Flexible Scheduling and Working with Administration

1. Collaboration with Teachers and Administrators
Through Flexible Scheduling

2.  You are a teacher!
 Information Literacy and Inquiry in the Media
Center
 Standards Based Instruction
 Being Proactive
 Flexible Scheduling

3. The media center (and the media specialist)
should be available at the time of need

5. To manage ALL kinds of resources
(including people)

6.  Use the resources at the time of need
 Focus on collaboration
 Flexibility
 Learner-centered approach

7.  Resources
 Attitudes

8. Student achievement
Information literacy
Activities/strengths we bring
Helping others develop their strengths
Highlighting successes

9.  Cooperation
 Coordination
 True Collaboration

10.  Communication
◦ Informal
◦ Formal
 Building Trust
 Being Reliable
 Stepping Up to the Plate

11.  What instructional role does the principal
play?
 Who are the school leaders? Early adopters?
 WIIFM?
 How can I start small and think BIG?
 How can I share successes and not dwell on
problems?

12.  Over 40% reported that the m.s. did not share
research about the role of the m.p. in instruction or
research about reading
 Over 50% reported that the m.s. sees him/herself
as a “caretaker”
 Only 22% use a special form for evaluation; 97%
reported that casual visits to the m.c. were an
important component of evaluation
What does your boss think about you? SLJ, Sept., 2002, by Debra Whelan

14. Written district philosophy
School library media funding
Distribution of special funds
Media center staffing
Media center facilities
District support staff

15. Written philosophy
Scheduling
Attitudes
Collection