EDCI 550: Module 7 Professional Development
This content reflects work done as part of the Indigenous Perspectives in School Librarianship (IPSL) grant funded by IMLS (RE-246303-OLS-20). Actual assignments may vary.
Module Objectives
Develop a professional development presentation for your school community around an area of ethical principles.
Think
- Librarians as leaders: School librarians as leaders in professional development, accreditation review, and much more. (Webinar)
- Whitehead, T. (2015). Librarians as PD leaders. Mighty Little Librarian, 25 Feb 2015. Retrieved from http://www.mightylittlelibrarian.com/?p=1274
- Weisburg, H. K. (2017). Making a presentation. In Leading for School Librarians: There is no other option (pp. 102-104). Chicago, IL: Neal-Schuman.
- Long, L. (2018). Drop-in professional development in the school library. Knowledge Quest, 06 Dec 2018. Retrieved from https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/drop-in-professional-development-in-the-school-library/
Create
Assignment: Develop a professional development presentation to give to your school staff (or a subset of the staff, such as the English teachers) around one of the course topics: access, Internet filtering, collection development, copyright, or privacy & confidentiality. Follow the detailed instructions within the Assignment. You will be assess using the provided rubric.
Share
In the #module7 channel, share the following and respond to at least two of your classmates:
- Reflect on process of developing professional development for your teachers. What did you need to consider? What challenges do you anticipate? How is conducting a PD session different from advocacy? How is it the same?
In the #professional development channel, share your professional development presentation and introduction. If you share a Google Drive or other access link, please make sure your permissions are set to “anyone with the link may view.”
Grow
Write a reflection on the module. Use the following questions as inspiration. What did you learn this week? What made you wonder? How do you feel about the module’s content and process? How will what you learned this week make you a better librarian? How do you feel about your progress in the course? What questions do you have?