LRS infographic on school library_impact

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Summaries key research findings on school library impact. Infographics are a powerful way of presenting a central argument visually. An excellent dissemination strategy for EBP initiatives.
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School Libraries: A Lesson in Student Success [pdf]

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A great infographic presenting research data on school library impact by the New Jersey Association of School Libraries.

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School Librarian Evaluation Rubric [pdf]

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This School Librarian Evaluation Rubric by the New York State Department of Education (SED) through submissions from Section of School Librarians (SSL) of NYLA and the  NYS School Library Systems Association (SLSA) is an excellent tool for TLs to evaluate their school library programs and their professional practice.

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School Technology Survey U.S. School Libraries 2012 (pdf)

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Presents results of the School Library Journal;s 2012 School Technology Survey.

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The League of Extraordinary Librarians: SLJ’s latest tech survey shows that media specialists are leading the way – The Digital Shift

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Meet the latest tech superheroes: school librarians. According to School Library Journal’s 2012 School Technology Survey, media specialists are leading the charge to bring new media, mobile devices, social apps, and web-based technologies into our nation’s classrooms.

 

So far, the results have been pretty impressive: 87 percent of school librarians report that they’re in charge of their library’s technology, with 60 percent adding that they’ve also introduced it into the classroom. Furthermore, 44 percent now serve on their school’s tech team, and in these budget-troubled times, when many library positions are on the line, that role may mean increased job security. In fact, 55 percent of the elementary, middle, and high school librarians that responded to our survey say that their tech skills have increased their value in administrators’ eyes.

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21st Century Instruction Strategies in Colorado School Libraries (pdf)

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LRS Fast facts Newsletter, ED3/110.10/No.314, December 4, 2012

 

Overall, according to these survey results, endorsed school librarians in Colorado are engaging in a variety of teaching activities that help students to acquire 21st-century skills. They are most frequently engaging in activities such as teaching students about using digital resources and critical thinking, but are collaborating with teachers less often. Students in large schools and at the secondary level have the greatest advantages in library instruction. In contrast, elementary school students and students in combined and/or small schools are less likely to encounter 21st-century instruction strategies in their school libraries.

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Search engines remain popular—and users are more satisfied than ever with the quality of search results—but many are anxious about the collection of personal information by search engines and other…

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The results of this Pew Internet study clearly show the need for digital citizenship programs to be conducted in schools.

 

The report states: “Search engines remain popular—and users are more satisfied than ever with the quality of search results—but many are anxious about the collection of personal information by search engines and other websites…

 

Most internet users say they do not know how to limit the information that is collected about them by a website…

 

These findings are a backdrop for the ongoing policy debates about privacy, collection of personal information online, and the enthusiasm for targeted search and targeted advertising among companies. They also arise as Google implements a new privacy policy in which information about users’ online behavior when they are signed into Google’s programs can be collected and combined into a cohesive user profile. This includes material from Google’s search engine, the Google+ social networking site, YouTube video-sharing site, and Gmail.”

 

These findings can be used by teacher librarians to raise their school community’s awareness of the importance of explicit instruction in the use of online databases, search engines, and websites and social media sites that require users to create an account.

 

 

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How Teens Do Research in the Digital World | Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project

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A survey of Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers finds that teens’ research habits are changing in the digital age…

Presents results of a recent Pew Internet study that surveyed school teachers about students’ research habits and the impact of technology on their studies.

“Some 77% of advanced placement (AP) and National Writing Project (NWP) teachers surveyed say that the internet and digital search tools have had a “mostly positive” impact on their students’ research work. But 87% say these technologies are creating an “easily distracted generation with short attention spans” and 64% say today’s digital technologies “do more to distract students than to help them academically.”

The study concludes: “the internet has opened up a vast world of information for today’s students, yet students’ digital literacy skills have yet to catch up”.

I think teacher librarians could leverage the results of this study to argue the important contribution the school library program and TL can make to a whole school digital literacy initiative.

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Creating 21st Century Learners – October 2012 (pdf)

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This booklet is one of a series presenting research findings from the revcent Pennsylvania study on the imapct of school libraries on student learning.

 

Using data collected in the Spring of 2011 for the Pennsylvania State Board of Education Study of the state’s public school libraries and examining standardized Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Reading and Writing test scores for the same year, a team of researchers studied five components of school library infrastructure: Staffing, Collections, Digital Resources and Technology Infrastructure, Library Access, and Funding.

According to the research findings, students who have access to a quality school library program developed with these building blocks have an academic advantage over students who did not have such access. These differences are not explained away by the socio-economic, racial/ethnic, or disability status of the students. Here are a few highlights:

* Investments in library staff benefit all students. Full-time, certified librarians are associated with better PSSA Reading and Writing scores.
* For several student groups that tend to experience achievement gaps—economically disadvantaged, Hispanic, Black, and those with IEPs (Individualized Education Programs) —Reading and Writing results are markedly better when those students attend a school with a librarian with library support staff. In fact, they benefit more proportionally than the general school population.
* The impact of quality school library programs with these components is even stronger on Writing scores than Reading scores.
* All students—both high-achievers and low-achievers—benefit and schools that leverage school library programs can narrow achievement gaps among their students.
* Generally, the combined impact of these components—staffing, resources, technology, access to the library, and funding—has a steady and consistent effect on student learning and achievement regardless of demographic and economic differences among students.

For more information see the project website http://paschoollibraryproject.org/home

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How do school libraries help Pennsylvania student achieve academic success? (pdf)

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This booklet is one of a series of publications presenting results from the recent Pennsylvania study on school library impact.

Written by Mary Biagini, it:
* Explains why school library programs are essential to student

* Presents an overview of recent research that demonstrates how students and teachers benefit from school libraries
* Outlines the state of public school libraries in Pennsylvania based on a 2011 study conducted by the State Board of Education, and
* Recommends steps school library advocates can take to assure that all elementary and secondary students in Pennsylvania have access to a library in their schools.

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