Adult Learners

Carl A. Harvey II is an instructor of school librarianship at Longwood University in Farmville, VA.

This practical guide clarifies why school librarians need to be part of the professional development process in their schools-and shows just how to achieve that goal.To remain gainfully employed, today's school librarian has to be a leader in the school. To that end, Adult Learners: Professional Development and the School Librarian encourages librarians to become instrumental in providing professional development to teachers and staff. The book begins by explaining why librarians should participate in designing and presenting professional development, then goes on to provide tips, examples, and a complete model for doing this based on system used at the author's school.Readers will discover how to determine what is practical and how to turn ideas into actions, whether they want to implement a major initiative or start with something small. Most important, this book details how to become part of the professional development team in ways that are both relevant and meaningful to the teachers and staff involved. When these stakeholders understand what the librarian knows and how they can benefit, the librarian's sphere of influence will be expanded-and a job just might be saved.

Suggestions for using Web 2.0 tools with teachers and staff

IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. What Is Professional Development?Professional Development Choices for LibrariansConferences and WorkshopsWebinarsSocial MediaTwitterFacebookGoogle+BlogsCurationPeriodicals and BooksAssociationsPLN: Professional Learning NetworksProfessional Choices beyond the LibraryResources2. Librarians as LeadersGathering InfluenceThe Go-To PersonBring Back from ConferencesResources3. Aligning the School Library Program and Professional Development to the School Improvement PlanWhen We See ItWhen We Don't See ItResources4. Designing Professional DevelopmentWhy?Who?What?When?Where?How?Theme? (or Not!)HandoutFollow UpEvaluationResources5. Vehicles for Delivery of Professional DevelopmentFace-to-FaceOne-on-OneSmall GroupWhole StaffVirtualPodcasts/VodcastsWebinarsE-mailLearning Management Systems/Virtual Learning EnvironmentsBlogsTwitter/Facebook/Social MediaInstructionReportingResources6. An Example-21st-Century ToolsThe FocusWhat Do the Teachers Need to Know?How Can the School Librarian and Principal Pull This Together into a Theme?How Can the School Librarian and Principal Introduce This to Teachers?How Can the School Librarian and Principal Provide Teachers the Professional Development They Need?How Can the School Librarian and Principal Structure Support and Help When Needed?How Can the School Librarian and the Principal Be Sure That Teachers Implement What They Have Been Taught?The ModelPodcastsStaff MeetingPLC TrainingSupportCelebrationWikisStaff MeetingPLC TrainingSupportCelebrationBlogsStaff MeetingPLC TrainingSupportCelebrationEvaluationResourcesIndex