Supporting SIP Goals to Meet the Needs of Students

The Teacher Librarian’s Role

Joel KrentzWilkinson Jr. P.S. Library

Working with the Teacher-Librarian

❖ opportunity to design, deliver and assess as a team

❖ access to the library and its resources

❖ research expertise

❖ technology integration

❖ lens of critical literacy

Wilkinson’s SIP Goals focus on ...

❖ non-fiction writing

❖ inquiry based math

❖ embedding equity, social justice, character education & eco-literacy

Non-Fiction WritingSupporting

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... through the use of digital technologies ...

Bitstrips

Comic Life

KidBlog

Storify

Twitter

StoryBird

❖using digital technologies to support writing provides students and teachers with engaging, collaborative and authentic ways to explore and learn about writing

Teacher Librarian’s Role

❖ offer a series of ‘Lunch and Learns’ introducing these

❖ manage any accounts and logistics that need to be set up in advance

❖ partner with teachers to design, deliver and assess units of study

❖ provide students with opportunity to share with a wider audience through posting writing on Library’s websites

Inquiry Based MathSupporting

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❖Inquiry based Math uses ‘real life’ problems to engage students

❖ students create questions about these problems they want to answer

❖They explore solutions using investigation, research, digital technologies and manipulatives

Teacher Librarian’s Role

❖ a centre for question creation with Q-charts and organizers

❖ a space for manipulatives and hand-on exploration

❖ online portals to relevant resources and sites

❖ a multi-media centre with access to a wide variety of technology and tools

❖ a space to share and publish student findings and solutions

I will create Math Inquiry Lab including

Social Justice, Equity, Character Education & Eco-Literacy

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❖embedding the themes of social justice, equity, character education and eco-literacy in all areas of teaching and learning

❖ reflects work being done on a Board wide level that is supported with resources and professional development

Teacher Librarian’s Role

❖ participate in planning meetings to establish themes within units of study and curricular area

❖ offer advice around projects, assessments and culminating tasks related to themes

❖ support teachers and students with print & online resources

❖ share and publish the teaching and learning that occurs and highlight the themes using multimedia or digital means

Measuring Success❖ teacher and teacher-librarian

created assessment

❖ student/teacher co-created assessment (rubrics)

❖ student interviews, conferencing and surveys

❖ comments & anecdotal records

❖ feedback from teachers

❖ feedback from students

Success partnering and support from me, as the Teacher-Librarian, will be measured in a number of ways: