Professional Growth and Time Webinar

May 28, 2015 *Developed for ARPDC through CRC as a result of a grant from Alberta Education to

support implementation

Alberta Learning Commons Policy Series Learning Network Session III

Linda Shantz-Keresztes ljshantz@shaw.ca

& Judith Sykes judith.sykes@shaw.ca

Facilitators

Research & Gathering Evidence

Essential Conditions Self-Assessment

Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC). A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions. (2010, Rev. July 2012). Retrieved from http://www.essentialconditions.ca/

Re-Thinking Resources, Community Engagement

Where is your school on the learning commons journey?

Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC). A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions. (2010, Rev. July 2012). Retrieved from http://www.essentialconditions.ca/

Time

Think About Questions – Time• Why do I feel so pressed for time in my school?• What does this say about the culture of my school? My

profession?• Is this a new phenomenon in my profession? Is it the same

for others in my school? How do they feel about it?• How does the issue of time affect student learning?• Other questions???

© Sykes, J. (2013). Conducting Action Research to Evaluate Your School Library. Libraries Unlimited, Santa Barbara, CA.

Your Questions & Comments about Time

Time

Student TimeAccountability Pillar Survey (Gr 10)

Provincial Satisfaction Survey HS

Time

Personal Time Log

What are some “first impressions” of your day? How might it inform your (work)?Which activities do you think had the most positive impact for students? Why?

Changes or Strategies you’ve used or observed that help with time

Time

Time Saving Tips• Collaboration – colleagues on site – the

LC Team - & from professional organizations

• Your principal• Students • Small reflective breaks

Time

Time Saving

Source: “Appendixes 4, 5, 6”, Leading Learning: Standards Of Practice For School Library Learning Commons In Canada, Canadian Library Association (CLA). Copyright 2014 CLA.

Time

Time Saving

Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC). A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions. (2010, Rev. July 2012).

Professional Growth

Plans• Focus professional growth plans on learning

commons standards of practice• Align to your school and district focus• Develop one or two manageable goals that

inspire your practice and student learning

Professional Growth

1. Why is learning commons transitioning important to your growth as a teacher, administrator, librarian, technician?

2. What do you hope to learn?

3. How will it impact student learning?

4. To achieve your goals, what strategies do you need? To change? To risk?

Professional Growth

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Source: “Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons” figure from “Transforming  School  Libraries  to  Learning  Commons”, Leading Learning: Standards Of Practice For School Library Learning Commons In Canada, Canadian Library Association (CLA). Copyright 2014 CLA.

Professional Growth

• What resources do you need to help you achieve your goals?

• Books? Articles? Web sites? • Mentors? • Courses? Workshops? Webinars?• Professional Associations?

Professional Growth

Conferences

Professional Growth

Further Education: Graduate Degrees/Diplomas/Courses

Professional Growth

Outcomes• What will success mean for you?• What does your goal success mean for your

students?• What could you or someone else be able to

observe as you reach parts or all of your goals?

Professional Growth

LC District Networks Purpose:

To establish dialogue groups for LC teams - many new to their roles - to meet with other teams near-by and discuss timely topics, current LC projects or developments in their schools, professional resources.

Professional Growth

LC District Networks • Could meet every 6-8 weeks• Schools take turns to host• Ideally from 8:00 – 10:00 am or 2:00 –

4:00pm• All LC team members or a representative

Professional Growth

• Chose a “timely topic” for small group dialogue• Share projects/LC developments from your schools• Share district/provincial/professional updates or info from a

conference a member has attended• Invite a guest speaker• Create a website/blog for virtual presence

LC District Networks Agenda Ideas

Professional Growth

TEN TIMELY TIPS1.Create… (or review) a LC plan with a LC team based on Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada 2014.

2.Share… your LC plan with the school parent council and set budget goals to develop the plan in stages.

3.Explore… provincial curriculum guides and policies; Alberta Education learning commons policy.

4.Examine… The New Learning Commons, Where Learns Win! (Loertscher, Koelchin & Szwann) and Building a Learning Commons: A guide for School Administrators and Learning Leadership Teams

5.Learn from…Ontario’s Together for Learning document & web site

6.Visit… the School Learning Commons and National Project sites often.

7.Study… the Treasure Mountain Canada (TMC) papers, site

8.Read… journals such as School Libraries in Canada

9.Connect… from blogs such as By the Brooks: Anita Brooks-Kirkland.

10.Know… the results of School Library Impact Studies.

Professional Growth

Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC). A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions. (2010, Rev. July 2012).

References

Alberta Association of Library Technicians. (2014). Alberta Association of Library Technicians. http://www.aalt.org/

Alberta Education. 2014. Learning Commons/School Libraries: Learning Commons Policy. Retrieved from http://education.alberta.ca/department/ipr/slsi..aspx

Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC). A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions. (2010, Rev. July 2012). Retrieved from http://www.essentialconditions.ca/

Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA). (2014). Alberta School Library Council. Retrieved from http://aslc.ca/

Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA). (2014). Online Professional Growth Plan User Guide. Edmonton, AB: Alberta Teacher’s Association. Retrieved from http://support.teachers.ab.ca/OPGP/Pages/Welcome.aspx

American Association of School Librarians. (2014). Conferences and Meetings. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/aasl/conferences

Brooks Kirkland, A. (2014). bythebrooks. Retrieved from http://www.bythebrooks.ca/

Capra, F. (1996). The Web of Life. New York: Anchor Books.

Canadian Library Association (CLA). (2014). Canadian Library Association. Retrieved from http://www.cla.ca//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

Canadian Library Association (CLA). (2014). Leading Learning: Standards Of Practice For School Library Learning Commons In Canada. Retrieved from http://clatoolbox.ca/casl/slic/llsop.pdf

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Chinook Learning Services. (2014). Library Assistant Certificate of Recognition. Calgary Board of Education. Retrieved from http://www.chinooklearningservices.com/ContEd/AdultCourses/LibraryAssistantCOR.html

Grose, D., Ed. (2014). School Libraries in Canada. Retrieved from http://www.clatoolbox.ca/casl/slic/

International Association of School Librarianship (IASL). (2014). IASL Past and Future Conferences. Retrieved from http://iasl-online.mlanet.org/meetings/info.html

References

Koechlin, C., & Loertscher, D. (2014). learningcommons. Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/site/schoollearningcommons/

Koechlin, C., Loertscher, D.V., & Zwaan, S. (2011). The new learning commons where learners win: Reinventing school libraries and computer labs, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow Research and Publishing.

Koechlin, C., Loertscher, D. & Rosenfeld, E. (2010). Building a learning commons: A guide for administrators and learning leadership teams. Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow Research and Publishing.

Library Association of Alberta (LAA). (2014). Alberta Library Conference. Retrieved from http://www.albertalibraryconference.com/

Library Association of Alberta (LAA). (2014). Library Association of Alberta. Retrieved from http://www.laa.ca/

Library Research Service. (2014). School Libraries Impact Studies. Retrieved from http://www.lrs.org/data-tools/school-libraries/impact-studies/

Ontario Library Association. (2014). Together for learning: School libraries and the emergence of the learning commons: creating and transforming physical and virtual learning spaces. Toronto, ON. Retrieved from www.togetherforlearning.ca

Resource Links. (2014). Resource links. Retrieved from http://www.resourcelinksmagazine.ca/

Sykes, J. (2013). Conducting Action Research to Evaluate Your School Library. Libraries Unlimited, Santa Barbara, CA.

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). (2014). Library Information Technology. Retrieved from http://www.sait.ca/programs-and-courses/full-time-studies/diplomas/library-information-technology-course-overview.php

Treasure Mountain Canada (TMC). (2014). TMCanada3. Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/site/tmcanada3/

University of Alberta. (2014). Master of Education in curriculum and pedagogy (teacher-librarianship focus). Retrieved from http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/en/Programs/TeacherLibrarianship.aspx

Voices for School Libraries Network. (2014). National project: National standards for school libraries in Canada project. Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/site/nationalslproject/