School Library Administration Artifacts
Resources for School Librarians
Building a Bridge to Literacy for African American Male Youth: A Call to Action for the Library Community: This website was created by myself and two of my colleagues at UNC-Chapel Hill as a resource for our summit of the same name that was held in June of 2012. The summit hosted 65 stakeholders from around the country and served as a working meeting to create an action plan for improving school and public libraries for young African American men. The website also serves as a resource for librarians by providing the summit's final report (see below) and links to many potential resources for improving services, collections, programming, and etc.
Building a Bridge to Literacy for African American Male Youth: A Call to Action for the Library Community (final report): This report, written by myself, Casey Rawson and Dr. Sandra Hughes-Hassell of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Dr. Kafi Kumasi of Wayne State University, was published and distributed to school, public, and state libraries around the country in September of 2012. It summarizes the results of our summit of the same name (see above) and provides an action plan for improving libraries so they can better serve the needs of African American Male Youth.
Administrative Support for School Libraries: This web resource was designed as a collaborative project by two other students and myself in October 2011. It is intended as a resource for school librarians to use when trying to gain support from administrators including principals, school board members, superintendents, and etc. It includes obstacles they might face and strategies for overcoming those obstacles. One very important feature of the site is the inclusion of three "Sassy Librarian Videos" we wrote, filmed, edited using iMovie, and posted to YouTube. I believe this website demonstrates my abilities in many areas including: academic research, collaboration, technology, and Web 2.0 applications such as iMovie and Glogster.
Enhancing Writing Instruction: This is another web resource that I designed in collaboration with three other students in March 2011. It is based on the book, The Next-Step Guide to Enhancing Writing Instruction by Bonnie Campbell Hill and Carrie Ekie and is meant to serve as an appendix that shows how school librarians can use this book in their own practice and to support classroom teachers. I believe this project demonstrates my commitment to professional development and my ability to collaborate with others. I also selected this site for inclusion in this portfolio because it illustrates my philosophical view that the library program should support the entire school community, in this case by participating in writing instruction.
Building a Bridge to Literacy for African American Male Youth: A Call to Action for the Library Community: This website was created by myself and two of my colleagues at UNC-Chapel Hill as a resource for our summit of the same name that was held in June of 2012. The summit hosted 65 stakeholders from around the country and served as a working meeting to create an action plan for improving school and public libraries for young African American men. The website also serves as a resource for librarians by providing the summit's final report (see below) and links to many potential resources for improving services, collections, programming, and etc.
Building a Bridge to Literacy for African American Male Youth: A Call to Action for the Library Community (final report): This report, written by myself, Casey Rawson and Dr. Sandra Hughes-Hassell of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Dr. Kafi Kumasi of Wayne State University, was published and distributed to school, public, and state libraries around the country in September of 2012. It summarizes the results of our summit of the same name (see above) and provides an action plan for improving libraries so they can better serve the needs of African American Male Youth.
Administrative Support for School Libraries: This web resource was designed as a collaborative project by two other students and myself in October 2011. It is intended as a resource for school librarians to use when trying to gain support from administrators including principals, school board members, superintendents, and etc. It includes obstacles they might face and strategies for overcoming those obstacles. One very important feature of the site is the inclusion of three "Sassy Librarian Videos" we wrote, filmed, edited using iMovie, and posted to YouTube. I believe this website demonstrates my abilities in many areas including: academic research, collaboration, technology, and Web 2.0 applications such as iMovie and Glogster.
Enhancing Writing Instruction: This is another web resource that I designed in collaboration with three other students in March 2011. It is based on the book, The Next-Step Guide to Enhancing Writing Instruction by Bonnie Campbell Hill and Carrie Ekie and is meant to serve as an appendix that shows how school librarians can use this book in their own practice and to support classroom teachers. I believe this project demonstrates my commitment to professional development and my ability to collaborate with others. I also selected this site for inclusion in this portfolio because it illustrates my philosophical view that the library program should support the entire school community, in this case by participating in writing instruction.
Grant Writing
PLAY Grant Proposal: I wrote this grant proposal for the fictional funding institution, PLAY, in December 2012 to demonstrate my understanding of the grant writing process and and to gain experience in requesting funds for school related projects. The proposal outlines my plan to design a year long professional development program for the faculty of my school to help them learn more about the instructional technology provided by the school and available for free online. I believe this artifact shows my ability to request funding for projects that are needed at my school, my dedication to providing teachers with the professional development they need to best utilize the tools at their disposal, and my ability to design long term library programming.
PLAY Grant Proposal: I wrote this grant proposal for the fictional funding institution, PLAY, in December 2012 to demonstrate my understanding of the grant writing process and and to gain experience in requesting funds for school related projects. The proposal outlines my plan to design a year long professional development program for the faculty of my school to help them learn more about the instructional technology provided by the school and available for free online. I believe this artifact shows my ability to request funding for projects that are needed at my school, my dedication to providing teachers with the professional development they need to best utilize the tools at their disposal, and my ability to design long term library programming.
Professional Development
Copyright and Fair Use: Collaboratively created by myself and three other students, this resource was designed in October 2012 as part of a professional development session we hosted for school librarians, fellow students, and representatives of Learn NC on the subject of copyright and fair use. The session demonstrated how school librarians could offer in house professional development opportunities on the subject for the other faculty of their schools. In addition to the original slides of the presentation, the resource also features annotated links to other web resources to help educators better understand copyright law.
Copyright and Fair Use: Collaboratively created by myself and three other students, this resource was designed in October 2012 as part of a professional development session we hosted for school librarians, fellow students, and representatives of Learn NC on the subject of copyright and fair use. The session demonstrated how school librarians could offer in house professional development opportunities on the subject for the other faculty of their schools. In addition to the original slides of the presentation, the resource also features annotated links to other web resources to help educators better understand copyright law.
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NoveList K-8 Plus, an Introduction for Middle School Teachers: The video shows an abbreviated instructional session I conducted in December 2011 on use of the NoveList K-8 Plus. I believe this video demonstrates my ability to develop and conduct instructional sessions for adults. A copy of the Powerpoint slides used in the beginning of the presentation can be found here. |
Collection Development
Collection Development Policy for ________ Public Library: This artifact was created by myself and three other students in November 2011. Since this policy is based on an actual library, portions of the text had to be blocked out to protect their privacy. This policy demonstrates my understanding of the purposes of such policies, my ability to create a fully developed policy of my own, and my ability to work collaboratively with others to create a successful product. Since this policy includes a community analysis and discussion of other relevant collections, I feel it also demonstrates my belief that libraries should reflect their communities and collaborate with other agencies within them.
Book Displays
Collection Development Policy for ________ Public Library: This artifact was created by myself and three other students in November 2011. Since this policy is based on an actual library, portions of the text had to be blocked out to protect their privacy. This policy demonstrates my understanding of the purposes of such policies, my ability to create a fully developed policy of my own, and my ability to work collaboratively with others to create a successful product. Since this policy includes a community analysis and discussion of other relevant collections, I feel it also demonstrates my belief that libraries should reflect their communities and collaborate with other agencies within them.
Book Displays
Web Development
My Personal Website: This website was created as a project for my Information Tools class in the Spring 2011 semester. It is included in this portfolio because it shows my basic abilities in HTML coding and web design. To create this page, I used the open source Sea Monkey Composer software and reformatted a previously developed Cascading Style Sheet.
I have also used a number of design platforms including Weebly, Google Sites, and Wordpress to create websites (including this one). There are links to these websites throughout this portfolio.
My Personal Website: This website was created as a project for my Information Tools class in the Spring 2011 semester. It is included in this portfolio because it shows my basic abilities in HTML coding and web design. To create this page, I used the open source Sea Monkey Composer software and reformatted a previously developed Cascading Style Sheet.
I have also used a number of design platforms including Weebly, Google Sites, and Wordpress to create websites (including this one). There are links to these websites throughout this portfolio.