensive links to further information. As a whole, it is obvious that the librarian has failed to collaborate with all content areas.(Is it possible these are the teachers with whom she has the best/most frequent collaboration?) A chart with dates for collaborations along with links for the lessons planned in all content areas would provide a more comprehensive use of the librarian as a genuine collaborator. This would also provide added value to the library because it would assist administrators to seethe 21st Centurypurpose of library and librarian. It would help teachers, novice and tenured with lesson planning. It would help parents who need help in assisting their children from home, and students because they would have access to these additional resources at all times. Going in the right direction.
Inference and Example
Role-A Collaborative Teacher and Learner Teacher is question #9."Collaboration: A central finding of this study is the importance of a collaborative approach to information literacy. Test scores rise in both elementary and middle schools as library media specialists and teachers work together. In addition, scores also increase with the amount of time library media specialists spend as in-service trainers of other teachers, acquainting them with the rapidly changing world of information. How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: Test scores increase as library media specialists spend more time: planning cooperatively with teachers, identifying materials for teachers, teaching information literacy skills to students, providing in-service training to teachers, and managing a computer network through which the library media program reaches beyond its own walls to classrooms, labs, and offices (Lance, 2000). Librarians as a whole need to collaborate with teachers on a consistent basis. As a result of this collaboration, studies have proven that students, no matter the demographics, improve on standardized testing when the librarian is effective and involved. You make a great case for collaboaration, but that is pretty much presumed here. All I need to see is the evidence or inference from the website that the librarian is providing this. The example provided by the Blue Valley Librarian Website is located underneath the Great Internet Sites link. In this portion of her website, she has direct links related to certain subject areas. It is easy to identify that the librarian was aware of what lesson the teacher was teaching, and helped by linking resources to support that particular assignment. As I stated earlier, this area is limited. She only has proof of five teachers she has collaborated with, and only four disciplines. The link should have a more better name, and the librarian needs to expand her collaborations to more teachers in the building by attending department meetings, and listing all teachers name within that department.
Nikitra’s Comments: This is inference and example.
The Blue Valley Library website supported the needs of the students in multiple ways. To be honest, the website is all about the students. Majority of the links are created specifically for students to utilize, but the link that promotes student activities, clubs, & organizations resource pages. Underneath this link, they are several clubs listed from art club, baking Club, cheer leading, diversity club, dungeons and dragons, gay-straight alliance, journalism, national french honor society, and a Spanish club. There are also links for students to utilize to locate books outside of the school day. The links created for Web 2.0 tools was comprehensive. I actually saw some Web 2.0 tools that I was not aware existed. The collaboration ( There is not enough evidence to identify this as collaboration; that would just be a guess. There is a better case through the Path Finders, but that might be a false assumption, since we just don't know. If I walk into a classroom and students are sitting knee-to-knee and taking turns reading to each otehr from a textbook, I can safely assume that they have been taught pair/share reading comprehension strtaegy. If I see two textbooks on the chair, I can't assume anything. We'd need something like lesson plans or a collab calendar or some indication that the school librarian is co-teaching with one of the teachers. Remember our critical attributes of collaboration: co-plannning, co-teaching, co-assessment.It might just be cooperation, creating links for specific teachers to take the burden off their shoulders. Collaboration is when everybody in the group does everything together; we have no evidence of that .) with the teachers in Social Studies, Art, World Languages, and Communications Art provided the students with links to support the lessons that were being taught in those classes. The college link also impressed me, students (and their parents) need these types of resources because some students may be the first generation college graduates. The Plagirism, Easy Bib, MLA, APA, and Research Consulting links are definitely something that I have not seen on most high school websites, and is essential for students who are headed to college, and even the one's who are not. Simply learning about intellectual property laws, and copyright is an essential need in today's, "uploading, copying and pasting society"!to do any more than guess.
Inference and Example:
Role-An information navigator
"Whether it's learning proper research skills, locating quality Web sites, or getting better test scores, an overwhelming number of kids think media specialists are essential to learning, according to a new study by professors Ross Todd and Carol Kuhlthau of Rutgers University's Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries. Student Learning Through Ohio School Libraries reveals that 99.4 percent of students in grades 3 to 12 believe school libraries and their services help them become better learners. To what extent do kids value the media center? Some 88.5 percent of the 13,123 Ohio students surveyed say the school library helps them get better grades on projects and assignments, 74.7 percent say it helps with homework, and 92.4 percent say computers in the media center help improve their overall academic work (Whelan, 2004).
I'm not sure how to interpet this passage. The role of the librarian here is information navigator. Two comments. First, this question doesn't address the role of the librarian. Questions 6-10 address the roles.I believe that these students are being served because the librarian has provided all necessary links to questions that the students may present prior to the students posing questions. Second, the assertion of "all links to questions that students may present" is not possible. Perhaps you mean that only in relation to plagiarism, MLS, APA, and Easy Bib? I spoke of this in relationship to the links for Plagiarism, Easy Bib, MLA, APA, and Research Consulting. The librarian even has a link to contact her, set up an appointment, and receive consultation. This is proof of service.
Nikitra’s Comments: This is inference and example.
A parents primary desire is for the cognitive progress of his or her child, access to books, internet, and information while simultaneously keeping their child safe from inappropriate content. The Blue Valley Librarian Website supported the needs of the parents and families because there are several links that support this need. The first is the list of teachers with collaborative resources, although, it is limited (and we don't know whether these teachers are cooperating or co-planning and co-teaching with the school librarians, Ken and Pat).The ability for a child to check out a book from on line (Sirsi/Dynix doesn't have that feature. A user can only find out if it is available.)and after hours.(This is an incomplete sentence; there is no verb.) The reference desk link helps to assist families in locating information like online dictionaries, location of public libraries, and the yellow pages on line. The clubs and organization link provides some extra curricular activities for their children, and of course a posted schedule, and a link provided to contact the librarian directly. Unfortunately, the limited information concerning library events is not positive, along with the fact that there are no links to how a parent can help assist their child in learning to use the library and helping him/her remain safe from inappropriate or age appropriate content. Remember that these are high school students, some of them of leagl age. Is it the job of parents to teach their children their family's expectations so that they make good choices. Questions of appropriateness come up even in high school. The school librarian has to select for a wide range of ages and interests and protect students from a few parents who may want to censor library material for everyone, not just their own children. This is a challenging job for the school librarian and the reason you take a young adult lit course. Some in the library world feel that although we are required to filter internet content in order to get federal funding, a filtered network does not provide an environment for teaching appropriate from inappropriate content. Mesquite ISD had an unfiltered network from 1999-2004 because the district felt it was important to teach appropriate and inappropriate. There were few parent complaints. The theat of losing federal funds brought them in line with other North Texas school districts by filtering the netowrk.
Inference and Example:
Role-A program administrator (?)Program Administrator is Question 10."By the end of the 20th century society had shifted from the Industrial Age, which centered around jobs in manufacturing, to the Information Age, in which jobs require innovative thinking and problem-solving skills, effective communication skills, teamwork, and the ability to manage information effectively (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2008).As a result, the aptitudes learners need to be successful in work and in life have evolved to include high-level thinking skills, innovation skills, and collaborative teamwork. In 2009, AASL revised the mission of the school library program (SLP) to reflect the expanding responsibilities of the school librarian (SL) in helping learners develop the skills needed to be successful in work and in life in the twenty-first century the revised mission statement states, "The mission of the school library program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. The school librarian (SL) empowers students to be:* critical thinkers,
enthusiastic readers,
skillful researchers,
and ethical users of information." ( Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Programs) (AASL, 2013)."
The librarian is the program administrator who is responsible for ensuring that parents and families have access to organized content within and outside of the school day that is relevant to their child's education. As I previously stated a parent's main concern is their child's academic success. Tools that the librarian can provide is a website so parents have access to necessary information while at home. These should include the capability to retrieve resources related to specific lessons per teacher, access to previewed websites, links to Web 2.0 tools, information literacy regarding the ethical use of information, and how parents can protect their child from inappropriate content. You make a great case, but all that is required is the evidence or inference and where to find it. The above highlighted infomation is great, but addresses issues we already know and have proven in other modules and accept. I just need to know where it is on the web site. You've done extra work.
Nikitra’s Comments: This is inference and example.
A grandparent or business owner could definitely utilize the Blue Valley Website for The Blue Valley Library website for information located underneath the reference link. In this area, business owners and community members can locate the school address, other businesses in the community, yellow pages, travel, hotels, links to public library. This was about the most information I could find that would assist community and business stakeholders. (So maybe you could infer that there isn't very much?)Unfortunately, I clicked on the link that stated library events, and was able to locate a page dedicated to parents and students finding sources while from home. On this page, a link at the top specifically stated, “community”. This link provided a mission concerning the district’s dedication to the community. I have utilized it as a reference example. But there was no mission for the school library, which is equally an issue here. Remember the lessons of the Cahill Annual Report. You add extra information below about community information needs. How do they measure up to the Blue Valley web site?
Inference and Example:
Role-A technology facilitator
"The people who live and work in our communities have many information needs:
Product evaluations. Before making a major purchase, it helps to know the quality and features of products.
Health. People need information on how to stay healthy and how to understand medical conditions they or their families have.
Government. People need to understand their own communities and the country, and know who their elected and appointed representatives are and how to contact them, so they can participate fully in making decisions.
How-to-do-it. It takes knowledge to repair cars, build swings, bake cakes.
Personal enrichment. People want to know words to poems or songs, locate travel guides, play games online, know the best Web sites for kids, or enjoy the paintings of a favorite artist.
Work. Business people need statistics, addresses, legal information; children (school work is their work) need help with assignments; individuals need advice on changing careers and obtaining better jobs.
School. School work requires information resources available in the library or guidance in locating the best Web homework sites.
Readers' advisory. Sometimes patrons want a good book to read. The readers’ advisory interview uses many of the same behaviors as the reference interview, approachability is the key (Ohio Library Council, 2008)."
“The Blue Valley School District is dedicated to fostering positive relationships and partnerships with the community. In the Blue Valley area, education is highly valued. The district is filled with highly educated patrons whose support allows students to experience an Education Beyond Expectations. The district is about more than just helping students attain proficiency; it's about going beyond proficiency to excellence and the community helps support those efforts (“Blue Valley”, 2013).”Both of the following inferences inform a librarian of what the community needs are in regards to information. A librarian must be a technology and information facilitator. Product information, health, community news, governmental information, how- to books, personal enrichment, information on how local business work with the school and community. Where and how to find this information is also important. In short, the librarian should be an information navigator, and stay abreast on informational needs and news. The Blue Valley Librarian website references link proves that the librarian has some connection to the community, but it is obviously limited.
2. Describe this library's program in terms of the five roles of the school librarian as outlined in Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Centers. Summarize inferences in two or three sentences for each role. You must include at least one citation from the school library or education literature and one piece of evidence in the form of a URL to back up your inference for each role.
Leader
Nikitra’s Comments: This is inference and example.
The Blue Valley Librarian displays her leadership by showing that she meets with the teachers(How do we know that? Is there a meeting calendar? Do we have a list of collaboration planning meetings for Pat and Ken?) for collaborative lessons. One can tell that at some point she has attended faculty meetings because of the needs that are addressed on the website like APA, MLA, Plagiarism, and open access to locating resources. This is also proof that she has had some education and training via a library program. There is no evidence of meeting with the principal (True), no evidence of meeting with parents (True), no evidence of community meetings with businesses or neighborhood leaders. (I would ask myself what constituted leadership when we covered advocacy and leaderhsip in Modules 4, 5 and 14? Membership on committees, providing staff development on technology and information literacy issues, and membership in professional organizations would be first steps. Also important would be initiating collaboration with other teachers, but that would be almost impossible to find on a web page...unless we had something like the Cahill Annual Report.)
Inference and Example:
“A school librarian is a school leader. Someone who has the education, training and credentials required to be a leader in the job. Someone who regularly..meets with the principal, attends faculty meetings, serves on key committees, and meets with other library staff (Lance, n.d.).” In most librarianship programs, librarians are taught information regarding the ethical use of information, hence her plagiarism link. She is also meeting for collaborative lessons because she has links of information with five teachers.
The Blue Valley librarian is definitely an instructional partner. She meets collaboratively(Where is the support for that, aside from having links? Some of my librarians had links on their web sites becasue they liked playing with the web page, but they did not collaborate with the teachers. I think you were on to possible evidence with Path Finders.) with teachers via the Internet Sites link, she also provides lists of Web 2.0 tools, she provides information under her path finders link, which has links to information directly related to what information teachers are teaching. Finally, she also offers individualized assistance to students who have research needs.
Inference and Example:
As an instructional partner, the library media specialist joins with teachers (We don't know anything about if Ken or Pat meet with theachers) and others to identify links with curricular content, learning outcomes, student information needs, and information resources. Working with the entire school community, the library media specialist takes a leadership role in developing policies, practices, and curricula that guide students to develop the full range of information literacy skills. The library media specialist works closely with individual teachers in the critical area of designing authentic learning tasks and assessments and integrating the information and communication abilities required to meet subject matter standards (American Library Association, 1998).” The examples from the site include teacher-librarian collaboration, the path finders link, and the methods students have to access information, books, and resources outside of the school day via the library website.
The librarian proves that she is an information specialist because she knows more than the average person via her links to Web 2.0 tools, her information regarding plagiarism, her reference links to hotels, the public library, and yellow pages. She also supports her information literacy because she provides several resources for students to utilize to create correct bibliographies. She also includes links to colleges and career choices. She doesHer site lacks information regarding testing, like state standards, ACT, SAT testing guidelines and information.
Inference and Example:
A school librarian is an information navigator. A selector of print, non-print, and electronic resources that support the
school’s curriculum and the state’s standards. Someone who teaches others how to be information literate—i.e., to recognize an information need and to locate, evaluate,and apply information in critical thinking to solve a problem (Lance, n.d.).” “As an information specialist, the library media specialist provides expertise in acquiring and evaluating information resources in all formats; in bringing an awareness of information issues to teachers, administrators, students, and others; and modeling for students and others strategies for locating, access, and evaluating information within and beyond the library media center. Working in an environment that has been profoundly affected by technology, the library media specialist both masters sophisticated electronic resources and maintains a constant focus on the nature, quality, and ethical uses of information available in these and in more traditional tools (American Library Association, 1998).”
One can tell the Blue Valley librarian is a teacher because she is obviously working with the teachers to meet the informational needs of the students from the collaboration with the five teachers. Although, I continue to state that this is minimal, how do I know if these were the areas of need? Researching proves that there is a need for critical thinking, and open access to web 2.0 tools also proves that she is utilizing her teaching skills. So much hinges on what those Internet links mean! And yet there is no information available about collaboration. The amount of work that went into the Path Finders gives me a better feeling about working together with some classroom teachers, but I have no proof.
Inference and Example:
“As a teacher, the library media specialists works with students and other members of the learning community to analyze learning and information needs, to locate and use resources that will meet those needs, and to understand and communicate the information the resource provides. The library media specialist is knowledgeable about current research on teaching and learning and skilled in applying its findings to a variety of situations - particularly those that call upon students to access, evaluate, and use information from multiple sources in order to learn, to think, and to create and to apply knowledge. In short, the library media specialist teaches students to use information for critical thinking and problem solving using the Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning set forth in Information Power, the national standards for school library media programs (ALA, 1998).”The collaboration page with the students, the research consulting, and the path finders link provides support to prove that the librarian is connected with the needs of the students, and is willing to teach them directly.
The Blue Valley Library website provided a link to a virtual walk-through, which proves that the librarian is running an organized facility. Under the about us link, one can see that she has enough staff. There are two certified librarians, and three paraprofessionals. She specifically states her hours and exactly what supplies and information is available. From the website, the Blue Valley Library is well organized. I agree that from the organization of the website, it appears that the LMC is well-administered.
Inference and Example:
“A school librarian is a program administrator. An effective manager of a school library program that is adequately staffed, stocked, and funded. Requires planning, budgeting, reporting, and evaluation. Someone who works with students and teachers on a flexible schedule requires support staff (Lance, n.d.).” Again, I witnessed a fully employed staff, hours, amount of resources in her collection. Unfortunately, I did not notice a flexible schedule.
In your opinion, informed by evidence on the Web site and supported by the guidelines in Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Centers, identify one area of strength AND one area for development and provide a rationale from readings.
Area Of Strength
Nikitra’s Comments:
The area of strength of the Blue Valley librarian’s website is easily identified as instructional specialist. I selected this area because, the librarian has numerous links to Web 2.0 tools, databases, several links to specific teachers and individualized curriculum, links to school clubs and activities. This plethora of print, non-print, and electronic resources that obviously supports the school’s curriculum defines this role.
Inference and Example:
“A school librarian is an information navigator. A selector of print, non-print, and electronic resources that support the school’s curriculum and the state’s standards. Someone who teaches others how to be information literate—i.e., to recognize an information need and to locate, evaluate, and apply information in critical thinking to solve a problem (Lance, n.d.),”
The area of the Blue Valley librarian’s website that needs to be developed is the librarian as a school leader. I saw no evidence of meetings with administration, teachers, students, parents, nor community members. I also saw activities and clubs for the students, but no proof of the librarian serving on key committees. Or membership in professional organizations or providing staff development.
Inference and Example:
“A school librarian is a school leader. Someone who has the education, training and credentials required to be a leader in
the job. Someone who regularly…meets with the principal,attends faculty meetings, serves on key committees, and
meets with other library staff (Lance, n.d.).”
Each member for the group will separately complete a rubric and also an evaluation of other members of the group. The Peer Evaluation Form is found in Assignments. (10 points)
PART FIVE:
This Peer Assessment form, the rubric, and wiki URL will be posted to Assignments..
School Library Web Presence Assessment Worksheet If you cannot find info directed to a stakeholder or an example of the librarian demonstrating a particular role, note that AND give an example of how you would fill in that blank if this were your school library Web presence. Absence of coverage is an important issue.
Section 1-3 will be done by the group and posted on the selected wiki.
1.Describe this library's program in terms of meeting the needs of these five school library stakeholders. Summarize your inferences in two or three sentences (tops) for each stakeholder provide an example/evidence from the website, the URL to that page, and an authoritative quote from a course resource to substantiate your position.7 x 5 = 35 points.
Principal
Inference & Example:
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Classroom and Specialist Teachers
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Students
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Parents/Families
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Community
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2.Describe this library's program in terms of the five roles of the school librarian as outlined in Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Centers or any other relevance class resource. Summarize your inferences in two or three sentences (tops) for each stakeholder provide an example/evidence from the website, the URL to that page, and an authoritative quote from a course resource to substantiate your position.7 x 5 = 35 points
Leader
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SL asInstructional Partner
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SL as Information Specialist
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Teacher
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Program Administrator
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3.In your opinion, informed by evidence or an example on the Web site and supported by the guidelines in Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Centers and other relevant class resources, identify one area of strength AND one area for development in this school library program and provide your rationale from the readings.10 points
Area of Strength5 points
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Area to Develop5 points
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4.Each member for the group will separately complete a rubric and also an evaluation of other members of the group. The Peer Evaluation Form is found inAssignments. (10 points)
5.This Peer Assessment form, the rubric, and wiki URL will be posted toAssignments..
SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSESSMENT FINAL PROJECT
PART ONE:
1. Describe this library's program in terms of meeting the needs of these five school library stakeholders. Summarize your inferences in two or three sentences for each stakeholder. You must include at least one citation from the school library or education literature and one piece of evidence in the form of a URL to back up your inference for each stakeholder.
Principal
This section that you have in each question is really what I expected to see in the inference and example.
What you have included for each question as "inference and example" is really like an essay to support the work of the librarian and beyond the scope of the assignment. It's like you added another task to the rubric.
Link to Blue Valley Librarian Website: http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=29408&
This is inference and example.
The Blue Valley Librarian Website supported the needs of classroom and specialist teachers by the creation of her Great Internet Sites link. Here you can locate the classroom and specialist teachers. Mr. Baskett and Mrs. Carlberg are definitely the classroom and specialist teachers are located underneath the Social Studies link, where lesson plans and teacher strategies are created. Ms. Mattke is the teacher specialist for art, and she has several links to prominent artist. Under world languages, Mrs. Martinat has internet links, Spanish tutorials, list of countries, and extensive links to further information. As a whole, it is obvious that the librarian has failed to collaborate with all content areas. (Is it possible these are the teachers with whom she has the best/most frequent collaboration?) A chart with dates for collaborations along with links for the lessons planned in all content areas would provide a more comprehensive use of the librarian as a genuine collaborator. This would also provide added value to the library because it would assist administrators to see the 21st Century purpose of library and librarian. It would help teachers, novice and tenured with lesson planning. It would help parents who need help in assisting their children from home, and students because they would have access to these additional resources at all times. Going in the right direction.
Link to Blue Valley Librarian Website:__http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=29416&cms_mode=view__
Link to 2.0 tools: __http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=28543&__
Link to pathfinders:__http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=51384&__
Link to new arrivals:__http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=28555&__
This is inference and example.
"Whether it's learning proper research skills, locating quality Web sites, or getting better test scores, an overwhelming number of kids think media specialists are essential to learning, according to a new study by professors Ross Todd and Carol Kuhlthau of Rutgers University's Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries. Student Learning Through Ohio School Libraries reveals that 99.4 percent of students in grades 3 to 12 believe school libraries and their services help them become better learners. To what extent do kids value the media center? Some 88.5 percent of the 13,123 Ohio students surveyed say the school library helps them get better grades on projects and assignments, 74.7 percent say it helps with homework, and 92.4 percent say computers in the media center help improve their overall academic work (Whelan, 2004).
I'm not sure how to interpet this passage. The role of the librarian here is information navigator. Two comments. First, this question doesn't address the role of the librarian. Questions 6-10 address the roles. I believe that these students are being served because the librarian has provided all necessary links to questions that the students may present prior to the students posing questions. Second, the assertion of "all links to questions that students may present" is not possible. Perhaps you mean that only in relation to plagiarism, MLS, APA, and Easy Bib? I spoke of this in relationship to the links for Plagiarism, Easy Bib, MLA, APA, and Research Consulting. The librarian even has a link to contact her, set up an appointment, and receive consultation. This is proof of service.
Link to main page: __http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=62517&__
Link to main page: __http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/dept/deptinfo.php?sectiondetailid=29389&__
Whelan, D. (2004, February). 13,000 kids can't be wrong. Retrieved from http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA377858.html.
This is inference and example.
- enthusiastic readers,
- skillful researchers,
- and ethical users of information." ( Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Programs) (AASL, 2013)."
The librarian is the program administrator who is responsible for ensuring that parents and families have access to organized content within and outside of the school day that is relevant to their child's education. As I previously stated a parent's main concern is their child's academic success. Tools that the librarian can provide is a website so parents have access to necessary information while at home. These should include the capability to retrieve resources related to specific lessons per teacher, access to previewed websites, links to Web 2.0 tools, information literacy regarding the ethical use of information, and how parents can protect their child from inappropriate content. You make a great case, but all that is required is the evidence or inference and where to find it. The above highlighted infomation is great, but addresses issues we already know and have proven in other modules and accept. I just need to know where it is on the web site. You've done extra work.Link to Blue Valley Librarian Website: __http://education.bluevalleyk12.org/BVLMC/__
Link to Blue Valley Librarian Website:__http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=63871&__
Link to Blue Valley Librarian Virtual Tour: __http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/components/album/default.php?sectiondetailid=28519&__
This is inference and example.
Role-A technology facilitator
"The people who live and work in our communities have many information needs:- Product evaluations. Before making a major purchase, it helps to know the quality and features of products.
- Health. People need information on how to stay healthy and how to understand medical conditions they or their families have.
- Government. People need to understand their own communities and the country, and know who their elected and appointed representatives are and how to contact them, so they can participate fully in making decisions.
- How-to-do-it. It takes knowledge to repair cars, build swings, bake cakes.
- Personal enrichment. People want to know words to poems or songs, locate travel guides, play games online, know the best Web sites for kids, or enjoy the paintings of a favorite artist.
- Work. Business people need statistics, addresses, legal information; children (school work is their work) need help with assignments; individuals need advice on changing careers and obtaining better jobs.
- School. School work requires information resources available in the library or guidance in locating the best Web homework sites.
- Readers' advisory. Sometimes patrons want a good book to read. The readers’ advisory interview uses many of the same behaviors as the reference interview, approachability is the key (Ohio Library Council, 2008)."
“The Blue Valley School District is dedicated to fostering positive relationships and partnerships with the community. In the Blue Valley area, education is highly valued. The district is filled with highly educated patrons whose support allows students to experience an Education Beyond Expectations. The district is about more than just helping students attain proficiency; it's about going beyond proficiency to excellence and the community helps support those efforts (“Blue Valley”, 2013).”Both of the following inferences inform a librarian of what the community needs are in regards to information. A librarian must be a technology and information facilitator. Product information, health, community news, governmental information, how- to books, personal enrichment, information on how local business work with the school and community. Where and how to find this information is also important. In short, the librarian should be an information navigator, and stay abreast on informational needs and news. The Blue Valley Librarian website references link proves that the librarian has some connection to the community, but it is obviously limited.http://www.olc.org/ore/1community.htm
Link to Blue Valley Librarian Website regarding the Community:
__http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=547__
PART TWO:
2. Describe this library's program in terms of the five roles of the school librarian as outlined in Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Centers. Summarize inferences in two or three sentences for each role. You must include at least one citation from the school library or education literature and one piece of evidence in the form of a URL to back up your inference for each role.
Leader
This is inference and example.
http://www.lrs.org/documents/lmcstudies/5Roles.pdf.
SLS as Instructional Partner
This is inference and example
American Library Association. (1998). School library media specialist roles and responsibilities. Retrieved from http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/office/admin/roles.html.
SLS as Information Specialist
This is inference and example
The librarian proves that she is an information specialist because she knows more than the average person via her links to Web 2.0 tools, her information regarding plagiarism, her reference links to hotels, the public library, and yellow pages. She also supports her information literacy because she provides several resources for students to utilize to create correct bibliographies. She also includes links to colleges and career choices. She does Her site lacks information regarding testing, like state standards, ACT, SAT testing guidelines and information.
school’s curriculum and the state’s standards. Someone who teaches others how to be information literate—i.e., to recognize an information need and to locate, evaluate,and apply information in critical thinking to solve a problem (Lance, n.d.).” “As an information specialist, the library media specialist provides expertise in acquiring and evaluating information resources in all formats; in bringing an awareness of information issues to teachers, administrators, students, and others; and modeling for students and others strategies for locating, access, and evaluating information within and beyond the library media center. Working in an environment that has been profoundly affected by technology, the library media specialist both masters sophisticated electronic resources and maintains a constant focus on the nature, quality, and ethical uses of information available in these and in more traditional tools (American Library Association, 1998).”
Link to Blue Valley Website: __http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/office/admin/roles.html__
__http://www.lrs.org/documents/lmcstudies/5Roles.pdf__.
American Library Association. (1998). School library media specialist roles and responsibilities. Retrieved from http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/office/admin/roles.html.
The Blue Valley Library website provided a link to a virtual walk-through, which proves that the librarian is running an organized facility. Under the about us link, one can see that she has enough staff. There are two certified librarians, and three paraprofessionals. She specifically states her hours and exactly what supplies and information is available. From the website, the Blue Valley Library is well organized. I agree that from the organization of the website, it appears that the LMC is well-administered.
stocked, and funded. Requires planning, budgeting, reporting, and evaluation. Someone who works with students and
teachers on a flexible schedule requires support staff (Lance, n.d.).” Again, I witnessed a fully employed staff, hours, amount of resources in her collection. Unfortunately, I did not notice a flexible schedule.
http://www.lrs.org/documents/lmcstudies/5Roles.pdf.
PART THREE:
In your opinion, informed by evidence on the Web site and supported by the guidelines in Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Centers, identify one area of strength AND one area for development and provide a rationale from readings.
Area Of Strength
the job. Someone who regularly…meets with the principal,attends faculty meetings, serves on key committees, and
meets with other library staff (Lance, n.d.).”
http://www.lrs.org/documents/lmcstudies/5Roles.pdf.
PART FOUR:
Each member for the group will separately complete a rubric and also an evaluation of other members of the group. The Peer Evaluation Form is found in Assignments. (10 points)
PART FIVE:
This Peer Assessment form, the rubric, and wiki URL will be posted to Assignments..
School Library Web Presence Assessment Worksheet
If you cannot find info directed to a stakeholder or an example of the librarian demonstrating a particular role, note that AND give an example of how you would fill in that blank if this were your school library Web presence. Absence of coverage is an important issue.