1. www.FundOurFutureWashington.org Partnering to Shape 21st Century Learners The Boise Charrette Idaho Regional Conferences, 2010 Lisa Layera Susan McBurney

2. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: What is the purpose of school? Should school districts provide a space that students can keep and access their work from anywhere (a virtual portfolio of their time in the district)? What structures need to change to support students in the quest for knowledge? What policies need to evolve? What does your district/school's strategic plan reflect? Is it sustainable? Can we do a better job evaluating what ‘literate’ means today? What motivates students? How can your district and schoolhouse build strong family & community engagement? What strategies are currently employed? Do you have a system that allows for easy, extensive, and rapid replication of practices that are working? What model of support is in place to make it scalable? What do you want your children to leave school knowing? How will you know your district / school is moving in the right direction? 2

3. Introduce your group and your school(s). What are your top three concerns? What do you hope to get out of this workshop? 3

4. Why are we here? license to flourish equity access innovation 4

5. Rocky Mountain High SchoolMeridian, Idaho 5 Dennis Hass, Media Specialist

6. 6 Melba, Idaho GlyndaPflieger Teacher Librarian

7. Our story - in three chapters 7

8. Spokane, WA Chapter 1 Spring, 2007 Elementary libraries would be closed up to 50% of the time. 8

9. Spokane, WA Spring 2007 9 Information Literacy Programs DIMINISHED

10. Spokane, WA Spring 2007 10 Technology Training COMPROMISED

11. Spokane, WA Spring 2007 11 Project-Based Learning no longer SUSTAINABLE

12. Spokane, WA Spring 2007 12 Collaboration IMPOSSIBLE

13. Spokane, WA Spring 2007 13 Accelerated Learning Opportunities CURTAILED

14. Spokane, WA Spring 2007 14 One-on-one Interventions no longer FEASIBLE

15. ✓create a mandate ✓mobilize 15

16. “Swim upstream to Olympia.” 16

17. “Does anyone else care?” Chapter 2 17

18. ✓mobilize a citizens’ army, nearly 15,000 strong 18

19. ✓create a mandate They did care, and here’s why … Achievement Gap Access to the Information Age Equity Library Programs as Basic Education 21st Century Skills I  Libraries ! Workforce Readiness Literacy Global Preparedness Democracy 19

20. ✓establish credibility Coalition Vision Washington Coalition for School Libraries and Information Technology (WCS-Lit) Full-time certified teacher-librarian in every school Fully-funded library materials and technology resources The Washington Coalition for School Libraries and Information Technology (WCSLit) envisions a future where every public school or small district in Washington state is served by a full-time, certified teacher-librarian who manages a fully-funded library and technology resource collection. The coalition looks to a future where students from across the state have the same access to technology, the same chance for literacy, and the same opportunity to receive a world-class education. It is our hope that Washington state standards for library and information technology education become the benchmark for library and information technology instruction across the nation. Equitable access to technology, literacy, and opportunity WA State LIT education standards become a benchmark 20

21. ✓execute with style ✓ build relationships ✓engage 21

25. Coalition Success 49-0 Senate vote for emergency bridge funding 25

26. What is effective advocacy?

27. Know your issue. Know the policy surrounding it. Understand the political terrain. Build relationships. Stay the course … for the long haul. WA State Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown

28. MAXIMS Administrators NOT THE ENEMY School boards Legislators Build relationships and be a resource.

29. MAXIMS Don’t show up only when things aren’t going well. Build relationships before there’s a crisis. Nurture them.

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40. The Mom’s Choice Awards® Magazine 40

41. 40+ articles 41

42. The cuts continue … 42

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44. Why did we still care? 44

45. Information Overload Accelerated Rate of Change 45

46. Information Monarchy Information Democracy INFORMATION ANARCHY "I think we're all walking around in a big Saharan data sandstorm." A.J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All 46

47. Chapter 3 incon gruity 47

49. Cloud computing

50. Advanced analytics

51. Virtualization

52. Notebook/netbook adoption

53. Mobile applications

54. Open source software

55. Online social networking48

56. A sampling of tools that had come out over last three years ….

57. “College-ready” had changed Microtechnology Interaction Visualization Infomatics Data Human-Computer Nanotechnology Green Majors Forensic Service Health Sciences Science 50

59. human-computer interaction

60. loud computing

61. video gaming

62. forensic accounting

63. health information management

64. IT networking / systems management

65. data mining

66. digital mapping nanotechnology digital forensics strategic intelligence genomics optics pharmacogenomics renewable energy cleantech emerging media image semantics tissue engineering biotechnology 51

67. Did You Know 4.0 Did You Know? 4.0: The Economist Media Convergence Remix (from Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod) 52

68. What’s the problem? 53

69. Is our education system preparing kids for the future and the information landscape they'll reside in? 54

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71. ✓ remain relevant ✓stamina WA State - Prioritization for Funding Phase-in 100% in 2018 December 2009 56

72. President Obama Proposes Eliminating Federal School Library Funds February 2010 57

73. A Nation Without School Librarians ShondaBrisco Decisions made to eliminate positions require 1 TL to run two or more school library programs

74. The opportunity of the century has arrived. 59

75. President Obama Releases Education Blueprint March 2010 60

76. Learning to Change, Changing to Learn 61

78. ? The world is changing. What would the school library look like if it were invented today? 63

79. Library + Laboratory = Libratory “A place to make stuff, do stuff, sharestuff, not just get stuff.” Joyce Valenza 64

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81. Periodic Table of 21st Century Resources Website / Digital Portal Global learning Community Space Global citizenship A Place of Their Own Research Tools Reading Collaboration Labs organizational tools Foreign language learning Digital content production Information Space Creation Communication Tools (2.0) Financial literacy DATA Digital citizenship Composition Games Corner Avatar Studio Storytelling Analytics 66

82. What’s happening now? 67

83. “School library programs are not highly valued, they’re not seen as essential … they are dying on the vine.” Mike Eisenberg 68

84. What question should be asked? 69

85. What do kids really need in order to flourish in the world they inhabit? 70

86. What do you think kids need (that they’re not getting now)? 71

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89. Collaborative

90. Involves a cross-section of community stakeholders

91. Evokes a sense of urgency73

92. The Boise Charrette Wikispace 74

93. Our Design Tools SURVEY 75

94. Today’s Objectives: reformat Ensure equitable and innovative 21st century teaching and learning for all students. Transform community engagement in your district. Create a blueprint for launching a 21st century Library Information and Technology (LIT) program in your school and in your district. What else? 76

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98. lookout

99. conduiT✔ 5 relationships ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 77

100. The Unquiet Librarian’s Space 78 “Focus on things kids can’t get anywhere else in the school.” Buffy J. Hamilton The Unquiet Librarian

101. 5 relationships parents teachers administrators legislators students 79

102. 5 partners workboard 80

104. physical space

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107. conduit✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 81

108. Website - it’s your calling card

109. Website - it’s your calling card Joyce Valenza's Virtual Library

110. Physical Space

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113. Boise Airport

114. Emerging Technologies

115. Portals

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119. The people in charge of leading school organizations into the 21st century … often are theleast knowledgeableabout the 21st century. dangerouslyirrelevant.org Scott McLeod

120. The librarians who survive will be those who make themselves the social media experts of their school. Students and teachers now have endless options beyond the covers of a book to find the information that they need. Patrick Larkin, Principal Burlington High School, MA 94

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130. Exploring a Prototype Joyce Valenza's Virtual Library 99

131. More to explore Wiki clearinghouse of effective practices 100

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133. What is …. paramount effective non-negotiable 102

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135. “Our mission is to ensure that students are effective users and producers of ideas and information.” Mike Eisenberg University of Washington

136. let’s get down to work 105

137. 12 Elements of Effective PRactice Designing your space and program for 21st century teaching and Learning 106

138. 6 Foundations Checklist Emerging Technologies Physical Space Website __ train Student IT Fellows __ virtual poll (what do they want) __ make it a destination __ create hashtag for favorite new technology or tool; solicit student submissions students __ showcase student work __ hip, comfortable furniture __ solicit content feedback __ facilitate new clubs / meet-ups __ start a web design club __ cultivate hygge-coziness, tranquility __ become peer coach of technology __ Harkness tables for seminar-style teaching. __ launch ‘Teacherbook’ teachers __ offer emerg. Tech. training __ parent tech. training night __ facilitate parents contributing to hygge __ create robust ‘Parents Tab’ __ create tech. wish list parents __ survey parent needs __ ask PTA to fund Student IT Fellows’ travel to tech. conference; librarian as chaperone __ PTA-sponsored foreign language station w/ Rosetta Stone software __ launch Parents’ Wiki __ feature on district homepage __ invite to any ‘presenting’ of resources; facilitate their taking ownership and celebrating __ offer emerg. tech. training admin. __ facilitate principal’s blog __ send out Horizon Report __ facilitate supdt’sblog __ get them started on Twitter __ send ‘Emerging Technology Tips’ to legislators and their LAs __ invite every fall during offsession __ create ‘Local Civics’ section __ invite to dedicate new equip., upgrades, etc. __ create ‘Ask your Legislator’ feature w/ librarian as intermediary legislators __ offer to set them up on Twitter 107

139. 6 Foundations Checklist Connectivity Lookout Portal __ Horizon Report w/ trends and opportunities __ champion virtual portfolios __ facilitate global connectivity with Skype, FlatClassroom etc. students __ showcase student art __ spearhead assessing keyboarding mastery __ leverage flip cams __ annual student-designed LIT program theme __ spearhead 1:1 initiative w/ city, district and community __ offer to set up on Twitter to help grow their PLN __ create blogs, class wikis, & pathfinders for every teacher __ start in-service days with New Tools Roundup (preferably free ones) teachers __ showcase one project with every teacher over year __ create hashtag and deliver daily nuggets on what students/classes are doing; catalyst for dinnertime conversation __ Horizon Report w/ emerging tech. trends, top 10 sites for kids, summary of what kids are learning and producing that quarter __ send Holiday Horizon Report w/ gift recs., hottest trends parents __ invite to be on Technology Leadership Team __ set up Google Reader for principal, Supdt., Sch. Board __ invite admin. to student shows __ ongoing: send resources for Strategic Plan update admin. __ invite admin. to legislator visits __ keep administration informed of 21st C. leadership opportunities __ invite school board to student shows __ form committee on social media policy __ be their reference go-to person __ create annual Legislators’ Report; frame as thanks; kid-centric showcasing student work and $$ investment. __ digital postcards from kids __ track their work and send notes of appreciation legislators __ facilitate mid-session briefing for interested students __ host a session wrap-up 108

140. 6 Foundations Workboard Emerging Technologies Physical Space Website students teachers parents admin. legislators 109

141. 6 Foundations Workboard Connectivity Lookout Portal students teachers parents admin. legislators 110

142. Action Plan: Delivering What Students Need by June 1 week October ILA mtg. 111

143. Risk Assessment: How Innovative is your LIT Program? 112

144. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6wRkzCW5qI