Heather Hope,Valley Teacher-Librarian

GOALS:
  • Increase student usage of the media center.
  • Make literacy and the media center more accessible through technology.
METHODS
INCREASED USAGE
  • Change the physical space arrangement of the media center.
    • Have all seating in one area instead of in parts.
    • Create book displays to encourage reading.
    • Display staff picks for reading material.
  • Focus on student-centered experience.
    • Engage in positive interactions with kids- talk about books and their lives.
    • Smile and be happy!
    • Employ positive redirection of disruptive behavior as first option.
  • Establish student-friendly policies.
    • Allow students to check out books if they don't have an ID (but know ID# that can be verified through Infinite Campus)
    • Allow kids with fines to check out books if their books have been returned.

TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY
  • Develop a fully functioning web page that works in coordination with the district web page.
  • Revise and update the Destiny catalog page for finding housed media resources.
  • Use Twitter and Facebook to promote literacy and media center events/activities.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THE GOALS HAVE BEEN MET?
USAGE
  • Circulation/book check-out rates are nearly twice what they were in the previous year.
  • Increased number of book talks requested by staff and students.
  • Increased interactions with Language Arts classrooms.
TECHNOLOGY
  • Usage data via Twitter, Facebook, Destiny, and web page (Favorites, Retweets, Likes, hits, page views, etc.
  • Circulation data, teacher interactions, and community interaction counts should reflect interest and activity.

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