HIT Inservice for Teachers, Pt.2

[Patricia Fontes <fontes@MEOL.MASS.EDU>]

December 7, 1996

This is Part 2 of the responses to my request for suggestions on
inservice training for teachers.


Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 15:15:19 -0500
From: Joyce Rodgriguez <jrodrig@gilligan.esu7.k12.ne.us>
To: Patricia Fontes <fontes@MEOL.MASS.EDU>
Subject: Re: GEN:Inservice Suggestions

We have been trying to designate more of our inservice time for technology
and have found that small groups is a must.  It is also less threatening to
the staff if they feel comfortable with the people they are grouped
with--it's easier to laugh at silly mistakes or wrong turns with people you
know well.

Joyce Rodriguez
Media Specialist
Central City Middle School
Central City NE  68826
jrodrig@gilligan.esu7.k12.ne.us


From d8559hn1@ozemail.com.auTue Dec  3 21:51:29 1996
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 12:11:06 +1100
From: d8559hn1@ozemail.com.au
To: fontes@meol.mass.edu
Subject: Re: inservice

Dear Pat,

Have a jar of jellybeans available and distribute them liberally during
training for happy teachers!
(That sounds trivial, but it works surprisingly well...)
I think teachers (who are pickyplus to teach) are happiest doing rather
than being spoken to; dislike feeling disempowered; prefer working with
something that feels directly relevant to their subject area (a general
encyclopedia helps with this if your collection doesn't yet have CD-Roms
for all subject areas) and would rather be active than passive.
And they like a nice lunch.
General guidelines, I know, but I hope they help.
What's the weather like in Massachusetts?  30 degrees Celsius here, hot
as it always is for stocktake at the end of the school year (roll on
those summer holidays, twelve days away and counting!)
Cheers.
Ruth Buchanan
Teacher Librarian
Jamison High School
South Penrith   NSW
Australia
d8559hn1@ozemail.com.au

From DMHX25A@prodigy.comTue Dec  3 17:18:35 1996
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 06:32:13, -0500
From: MR WILLIAM W REED <DMHX25A@prodigy.com>
To: fontes@MEOL.MASS.EDU
Subject: GEN:Inservice Suggestions

Hi.  Several years ago for an inservice on library resources the
library staff set up stations (on-line catalog, CD-ROM stations,
whatever else you want to introduce them to) and made up questions
(we used current student research topics) for each stations (we had
the instructions we give to the students available for each station ).
 The faculty were divided into teams and had a time limit at each
station to find the answers.  We had some fun prizes for the winning
teams and served refreshments afterward.  Thanks to a great spirit of
competition among our faculty everyone had a good time and got some
hands on experience using our library resources.  Good luck!
Suzanne Reed, Librarian, Wichita Collegiate School, Wichita, KS.

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Suzanne Reed, Librarian
Wichita Collegiate School
9115 E. 13th St., Wichita, KS 67206

From Cyberian@wr.netMon Dec  2 22:20:49 1996
Date: Sun, 01 Dec 1996 17:48:35 -0600
From: Carolyn Christianson <Cyberian@wr.net>
To: Patricia Fontes <fontes@MEOL.MASS.EDU>
Subject: Re: GEN:Inservice Suggestions

Hi Patricia,
     Just be very thankful, your principal wants an inservice.  We
installed a new Windows NT Network, and was given no time to inservice!
We must spend all of our inservice time deciding how to restructure.
     Does anyone realize the need to restructure has to do with the way
information is coming to us  (such as your new network)???  Enjoy your
chance to show them what you have!  Not all of us are that fortunate.
You are on the LM_NET  let them know how that has helped us (librarians)
There are lists out there for every discpline+integration too.
     Go for it, you will suprise many as what you have ot offer!!!


Joan Kimball (jkim@borg.com)
Clinton, NY
Hart's Hill Elementary School Library
Clark Mills Road, Whitesboro, NY 13492



From heathf@dreamscape.comFri Dec  6 20:45:51 1996
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 19:45:44 -0500 (EST)
From: "Jeanette B. Heath" <heathf@dreamscape.com>
To: Patricia Fontes <fontes@MEOL.MASS.EDU>
Subject: Re: GEN:Inservice Suggestions

Take them to the Lab, and talk them through.  One hands on experience is
worth a million demonstrations.  This worked really well for me!


Mrs. Jeanette B. Heath
Library Media Specialist
Red Creek Jr./Sr. High School
Red Creek, NY 13143
Heathf@dreamscape.com


From hrms@cyber-quest.comFri Dec  6 20:44:18 1996
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 11:16:51 -0800
From: Harlan Rowe Middle School <hrms@cyber-quest.com>
To: fontes@MEOL.MASS.EDU
Subject: Re: GEN:Inservice Suggestions


I have found that an important part of computer inservice training is
providing LOTS of hands-on time.  Each person having their own computer
and being able to "do it" is critical. If this means dividing the faculty
and doing the same session two different times, I would recommend doing
two sessions. Present info, give them time to practice, present,
practice, present, practice, ......



Again, thanks to all of you who responded.  I definitely will be taking
all of these suggestions under advisement!

Sincerely,

Pat Fontes, Library Media Specialist
Sarah W. Gibbons M.S.  Westborough, MA
fontes@meol.mass.edu







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