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Description

2 Days

1 Day

½ Day

2-3 Hrs.

1-1 ½ Hrs.

45 Min.

Resource Alignment: Curriculum Support in the School Library Media Center

Goal: To align resources in the SLMC so that teachers and students have all the instructional support they need to do assignments and to read for pleasure. Activities include strategies for assessing, weeding, and adding resources to build a collection that supports the curriculum, and creating five-year resource development and budget plans to keep them up-to-date and in good condition.

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Grant Writing Level I:

Fundamental Training

Goal: To introduce the essential components of grant proposals, examine in detail need and problem statements, and learn to search for grant sources. Handouts provided.

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Grant Writing

Level II:

Advanced Training

Goal: Using grant proposals brought in, participants will write needs and problem statements for critiquing. The facilitator will also assist participants in writing goals and objectives if time permits. Level I Grant Writing workshop (or equivalent) required. Handouts provided.

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Collaboration: Strategies for Media Specialists and Teachers

Goal: To strengthen and/or develop a working relationship between media specialists and teachers so that students will be more successful in school assignments and on achievement tests. Includes collaboration research, planning strategies, implementation tips, and sample activities. Handouts included.

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Resource-Based Learning: Beyond the Textbooks

Goal: To introduce teaching and learning strategies that can be used to supplement textbook resources. Includes brief synthesis of research about learning and focuses on major research models such as the Big Six, FLIP It, etc.

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Flexible Scheduling: Access to the SLMC

Goal: To cover the research that shows the benefits of flexible access scheduling, and provide a toolkit with all the components needed to implement a flexible schedule. Session also includes a short video clip, sample planning forms for scheduling teacher visits, sample schedules, and sample lesson plans.

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MCPAI-R Training for Principals

Goal: The performance appraisal instrument for NC media coordinators (specialists) was recently revised; training in the new instrument is strongly recommended prior to principals or assistant principals using it to evaluate personnel. Karen is certified by the state to provide the training. The training for principals is different from the training offered to media coordinators; this session focuses on how to validate job performance; the media session focuses more on how to document job performance.

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Title

Description

2 Days

1 Day

½ Day

2-3 Hrs.

1-1 ½ Hrs.

45 Min.

MCPAI-R Training for Media Coordinators

Goal: The performance appraisal instrument for NC media coordinators (specialists) was recently revised; training in the new instrument is strongly recommended prior to being evaluated by the principal. The training for media coordinators is different from the principals’ session; this one is focused more on how to document compliance with job expectations; the principals’ version focuses on how to validate the job performance.

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Using the Media Center to Impact Student Achievement

Goal: To become familiar with the latest research linking the media specialist and the media center resources to higher student achievement. Includes strategies for using the media specialist and media center resources more effectively.

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Other Workshops by Request

Karen has 20 years of supervisory, university, and staff development experience gained from working with media specialists. Workshops can be customized to the needs of any group of media specialists. If the workshop you need is not listed here, call Karen to discuss the agenda of your choice.