CREATING THE DOMINO EFFECT:

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CREATING THE DOMINO EFFECT

• MARKETING for
• COLLABORATION

Suzanne Libra suzanne.libra_at_adams12.org Heidi
Schmidt heidi.schmidt_at_adams12.org Huron Middle
School
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Session Objectives

• To demonstrate how advocacy and collaboration
  feed, rather than starve, each other.
• To provide examples and templates for advocacy
  and marketing.

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THE FEEDBACK LOOP
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Define advocacy

• Programs or activities designed to raise the
  profile of the teacher librarian and/or the
  library services available.
• Examples reading programs, contests, after
  school activities, staff development,
  announcements, book clubs, committees, meetings
• Advocacy to try Monday Create a countdown
  newsletter with dates events and advocacy
  suggestions from now until December

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Advocacy

• Brainstorm 2 forms of advocacy
• Brainstorm how these forms of advocacy can lead
  to collaboration

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HEIDIS TAKE

• Know the value your library has to offer
• Advocating and advertising to entice your
  coworkers

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STARTING THE LOOP TEACHER FOLDERS
FROM THE MEDIA CENTER FOR SCIENCE HEIDI
SCHMIDT KEY WHITE LESSON IDEAS YELLOW
WEBSITES BLUE BOOKS GREEN EVENTS PURPLE
PROCEDURES
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NEWSLETTER (CONTESTS)
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HEIDIS TAKE

• The calendar can be good for not only you but for
  the students too
• The calendar is only one way to advocate
• HOW COULD YOU USE THIS?

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Define Collaboration

• Creating a lesson or a unit with a teacher (or
  teachers) that divides the work, doubles the
  brain power and halves the student teacher ratio.
• Examples creating a unit from scratch, altering
  a unit to include information literacy or
  technology integration
• Collaboration to try Monday mentally review a
  list of upcoming lessons (American revolution,
  science fiction, etc), think of a way you can
  improve that lesson, write up an outline and take
  it to a receptive teacher.

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Collaboration

• Brainstorm 2 topics for collaboration
• Brainstorm how these lead to advocacy

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HEIDIS TAKE

• Two heads are better than one
• Work smarter not harder
• Less work better lesson

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PLANNING GUIDE
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BIBLIOGRAPHY SHEET
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HEIDIS TAKE

• A planning guide will keep you focused and
  directed
• The bibliography sheet is a great tool
• HOW COULD YOU USE THIS?

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Collaboration looping examples
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HEIDIS TAKE

• Collaboration turned mediocre lesson into a great
  lesson
• The improved lesson increased the quality of the
  outcome of the projects

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ADVOCACY LOOPING EXAMPLES
Lesson Opportunities are Everywhere
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HEIDIS TAKE

• The possibilities are endless.
• We are hoping to give you some ideas to jump
  start advocacy and collaboration
• Before you know it you are in the domino effect

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STAFF ARTICLE CLUB
Too busy to read a whole book? Miss those fun
graduate seminars and debating issues with your
peers? Want a free lunch? Join us!
Meeting Dates Topics To Be Announced We meet
all 3 lunches on the date chosen The library
provides lunch (please RSVP so there is enough
foodI will send out an email reminder about a
week in advance) You pick up and read the article
and join us to discuss Articles on education
topics/hot topics (ex NCLB, tenure)
Recommend Articles or topics
Learning _at_ Your Library
Huron Middle School A Teaching and Learning
Center
Huron Middle School A Teaching and Learning
Center
Huron Middle School A Teaching and Learning
Center
Huron Middle School A Teaching and Learning
Center
Too busy to read a whole book? Miss those fun
graduate seminars and debating issues with your
peers? Want a free lunch? Join us!
Too busy to read a whole book? Miss those fun
graduate seminars and debating issues with your
peers? Want a free lunch? Join us!
Too busy to read a whole book? Miss those fun
graduate seminars and debating issues with your
peers? Want a free lunch? Join us!
Too busy to read a whole book? Miss those fun
graduate seminars and debating issues with your
peers? Want a free lunch? Join us!

• Meeting Dates Topics To Be Announced
• We meet all 3 lunches on the date chosen
• The library provides lunch (please RSVP so there
  is enough foodI will send out an email reminder
  about a week in advance)
• You pick up and read the article and join us to
  discuss
• Articles on education topics/hot topics (ex NCLB,
  tenure)

• Meeting Dates Topics To Be Announced
• We meet all 3 lunches on the date chosen
• The library provides lunch (please RSVP so there
  is enough foodI will send out an email reminder
  about a week in advance)
• You pick up and read the article and join us to
  discuss
• Articles on education topics/hot topics (ex NCLB,
  tenure)

• Meeting Dates Topics To Be Announced
• We meet all 3 lunches on the date chosen
• The library provides lunch (please RSVP so there
  is enough foodI will send out an email reminder
  about a week in advance)
• You pick up and read the article and join us to
  discuss
• Articles on education topics/hot topics (ex NCLB,
  tenure)

• Meeting Dates Topics To Be Announced
• We meet all 3 lunches on the date chosen
• The library provides lunch (please RSVP so there
  is enough foodI will send out an email reminder
  about a week in advance)
• You pick up and read the article and join us to
  discuss
• Articles on education topics/hot topics (ex NCLB,
  tenure)

Learning _at_ Your Library
Learning _at_ Your Library
Recommend Articles or topics
Learning _at_ Your Library
Recommend Articles or topics
Learning _at_ Your Library
Recommend Articles or topics
Recommend Articles or topics
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BOOK GROUPSSTAFF STUDENT
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BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
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HEIDIS TAKE

• I feel this really brought the staff and the
  students together
• This activity also went further than our school
• HOW COULD YOU USE THIS?

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LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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COFFEE HOUSES
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HEIDIS TAKE

• What a great activity to trick kids.
• Getting involved and helping out

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KEEPING IT ALL TOGETHERMonthly goals

• August 2006
• 1st Trimester Focus ET-IL Standard II The
  student implements effective research strategies
  utilizing information and technology resources to
  solve problems and make decisions.
• Meet with cores and departments on library
  orientation and role in CSAP and information
  literacy skills
• Meet with new teachers during new teacher
  orientation to discuss collaboration
• Offer orientation to any continuing teacher who
  would like one (by subject area)
• Give each teacher a technology brochure, library
  packet and folder of information
• Schedule all orientations
• Schedule Northglenn Library trip
• Begin One Book One School program
• September 2006
• Complete collaborative orientation for all grades
  by October 6, 2006
• Schedule SRI testing in consultation with reading
  and Language Arts teachers, to be completed by
  September 29, 2005
• Kick off AR program
• Kick off book groups
• Beginning planning Math Literacy Week
• Research writing contests for students
• Announce 1st trimester writing contests
• Submit article for core emailsinclude student
  and staff book and article clubs

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BRAINSTORM 2 IDEAS TO USE NEXT
WEEK COLLABORATE ADVOCATE 2 IDEAS TO USE IN
JANUARY COLLABORATE ADVOCATE