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No Child Left Behind@Your Library

No Child Left Behind@Your Library. Wisconsin Educational Media Association Annette Smith, President-Elect Jo Ann Carr, Professional Development Chair WEAC 10-27-2005.

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No Child Left Behind@Your Library

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  1. No Child Left Behind@Your Library Wisconsin Educational Media Association Annette Smith, President-Elect Jo Ann Carr, Professional Development Chair WEAC 10-27-2005

  2. “School library media centers can contribute to improved student achievement by providing instructional materials aligned with the curriculum; by collaborating with teachers, administrators, and parents; and by extending their hours of operation beyond the school day.”— “Close Up: NCLB— Improving Literacy through School Libraries,” NCLB The Achiever,September 15, 2004, Vol. 3, No. 13

  3. Focus: Student Achievement • Be a smart school . • Support a ‘highly qualified’ school library. • Wisconsin based research. • Teaching Learning Teams. • A resource for Wisconsin schools.

  4. Literacy by 2013 in the “Smart School” • Work with your school library media specialist to make sure your school library program: • Provides accessible reading materials for a wide range of interests on a wide range of topics. • Promotes reading across the curriculum by providing teachers with bibliographies and classroom collections aimed at specific content and that are exciting to read. • Promotes reading through specially designed activities and programs. Source: http://www.ala.org/ala/aaslbucket/aaslnclbbrochure.htm

  5. Technology literacy • Work with your school library media specialist to make sure your school library program: • Provides ready access to computers and other information technologies for all students, especially those who may not have home access. • Has integrated technology skills into its information literacy curriculum. • Provides guidance to students using technology to complete school assignments and explore personal interests. • Educates staff on students on what it means to be technology literate http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/nclbindex.html Source: http://www.ala.org/ala/aaslbucket/aaslnclbbrochure.htm

  6. NCLB, Testing, and Your School Library • Work with your school library media specialist to make sure your school library program: • Has an articulated information literacy curriculum and grade-level benchmarks that include research and technology skills that are aligned to your state’s standards. • Teaches these skills in collaboration with the classroom teacher in projects tied to the content area curriculum. Source: http://www.ala.org/ala/aaslbucket/aaslnclbbrochure.htm

  7. Components of a ‘highly qualified’ school library • Employs at least one full-time, certified library media specialist for each school with appropriate support staff. • Models and promotes collaborative planning and curriculum development. • Integrates uses of technology for learning and teaching. • Provides access to collaboratively developed collections that support curriculum and learning needs. Source: http://www.ala.org/ala/aaslbucket/aaslnclbbrochure.htm

  8. School Libraries in Wisconsin • DPI has identified numerous studies that demonstrate the impact of highly qualified school libraries: http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/relevres.html • And…DPI is doing the Wisconsin Study http://www.lrs.org/school.asp

  9. Teaching-Learning Team • Content experts define content, objectives, sequence and depth of coverage • Information and technology experts suggest resources and tools, potential use, provide access, focus on information seeking and technology skills. • Together review standards, create benchmarks, develop assessments, design instructional strategies and activities. Source: Information and technology literacy standards matrix. Madison: DPI, 2000.

  10. Roles of the LMS • Teacher • Instructional Partner • Information Specialist • Program Administrator

  11. A resource for Wisconsin schools: WEMAtter! • Nationally funded project of the Wisconsin Educational Media Association. • Provides • Research • Standards • @your library toolkit • Data collection tools • Ready to use advocacy resources

  12. Advancing learning through partnerships • Make collaborative planning a priority! • Recognize your collaborative role! • Advocate for a quality library media program! • Become a quality media professional! • Use the WEMAtter toolkit! • Keep students and their learning first!

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