rmcclain

Rebecca McClain

 To “fill the information literacy gap”, the proposed plan of action will include communication and collaboration between the librarian and teaching staff.  The following activities have been approved by the MPHS administration to begin July 25, 2011.  Monthly newsletters will be produced to communicate library and other literacy activities that are happening around the school and community. This will include anything from announcing teacher workshops and equipment introduction, to encouraging readership by having published writers visit the school. Student improvements or accomplishments will also be acknowledged.  Teacher collaborations will be scheduled for each department the first week during in-service and professional development meeting days. During that time the librarian will consult with each individual teacher to discuss the scheduling of library time, topics that need pathfinders created and  how pathfinders work, the need to present copyright laws and the current, school-wide procedures for reading and writing skills.  When these are finished, the following Library Information Science Standards will have been met:  ALA-AASL-2010.1.3 Instructional partner: Candidates model, share, and promote effective principles of teaching and learning as collaborative partners  with other educators. Candidates acknowledge the importance of offering professional development to other educators as it relates to library and information use.  ALA-AASL-2010.1.4 Integration of twenty-first century skills and learning standards: Candidates advocate for twenty-first century literacy skills to support the learning needs of the school community. Candidates demonstrate how to collaborate with other teachers to plan and implement instruction of the AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and state student curriculum standards.  ALA-AASL-2010.3.3 Information technology: Candidates model and facilitate the effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research, learning, creating, and communicating in a digital society.
 * Plan of Action [POA]**