General+Program+Stats+and+Admin+2010


 * __ Resource Based Teaching / Skill Instruction: __**


 * SIS Research Wiki designed and maintain to provide Big 6 skill instructional support including: search engine choices, safe image sites, web site evaluation, note-taking templates, research product tip guides, subscription database screencasts, and citation / style guides
 * All Grade 7 students receive an orientation to the library media center focusing on procedures, library terms, location/access of materials, and locating information within a website
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Grade 7 ||<  2 45 minute sessions ||< *  Greeting and introduction of LM staff **__Collection:__** (Estimated )
 *  Review SIS LMC layout.
 *  Review book exchange procedures
 *  Review 3R’s of LMC Guidelines (respect, responsibility, and resourcefulness)
 *  Demonstrate Destiny, automated card catalog
 *  Review LMC terms using LMC Millionaire PowerPoint instructional strategy
 * Review website navigation using the Internet Workshop model ||
 * Dewey Decimal signage is displayed on book shelves to assist students with independent search skills
 * Designed web site evaluation checklists and use as "mouse pads" next to each LM computer workstation
 * Display information and technology literacy concepts on word walls
 * Collaborative research units have been created. Please see 2009/2010 projects on the LM Instructional Collaboration chart
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Revised Science Fair Resource Wiki to provide online resources to participating students
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Successfully advocated and secured district funding to bring “[|River City]” grade 7 science research to SIS students. This integrates MUVE (multi user virtual environment) technology into a unit with learning objectives on water/ air/ insect borne diseases and the scientific research process. Collaborative instruction with two science teaches and their eight class sections
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Implemented Internet Safety web quest for Grade 7 students
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Acquired much needed digital cameras (2) and Flip camcorders (4) for student academic use
 * The SIS library media collection currently has a full inventory in progress. It is understood that there has not been a full inventory completed since SIS opened in 2001. Thus, collection statistics are estimates based on a Follett Library Resources collection analysis, Destiny (library catalog) collection statistics, and shelf read counts. The full collection inventory is targeted for completion Fall of 2010.** **After the full inventory is completed collection statistics can reliably be reported from Destiny.**

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 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Approximately 870 students
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Print Collection 12,300 (estimate)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Average books per student 14 (state recommends 25)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Periodical Titles 26 (state average 27)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Online Subscription Databases 11 (iConn.org – free state resource available; EBSCOhost available through SHS subscription)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Video Collection 608
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**New Books Added 640**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Deselected Books (weeded due to age, poor condition, inaccuracy)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Follow a systematic work plan to “weed” age sensitive Dewey Ranges consistent with C-R-E-W (Continuous Review Evaluation and Weeding) and M-U-S-T-I-E (misleading, ugly, superseded, trivial, irrelevant, elsewhere) guidelines.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">A [|collection analysis] was run using Follett Library Resources on May 13, 2010. A print copy of the report is available upon request. In essence, the results revealed:
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Data integrity of the SIS collection is 98.98% (good)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In this school year, the average copyright of our collection is 1991
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Imbalance in the print collection exists primarily in Reference, Social Sciences (below standards) and General Fiction (above standards)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Age sensitivity is most acute (poorest) in Geography, Social Sciences, Astronomy and Life Sciences
 * __Staffing:__**

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Full-time [|Teacher/Librarian] 1.0
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Full-time Library Media Paraprofessional 1.0

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**__Environment:__**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The library media center can accommodate two classes with seating at eight tables and 31 computer workstations.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Four study carrels are available for student use.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">There are 31 computers for student use in the library media center with a dedicated networked printer
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Server file storage is available for students and staff.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Teachers and students can access instructional web sites from home via wikis published to support collaborative projects.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Two zones of independent reading / small group work with comfortable seating have been added.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**__Cooperation with Public Library__**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Science Fair projects and Grade 8 art sculptures were displayed to the benefit and enjoyment of visiting patrons
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The SIS LMC is truly a multi-purpose learning environment with several distinct usage zones: print collection / circulation; open technology lab; class instructional workspace; small collaborative work cluster, independent reading cluster, and professional staff work room.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**__District Support: Grants, Committees and Professional Development__**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Collaboration with Plumb Memorial Library on Assignment Alerts to furnish students with curriculum related books for research that may not be available at SIS.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Collaboration with Plumb Memorial Library on the Grades 7 and 8 “Summer Reading” program.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**__Communication and Public Relations:__**
 * Won the 2010 Connecticut Association of School Librarians [|Collaboration Award] for excellence in instructional collaboration between a school librarian and classroom educator for work on an Internet Safety unit for grade 7 students
 * Presented at Tech Expo for Connecticut Educators' Computer Association (CECA) on integration of Web 2.0 tools into instruction
 * Authored SPS Library Media Policy and Procedures Guidelines, currently pending BOE review
 * Coordinated scheduling of Richard Byrne ([|Free Technology for Teachers blog]) as feature presenter at 2010 CECA conference
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Designed and co-delivered literacy workshop on [|“Closing the Achievement Gap with Direct Vocabulary Instruction”] professional development at 4th Annual Literacy Essentials Conference at Central Connecticut State University
 * Designed and maintain the Teaching American History: Democratic Vistas website in support of a federal Department of Education grant awarded to Shelton, New Haven, and Trumbull school districts.
 * Researched application tutorials for (VoiceThread, Podcasting, Glogster) and designed a professional development wiki providing educational technology applications aligned with the 2010 Teaching American History Democratic Vistas Summer Institute session, "Technology to Support Interviews ".
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Masters of Educational Technology, UConn/NEAG (Degree Completion July 2009)
 * Obtained Teacher Certification as Quest Atlantis (University of Indiana MUVE research project) instructor
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Completed iSafe Internet Safety online training and updated certification
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Attended Infinite Campus introductory training
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Library Media Curriculum Committee (on-going)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">SIS Literacy Committee ( committee inactive for 2009/2010)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Educational Technology Committee (committee inactive for 2009/2010)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Member American Library Association
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Member American Association of School Librarians
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Member Connecticut Association of School Librarians
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Member Connecticut Educational Media Association

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 * Created and published Library Media services advocacy multi-media presentation
 * Author quarterly "Library Matters" articles for the SIS PTO online newsletter, //The Viking Voice//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Extensive online presence is provided with the [|SIS LMC Wiki]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">All faculty members received a brochure describing the role of the teacher/librarian; library media services; and the library media center mission
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">All faculty surveyed regarding classroom instructional audio visual needs; results shared
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Conducted a series of seven "Tech Tip Tuesday" workshops via online tutorials for staff interested in Web 2.0 professional development
 * Create and publish online, Destiny (library catalog) Resource Lists of SIS LMC print materials in response to teacher curriculum support requests
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Overdue notices are issued to students each month as needed
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Publication of year-end SIS LMC Annual Report. (online and on-going)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">On-going e-mail staff advisories sharing technology integration tips
 * __Motivational Reading Campaigns:__**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**__Circulation / Activity Statistics through May 2010:__** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> (Under revision) (see Note) || 992 ||  34   || 4496 || Student instruction only; collaborative prep meetings with teachers not included.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Fall - Nutmeg Award book program. There were 281 Grades 7and 8 students participating in voting for their favorite book.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Create and publish virtual Nutmeg book talks
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Spring - Author visit by Jake Halpern; //[|Dormia]// book series
 * **Month** || **Books Loaned** || **Collaborative Lessons** || **Wiki Page Views** ||
 * September || 2029 || 87 || 9851 ||
 * October || 1835 || 67 || 8939 ||
 * November || 1424 || 60 || 9192 ||
 * December || 1131 || 41 || 2877 ||
 * January ||= 1565 || 71 || 3228 ||
 * February || 996 || 31 || 5230 ||
 * March || 1530 || 75 || 7315 ||
 * April || 1171 || 20 || 6225 ||
 * May
 * Note: May scheduling was limited by CBAS testing and the Spring Book Fair
 * Students used our “virtual learning resource” wikis available 24/7 for over **57,000** views!

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