National School Library Program of the Year Award!

AASL Knowledge Quest article

BCPS Press Release

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Today's PD:  REFLECTION & COLLABORATION as a Professional Learning Community

Connect to LMS Evaluation - Domain 4: Professional Responsibility
4a. Reflecting on Practice  The LMS is constantly reflecting on the effectiveness of services, resources, instructional strategies, and facilities to ensure that they are meeting the goals of the library program. The LMS regularly considers changes necessary to ensure that future needs are met for an expanding dynamic program. 

4d. Participating in a Professional Community          4e. Growing and Developing Professionally 

Lesson Study Debrief

1. Personal Reflection on the experience:

• Lesson Study participants - Complete  Taxonomy of Reflection
  

"Taxonomy of Reflection" revised from http://peterpappas.com/2010/01/reflective-teacher-taxonomy-reflection.html
 

• Non-participants - Complete Reflect Act Wonder

2. Table Share: 

• Participants walk through their Taxonomy of Reflection with non-participants.
• Non-participants ask their Wonder questions. 

3. ODL Lesson Study Feedback:  Lesson Study observations used as formative assessment to identify learning needs and inform ongoing professional development.

Connect to LMS Evaluation

Domain 1: Planning & Preparation

1a. Demonstrating Knowledge of Content Curriculum and Process

1b. Demonstrating Knowledge of Students

1d. Demonstrating Knowledge and Use of Resources

1f. Collaborating in the Design of Instructional Experiences

Domain 3: Instruction
3a. Communicating Clearly and Accurately
3b. Using Questioning, Discussion, Research Techniques
3c. Engaging Students in Learning
3d. Assessment in Instruction (whole class, one-on-one, and small group)

3e. Demonstrates Flexibility and Responsiveness

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World Café

• The World Café is a model used to create a "living network of collaborative dialogues around questions that matter in service to real work."

• It provides opportunities to synthesize the ideas of a diverse group in order to develop a collective intelligence, and to self-reflect and shift perspectives from "my way" to "our way".

How the World Café Model works.

Café Reservations:  You and your "dining" partners are at your starting table and will rotate together (clockwise).
Take your space transformation Action Plan and Supporting/Monitoring SPP documents with you.

Menu:  Use menu prompts to reflect on how you have applied previous professional learning to your own practice this year.  Dialogue to share successful strategies and brainstorm solutions to challenges. Hosts will moderate discussion.

Table 1:  Collection Maintenance & Marketing    Hosts:  Amanda Lanza & Alex Wolf    

 World Cafe 1 Collection Maintenance.docx

• How have you engaged in Continuous Review, Evaluation and Weeding (CREW) to maintain the quality of your collection? 

• How have you marketed books & eBooks to promote their use by students and teachers?

• How do you use circulation data for strategic marketing, weeding and selection?

Table 2:  Learner Centered Environment     Hosts: Chimère Neal & Justin Hennaut

• How have you used your space transformation Action Plan to create a more learner-centered environment? 

• How will these changes transform your instruction and impact student learning?

• How will the Library be the "learning hub" of the school when all students have devices?  

Table 3:  Building Instructional Partnerships & Supporting SPP     Hosts:  Fran Glick & Valerie Schaffer

• How have you engaged in outreach to collaborate with more teachers and increase your time spent teaching students?

• How do you articulate your role/services to teachers?  What's your "elevator speech"?

• How have you supported your School Progress Plan? 

Table 4:  Virtual Presence & Advocacy     Hosts:  Kelly Ray & Jen Weaver

• How have you used a Virtual Learning Commons as a platform for learning, curation & communication, 
  to extend your library program and its resources beyond the physical space and school day? 

• How have you used advocacy strategies & tools to provide evidence of your program's impact for students to all stakeholders? (VLC, e-Newsletters, social media, etc.)  

You will have opportunities for continued professional learning and growth for these responsibilities, at
S.T.A.T. School Library Summer Institute, PSD, 2017-18 quarterly PD sessions and after-school Workshops. 

Connect to LMS Evaluation

Domain 1: Planning & Preparation
1c. Supporting Instructional Goals
1f. Collaborating in the Design of Instructional Experiences

Domain 2: Library Environment

2e. Organizing Physical Space

Domain 4: Professional Responsibility
4c. Communicating with School Staff and Community
4f. Collection Development and Maintenance

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Destiny Updates & Summer Reading

Summer Circulation - Alex Wolf:   Destiny Summer Reading  |   Summer Circ Reporting

Curate Like a Pirate! Summer Workshops -  REGISTER HERE for one AM or PM session in July or August.
 

BCPL Summer @ Your Library

• BCPS Summer Reading page with links to registration for Middle/High School students and Adults.

• Middle/High School game boards delivered to LMS at each school; one per MS student/ 800 copies per HS.

• Summer Lunch for kids 18 and under, Monday-Friday between June 19-August 25 at Arbutus, Essex, Lansdowne, Loch Raven, Randallstown, Reisterstown, Rosedale, White Marsh, and Woodlawn branches. 

Connect to LMS Evaluation

Domain 1: Planning & Preparation 1e. Demonstrating Knowledge of Literature and Lifelong Learning - Is extremely creative and strategic in working with groups and individuals to promote reading for pleasure and personal growth.

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Announcements

• EasyBib EDU update:

• Students will use this year's school Coupon Code for access in 2017-18; no Notebook (Notebook feature retired this summer).

• EasyBib EDU will be retired at end of 2017-18 school year. ODL will ask a small group of MS/HS to investigate alternatives in the Fall.

• S.T.A.T. School Library Summer Institute:  June 19, 8:30-3:30 PM @ Pikesville HS. REGISTER HERE in Workshops-Summer PD Catalog.

• Stay tuned for Summer DLU Workshop offerings, TBA soon! 

• Professional Study Day:  Save the date for August 29, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM @ location TBA

• Independent Research Symposium 2017 - Congratulations Melyssa Kenney, Jen Meltzer, Joquetta Johnson, Angie Tirschman! 

• Common Ground, May 2017:  Presentations by ODL Team Awesome, Fran Glick & Chimère Neal, Kelly Ray & Joquetta Johnson, Jaci Schoen 

• LMS Retirements 
• RAFFLE