Best Practices for Secondary Librarians March 22 nd 4:30-6:00 S. Severns and A. Vandenbroek Brainstorm What do you do that works? Collaboration & Teaching Teaching web 2.0 tools/choices for students Networking online (Diigo, wikis, etc) Inquiry-based instruction (essential questions) Inquiry-based instruction (essential questions) Plagiarism-proof projects Plagiarism-proof projects 21 st Century Skillsandards/standards Follow the gurus via RSS feed Jazz up your orientation with video/QR Codes & make it relevant Jazz up your orientation with video/QR Codes & make it relevant Sign up for committees (SBDM, Sunshine, etc.) Attend meetings (Department Leader, faculty) Know the curriculum docs Partner with public lib and other organizations/people Bump into teachers and start conversations. Volunteer to help with extracurricular activities Be aware of vocabulary standards in both curriculum and testing documents (i.e. reliable instead of trustworthy websites) Assist campus Instructional Facilitator/Tech Trainer's with Professional Development opportunities Post credentials (Degree, TTCC, etc.) Digital Citizenship Respecting copyright/brands Citing text and multimedia Tutorials with examples: Social networking dangers Social networking dangers Netiquette Netiquette Choosing appropriate online tools Staff development Staff development STAAR Support Attend trainings when possible See online resources: Re-visit curriculum docs as updated Learn vocabulary used in testing (verbs used relate to Blooms)my.htm Understand RTI intervention tiers and how you can support with resources/lessonswhat-school-librarians-can-do Attend department meetings or STAAR review meeting (if STAAR focus school) Send updates to faculty or links to support TEKS that show student weakness Request campus wide access to Polaris for lesson planning and purchasing decisions based on STAAR needs Administrative Creating/sharing goals (S.M.A.R.T. Goals)tutorials/smart-goal-setting Marketing yourself: Be understanding with budget cuts but ask for what you need. Keep reading (professional, personal, and for your library) Creating reports and newsletters Weeding outdated collections Weeding outdated collections Mentor students Be a professional-even electronically Be a professional-even electronically Recruit volunteers Recruit volunteers Reading Promotion Book displays (holiday, genre, etc.) Digital frames/slide shows Digital booktrailers/booktalks/book blogs/podcasts Shelfari widget Comics QR codes Read posters with faculty on them What we're reading signs outside teacher doors. Story times by faculty or celebrities Have older students read to younger such as Athletes as Readers & Leaders program. Read A Like lists Guest Speakers Genre overviews (using Glog, etc.) Display with student or faculty recommended books (use audio boxes for actual voices) Political Involvement Serving on committees Attending meetings (school board meetings, rallies, etc.) Associating with the right people Writing or meeting with legislators Membership in professional organizations Persistent but polite! Educate others on the role of the library and librarian (elevator speech) Library reports for administrators: Sign up for Texline updates: Join lm-net listserv Fundraising & Budgeting Making your case: Grants Book fairs Birthday/graduation clubs Community partnerships Bond Money Innovative Apple's customer service modelcan-learn-from-apple/ Exhibiting creativity Use and teach technology Accessibility (genre labels, genre shelving, widgets) Cool programs and contests (Teen Read Week, National Library Week, Black History Month, book-based contests) Sponsoring Clubs Facebook, twitter, blogs, wikis Offering online guides via Livebinders, 2clicks, etc. Create a virtual library using a Wix, Wikispaces, etc. Gaming in the library:ry_resources Environment Remove negative signs No "Closed" signs-Thanks for stopping by the library- currently. Comfortable areas Work areas Quiet/Loud areas User friendly Universal signage Accessible for all Extended hours when possible Make time for interruptions, even if it means scheduling an appointment to talk/follow up later. Examples to Watch Buffy Hamilton: Naomi Bates:and Kristin Fontichiario: Doug Valentine: Jenny Levine: Christopher Harris: Joyce Valencia: Doug Johnson:or Bonus Create an iGoogle page to easily follow websites: Go to iGoogle:Log in with your Google Doc Account Select Change theme to change what the page looks like Select Add Gadget to add gadgets Add any RSS feeds you want to follow (type address in the box or select the RSS feed icon on the website) Rearrange as desired Citations Images from Microsoft PowerPoint