This course consist of 30 hours of online assignments and activities. Educators will receive 3.0 CEUs after the completion of this course. CEUs are issued by The North Mississippi Education Consortium. We can deliver this course online or onsite**. The cost for the online delivery is $65.
Workshop Description:
The school library is the second most academic area in the school. Let’s acknowledge it as such! How is your school library an extension of the classroom? The wealth of activities and resources that's provided there is great! Making it organized and usable for teachers require much preparation and collaboration. They are an invaluable necessity of the school. The librarians are inventive and creative in organizing all aspects of the school library that extends into each classroom and home of students.
School libraries not only support all students in a school. They help assist and support all school educators. They can provide educators with materials, ideas and tools. They can inspire new strategies of delivering info to students. Collaboration and with teachers to blend literature and other curriculum components into what’s being taught. Librarians can help foster the love of reading thus providing teachers with equipped students that are ready provide better work.
The impact that school librarians has on academic progress is probably more valuable today as it has ever been. A district and its schools should have a well-organized strategy for using libraries as an extension of the classroom. The more involved libraries in the school the better outcomes in collaboration. They should have their own place in implementing professional learning communities other than just planning area for meetings.
Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future. –Ray Bradbury
In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us to swim. –Linton Weeks
Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one. –Neil Gaiman
This workshop requires educators to implement new or improve current strategies in their education setting. All teachers will participant in peer classroom observations for learning and improving current practices. A district, school and teachers have to find the right balance for their environment. You will need a mentor or administrator to complete some parts of this workshop.
This workshop includes activities for creating your own S.M.A.R.T. goals. Teachers are strongly encouraged to participate in this activity as part of workshop. Discussions and chats are available for all educators to further engage in this activity. We also provide a PLC tool for teachers to use in their school. The PLC and the S.M.A.R.T goal tool is available for use after the completion of this workshop.
Each workshop has teacher workload information and activity. This discusses the need for balance of teacher workload. It is meant for teacher encouragement and accountability. The workloads of teachers is something that can be addressed through consistent team collaboration. Team collaboration is strongly encouraged in all workshops.
The coursework involves reading assignments that aides in thoroughly understanding the learning objective. Teachers are required to submit a lesson snippet of the learning objective. This is for the implementing the learning objective in real time. The workshop provides a peer observation activity to further ensure the learning objective is being used. It is the intent that all the activities, discussion and assessments help the educator achieve the needed outcome(s).
This workshop will focus on the following areas:
UNIT/WEEK 1
Learning Objective:Teacher-librarian collaboration with Teachers or vice versa | How can this work and be organized in today’s schools? There is so much to offer from a strong teacher-librarian and teacher relationship. Libraries are the extension of the classroom and instruction. Collaboration leads to cooperative efforts by both parties. (1) What makes collaboration difficult to accomplish in your environment? (2) Explain how you work-together with ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies or Health teachers? (3) How do you approach teachers or a teacher-librarian when you have an idea? (4) What tools are available to assist the educators with library and classroom integration? (5) What are some challenges to working with teachers or teacher-librarian that do not want to collaborate?
UNIT/WEEK 2
Learning Objective:Take the Initiative | The power of the librarian! It takes a willingly effort to build an environment to grow student learning with the library as a common component. This concept is not new but many educators struggle due to planning, time and other circumstances that prevent success. The library has to be part of the curriculum planning in all areas of study. Teacher-librarians have to be in the planning from the beginning. (1) Describe your experience with taking on an initiative with little or no help? (2) Describe how veteran and non-veteran teachers interact with the library?
UNIT/WEEK 3
Learning Objective:Breakdown the Barriers | Strengthening the school! When there are less barriers between library resources and students, reading literacy can improve and help all areas of academics. How a district or school system design the library can determine its usefulness. Libraries have evolved with online and digital component that make it easier in some ways to implement. The physical experience has to be equality effective in meeting instructional needs. (1) If you are a teacher-librarian or teacher, how can you break any existing barriers? (2) How often do you plan with teachers or teacher-librarian? (3) If any, please share some successes and failures!
UNIT/WEEK 4
Learning Objective:Principal Support | Knowing your role! Do school principals have trust in libraries to support academic growth? From a teacher or librarian viewpoint, do school leaders consider the role of the library as an essential part of the instruction? (1) Would you have the support of your principal with implementing new ideas involving the library? (2) List some examples ideas to support classroom instruction. Principals may be cautious of disrupting the flow of student learning by implementing new strategies with the library. Given the current stress that principals are under to make constant improvements of academic success, patience is required
Extended Activities
Extension of the classroom:
Talk about your Library
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Extended Activities
Create Plan of Action using the following:
- S.M.A.R.T. Goals
- Specific (simple, sensible, significant)
- Measurable (meaningful, motivating)
- Achievable (agreed, attainable)
- Relevant (reasonable, realistic and resourced, results-based)
- Time bound (time-based, time limited, time/cost limited, timely, time-sensitive)
To make sure your goals are clear and reachable, each one should be:
Extended Activities
Components of Action Plan:
Identify task
Gather data
Develop strategies
Implement plan
References:
- First, you must Register on our online course system. Click the Register button below.
- After you created an account, login and select the course and pay ($65 per course).
