I agree with you. My biggest users are Social Studies, Health, Theology, and
Science. When I was in the public schools the biggest user was Special Ed.
My current school does not have Special Ed - although we have many labeled
Special Ed - we do have a teacher assigned to float and work with students
and most of the faculty stays after school and works daily to get them up to
speed. So - I have been very busy this first week with "special ed" students
using the library for research and the computers.
Allan
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Bishop Kearney High School Library
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Rochester, New York 14617
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynda Martin" <lsmartin@ACCESS.K12.WV.US>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: Sec. Rant regarding teacher use
> I respectfully disagree that your English teachers should be your
> primary users. After all, information gathering and use is a life skill.
> Offer to teach research skills in relation to units teachers in other
> disciplines are teaching. I think social studies is an ideal integration
> area. How can you integrate library materials with the content standards
> social studies teachers must cover? Similarly, what type of requirements
> for research does the science department cover? Libraries are all about
> information access in ALL areas. Meet with those departments that have
been
> primarily underserved. Do your homework and anticipate what their needs
> are. They'll appreciate your attention.
>
> As a wise person once said to me, "When the horse you're riding
> dies, dismount."
>
> Lynda Martin, MLIS
> Brookhaven Elementary School
> 1215 Baker Street
> Morgantown, WV 26508
> lsmartin@access.k12.wv.us
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: School Library Media & Network Communications
> [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Cyndi Bowman
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 9:47 AM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Sec. Rant regarding teacher use
>
> I know I've read many of these kinds of posts on our listserv -- and have
> even
> responded to a few. However, I'm at the end of myself in figuring out what
> to
> do next, so I welcome any ideas -- or even telling me to get over it and
> keep
> doing what I know to do!!
>
> Here the situation: I'm in my 6th year at this high school. There are
1400+
> kids, about 120 teachers/staff. My predecessor was here about 30 years --
> quit
> long before he actually left -- and left a lot of teachers with bad
feelings
> about library accessibility, services and resources. I've done all the
> things
> that I've read about, been taught, or layed awake thinking of. I do
> newsletters, email about new resources, signs, website (this is new),
> networking with teachers to find out what they're doing, offer to do
> backflips
> for their kids, etc., etc., etc. I should also say that we have laptop
carts
> on
> every floor, one for each 6 classrooms or so.
>
> So -- My problem is getting my English teachers to use the library!! I
know
> that they should be my primary users, but there are several who STILL
think
> that they know everything about research that their kids need to be taught
> and
> that the research can be done either on the internet or individually by
the
> students on their own time. If class time is given, I see students from
> these
> classes in small groups. I work with those kids, giving them the info
about
> the
> databases and helping them find the info that seems to illude them
> otherwise.
> Almost every kid walks out of here having had his question answered/info
> found.
> My facility is small -- only able to hold one class at a time. I know that
> has
> frustrated some teachers when I've had scheduling conflicts.
>
> One of the reasons I find this so frustrating is that teachers in other
> subject
> areas think that students are learning to research in the English
> curriculum.
> They get frustrated when kids don't know how to approach a topic for
another
> subject area and don't want to spend the time teaching them -- or allowing
> me
> to do so.
>
> Teachers who do use my "services" are pleased and say that the kids use
the
> information I give them productively. But there are lots and lots of
> students
> who don't get the benefit of my expertise because the teachers don't/won't
> use
> me. When there have been scheduling conflicts, I've even taken "my show on
> the
> road" and worked with classes in their own rooms. At least we work through
> how
> they are going to approach the topic, even if we don't get to do it right
> then.
>
>
> This month, my usage is down by 10% from last year. I don't know what else
> to
> do or say. The department head is one of the "offenders," so going to her
> won't
> help. The principal won't mandate something like this ...
>
> Thanks for "listening." Any suggestions will be welcome.
>
> Cyndi
>
> =====
> Cyndi Bowman, Librarian Owner of Cozie, WCCC
> Hutchinson High School (World's Cutest Chubby
> Hutchinson, KS Chihuahua)
> bowmanc@usd308.com
> library_cyndi@yahoo.com
>
> "Havin' more fun than the average bear ..."
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