Southbridge Public Schools
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​August 23, 2016
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8:00 - 2:30 p.m.



Your Action Plan

Workshop Slides

Our goal is to move your library, practice, and program forward to support learning across the curriculum. We will discuss specific ways to make simple changes to create a learning-centered library at your school. From a simple mindset shift to ideas on rethinking the physical library space, creating student-centered print collections, and the librarian’s role in establishing a positive culture of reading for all, this workshop will prepare you for helping today’s learners and teachers navigate the complex world of information literacy.

​Step 1. Focus on Users

Mount Bethel Elementary Learning Commons: 
http://clcd.com/features/

Target schools: 
http://www.targetcommercialinteriors.com

Color Guide for Designers:
http://www.pinfographics.org/ig/a-color

Meet the Modern Learner (Infographic):
mrmck.wordpress.com


Step 3. Student-Centered Collections



Weeding:
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Weeding Library Collections (via ALA):
www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets

Titlewise Analysis: 
www.titlewave.com

Big Hearted Books:
www.bigheartedbooks.com

Dewey:

The Mighty Little Librarian's Ditching Dewey posts:
www.mightylittlelibrarian.com/?p=668

The Dewey Dilemma (Library Journal):
lj.libraryjournal.com/2010/05

​Dewey-Lite (Quebec School Librarians Network)
http://qslin.org/tag/dewey-lite/


eBooks:

Gale Virtual Reference Library
www.cengage.com/search/showresults
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EBSCO ebook Collection
www.ebscohost.com/ebooks/

Overdrive
company.overdrive.com/education/


Diversity in Collections:

12 Tips for All Educators
www.huffingtonpost.com/quassan-castro/twelve-tips-all-educators_b_4533419.html

Helping Latino Students Feel Comfortable in Your Classroom
www.unc.edu/world/2011Seminars/LANC_Article_4.pdf

Educating Hispanic Students
​crede.berkeley.edu/pdf/epr8.pdf

We Need Diverse Books
weneeddiversebooks.org/

Lee & Low Booklists
www.leeandlow.com/educators/back-to-school

Social Inequalities in Cognitive scores at Age 16: the Role of Reading
www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/shared/get-file.ashx?itemtype=document&id=1719

Why I Can't Skip My Reading Tonight
bookkidsblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/why-cant-i-skip-reading-21.jpg

1000+ Ideas about Hispanic Heritage Month
www.pinterest.com/explore/hispanic-heritage-month/

I'm Your Neighbor
www.imyourneighborbooks.org/

Make Your Own Mad Libs
www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-Mad-Libs/

2016 Reading Challenge for Kids
www.readsleeprepeat.org/2015/12/announcing-the-diverse-reads-2016-book-challenge/

Step 5. Library Programs

Project Information Literacy

Effective School Library Programs 
from AASL

School Librarians Transform Learning

​School Libraries Work

Collaboration Rubric (Google Doc)

​Access to Books Research
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Step 2. Mindset Shift

​Edutopia 21st Century Libraries: Learning Commons:
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/

Library as Domestic Metaphor by Joyce Valenza:
http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch

Step 4. Rethink Library Spaces

Green Mountain Union High School Learning Commons:
trsu.libguides.com/c.php

Middle School Library in the Netherlands:
http://michelevelthuizen.zenfolio.com
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20 Modalities of Learning:
magnificaths.org/

Transforming Space:  
go45.sd45.bc.ca/blogs/schoolblogs

Create the Library of Your Dreams (via SLJ):  www.slj.com/2011/04/

Step 6. Integration

Using Evidence to Enhance Learning
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Level of Collaboration Rubric & Sample

​Let the Librarians Lead Initiative
empower librarians by providing support and resources on leadership

Collaboration Planning Document

​OER Commons
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​Symbaloo:
Library Symbaloo:  http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/librarysymbaloo

Blendspace:
www.tes.com/lessons

AASL Best Websites for Teaching & Learning:
www.ala.org/aasl