At the end of every school year I put together an Animoto video that highlights our library program at Riverside Elementary (D.C. Everest). My entire budget (except for $225 for supplies) is made up of Common School Funds so we couldn't do what we do without that funding.
Ithaca School District Library Plan Future Ready Framework
The link provided will take you to the 2020-2023 Library Media Plan for the Howards Grove School District Libraries. The plan is based upon the Future Ready Librarians Framework and addresses each wedge, with specific goals for forward movement focused on Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment; Use of Space & Time; and Community Partnerships.
This is the West De Pere School District Library Plan for 2022-2026.
Amanda Struckmeyer, WEMTA/AASL Liaison, recaps sessions from the 2021 AASL National Conference in short screencasts.
The Games and Gaming Round Table (GameRT) of the American Library Association provides a venue for librarians interested in the use of games and gaming in libraries of all types a place to gather and share.
The Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) provides a venue for networking and collaboration for library workers interested in the use of games and gaming in libraries.
The Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) provides a venue for networking and collaboration for library workers interested in the use of games and gaming in libraries. GameRT was formed in 2011 and with members from all types of libraries, GameRT encompasses a wide variety of viewpoints, situations, and user types.
The mission of the GameRT is to:
- Provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and concerns surrounding games in libraries;
- Share resources to the library community that support building and maintaining library game collections;
- Advocate for initiating and supporting game programming in libraries;
- Create an awareness of, and need for, the support of the value of gaming and play in libraries, schools, and related learning communities;
- Create an awareness of the value of games and gaming in library outreach and community engagement plans.
A collection of seven brief webcasts recapping ALA LibLearnX (formerly Midwinter) 2022.
This interactive tutorial, created with LibWizard by UW-EauClaire McIntyre Library, introduces students to the basics of citations in APA Style (7th Edition). Students practice creating citations.
This is the Future Ready Library Plan for the Ashwaubenon School District. The plan is meant to be fluid in its website form that we will re-evaluate yearly to best meet our district needs.
"Library Voice" blog post by Shannon McClintock Miller sharing Future Ready Library Plan Google Sheets template, and Padlet to view multiple library plans from districts around the country. Read blog post, "Let's Share our Future Ready Librarian Plans with one another here!"
This resource includes a document with various relevant links to help libraries and other educators begin to develop board game collections and programs for their users. This document was created by the Brown County Library in Wisconsin, and was shared with permission by Katie Boettcher, Library Staff. The resource also includes presentation slides from a presentation offered by Brown County Library Staff at the Wisconsin Library Association 2022 annual conference.Library staff that are interested in learning more about how to integrate board games into library collections and programming will find plenty of useful links and resources here! Big thanks to the Katie Boettcher and the Brown County Library Staff for sharing these.
These slides are associated with a presentation done about integrating board games in library borrowing collections (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpHfTPBG87Q) that was offered as a part of the Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference 2024. The presentation was given by David McHugh (Teaching Faculty Member, UW-Madison iSchool (Wisconsin).Presentation description: "Board games have never been so popular, with immense social, educational, and creative opportunities for libraries. Join us to learn the key practical considerations for choosing games and organizing game events. Get up to speed on the vast range of hands-on games, from cooperative problem-solvers to Dungeons & Dragons to Pokémon card tournaments. Let the games begin!".
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This video webinar (about integrating board game collections in libraries) was offered by David McHugh (a member of the Teaching Faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison iSchool; https://ischool.wisc.edu/staff/mchugh-david/) on Thursday, January 24th, 2024, as a part of the Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference (https://www.wildwiscwinterweb.com/) 2024.
Presentation Description: "Board games have never been so popular, with immense social, educational, and creative opportunities for libraries. Join us to learn the key practical considerations for choosing games and organizing game events. Get up to speed on the vast range of hands-on games, from cooperative problem-solvers to Dungeons & Dragons to Pokémon card tournaments. Let the games begin!"
During both the pandemic and summer we delivered books to students using a bus. Here are my procedures for running a book bus program.
Brodhead School District Library Plan
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District Library Plan 2022-2025
The purpose of this collective case study was to develop an understanding of why California K12 public school administrators distribute instructional leadership responsibilities to either
instructional coaches or teacher librarians and how the two roles compare within the context of
the implementation of the California Common Core State Standards in ELA/Literacy. The study
addressed the following research questions: Why do administrators select instructional
coaches/teacher librarians to help them provide instructional leadership? How do administrators
and instructional coaches/teacher librarians work together to provide professional learning within
daily instructional practice? How do administrators evaluate the effectiveness of the
instructional coaches’/teacher librarians’ instructional leadership roles? Participants were district
administrators who oversee the population, site administrators who directly supervise site-based
instructional coaches or teacher librarians, and the corresponding instructional coaches and
teacher librarians. Data were collected from multiple sources, including documents, interviews,
observations, and focus groups with participants. Within-case and cross-case analyses were
conducted to develop a naturalistic generalization of what was learned about how the coach and
teacher librarian contributed to instructional leadership. Results demonstrated that administrators’
personal values influence their decisions to select and utilize instructional coaches or teacher
librarians to provide instructional leadership. Instructional coaches are considered to be extensions
of administrators as instructional leaders in ELA while teacher librarians are considered to be
resources that can be called upon to provide occasional instructional support in ELA.
Campbellsport School District Library Plan