SCHOOL LIBRARY ADVOCACY
Information to help you market and advocate for your program and for your students
SurveyTake a survey to share information about your library with WLMA and the Washington Coalition for School Libraries and Information Technology,a group of concerned citizens, educators, businesses, and community groups working to ensure that school libraries receive adequate and sustained funding for full-time certified teacher-librarians, materials, technologies and facilities. Take the Survey |
Sarah Applegate and Christie Kaaland are co-chairs of the newly named Advocacy Committee (includes the former Public Relations and Legislative Advocacy positions).
Legislative information can be found at http://www.wlma.org/legislative.
The Washington Coalition for School Libraries and Information Technology is a group of concerned citizens, educators, businesses, and community groups working to ensure that school libraries receive adequate and sustained funding for full-time certified teacher-librarians, materials, technologies and facilities.
There is more information on their website:
http://fundourfuturewashington.org/
Publications for Advocacy
School Libraries Work! - Updated 2008 versionpublished by Scholastic is available in single or multiple copies. Call 800-621-1115 or visit the Scholastic website for a free PDF download.
Your School Library Media Program and NCLB - download from AASL to educate your administration and school boards about your program.
Spring 2006 Brochure made in MSPublisher2002 p.1 and p 2
March 2007 Advocacy Guest Article in Spokesman-Review about Spokane schools and teacher librarians proposed cuts
AASL Advocacy Kit (http://www.ala.org/aaslTemplate.cfm?Section=aasladvocacy) - A collection of ready-to-use tools to conduct an advocacy campaign for school library media programs.
Educational Technology Advocacy Toolkit (http://www.iste.org/Template.cfm?Section=Advocacy) - Click on the Advocacy Toolkit on the right side to fine ISTE downloadable tools for building use.
eSchool News Online (http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/LibrariesandTechnology) - This site offers powerful summaries of key issues in K-20 educational technology. Use the easy registration process for free access to the information. Required fields include: name, title/function, organization, address, email address. You may customize your registration to limit the services desired.
The Teacher Librarian's Toolkit for Evidence-Based Practice (http://accessola.com/osla/toolkit/home.html) is here to help. At this site you will quickly be empowered with strategies for documenting and sharing your student success stories.
discover how to provide your school community with irrefutable evidence that your school library program improves student achievement.
learn how Evidence-Based Practice can evolve your advocacy efforts into supportive action.
build a repertoire of assessment tools and strategies.
celebrate success stories with Ontario colleagues.
Washington's K-12 Initiative (http://www.k12library.info/) - This Initiative was designed to provide school librarians with the skills, tools and training needed to make a positive impact on students' achievement.
TeacherNet- School Libraries United Kingdom(http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/resourcematerials/schoollibraries/) provides materials to evaluate your own program and resources for a campaign to support your school.
Quick Quotes for Advocacy (http://www.bcpl.net/%7Edcurtis/libraryfacts/quotes.html)- Della Curtis from Baltimore County Public Schools led a large revival in schools with Quick facts (http://www.bcpl.net/%7Edcurtis/libraryfacts/ ) and use of quotes.
Ken Haycock (http://www.kenhaycock.com/slideshows/advocacy_Slide01.html )shares a presentation that quickly covers the history of school librarian achievement and gives a 5 point plan for you to succeed.
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