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Supporting SIP Goals to Meet the Needs of Students
The Teacher Librarian’s Role
Joel KrentzWilkinson Jr. P.S. Library
Working with the Teacher-Librarian
❖ opportunity to design, deliver and assess as a team
❖ access to the library and its resources
❖ research expertise
❖ technology integration
❖ lens of critical literacy
Wilkinson’s SIP Goals focus on ...
❖ non-fiction writing
❖ inquiry based math
❖ embedding equity, social justice, character education & eco-literacy
Non-Fiction WritingSupporting
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... through the use of digital technologies ...
Bitstrips
Comic Life
KidBlog
Storify
StoryBird
❖using digital technologies to support writing provides students and teachers with engaging, collaborative and authentic ways to explore and learn about writing
Teacher Librarian’s Role
❖ offer a series of ‘Lunch and Learns’ introducing these
❖ manage any accounts and logistics that need to be set up in advance
❖ partner with teachers to design, deliver and assess units of study
❖ provide students with opportunity to share with a wider audience through posting writing on Library’s websites
Inquiry Based MathSupporting
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❖Inquiry based Math uses ‘real life’ problems to engage students
❖ students create questions about these problems they want to answer
❖They explore solutions using investigation, research, digital technologies and manipulatives
Teacher Librarian’s Role
❖ a centre for question creation with Q-charts and organizers
❖ a space for manipulatives and hand-on exploration
❖ online portals to relevant resources and sites
❖ a multi-media centre with access to a wide variety of technology and tools
❖ a space to share and publish student findings and solutions
I will create Math Inquiry Lab including
Social Justice, Equity, Character Education & Eco-Literacy
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❖embedding the themes of social justice, equity, character education and eco-literacy in all areas of teaching and learning
❖ reflects work being done on a Board wide level that is supported with resources and professional development
Teacher Librarian’s Role
❖ participate in planning meetings to establish themes within units of study and curricular area
❖ offer advice around projects, assessments and culminating tasks related to themes
❖ support teachers and students with print & online resources
❖ share and publish the teaching and learning that occurs and highlight the themes using multimedia or digital means
Measuring Success❖ teacher and teacher-librarian
created assessment
❖ student/teacher co-created assessment (rubrics)
❖ student interviews, conferencing and surveys
❖ comments & anecdotal records
❖ feedback from teachers
❖ feedback from students
Success partnering and support from me, as the Teacher-Librarian, will be measured in a number of ways: