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YOUR SCHOOLS SECRET WEAPON Debbie Dees, Principal Brenda Neisler, Media Specialist Jan Wilson, Media Specialist

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Why? 21 st Century Teachers 21 st Century Students 21 st Century Skills A Learning Commons is a full-service learning, research, and project space that encourages patrons to EXPLORE, EVALUATE, CREATE, & SHARE. From Library to LEARNING COMMONS

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FROM LIBRARY TO LEARNING COMMONS HOW? Staff Space Tools A Learning Commons supports a VARIETY OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES

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THEN ALONG CAME COMMON CORE Everyone freaked out! But not media specialists!

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COMMON CORE IS WHAT WE DO! Crosswalk of the Common Core INFORMATION LITERACY, READING & CRITICAL THINKING are at the CORE of the CCS. Media Specialists are trained to teach these skills. We are text and inquiry experts! Media Specialists are the SECRET WEAPON!

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COLLABORATIVE CULTURE Supporting the Common Core Collection Development Instruction Staff Development

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COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT Goals for collection Ongoing evaluation Common Core changes

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New levels of literacy are required Important to amass a collection of challenging texts Add well-crafted texts of varying views and perspectives BOOK STUDY FOR GWINNETT MEDIA SPECIALISTS

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Students need access to lots of high interest, accessible books Build text sets that offer multiple perspectives on one topic BOOK STUDY FOR GWINNETT MEDIA SPECIALISTS

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NEW TITLE AND COVER FOR THE BOOK? New Title and Cover ?

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IMPACT ON COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT Rethink & reflect BITs Curriculum ~ Instructional Calendar

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IMPACT ON COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT Print collection (books & periodicals) # of volumes - no longer per pupil requirement fiction nonfiction vs. informational text Databa$e$

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ADDITIONAL FUNDING Language Arts nonfiction and informational texts Weed blank books limited points of view New resources provide background, overview and multiple perspectives

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SUPPORTING INSTRUCTION 5 Shifts in Instruction Lead High-Level, Text-Based Discussions Focus on Process, Not Just Content Create Assignments for Real Audiences & Purpose Teach Argument, Not Persuasion Increase Text Complexity In order to determine a pathway for implementing the Common Core, it helps to know the standards inside and out, but it is even more important to know the resources you can draw upon. Pathways to the Common Core

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SHIFT 1 HIGH-LEVEL, TEXT BASED DISCUSSION Careful understanding of the text Questions and responses grounded in evidence Attention to specific details Speaking and listening skills

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WORLD WAR II : HOMEFRONT

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High Level, Text Based Discussion

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SHIFT 2 FOCUS ON PROCESS, NOT JUST CONTENT Student discovery Gathering info = learning Get students familiar with research process Short, focused projects Variety of resources & media Final product is not always the focus Intermediate grading

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PROCESS

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SHORT & FOCUSED RESEARCH 10 th grade Flood Myths

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SHIFT 3 CREATE ASSIGNMENTS FOR REAL AUDIENCES Prepare students for college and career readiness Authentic experiences Death to the Poster Board

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Contemporary Issues Health Grading checkpoints for Storyboard facts Script for audio Works cited REAL AUDIENCE & PURPOSE Contemporary Issues Health Intended audience toolboxtoolbox

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INFOGRAPHICS

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SHIFT 4 TEACH ARGUMENT NOT PERSUASION Argument Logic and reason Thesis/claim, evidence, counterargument Persuasion Emotion, values and beliefs Bandwagoning, plain-folks appeal, glittering generalities the standards put particular emphasis on students ability to write sound arguments on substantive topics and issues, as this ability is critical to college and career readiness. -Common Core State Standards, Appendix A

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ARGUMENT WRITING Locate relevant information Multiple print and digital sources Evaluate credibility and accuracy of sources

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SHIFT 5 INCREASE TEXT COMPLEXITY Current text levels significantly below Dont rely solely on Lexiles or other formulas Balance in material Text sets multiple sources of information

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LITERATURE IN CONTEXT SERIES Chose book series which includes study questions and project ideas for bringing the past and present into focus as it relates to the novel. Text sets !

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Issues of race, heroism, stereotypes Scottsboro Trial documents and testimony News stories from 1950s Alabama Child rearing superstition censorship literacy

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STAFF DEVELOPMENT SWAT TEAM BIT MEETINGS LUNCH N LEARN BROWN BAG LUNCH

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SWAT team

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STAFF DEVELOPMENT SWAT TEAM BIT MEETINGS LUNCH N LEARN BROWN BAG LUNCH

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MEDIA BY THE NUMBERS 150+ students/day before school 1,629 students/week extended lunch 18,837 student passes 657 classes direct instruction 46 SAT review sessions per year 737 website hits per week

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MAKING THE CONNECTION Space is important ! Staff is key ! Shifts happen ! When the going gets tough, the tough call on a media specialist.

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QUESTIONS & COMMENTS

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We hope you enjoyed this GaETC session. Please give your feedback at www.gaetc.org/evaluate www.gaetc.org/evaluate

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WORKS CITED Calkins, Lucy, Mary Ehrenworth, and Christopher Lehman. Pathways to the Common Core: Accelerating Achievement. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2012. Print. Common Core State Standards Initiative: Preparing America's Students for College & Career. Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2012. Web. 31 May 2013. Critical Skills Needs and Resources for the Changing Workforce: Keeping Skills Competitive. Society for Human Resource Management. 2008 Web. 15 Feb 2012.. Davis, Lauren. "5 Things Every Teacher Should Be Doing to Meet the Common Core State Standards." Eye on Education. N.p., 13 Feb. 2012. Web. 01 Mar. 2013. Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Programs. Chicago, IL: American Association of School Librarians, 2009. Print. Hill, Rebecca. "All Aboard!: Implementing Common Core Offers School Librarians An Opportunity To Take The Lead." School Library Journal (2012): Print. Marzano, Robert J., Debra J. Peckerling and Jane E. Pollock. Classroom Instruction that Works: Research Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement. Alexandria: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2011.