PlanningForTheFuture

Goals

Objectives

DescriptionofEvaluation

Goal1
Collaboratewithtwo
teachersfromeachgradelevel
everynineweekgradingperiod.
Coteachwithoneteacherper
month.

AASLrecommendsthattheschool
librariancollaborateswithacore
teamofclassroomteachersand
specialiststodesign,implement,and
evaluateinquirylessonsandunits.

Objective1a
Mediaspecialist
attendscontent
planningmeeting
forasubjectarea
each9weeks.

Evaluation1a
Meeting
minutesandnotestaken
duringmeeting.Curriculum
guidesandoutlinesand
accesstoCommonCore
standards.Meeting
attendedthroughoutthe
schoolyear.

Objective1b
Meet
withELAteacher
tofindwaysmedia
programcan
supportcurriculum.
Provideinstruction
tostudentsfor
onlinedatabases
andother
resourcesduring
classtimeinmedia
center.

Evaluation1b
Media
centerclassesscheduled
oncalendarincreasein
numberandfrequency.
Performedthroughoutthe
schoolyear.

Objective1c
Meet
withonenew
teacherper
semesterto
developaunit
together(startwith
ELAand
implement
researchstrategies
orotherareaof
need)forbeing
taughtinthemedia
center.

Evaluation1c
Unitplans
andfeedbackfromlessons.
Studentdataobtainedfrom
assessmentoverunit.
Reflectionmadebyboth
teacherandmedia
specialistfornexttime.

Goal2
Increasestudentvisitstothe
libraryandprintmaterialcirculation.

EmpoweringLearners
statesthatthe
librarianfostersreadingforvarious
pursuits,includingpersonal
pleasure,knowledge,andideasas
wellasmotivateslearnerstoread
fictionandnonfictionthrough
readingaloud,booktalking,displays,
exposuretoauthors,andother
means.Thissupportstheschools
missionofprovidingstudentswith
ageappropriateprintandnonprint
materialstouseinresearchandfor
pleasure.

Objective2a
Elicitstudent
perspectiveof
mediacenter
throughsurvey
questionsand
workonany
negativeaspects.

Evaluation2a
Survey
responsesfromstudents.
Givesurveytostudents
yearlyatthebeginningof
school.

Objective2b
Establishbook
clubsforgraphic
novelreaders,
sportsreaders,
and/or
fantasy/science
fictionreadersor
anyspecialinterest
groupas
requestedby
students.

Evaluation2b
Numberof
studentsparticipatingwill
showeffectiveness.
Librarianwillholdgroup
meetingsinambefore
school,afterschoolor
duringlunchperiodsevery
monthasestablishedby
groupmembersinbook
clubs.

Objective2c
Offer
studentincentives
forbookschecked
out(Examples:
rafflesforprizes,
guesshowmany
andwinnergets
howmanyitems,
ec.)

Evaluation2c
Haveasign
inlogforstudentstosign
inwhentheyvisitthe
mediacenter.Circulation
numberswillshowincrease
incheckouts.Incentives
shouldbeofferedoncea9
weeks.

Goal3
ProvideTechnologyTraining Objective3a
forteachers.
Createawiki,

TechnologyTools

Evaluation3a
Librarianwill
holdtrainingsessionand

EmpoweringLearners
statesThe
schoollibrarianintroducesand
modelsemergingtechnologyaswell
asstrategiesforfindingand
assessing,andusinginformation.
Thisgoalsupportstheschools
missionofprovidingforprofessional
learningandcoaching,mentoring,
andpeerobservationsintheareaof
technologyintegration.

onlibrarywebsite
forteachersand
students.

sendoutwritten
instructionsforwikiby8/30

Objective3b
Hold
trainingsessionon
creatingandusing
awikiforteachers
aswellasother
technologytools
requestedby
teachers.

Evaluation3b
Librarianwill
holdtrainingsessionat
facultymeetinginAugust
andplannewtechnology
topicsforupcomingteacher
meetingsforeach
professionallearningday.
Avideoforeachtopicwill
bepreparedandplacedon
theschoolsTechnology
Wiki

Objective3c
Post
newtechnology
webtoolwithvideo
tutorialonwiki
eachmonth

Evaluation3c
Librarianwill
addadditionalwebtool
descriptionstowikibythe
endofeachmonthsothat
10webtoolshavebeen
explainedbyendofeach
schoolyear.Librarianwill
continueaddingtowikion
anannualbasis.