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=Poof! You're the School Library Paraprofessional. What Now? =

This page is intended as a compilation of the resources used for the sessions presented in Grand Junction and Pueblo during the Spring 2012 CLiC Workshops.
Poof! You're the School Library Paraprofessional. What Now? With Dave Sanger and Charlie Leckenby of Denver Public Schools Room: Whitewater As a library paraprofessional, you are part of the fastest growing group staffing school libraries. Learn how to make your school library run smoothly and have fun doing it. In this interactive session participants will learn and share ideas, inspiration, and resources needed to succeed in the school library, including ways to: help students locate appropriate library resources, help teachers plan research projects, manage you time space and collection, provide great story times, and much more. || [|Session Descriptions] || || DPS priorities for the District in both the 2010-11 school year and the 2011-12 school year are within the instructional core. Those top four priorities are: 1. Empowering Excellent Educators 2. Supporting English-Language Learners 3. Implementing the Common Core and State Academic Standards and New Assessments 4. Supporting and Improving Our Highest-Need Schools || [] || --Jan Brett Signs
 * Title || Description || Link ||
 * Session Description || Session Description:
 * Session PowerPoint || This is the PowerPoint used for the presentation in Grand Junction and Pueblo. In the notes field are all the links should the embedded links not work. || [[file:ParaLibrarians_12_CLIC_GJ.pdf]]
 * Session Links || Examples of school goals linked to district goals.
 * Management Tools || Signage

--Gail Santy Prezi on wayfinding signs. Collection Assessment tools. Follett, Makin, and others offer these services. DPS uses Follett TitleWise. Library routines are important for transitions and student behavior. (Good WIKI for best practices) Good summary for CREW (Continuous Review Evaluation Weeding) method.

Denver Public Schools Collection Development Policies || [] [] [] http://elementarylibraryroutines.wikispaces.com/

[] [] || Resources for School Librarians (Links to lots of great resources, including collection development. International Children's Digital Library - free online children's books in many languages. We Give Books Foundation 100+ free digital books from DK and Penguin - Must read online, but great for story time and read-to-me. Denver Public Library site for children's book award lists. American Library Association Awards site. Colorado Blue Spruce Awards for YA titles. || [] []
 * Collection Development Tools || Internet Public Library

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[] [|**http://tinyurl.com/23mqatw**] [] || Scholastic Booktalks site. Great for book talk ideas. Denver Public Library Children's site - podcasts, games, and fun stuff Story Blocks from Colorado Libraries for Early LIteracy || [] [] [] [] || Dewey Concentration Activity Order in the Library activity
 * Readers Advisory || Library Storytime from Jacksonville Library
 * Library Skills sites || Online Games based on Dewey System

Web 2.0 technology tools recommended and explained by Denver Teachers || [] [] [|http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~valmstrum/s2s/utopia/library4/src/library4.html] http://web20dps.wikispaces.com/ || Listserv for Library Support Staff (Paralibrarians) ALA Support Staff work group Colorado Association of Libraries Colorado Association of School Libraries Technology in Education - Colorado American Association of School Librarians || [] [] [] [] [] [] [|http://www.ala.org/aasl] || Contact Information || David Sanger Director Educational Technology and Library Services Denver Public Schools 720-423-8101
 * Professional Associations || Survive and Thrive - Library advocacy site from the Colorado Association of School Libraries
 * Presenter

Charlie Leckenby Librarian Professional Library Educational Technology and Library Services 720-423-8243 || David_sanger@dpsk12.org

charles_leckenby@dpsk12.org || http://www.janbrett.com/library_signs/library_signs_main.htm