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The On-site, On-Demand Professional Development Program for School Librarians

LibraryLinkNJ will subsidize program costs for school library groups!

Let us Help You Make a Difference. We’ve Added New Programs!

In these tough economic times, LibraryLinkNJ is here for you. We know that ongoing professional education is essential, and we want to make it as efficient and cost-effective as possible.  We will subsidize the entire program cost of the workshop you select!  The continuing education consultants we are working with have developed high-interest, proven continuing education programs which address the specific needs of school librarians.

How Does the Program Work?

We are presenting a menu of on-site training options for you to choose from and will provide the workshop of your choice at your choice of location. Select a program for your group, using what works for you. 

  • LibraryLinkNJ has set aside a budget for this program and will accommodate as many requests as possible.
  • Your group may choose one program from the menu of options. 
  • You need a group of 12 or more registrants to book a workshop.

One booking can be: 

  • Members of one or more county-level NJASL chapters
  • Staff from one school district’s libraries
  • Several neighboring school districts combined

Who is Eligible?

  • The programs listed below are open to all member libraries.
  • LibraryLinkNJ is offering a 100% subsidy.

How Do We Proceed?

Your Library is Responsible For:

  • Hosting the program at the location of your choice.
  • Providing the required equipment and Internet connectivity for the program.
  • Furnishing the photocopied program materials to program participants
  • Appointing a liaison for all contact with LibraryLinkNJ.
  • Arranging and paying for the program’s food arrangements.
  • Keeping LibraryLinkNJ informed of any changes to the program (i.e. date, time, content)
  • Completing program evaluation forms.
  • Confirming to LibraryLinkNJ that the program has taken place.
  • Reporting the number of participants.

LibraryLinkNJ is Responsible For:

  • Contacting, scheduling and contracting with the CE provider.
  • Maintaining contact with and providing all pertinent information to your library’s liaison.
  • Providing the program evaluation forms.
  • Paying the CE provider in a timely fashion.

Cancellation Procedure and Practice for Library Members Booking On-site On-demand Programs:

  • LibraryLinkNJ requires at least 12 business days’ notice from a library or library organization for the cancellation of any program.
  • If a member library or library organization booking and paying part of the cost for a program cancels with less than 12 business days’ notice, LibraryLinkNJ may be liable to pay 50% of the program fee as a cancellation fee to the vendor. 

Staff Development Programs Through June 15, 2012

The programs listed below are the featured selections of what is available through the Continuing Education Providers we are working with.  Most can be customized for length and for the specific needs of participants.  They are designed to be interactive.

Use New National Standards to Empower Learning and Your Library Media Program

Use the combination of 21st Century Standards adopted by New Jersey -- The Partnership for the 21st Century Skills (P21); ISTE /NETS Technology Standards; and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) -- to provide a school library program that prepares students for lifelong learning, informed decision-making, and effective use of information technologies. Use the new standards to develop Essential Questions and Enduring Understandings for unit and lesson plans. Learn to use the AASL’s online Planning Guide for Empowering Learners as a self-evaluation tool and take a leadership role in advocating for your library program.  Participants will develop and share elevator speeches, and should bring sample unit and lesson plans to this hands-on workshop.

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Develop a working knowledge of the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner and 21st Century Standards adopted by the New Jersey Department of Education;
  • Integrate all 3 national standards into their unit and lesson plans;
  • Use ISTE/NETS and P21 to open dialogues and further develop collaborative relationships with administrators and classroom teachers;
  • Be prepared to write a new School Library Program Curriculum to foster 21st Century learning among all students.

Teaching with Purpose and Meaning: Essential Questions & Enduring Understandings

Essential Questions and Enduring Understandings are now required in curriculum maps as well as in unit and lesson plans.  Learn what EQs and EUs are and how to use them to promote lifelong learning in the school library program. Participants will work in groups to incorporate EQs and EUs into their current lesson plans to provide additional meaning and purpose to their instruction.

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Integrate EQs and EUs into all their instructional practice;
  • Collaborate more productively with classroom teachers.

Secrets of Successful School Librarians: Simple Techniques for Classroom Management

Develop a better understanding of your students and create an environment that encourages inquiry and discovery while maintaining order. Learn how a simple game plan can keep you and your students on task. Discover the difference between controlling and managing your classroom: one sets you up for failure, the other leads to success for everyone.

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Create a positive tone in the LMC using nonverbal communication;
  • Develop an underlying structure that will guide students to better behavior;
  • Employ formative assessment techniques to anticipate when student attention might be straying.

Being Valuable is the Key

It’s not enough to be a great librarian. You must be perceived as being valuable. To successfully address the needs of 21st Century learners, you need to secure the support of four groups of stakeholders: Administrators, Community Members, Teachers, and Students. Learn how you can make your message heard and reap the results of a program that is valued by everyone.

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the needs of Administrators, Community Members, Teachers, and Students in their school and district;
  • Determine how to best target each group;
  • Implement a plan to meet at least one need for each group;
  • Develop a sound bite that will resonate with the most powerful group in their district.                       

    (Note: This is a full day session, but a half-day session is possible focusing on the first two groups.)

Action Research:What, How, and Why

What is Action Research, and how can you use AR to help position you as a research leader in your school?  Participants will learn the entire process and will create an AR concept to put their program on a path of documentable, continuous improvement to be shared with administrators.

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Develop the AR project they outlined in the session;
  • Determine when and how to get assistance to complete an AR project;
  • Assess the success of their projects and make improvements;
  • Demonstrate evidenced-based practice to their administrators.

    (Note: It is helpful if participants are familiar with Essential Questions and Enduring Understandings)

Vision and Mission – What Makes You Unique – NEW!

While many school librarians believe they have a mission and a vision for their program, few have actually written one.  Writing and relying on these two, succinct statements (around 25 words each) allows busy librarians to make clear judgments about priorities.  As a result, they are less likely to feel overwhelmed by the daily demands of the job.  Posting these clearly worded statements in the school library can help LMS open dialogues with classroom teachers, leading to increased collaboration and decreased misuse of the Library Media Center. In addition, with these statements clearly posted in the school library, they can more readily open a dialogue with teachers leading to collaboration and minimize teacher misuse of the facility for their students.

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Define and communicate what makes them uniquely important to their school community
  • Draft Vision and Mission statements
  • Deliver a stronger program to teachers and students

Mini-Strategic Planning for Maximum Results – NEW!

Without a strategic plan, school librarians work hard without a sense of achievement. Learning how to create a mini-strategic plan gives them a tool to guide their activities over a three-year period. Participants will learn the components of a strategic plan, identify target areas for their own schools, and then develop a mini-strategic plan individually or in groups. After identifying target areas, participants will study the components of a strategic plan which can be constructed individually, with other librarians in their district, or with a small committee.

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Identify areas within their program that need improvement
  • Explain the components of a strategic plan
  • Create a rough draft of a strategic plan with action steps for the first year

Build-Your-Own Hands-On Technology Workshop – NEW!

Book 90 minutes, 3 hours or 5 hours to learn that technology tool you’ve heard so much about, but haven’t quite made the time to learn and implement! From a wide menu of options, choose one or more technology tools for learning and sharing—including tools for storytelling, search, communication, curation, presentation—and prepare for an interactive, inspiring and practical session that will help you spice up your teaching practice!

Choose from tools such as:

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Integrate new technology tools into lesson and unit plans 
  • Collaborate with classroom teachers to teach and share new technology tools with students
  • Use new technology tools to improve and enliven their teaching practice.


Contact a CE Team Member:

 

Joanne Roukens: jroukens[a]librarylinknj.org

Sophie Brookover: sbrookover[a]librarylinknj.org

Mi-Sun Lyu: lyu[a]librarylinknj.org

The professional development consultants we are working with to provide these programs are:

  • Barbara DeSantis– The In-Class Support Technology Specialist at the Sayreville School District. A STAR Discovery Educatorwhose award-winning blogshowcases practical use of many online tools for teaching and learning, Barbara is also the Newsletter Editor and President-Elect of the New Jersey Science Teachers Association. – NEW CONSULTANT!
  • Nina Kemps –A former school librarian at Cherry Hill’s Rosa International Middle School with over 30 years of experience and an AASL Learning4Life Coordinator for New Jersey;
  • Amy Rominiecki– A librarian at Seneca High School in Burlington County’s Lenape Regional High School District and an AASL Learning4Life Coordinator for New Jersey;
  • Hilda Weisburg –A former school librarian with over 30 years of experience in school libraries K-12, and the co-author (most recently) of Being Indispensable: A School Librarian’s Guide to Becoming an Invaluable Leader (ALA Editions, 2010).
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