Full Description
This practical guide clarifies why school librarians need to be part of the professional development process in their schools—and shows just how to achieve that goal.
To remain gainfully employed, today's school librarian has to be a leader in the school. To that end, Adult Learners: Professional Development and the School Librarian encourages librarians to become instrumental in providing professional development to teachers and staff. The book begins by explaining why librarians should participate in designing and presenting professional development, then goes on to provide tips, examples, and a complete model for doing this based on system used at the author's school.
Readers will discover how to determine what is practical and how to turn ideas into actions, whether they want to implement a major initiative or start with something small. Most important, this book details how to become part of the professional development team in ways that are both relevant and meaningful to the teachers and staff involved. When these stakeholders understand what the librarian knows and how they can benefit, the librarian's sphere of influence will be expanded—and a job just might be saved.
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. What Is Professional Development?
Professional Development Choices for Librarians
Conferences and Workshops
Webinars
Social Media
Twitter
Facebook
Google+
Blogs
Curation
Periodicals and Books
Associations
PLN: Professional Learning Networks
Professional Choices beyond the Library
Resources
2. Librarians as Leaders
Gathering Influence
The Go-To Person
Bring Back from Conferences
Resources
3. Aligning the School Library Program and Professional Development to the School Improvement Plan
When We See It
When We Don't See It
Resources
4. Designing Professional Development
Why?
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
How?
Theme? (or Not!)
Handout
Follow Up
Evaluation
Resources
5. Vehicles for Delivery of Professional Development
Face-to-Face
One-on-One
Small Group
Whole Staff
Virtual
Podcasts/Vodcasts
Webinars
E-mail
Learning Management Systems/Virtual Learning Environments
Blogs
Twitter/Facebook/Social Media
Instruction
Reporting
Resources
6. An Example—21st-Century Tools
The Focus
What Do the Teachers Need to Know?
How Can the School Librarian and Principal Pull This Together into a Theme?
How Can the School Librarian and Principal Introduce This to Teachers?
How Can the School Librarian and Principal Provide Teachers the Professional Development They Need?
How Can the School Librarian and Principal Structure Support and Help When Needed?
How Can the School Librarian and the Principal Be Sure That Teachers Implement What They Have Been Taught?
The Model
Podcasts
Staff Meeting
PLC Training
Support
Celebration
Wikis
Staff Meeting
PLC Training
Support
Celebration
Blogs
Staff Meeting
PLC Training
Support
Celebration
Evaluation
Resources
Index
