Are we speaking the same language?

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Are we speaking the same language?

• Librarians, Principals, the school library,
• and taking the lead

Joel Castro, Principal East Early College High
School Houston ISD (with lots of assistance from
Aline Baldwin, EECHS librarian)
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Texas Library Association presentsAre We
Speaking the Same Language?Librarians,
Principals, the School Library, and Taking the
Lead

• To hear the audio part of the webinar, be sure to
  dial our conference call at
• 866-740-1260 (toll free). When asked, key in
  your access code 4146650
• For technical help, contact the ReadyTalk support
  line at 800-843-9166.

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Information for Later

• CE certificates may be printed from the TLA CE
  web site tomorrow
• www.txla.org/ce.
• A free recording of this webinar will be
  available next Monday, May 10, on the same web
  site.

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Helpful Tips

• To minimize background noise, please mute your
  phone line by pressing 6. You may unmute your
  line by pressing 7.
• Please note the Raise Hand button on your
  screen or you can type questions via the chat
  box.

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Also

• Twitter hash tag will be TLAweb.
• Everyone will receive an evaluation survey
  immediately after the webinar.

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Joel Castro

• Started as bilingual teacher 16 yrs ago.
• Campus technologist, district technology
  supervisor, asst principal
• Now Principal of East Early College High School

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Are we speaking the same language?

• Librarians, Principals, the school library,
• and taking the lead

Joel Castro, Principal East Early College High
School Houston ISD (with lots of assistance from
Aline Baldwin, EECHS librarian)
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TLA Journal Article - A Review

• What libraries mean to me
• Principals role in the library program
• Role of the librarian in student achievement
• Common ground between the principal and school
  librarian

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A Day in the Life of a Principal

• Manage many different areas
• Central office- school budget reduced by 65,000
• Board member requests
• Public complaints

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How to Speak Principal

• Say student achievement a lot throughout the
  conversation!
• Non-verbal language- be seen working with
  teachers, especially core teachers (HS) or TAKS
  teachers (all)
• Text-based communication- Use data showing were
  better than the other schools!

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Librarians as Instructional Leaders

• if the principal is the only instructional
  leader in the building, we are all in trouble!
• Library managers ? value
• What are you doing to impact instruction?
• If you can get invited to science and math dept.
  meetings, youve done well !

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Continuing Ed for Librarians

• PD in school accountability 101 (feel the heat!)
• PD- TEKS for core subjects
• Crash the party- present at a department/grade-lev
  el meeting

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Librarian Accountability Measures

• Is it obvious that kids are excited to be in the
  library?
• How many classes have you taught?
• How many times have you met w/ teacher to support
  lessons?
• Do others speak about the librarys value (and
  librarians value)?

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Librarian Accountability Measures (2nd verse)

• Usage stats on databases ()?
• Circulation stats? Historical ? Comparative?
• How else does the librarian contribute to the
  betterment of school outside of the library
  (field trips, author visits, committees, clubs)?

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21st Century Librarians

• Students with 21st Century skills (blogs, wikis,
  Blackboard )
• Teachers with 21st Century teaching strategies
• 21st Century schools
• Librarians as technology experts

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Questions or Comments?

• Please chat your questions or use the
• Raise Hand button.

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Are we speaking the same language?

• Librarians, Principals, the school library,
• and taking the lead

Joel Castro, Principal East Early College High
School Houston ISD (with lots of assistance from
Aline Baldwin, EECHS librarian)
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Brought to you by

• Joel Castro, jcastro_at_houstonisd.org
• Texas Library Association
• Nan Ellis, Registration Coordinator
• Gloria Meraz, Director of Communication
• Brian Knaack, Meetings Assistant
• Ileah Salazar, Meetings Membership Assistant
• Patricia Smith, Executive Director
• Ted Wanner, Continuing Education Specialist
• Special Thanks to ReadyTalk.com

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Please Remember

• Continuing Education Certificates may be printed
  tomorrow, May 13, on the TLA CE web site
  www.txla.org/ce
• Recordings will be available next Monday, May 17,
  at the same web site.
• Please complete the evaluation survey following
  the webinar

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The End

• For more information
• Ted Wanner
• TLA Continuing Education Specialist
• tedw_at_txla.org
• 512-328-1518 / 800-580-2852

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