Welcome to the Library Leadership Academy!
Taking time to examine our professional practice and keep our skills fresh requires ongoing professional
development. The changes required to implement the Common Core State Standards require school
librarians to learn about the Common Core modules, the Inquiry Process, the Information Fluency
Continuum and how our expertise supports instructional practice.
Trying to fit professional development for our school libraries into four liaison meetings is not possible.
Toward that end we will be offering additional workshops for a fee. This is necessary as we have to pay
for travel, preparation, presentation fees, and the space for these sessions. Topics will come from you
and be on myriad topics. New programs in the Virtual Reference Collection and the Digital Media Library
will be highlighted. Work on the IFC and Common Core and other topics germane to the profession will
also be offered.
DML and VRC Trainer Betsy Prosser will be offering numerous opportunities for library media specialists
to delve deeper into the contents of both the VRC and DML, including connections to the Common Core.
All workshops will be offered by ESBOCES School Library System in the computer lab at the Suffolk
Cooperative Library System headquarters, 627A North Sunrise Service Road, Bellport, New York 11713.
Registration is via My Learning Plan. The cost per workshop session is $50.00 for each participant.
Here are the specific descriptions, dates and times of upcoming sessions:
Noodletools for Beginners
Thursday, March 6, 2014
9:00-12:00 An
overview of Noodletools will be offered to familiarize you with the components of this program, where to
find tutorials, PowerPoint presentations which you may customize, the Users’ Guide and Knowledge
Base, Noodletools Blog, and Educator’s Resources. Librarians will learn about the features of the
Administrative section [specifying MLA, APA or Chicago formats, how to list the databases of the VRC,
and how to do a bulk upload of students for their individual building.] Librarians will become familiar with
the registration process, how to create projects, add URLs to the Dashboard and navigate the entire
website so that Noodletools may be shared with teachers and students in their schools. Handouts and
hands on time will be provided.
Noodletools: Advancing to the Next Steps
Thursday, March 27, 2014
9:00-12:00 This session
is designed to give you the opportunity to learn firsthand about the critical evaluation of sources, creating
bibliography or works cited lists, creating notecards from VRC databases, paraphrasing, using the My
Analysis and My Thoughts sections of Noodletools. Explore Teacher’s Comments and time permitting we
will work on Outlines as well. You must already have a Noodletools account created, know how to create
a project, and be able to add URLs to the Dashboard.
DML: Something New for Everyone
April 3, 2014
9:00-12:00For
DML
subscribers!! Learn about and explore NBC Learn in this combination session of demonstration and
hands on time. Additionally, we will delve into resources from Defined STEM Connection, and PBS
Learning Media. Prepare to be amazed and share your new found knowledge with colleagues upon the
return to your schools.