A big thank you to anyone I missed replying to. Pending approval, we're going to
spend time writing a handbook of library policies, and swapping ideas. . . pretty
low-key for our first "inservice". Here's the suggestions I received, which we're
definitely keeping for our next one:
Here's the agenda we used last spring for a librarians regional meeting. We had
about 50 librarians from three counties so you won't need as many options I guess.
8:30-9:00 Registration; Welcome: Coffee/Tea
9:00-9:25 General ASPIRE Meeting: Access Update, Local Issues
9:25-9:45 Thomson Gale: Matt Hancox: What's New in Databases
9:45-10:00 Break: Snacks from the PTHS food class
10:00-10:45 Session I
10:45-11:30 Session II
11:30-12:45 Lunch on your own; restaurant list provided
12:45-1:30 Session III
1:30-2:15 Session IV
2:15 *2:30: Wrap up*Snacks from the PTHS food class; Act 48; Prizes
Session Options:
______PSLA Workshop: K-3 Reading program
_____ Middle School Power Library Lesson Sharing (grades 6-8)
_____ Promoting Literacy Using Book Clubs for Teachers and Students (grades 6-12)
_____ United Streaming (all levels)
_____ Blogs: What are they & why do you care (all levels)
_____ Using LOC and Access for Cataloguing (all levels)
_____ Inspiration Software for the Elementary Library (K-6)
_____ On the Horizon: Podcasting and Nettrecker (all levels)
_____ Web Design the Easy Way: Publisher, PowerPoint, Geocities (all levels)
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In Texas the Texas State Library and Archives will provide free workshops if
you have 20 or more. You might see if they do provide this service. One is
on the CREW weeding method.
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Every fall our Conference has a Professional Development Day that brings
together all of the faculty and administration of the various schools.
We generally have a (big name) speaker and then break into small groups
by grade or discipline. I don't know what the elementary librarians do
in their meeting, but the high school librarians just have a roundtable
discussion. Whoever is the official facilitator has some sort of
discussion starter in mind, and we just go from there. Of course, we're
talking about eight people, rather than 20, but I would think that you
can do something similar.
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Since your gathering will be just librarians you could look for a
"library" speaker rather than general education. Maybe you could even
invite someone from LM_NET (Peter, maybe? Didn't he say he was going to
retire at the end of this year, or next year?).
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Have the new media specialists been introduced to everyone? I am new this year and
I was introduced to the other media specialists by a media specialist who gave a
little background on me. I spoke too but I didn't have to. Also, there was a map
put up where we put in a push-pin for our school location. We've had break out
sessions where smaller groups talked about collaboration with teachers, how that
was going and ideas to further collaborate. Just a few ideas..
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One thing we have done on professional development day is to visit other
libraries in the area which we would like to know more about - they have
programs or something that we want to see first-hand.
This has proved to be a wonderful experience and we have learned a lot.
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We had Doug Johnson talk about PPPs - plagiarism proof
projects! How to design the research project to
minimize copy and paste.
Also, database reps demonstrating features of the dbs.
Public librarians showing the best of the new books.
Have had a panel of district librarians discussing
whatever the current "Buzz" is in your area.
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I've heard Michael Sullivan speak twice and I would go to hear him
again! The book, Connecting Boys With Books, will change the way any
teacher makes book selections and suggestions.
http://www.talestoldtall.com/ <http://www.talestoldtall.com/>
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We have also had this problem. Last year our
elementary librarians did a share workshop. Each of
us brought two lesson plans that we particularly
liked. Giving each librarian about 10 minutes each we
shared our ideas with each other. We had a great time
and loved every minute and took home 18 lessons plans
to add to our repertoire. It was fantastic.
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We visited other libraries that had active or creative programs or unusual
and interesting facilities, and visited with the librarian there. Once we
visited a librarian who has repeatedly won grants for her school , and
discussed her grant ideas and strategies. These have been the most
successful, because they specifically targeted library interests. Good
luck!
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One thing I wish our district would do would be to ask all the librarians to bring
a lesson they love to teach to their students. They could tell about the lesson
and the resources needed to teach it. I feel isolated sometimes being the only
librarian in my school. All the classroom teachers have 3 -4 other people to
"borrow" ideas from.
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Can you get someone in the district to do a technology training? There
are many classes that would help.
They could teach a class on Internet searching (using something besides
Google)
using Microsoft Word (there are a bazillion things you can do on Word
besides just letters) or
Excel,
you could ask Follett to come in to show you how to use Titlewave (they
would likely do that for free) to do collection analysis (which is a
fantastic tool!!!!) Our local sales rep would do this for us in a heart
beat.
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A couple of ideas about what I would like to learn about (sorry I
don't have any resources about them)
Graphic Novels
How to use blogging, podcasting and wiki's in the LMC
Same for using digital cameras and/or projectors
Family Literacy Night Ideas
Getting kids to love reading or reaching reluctant readers
Big 6 inservice is always useful ( our state standards are based on
it, so we're pretty Big 6 oriented around here)
Rebecca Dickenson
Eagleton Elementary School Library
708 Sam Houston School Road
Maryville, Tennessee, 37804
Rebecca.Dickenson@blountk12.org <mailto:Rebecca.Dickenson@blountk12.org>
Library Homepage: http://teacherweb.com/TN/EagletonElementary/Library
<http://teacherweb.com/TN/EagletonElementary/Library>
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