How I developed my school library the GrandSlam way

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How I developed my How I developed my school library” (?)school library” (?)

•The Grandslam way?The Grandslam way?19th -25th November 2009

Druskininkai - Lithuania


Before starting…Before starting…

Concerning the Slamit

Project


Before starting…Before starting…

Who am I?


Where I come fromWhere I come from



One of the reasons for being invited to work in the Portuguese School Library Net in 2006 was the success of the Grandsalm project.




The Portuguese School The Portuguese School Library NetLibrary Net1. Since 1996 ( 12th

anniversary)

2. 1900 (35%) Schools supported

3. 70% of the students supported

More information, in English: www.rbe.min-edu.pt

http://www.rbe.min-edu.pt/



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e-mail: [email protected]ágina WEB: www.eb123-charneca-caparica.rcts.pt


EBI da Charneca de CaparicaEBI da Charneca de Caparica

• Basic school - compulsory education with• Students aged 6 to 16

• 3 cycles: 1st cycle (4 years)

2nd cycle (2 years)

3rd cycle (3years)

inaugurated in the school year of 1993/1994inaugurated in the school year of 1993/1994


inaugurated in the school year of 1993/1994inaugurated in the school year of 1993/1994EBI da Charneca de CaparicaEBI da Charneca de Caparica

And there is the School Library…


THE SL/LC LOROSAETHE SL/LC LOROSAE

http://crelorosae.no.sapo.pt

http://crelorosae.no.sapo.pt/



THE SL/LC LOROSAE THE SL/LC LOROSAE

SL/LC is an important part of our School and all students, teachers and staff may use its facilities.

SL/LC develops its activities according to the UNESCO SCHOOL LIBRARY MANIFESTO and is integrated in the Portuguese National Library Net and in the Municipality Library Net.

The Learning Centre was named LOROSAE as a tribute to East Timor people and means rising sun


Our starting point…Our starting point…

In September 2002, I became the new SL/LC coordinator.I’ve some facts…

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I Have a dreamA song to sing…



I’ve some facts…I have a TEAM working with me

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SL/LC StaffSL/LC Staff

A Team of different areas support the activities of the Learning CentreThese teachers have as main tasks:•support the students that use the centre,•answer to their questions, •give suggestions and inform them about the centre learning facilities.…


SL/LCSL/LC

The coordination TeamThe coordination Team

I’ve a Team of 4 teachers working more closely with me…We’ve weekly meetings where we:

- Organized the SL activities according a plan of action

- Evaluated our work according with the main goals of the SL

- …



And about…

Ideas ?


The role of SL/LC in my The role of SL/LC in my SchoolSchool

The Learning Centre has had an important role in the learning process, promoting:•Readging and Information literacies

•The use of ICT• the aquisition of reading habits• research skills

essential tools for

a long-life learning.


SCHOOL CHALLENGES IN A CHANGING SCHOOL CHALLENGES IN A CHANGING SOCIETYSOCIETY

The meaning of a Long-life learningThe meaning of a Long-life learning

It’s very important making students understand:It’s very important making students understand:

Learning is more than learning by listening to Learning is more than learning by listening to information produced by others.information produced by others.

Learning also means the ability to access to Learning also means the ability to access to information and deal with it.information and deal with it.

Why and what the knowledge of the different Why and what the knowledge of the different subjects is useful for.subjects is useful for.


Dimensions of learning From George Siemens - University of Manitoba


Dimensions of learning From George Siemens - University of Manitoba

Questions shaping future directionsAdopting a different framework for education requires answering some critical questions. For example:

•What would be the role of the educator? •How would we teach •What would be the role of the learner?

•Wayfinding, self-directe How would curriculum be created? Shared? •How would research be conducted?


HOW DO WE TRY TO FACE THIS HOW DO WE TRY TO FACE THIS CHALLENGE, SINCE CHALLENGE, SINCE 19961996??

Trying a different school organization:

Making different evaluation documents (centred in the students’ skills)

Searching new learning styles – promoting abilities

Improving teachers’ cooperative work in the organization of students’ learning processs


AT THE CURRICULARAT THE CURRICULAR

DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT

AT THE CLASS AT THE CLASS COUNCILCOUNCIL

WORK ORGANIZATIONWORK ORGANIZATION

Improving

teachers’

cooperative workLooking at the syllabus according to the skills referred in the national curriculuml

Building a class curricular

project


SCHOOL CHALLENGES IN A CHANGING SOCIETYSCHOOL CHALLENGES IN A CHANGING SOCIETY

WHAT STRATEGIES FOR THIS WHAT STRATEGIES FOR THIS CHANGE? CHANGE?

Promoting a new curricular approach

Promoting directed training for students, teachers and other school staff to use all the Learning Centre facilities

Using the Learning Centre as a real learning centre for students and teachers

Bringing new learning spaces to the students’ timetables

Motivating a higher cooperation among the class teachers’ team


The main objectives of the School Educational Project (2002-2005) are: to prepare students to live as real citizens and to prepare them for a long life learning.

As far as The School Curricular Project (2003-2004) its main objectives are the cooperative work (how to reinforce), Reading as a pleasure (how to reach it) and Health (how to preserve).

•A School main goal – The School Educational project

SCHOOL CHALLENGES IN A CHANGING SOCIETYSCHOOL CHALLENGES IN A CHANGING SOCIETY

WHAT STRATEGIES FOR THIS WHAT STRATEGIES FOR THIS CHANGE? CHANGE?



And about…

Ideas ?

The GrandSlam Project


The The GrandSlam projectGrandSlam project and the and the development of the SL/LC Lorosaedevelopment of the SL/LC Lorosae

During three years we’ve learned/shared lots of very important ideas during our meetings/conferences/informal talks:

• The SL is an idea, not a space. All school could/should be a SL/LC

• If the SL closed one day, what would change at school?

• The SL did not happen by chance

• The resources are important , but more important is what you do with them



During three years we’ve learned/shared lots of very important ideas during our meetings/conferences/informal talks:

• Transforming information into knowledge is the main goal of the SL

• We are facing the same challenges in all Europe, concerning Education and the place of the SL at School

• In all Europe we are trying to promote reading habits (reading for fun/pleasure)

• The SL Development The School Development


School Library

Printed based materials

Multimedia Centre

Print Multimedia

CD-DVDAudio visual

ICT

GrandSLAM

Learning and Information

Center

focus on eLearningIndependent LearningSupported self studyNew learning stylesLifelong Learning

The progression from School Library to Learning and Information Centre

A conceptual change incorporating changes in learning style and promoting the development of lifelong learning skils

The The GrandSlam projectGrandSlam project and the development and the development of the SL/LC Lorosaeof the SL/LC Lorosae


The SL/LC has developed a lot of activities in accordance with the GrandSlam main aims (and the School Educational Project )

The Plan of action:



Plan of action:



Specifically we will (plan of action)

1.Plan activities in articulation with the pedagogical council and our school curricular project in order to make changes in the school 2.Plan activities in articulation with the curricular departments to promote changes in curricular approaches.3.Plan and practise “small scale” projects with other GrandSlam partners, in order to investigate new learning styles and to set up offers for special user groups.4.Promote training for the users of the Learning Centre (teachers/students). 5.Make guides for the users of the Learning Centre.6.Buy basic equipment in order to support new learning styles7.Share our “best practices” with the other partners of the Grand Slam Project.



In order to ensure that the proposal for the students’ use of ICT technology at least when they present their final work, and to make the integration of ICT easier in their learning activities (as approved by the Pedagogical Council on the 6th November) the SL/LC supported /promoted:

An example – The use of ICT


An example – The use of ICT The activity called “A window for the

world” has been continued with good results (see www.eb123-charneca-caparica.rcts.pt). (Each week a class had to provide a Power Point Presentation about a chosen topic).

http://www.eb123-charneca-caparica.rcts.pt/


SL/LC ACTIVITIES 2003-2006SL/LC ACTIVITIES 2003-2006


Statistics show how SL/LC had an important role to achieve the School Project and SL/LC targets:

Put the students in touch with new technologies, using ICT in their learning as a condition to get success in a changing society Reading pleasure- How to succeed?



SL/LC ATTENDANCE IN THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL YEARS

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ICT ROOM/ROOMS ATTENDANCE IN THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL YEARS

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LOANS (HOME REQUISITIONS) IN THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL YEARS

Loans - all school

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HOME REQUISITIONS – 2nd and 3rd cycles

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Collection Development PoliciesCollection Development Policies At the end of the

GrandSlam project our S.L. had their document:

Collection Development Policies

http://crelorosae.no.sapo.pt/pdc.htm

http://crelorosae.no.sapo.pt/pdc.htm


Last News:Last News:

It means that we can organize our school in some fields in a different way trying to promote the students’ success.

It was the end of a evaluating process of my school in which the SL was also included.

Last year my school and more nineteen schools (in a total of 7000 schools) signed the first “autonomy contracts” in my country.


The Grandslam way?The Grandslam way?

Until now, I’ve been in touch with hundreds of teachers in a training context.

You must be sure that some of the best Grandslam ideas have been disseminated

One of the reasons for being invited to work in the Portuguese School Library Net in 2006 was the success of the Grandsalm project.


The Grandslam The Grandslam way?way?


The Grandslam way?The Grandslam way?


A poem A poem and a songand a songAbba - I Have A Dream I have a dream a song to sing to help me cope with anything if you see the wonder of a fairy tale you can take the future even if you fail I believe in angels something good in everything I see I believe in angels when I know the time is right for me I’ll cross the stream I have a dream


•How did How did WEWE develop develop my school library” my school library”

Let’s return to the beginningLet’s return to the beginning

More information (in English) can be found at the web page of the CRE Lorosae SL/LC: http://

crelorosae.no.sapo.pt

