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Flexible Scheduling
  Improving Student Learning Through
Expanded Use of the Library Media Center
                            Library Media Center




Mrs. Toler’s class leaves   Mr. Tipmore's class enters
Finding Common Ground

  What is your definition of

   FIXED SCHEDULING
 FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING
Defining Fixed Scheduling
• Library scheduling that uses auxiliary
  subjects (art, music, p.e., library) to provide
  release time for teachers.
• Classes are scheduled into the library
  media center by the principal or assistant
  principal.
• Classes meet weekly with little or no time
  for additional library work.
Does your schedule look
             something like this?
Time     Monday     Tuesday          Wednesday         Thursday         Friday
8:00-    Mrs. Smith Mrs. Brown       Ms. Lewis         Mrs. White       Mrs. Phelan
8:25
8:25-    Mrs. Boon    Mrs. Jones     Mrs. Messamore Mrs. Compton        Ms. Reader
8:50
8:50-    Ms. Hume     Mrs. Partner   Mrs. Wall         Mr. Taggert      Mrs. Oberly
9:15
9:15-    Planning     Planning       Planning          Planning         Planning
9:40
9:40-    Ms. Cook     Mrs. Carlton   Mrs. Kerchevall   Ms. Tanner       Mrs. Farmer
10:05
10:05-   Mrs. Allen   Mrs. Hurt      Mrs. Payne        Ms. Springs      Mrs. Lindow
10:30
10:30-   Mrs. Bush    Mrs. Hagan     Mrs. Reed         Mrs. McCormick   Mrs. Hall
10:55
10:55-   Mrs. Peck    Mrs. Pickens   Mrs. Clark        Mrs. Thompson    Ms. Cornwell
11:20
11:20-   Ms. Major    Mrs. Settle    Mr. Myers         Mrs. Camron      Mrs. Toler
11:45
11:45-     Lunch          Lunch           Lunch             Lunch           Lunch
12:10
12:10-   Mrs. Spear Ms. Mack         Mrs. Crawford     Mrs. Warren      Mrs. Miller
12:35
Defining Flexible Scheduling
• Library schedule created by teachers and
  library media specialist.
• Library instruction is directly related to
  classroom instruction.
• Classroom learning and library learning
  are reinforced.
• Instructional collaboration between
  teachers and media specialist is
  increased and made easier.
What the research tells us
about Flexible Scheduling…
• encourages collaborative planning
• encourages team teaching
• encourages greater integration of library
  media program in school curriculum
• fosters student transfer of learning of
  information-seeking skills
• recognizes media specialist as a teaching
  professional
What the research tells us
 about Flexible Scheduling
• Instructional role of library media
  specialist shapes academic achievement
• Instructional role of library media
  specialist predicts test performance of
  students
• Requires support from administration and
  from classroom teachers
What the research tells us
  about Flexible Scheduling
• Where principals expected collaboration
  between teachers and media specialist
  the library media programs were more
  integrated into the curriculum
• Where media specialist planned with
  teams of teachers (either by department
  or grade level) more curriculum
  integration occurred.
What flexible scheduling
       provides for you and
         your students…
• Access to library media specialist and
  resources at point of information need
• Partnership in planning and teaching
  between teacher and library media
• Information skills (21st Century skills)
  taught as part of overall curriculum
• Transfer of learning
A "True" Flexible Schedule
              Monday          Tuesday       Wednesday        Thursday         Friday
             8:00 – 9:30     8:00 – 9:00    8:00 – 8:45     8:30 – 9:00     8:00 – 8:45
              2nd grade       Storytime      Booktalks       Storytime       Team Mtg
              Weather        1st Grade –    5th grade –     1st grade –     3rd grade –
                                 Toler        Tipmore          Hume             LMC
            10:30 – 11:00
Morning




               Storytime     9:15 – 10:15   8:50 – 9:35    9:00 – 10:00     9:00 – 9:45
            Kindergarten –    2nd grade -    Booktalks      2nd grade –     Team Mtg.
              Thompson         Weather      5th grade –      Weather        5th grade –
                                            McCormick                           LMC
             1:00 – 1:20     12:30 – 1:30                  11:00 – 11:30
              5th grade –     1st grade –   12:30 – 1:30     Storytime     10:00 – 10:45
             Tingle (book     Life Cycles     4th grade     1st grade –     Team Mtg.
              check-out)                      groups –      Messamore       4th grade –
                                               Plants                           LMC
             1:30 – 2:30     1:30 – 2:30    1:00 – 2:00     1:00 – 1:45     2:00 – 2:30
Afternoon




              3rd grade       3rd grade      3rd grade      Team Mtg.        Storytime
              groups -        groups -       groups -       2nd grade –     4th grade –
              Pioneers        Pioneers       Pioneers           LMC            Lowe
What are the advantages of
   a flexible schedule?
• Responsive to needs of classes and
  individual members of the educational
  community
• Responsive to teacher function and to
  individual student use
• Provides access for all members of
  educational community
What are the advantages of
   a flexible schedule?
• Adapts use of media center to changing
  needs of classroom instruction
• Provides structure and opportunity for
  class interaction and large group
  instruction
• Allows media center to function as the
  school resource and information center
Making flexible
scheduling work
  is everyone’s
  responsibility
What is the media
       specialist's role?
• To develop a program enabling the
  classroom teacher to meet curriculum
  goals
• To plan and teach with teachers
  integrating media center/information
  seeking skills into curriculum
• To plan with teachers for follow-up
  activities
What is the media
        specialist's role?
• To assist students in:
   – identifying and locating materials
   – selecting proper materials
   – using, understanding, and applying
     information
   – creating, producing, or presenting
     information
   – developing an interest in and appreciation of
     literature
What is the media
       specialist's role?
• To plan and implement reading and
  literature appreciation activities
• To perform administrative and technical
  functions which support services to
  educational community
• To plan and implement with teachers
  activities supporting classroom
  curriculum
What is the teacher's role?
     • Provide support for media
       center program with students,
       parents, faculty, and
       community
     • Plan thematic units, research
       projects, enrichment activities,
       literature appreciation activities
       with media specialist
What is the teacher's role?
• Ensure that students have a need for the information/services
  of the library media center
• Schedule class to use media center at time of need for
  research, reading, etc., projects
• Provide input to media specialist on additional resources for
  media center collection
What is the teacher's role?

• Accompany
  class to media
  center when
  activities
  include entire
  class
What is the principal's role?
          • Express commitment to
            philosophy of "flexible
            scheduling"
          • Interpret to faculty and staff
            the library media program's
            importance and relation to
            school's instructional
            program
What is the principal's role?
• Monitor use and scheduling of media center
  to ensure equity of access
• Support library media program with
  students, teachers, parents, and community
• Provide time in school schedule for joint
  planning by teachers and media specialist
What is the principal's role?
• Make scheduling classes in the media
  center the responsibility of the teacher and
  media specialist
• Ensure that teacher remain with the class
  during class time in the media center
• Encourage wide use of media center and its
  resources in support of the curriculum
Some considerations…
• What services would you like provided
  to your students on an on-going basis
  that are not possible now with a fixed
  schedule?

• Which areas of your curriculum will best
  integrate information literacy skills (21st
  Century skills) instruction and literature
  promotion programs?
YOUR library program
          must…
• Prepare students to independently
  access, evaluate, and use information
• Be a critical instructional area to teach
  information skills as an integral part of
  the classroom curriculum
• Be fully integrated into the overall
  instructional program of the school
Questions?
 Concerns?
Clarification?
Suggestions and
          Recommendations
• Begin planning now for 2012-2013
  – Include your district library
    coordinator in planning
  – Principal or AP should be part of
    planning team
  – Talk with other schools who have
    successfully implemented flexible
    scheduling
Incorporate the library program into major units of study
Nurture students' abilities to learn independently by
Teaching information skills at the point of need
Expand units to include library resources
Gratify immediate need to know in an accessible library
Rely on one another's special knowledge and skills by
Arranging frequent planning and sharing sessions
Tie the library program to educational goals by
Encouraging and promoting higher-level thinking in:

                  Your Library
Martha Alewine
 State Contact for School Libraries
         100 Merrywood Rd.
        Greenwood, SC 29649
         malewine@ed.sc.gov
            864-229-4230
http://scschoollibraries.pbworks.com

    Edited to present to HES by:
         Amber Thompson

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Flexible scheduling

  • 1. Flexible Scheduling Improving Student Learning Through Expanded Use of the Library Media Center Library Media Center Mrs. Toler’s class leaves Mr. Tipmore's class enters
  • 2. Finding Common Ground What is your definition of FIXED SCHEDULING FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING
  • 3. Defining Fixed Scheduling • Library scheduling that uses auxiliary subjects (art, music, p.e., library) to provide release time for teachers. • Classes are scheduled into the library media center by the principal or assistant principal. • Classes meet weekly with little or no time for additional library work.
  • 4. Does your schedule look something like this? Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00- Mrs. Smith Mrs. Brown Ms. Lewis Mrs. White Mrs. Phelan 8:25 8:25- Mrs. Boon Mrs. Jones Mrs. Messamore Mrs. Compton Ms. Reader 8:50 8:50- Ms. Hume Mrs. Partner Mrs. Wall Mr. Taggert Mrs. Oberly 9:15 9:15- Planning Planning Planning Planning Planning 9:40 9:40- Ms. Cook Mrs. Carlton Mrs. Kerchevall Ms. Tanner Mrs. Farmer 10:05 10:05- Mrs. Allen Mrs. Hurt Mrs. Payne Ms. Springs Mrs. Lindow 10:30 10:30- Mrs. Bush Mrs. Hagan Mrs. Reed Mrs. McCormick Mrs. Hall 10:55 10:55- Mrs. Peck Mrs. Pickens Mrs. Clark Mrs. Thompson Ms. Cornwell 11:20 11:20- Ms. Major Mrs. Settle Mr. Myers Mrs. Camron Mrs. Toler 11:45 11:45- Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 12:10 12:10- Mrs. Spear Ms. Mack Mrs. Crawford Mrs. Warren Mrs. Miller 12:35
  • 5. Defining Flexible Scheduling • Library schedule created by teachers and library media specialist. • Library instruction is directly related to classroom instruction. • Classroom learning and library learning are reinforced. • Instructional collaboration between teachers and media specialist is increased and made easier.
  • 6. What the research tells us about Flexible Scheduling… • encourages collaborative planning • encourages team teaching • encourages greater integration of library media program in school curriculum • fosters student transfer of learning of information-seeking skills • recognizes media specialist as a teaching professional
  • 7. What the research tells us about Flexible Scheduling • Instructional role of library media specialist shapes academic achievement • Instructional role of library media specialist predicts test performance of students • Requires support from administration and from classroom teachers
  • 8. What the research tells us about Flexible Scheduling • Where principals expected collaboration between teachers and media specialist the library media programs were more integrated into the curriculum • Where media specialist planned with teams of teachers (either by department or grade level) more curriculum integration occurred.
  • 9. What flexible scheduling provides for you and your students… • Access to library media specialist and resources at point of information need • Partnership in planning and teaching between teacher and library media • Information skills (21st Century skills) taught as part of overall curriculum • Transfer of learning
  • 10. A "True" Flexible Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00 – 9:30 8:00 – 9:00 8:00 – 8:45 8:30 – 9:00 8:00 – 8:45 2nd grade Storytime Booktalks Storytime Team Mtg Weather 1st Grade – 5th grade – 1st grade – 3rd grade – Toler Tipmore Hume LMC 10:30 – 11:00 Morning Storytime 9:15 – 10:15 8:50 – 9:35 9:00 – 10:00 9:00 – 9:45 Kindergarten – 2nd grade - Booktalks 2nd grade – Team Mtg. Thompson Weather 5th grade – Weather 5th grade – McCormick LMC 1:00 – 1:20 12:30 – 1:30 11:00 – 11:30 5th grade – 1st grade – 12:30 – 1:30 Storytime 10:00 – 10:45 Tingle (book Life Cycles 4th grade 1st grade – Team Mtg. check-out) groups – Messamore 4th grade – Plants LMC 1:30 – 2:30 1:30 – 2:30 1:00 – 2:00 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:30 Afternoon 3rd grade 3rd grade 3rd grade Team Mtg. Storytime groups - groups - groups - 2nd grade – 4th grade – Pioneers Pioneers Pioneers LMC Lowe
  • 11. What are the advantages of a flexible schedule? • Responsive to needs of classes and individual members of the educational community • Responsive to teacher function and to individual student use • Provides access for all members of educational community
  • 12. What are the advantages of a flexible schedule? • Adapts use of media center to changing needs of classroom instruction • Provides structure and opportunity for class interaction and large group instruction • Allows media center to function as the school resource and information center
  • 13. Making flexible scheduling work is everyone’s responsibility
  • 14. What is the media specialist's role? • To develop a program enabling the classroom teacher to meet curriculum goals • To plan and teach with teachers integrating media center/information seeking skills into curriculum • To plan with teachers for follow-up activities
  • 15. What is the media specialist's role? • To assist students in: – identifying and locating materials – selecting proper materials – using, understanding, and applying information – creating, producing, or presenting information – developing an interest in and appreciation of literature
  • 16. What is the media specialist's role? • To plan and implement reading and literature appreciation activities • To perform administrative and technical functions which support services to educational community • To plan and implement with teachers activities supporting classroom curriculum
  • 17. What is the teacher's role? • Provide support for media center program with students, parents, faculty, and community • Plan thematic units, research projects, enrichment activities, literature appreciation activities with media specialist
  • 18. What is the teacher's role? • Ensure that students have a need for the information/services of the library media center • Schedule class to use media center at time of need for research, reading, etc., projects • Provide input to media specialist on additional resources for media center collection
  • 19. What is the teacher's role? • Accompany class to media center when activities include entire class
  • 20. What is the principal's role? • Express commitment to philosophy of "flexible scheduling" • Interpret to faculty and staff the library media program's importance and relation to school's instructional program
  • 21. What is the principal's role? • Monitor use and scheduling of media center to ensure equity of access • Support library media program with students, teachers, parents, and community • Provide time in school schedule for joint planning by teachers and media specialist
  • 22. What is the principal's role? • Make scheduling classes in the media center the responsibility of the teacher and media specialist • Ensure that teacher remain with the class during class time in the media center • Encourage wide use of media center and its resources in support of the curriculum
  • 23. Some considerations… • What services would you like provided to your students on an on-going basis that are not possible now with a fixed schedule? • Which areas of your curriculum will best integrate information literacy skills (21st Century skills) instruction and literature promotion programs?
  • 24. YOUR library program must… • Prepare students to independently access, evaluate, and use information • Be a critical instructional area to teach information skills as an integral part of the classroom curriculum • Be fully integrated into the overall instructional program of the school
  • 26. Suggestions and Recommendations • Begin planning now for 2012-2013 – Include your district library coordinator in planning – Principal or AP should be part of planning team – Talk with other schools who have successfully implemented flexible scheduling
  • 27. Incorporate the library program into major units of study Nurture students' abilities to learn independently by Teaching information skills at the point of need Expand units to include library resources Gratify immediate need to know in an accessible library Rely on one another's special knowledge and skills by Arranging frequent planning and sharing sessions Tie the library program to educational goals by Encouraging and promoting higher-level thinking in: Your Library
  • 28. Martha Alewine State Contact for School Libraries 100 Merrywood Rd. Greenwood, SC 29649 malewine@ed.sc.gov 864-229-4230 http://scschoollibraries.pbworks.com Edited to present to HES by: Amber Thompson

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. Students whose library media specialists were also instructional partners with the classroom teachers tend to achieve higher average test scores.
  2. Students whose library media specialists were also instructional partners with the classroom teachers tend to achieve higher average test scores.