You Might Just Make It After All!

A Road Map to Becoming Your School’s Technology Leader

Lisa PerezAASL 2011

Who Is This Person?

Lisa Perez

Network Library CoordinatorChicago Public Schools Dept of Libraries

Volunteer

Proud Geek Squad Member

Child of the 70s

Wife & Mother

That REAL 70s Show

GIANT

CHANGES

AASL in Minneapolis??What do YOU think of when you think about Minneapolis?

The Modern Career Woman

Mary Richards

Life gave her …

and she made …

30 years old and single !!!Had just broken off a two-year engagement

Headed to the big city …. Minneapolis!Associate Producer of the 6:00 News @ WJM TVWOW!

MTMSquare

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RhodaBest Friend

Sue Ann Nivens“The Happy

Homemaker”

MurrayFriendly officemate

GeorgetteTed’s shy wife

Chuckles the ClownHe died

Lou GrantGruff, fatherly boss

TedIncompetent Newsman

GordySane Sportscaster

PhyllisButt-in-ski Landlady

I can turn the world on with my smile!

I can take a nothing day & suddenly make it all seem worthwhile!

I can have the town. Why don’t I take it?

I ‘m gonna make it after all !!!

Mary RichardsSuccessful Career Woman

The Crossroad

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You can’t avoid change & survive !

To the 21st Century

Why should I change ?!?

It’s ALL about the

kids!

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecopro.nr0.htm

Two major occupational groups--professional and related occupations and

service occupations--are projected to provide more than half of the total

employment growth during the 2008-18 period.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecopro.nr0.htm

All but 3 of the top 30 fastest-growing detailed occupations are found within professional and related

occupations and service occupations.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecopro.nr0.htm

Occupations that usually require a postsecondary degree or award are expected to account for nearly

half of all new jobs from 2008 to 2018 and one-third of total job openings..

2010 IBM Tech Trends Survey

http://memeburn.com/2010/10/mobile-and-cloud-computing-key-future-job-skills-ibm

• By 2015 more business software will be made for smartphones and tablet computers than for traditional office systems• Within five years it will be more popular for companies to use programs offered online as services than for firms to manage in-house computer networks

From medicine to media and beyond, needed job skills will include mastering software applications on the booming array of mobile gadgets linked to the Internet “It is important for people to embrace

technology; it is a key determent in all kinds of professions.” Mark Hanny, IBM VP

With mobile devices ….“we are empowering professionals in all kinds of careers to get and leverage information they need to get their jobs done.” Mark Hanny, IBM VP

Six Hot Workplace Trends for 2011

Digital portfolios replace resumes

Skilled programmers in high demand

The death of traditional marketing

techniques

Big business leverages social media even more

Online work becomes a necessity: online collaboration spaces, telecommuting, digital workrooms

Mobile is the new desktop

http://www.cio.com/article/646671/Six_Hot_Workplace_Trends_for_2011?page=2&taxonomyId=3123

Question: What does this mean for me?

Kids need skills that prepare them for future employment!

Critical thinking skillsResearch skills

Technology skillsTrans-literacy skills

Collaborative skills

How do students use the web to conduct everyday research?

http://projectinfolit.org

• Report- April 4, 2011, Alison J. Head & Michael Eisenberg• 8353 survey respondents on 25 US college campuses• Reporting on recent strategies employed to access news items and research to inform decision-making process• Search engine use prevalent, along with talking to family & friends• The process of filtering relevant and non-relevant search results was most challenging

http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3484/2857

“Ironically, students struggled with processing results and finding the good, relevant stuff they need. These findings suggest when students are left to their own — apart from course work, grades, and professors’ expectations — they may lack the skills for selecting the most relevant results they need for solving information problems in their daily lives.”

Do you know your role in implementing CCSS in your school?

We support wide-ranging competencies in literacy, research, and technology-related standards.

YOU need to be a technology leader in

your school!

It’s not about saving jobs, although that is certainly a result.

How will our students in schools without libraries adequately prepare for their futures?

Schools Without Libraries (Google Maps)

What are YOUR barriers to being a technology leader?

How can we overcome our barriers?

DON’T

Work over, under, or around the barriers! Don’t give up!

How can you arrive at your destination…

and be YOUR SCHOOL’S technology leader?

Mary Richards arrives at her destination

NO TIME to learn new

skills?

Set manageable, attainable learning goals

Learn skills that are immediately applicable to your students’ learning needs and your professional practices

Leverage serendipitous learning opportunities

Allocate time in the quiet of your home to learn

EXPECT TO BE FRUSTRATEDEXPECT TO BE UNCOMFORTABLEEXPECT TO FAIL; EXPECT TO LEARNBe gentle with yourself, but not TOO

gentle!

PRIORITIZE!

No

Library Budget?

Start with what you can do & with what you do have

Use of technology breeds more support

Widely promote successful uses of technology

Showcase uses in online environments

Use small grants to leverage future success, but don’t fund library technology solely with grants

DON’T PASSIVELY ACCEPT CAST-OFF

TECHNOLOGIES

Unsupportive boss? Add Lou Grant here

Unsupportive boss…

…whose vision doesn’t include a 21st century library?

• Utilize regular, monthly reports

• Cite monthly & cumulative data

• Frame requests around student learning needs

• Garner teacher support

• Utilize long-range planning, such as the AASL Planning Guide

• Integrate library goals with the school & district priorities

• Be responsive, a team-player

• Assume leadership roles in the school

Colleagues won’t play nice with you?

We haven’t been so nice to Mary!

• Collaborate first with your most open colleagues

• Appeal to what helps their students to succeed

• Know technologies thoroughly• Don’t depend on students to

carry the project; be a leader• Make things easy to collaborate

with you• Build capacity by teaching “how”

to integrate technology; don’t do everything for them

• Showcase successful collaborations

• Target leaders & influencers• Be a good partner; follow

through & meet deadlines

Get the training you need Explore online learning options and webinars, such as those from

AASL, ISTE, & the TL Virtual Café Look for classes in your community or school library Develop a mentor relationship with someone you admire Use screencasts from You Tube (at home, if blocked in your

network) Take advantage of more formal learning options, such as special

technology training programs; see this as a commitment to your professional growth

Invest in graduate-level technology training, if appropriate to your needs

GET A PLN!

• Connect with people you know in real life & people you don’t know

• Use tools such as Twitter (#tlchat), Google Reader, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ or use built-in networking in sites such as SlideShare, Diigo, ScoopIt, & Scribd

• Add & delete contacts, as needed• Use mobile interfaces• Follow people who your contacts follow

F2F IS NOT ENOUGH!

Make Time

2–3 Takeaways

Let’s digress for a moment – Who is this woman?

“Never mind! I’ll find someone like you!”

“Don’t forget me, I beg!”

“We almost had it ALL!”

Don’t miss your chance like Adele!

Create your own professional improvement plan & move forward! No excuses!

POOR ADELE!

Your Professional Improvement PlanMake a commitment now to…

• Set realistic professional learning goals

• Find the online & face-to-face training you need

• Use a Professional Learning Network (PLN) for support

• Build collaborative alliances• Document & share successes• Don’t give up; many students

are depending on you!

Just like our Minneapolis

friend, Mary Richards….

You’re gonna

make it after all!

Let’s Chat!What are your experiences?

What are your challenges?

Contact:Lisa PerezNetwork Library CoordinatorChicago Public SchoolsDept of Libraries

leperez1@cps.edu@leperez1

Graphics: http://goo.gl/7j48V