Transcript Flexible Scheduling - Dillon School District Four

Flexible Scheduling
The end of the revolving door??
Library Media Center
Mrs. Smith's class leaves
Mr. Brown's class enters
Achieving Exemplary School Libraries –
SDE school library program
recommendations and evaluation rubrics
• ERT evaluation instrument
• Objective 2
• The school library operates on a flexible schedule.
The classroom teacher(s) and the library media
center professional staff determine the library
schedule as part of their collaborative planning.
Flexibility of the school library schedule provides
teachers and students access to the facility,
resources, and professional staff whenever they
are needed for instructional purposes.
Achieving Exemplary School Libraries –
SDE school library program
recommendations and evaluation rubrics
• Flexibility of the school library
schedule also provides individual
students and small groups access to
browse, to read, or to do research at all
times during the instructional day.
• Flexibility of the school library
schedule makes possible instructional
collaborative planning between the
classroom teachers and the library
media specialist(s).
Something to think about...
• Only 23.6% of
According to the
teachers regularly
U.S. Department
planned with
of Education,
media specialists
National Center
• Of the remaining
for Education
respondents,
Statistics,
slightly more than
Schools and
1/3 never planned
Staffing Survey
with the media
specialist
Something to think about...
According to the • Only 22.9% of
teachers agreed
U.S. Department
that the media
of Education,
center had
National Center
adequate
for Education
materials to
Statistics,
support their
Schools and
instructional
Staffing Survey
objectives
Something to think about...closer home
• 33 Never schedule
time to plan
collaboratively with the
LMS
According to
the Faculty
Survey
completed on • 26 Never work with the
LMS to incorporate
August 8,
information literacy
2006.
skills into the
classroom curriculum.
Something to think about...closer home
• 30 Never work with the
LMS to incorporate
technology skills
instruction into the
classroom curriculum.
According to
the Faculty
Survey
completed on
• 26 Never work with the
August 8,
LMS to incorporate
2006.
literacy instruction and
reading promotion into
the classroom
curriculum.
Something to think about...closer home
• 15 Strongly disagreed
According to
and 11 disagreed with
the Faculty
this statement:
Survey
“The media center
collection is up-tocompleted on
datethat is, the
August 8,
average age of the
2006.
collection is fifteen
years or less.”
Something to think about...closer home
• 15 Strongly disagreed
According to
and 12 disagreed with
the Faculty
this statement:
Survey
“The media center
collection supports
completed on
my curriculum and is
August 8,
sufficient for my
2006.
instructional needs.”
Does your schedule look like
this?
Time
8:008:25
8:258:50
8:509:15
9:159:40
9:4010:05
10:0510:30
10:3010:55
10:5511:20
11:2011:45
11:4512:10
12:1012:35
Monday
Mrs. Smith
Tuesday
Mr. Brown
Wednesday
Ms. Lewis
Thursday
Mrs. White
Mr. Blair
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Brooks
Mr. Compton
Friday
Mr.
Tennyson
Ms. Reader
Ms.
Whitener
Ms.
Planter
Ms.
Carlton
Ms. Allen
Mrs. Partner
Mrs. Wall
Mr. Taggert
Mrs. Oberly
Mrs. Treacher
Mr. Newsom
Ms. Cooper
Mr. Handy
Mrs. Callison
Mrs. Dean
Ms. Tanner
Mrs. Farmer
Mr. Hart
Ms. Olson
Ms. Springs
Ms. Lightner
Mr. Bush
Ms. Fournier
Mrs. Reardon
Mr. Liner
Mr. Stegner
Mr. Peck
Ms. Steele
Ms. Clark
Mr. Paulsen
Ms. Cornwell
Ms. Kerr
Mrs. Late
Mr. Myers
Ms. Byars
Ms.
McPherson
Lunch
Lunch
Mrs.
Spivey
Lunch
Ms.
MacLachlan
Lunch
Mrs. Crawford
Lunch
Mr. Bauer
Mrs. Miller
What is rigid scheduling?
A type of scheduling that uses
auxiliary subjects (art, music, p.e.,
library) to provide release time for
teachers.
Classes are scheduled into the
library media center by the
principal.
What the research tells us about
Rigid Scheduling
• barrier to student access to
information
• barrier to "point of need" instruction
• encourages "stand alone" lessons in
information-seeking skills
• barrier to student transfer of learning
• sends message that library resources
and information-seeking skills not
part of curriculum
What rigid scheduling provides
for your students
• Limited access to media center
resources
• No connection between classroom
curriculum and media center program
• Information skills taught in isolation little transfer of learning
What is Flexible Scheduling?
A type of scheduling that allows
teachers to schedule their
classes into the library at the time
of greatest need for instructional
purposes depending on the
project or thematic unit.
What the research tells us about
Flexible Scheduling
• encourages collaborative planning
• encourages team teaching
• encourages greater integration of
library media program in school
curriculum
• fosters student transfer of learning of
information-seeking skills
• recognizes media specialist as a
teaching professional
What the research tells us about
Flexible Scheduling
• Instructional role of library media
specialist shapes academic
achievement
• Instructional role of library media
specialist predicts test performance of
students
• Requires support from administration
and from classroom teachers
What the research tells us about
Flexible Scheduling
• Where principals expected
collaboration between teachers and
media specialist the library media
programs were more integrated into
the curriculum
• Where media specialist planned with
teams of teachers (either by
department or grade level) more
curriculum integration occurred.
Afternoon
Morning
A "True" Flexible Schedule
Monday
8:00 – 9:30
2nd grade
Weather
10:30 – 11:00
Storytime
Kindergarten
– Allen
1:00 – 1:20
7th grade –
Jones (book
check-out)
Tuesday
8:00 – 9:00
Storytime
1st Grade Jones
9:15 – 10:15
2nd grade Weather
12:30 – 1:30
6th grade –
Egypt, Nile
River
1:00 – 2:00
3rd grade
groups –
Pioneers
1:30 – 2:30
3rd grade
groups Pioneers
Wednesday
8:00 – 8:45
Booktalks
5th grade Brown
8:50 – 9:35
Booktalks
5th grade –
Smith
12:30 – 1:30
6th grade
groups –
Egypt, Nile
River
1:00 – 2:00
3rd grade
groups Pioneers
Thursday
8:30 – 9:00
Storytime
1st grade –
Simmons
9:00 – 10:00
2nd grade Weather
11:00 – 11:30
Storytime
1st grade –
White
Friday
8:00 – 8:45
Team Mtg
3rd grade –
LMC
9:00 – 9:45
Team Mtg.
5th grade –
LMC
10:00 – 10:45
Team Mtg.
4th grade –
LMC
1:00 – 1:45
Team Mtg.
2nd grade –
LMC
2:00 – 2:30
Storytime
4th grade –
Wilkins
What flexible scheduling provides
for our students
• Access to library media resources
at point of need
• Partnership in planning and
teaching between teacher and
library media
• Information skills taught as part of
overall curriculum
• Transfer of learning
What are the advantages of a flexible
schedule?
• Responsive to needs of classes and
individual members of the educational
community
• Responsive to teacher function and to
individual student use
• Provides access for all members of
educational community
What are the advantages of a flexible
schedule?
• Adapts use of media center to
changing needs of classroom
instruction
• Provides structure and opportunity for
class interaction and large group
instruction
• Allows media center to function as the
school resource and information
center
What are the disadvantages?
• Necessitates establishment of
guidelines for independent student
use
• Necessitates establishment of
guidelines for scheduling of classes
• Can be more demanding on media
specialist's time than rigid
scheduling
Rigid schedule masquerading as
flexible
Week of September 18-22, 2006
Time
8:008:45
8:459:30
9:30 –
10:15
10:1511:00
11:00 –
11:45
12:00 –
12:30
12:30 –
1:15
1:15 –
2:00
2:00 –
2:45
Monday
Smith
Tuesday
Brown
Wednesday
Lewis
Thursday
White
Friday
Tennis
Blair
Jones
Clark
Thompson
Wright
Orr
Johnson
Tindal
Hampton
Chandler
Cobb
Alexander
Cross
Arnold
Peters
Fischer
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Irons
Roberts
Cruise
Harrison
Carlton
Hayne
Rowling
Peck
Cornwell
Steele
Hayes
Carroll
Kerr
Rigid schedule masquerading as
flexible
Week of September 25-29, 2006
Time
8:008:45
8:459:30
9:30 –
10:15
10:1511:00
11:00 –
11:45
12:00 –
12:30
12:30 –
1:15
1:15 –
2:00
2:00 –
2:45
Monday
Smith
Tuesday
Brown
Wednesday
Lewis
Thursday
White
Friday
Tennis
Blair
Jones
Clark
Thompson
Wright
Orr
Johnson
Tindal
Hampton
Chandler
Cobb
Alexander
Cross
Arnold
Peters
Fischer
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Irons
Roberts
Cruise
Harrison
Carlton
Hayne
Rowling
Peck
Cornwell
Steele
Hayes
Carroll
Kerr
Making flexible scheduling
work is everyone’s
responsibility
What is the media specialist's
role?
• To develop a program enabling the
classroom teacher to meet curriculum
goals
• To assist students in
– identifying and locating materials
– selecting proper materials
– using, understanding, and applying
information
What is the media specialist's
role?
– creating, producing, or presenting
information
– developing an interest in and
appreciation of literature
• To plan and teach with teachers
integrating media center/information
seeking skills into curriculum
• To plan with teachers for follow-up
activities
What is the media specialist's
role?
• To plan and implement reading and
literature appreciation activities
• To perform administrative and
technical functions which support
services to educational community
• To plan and implement with teachers
activities supporting classroom
curriculum
What is the teacher's role?
• Provide support for media
center program with
students, parents, faculty,
and community
• Plan thematic units, research
projects, enrichment
activities, literature
appreciation activities with
media specialist
What is the teacher's role?
• Ensure that students have a need for
the information/services of the library
media center
• Schedule class to use media center
at time of need for research, reading,
etc., projects
• Provide input to media specialist on
additional resources for media center
collection
What is the teacher's role?
• Accompany
class to media
center when
activities
include entire
class
What is the principal's role?
• Express commitment to
philosophy of "flexible
scheduling"
• Interpret to faculty and
staff the library media
program's importance and
relation to school's
instructional program
What is the principal's role?
• Monitor use and scheduling of media
center to ensure equity of access
• Support library media program with
students, teachers, parents, and
community
• Provide time in school schedule for joint
planning by teachers and media
specialist
What is the principal's role?
• Make scheduling classes in the media
center the responsibility of the teacher
and media specialist
• Ensure that teacher remain with the
class during class time in the media
center
• Encourage wide use of media center
and its resources in support of the
curriculum
What is the role of the district
administration?
• Provide support of media center
programs with students, parents,
teachers, and community
• Expressed commitment to concept of
"flexible scheduling"
• Support collaborative planning by
media specialists and classroom
teachers
What is the role of the district
administration?
• Make scheduling classes in the
media center the responsibility of
the teacher and media specialist
• Ensure that teacher remain with the
class during class time in the media
center
Some considerations
• What services would you like
provided to your students on an ongoing basis?
• Which areas of your curriculum will
best integrate information literacy
skills instruction and literature
promotion programs?
YOUR library program must
• Prepare students to independently
access, evaluate, and use
information
• Teach information skills as an
integral part of the classroom
curriculum
• Be fully integrated into the overall
instructional program of the school
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