School Librarians Advancing STEM Learning July 17, 2015 ISKME 2015:

ISKME Amee Godwin Megan Simmons Letha Goger Project Team Introductions

Today’s Goals Communicate the goals of the project and your roles as Faculty Fellows Discuss your current courseware needs, priorities and workflow Present clear deliverables and timeline moving forward

What is the School Librarians Advancing STEM Learning Project? A project to elevate and expand the role of school librarians by building their capacity as instructional leaders and partners to advance STEM learning The project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and in partnership with the New Hampshire Department of Education, Granite State College, and the state’s institutions of Higher Education (IHE) Network [insert image]

To provide tools and trainings to support school librarians in the co- creation of standards-aligned lessons focused on STEM inquiry and evidence To support teachers in tapping the expertise of librarians as co-designers in the instructional design process To build communities of practice that connect school librarians, teachers, and faculty in advancing school librarianship To advance engagement with open educational resources (OER) to improve teaching and learning To enable school librarians as advocates and leaders in their schools and in the field as a whole Project Goals

Project Supports Cohorts Tools Training Teacher-librarian cohorts Faculty cohort Advocacy model Curriculum design template Courseware module creation Project hub Fellows workshop and webinars Ongoing support

DateActivity April 2015Spring Academy July 2015Cohorts meet to gather instructional needs and priorities Sign Fellowship Agreement and fill out pre-survey by July 24 August 2015Virtual training and introduction to OER Commons Begin development of courseware module September 2015 Publish draft of courseware module by September 25 Gather and integrate feedback on courseware module October 2015Refine and publish courseware module by October 16 Cohorts share learnings and work from the project (presentation and blog post or video) by October 30 Complete project interviews by October 20 Project Timeline

Advocacy and Outreach Working with your cohort, share your experiences and learnings from the project by: Present to your local education community (e.g., within your school, at a conference) and promote use of new courseware module Create a blog or video describing your work and experience on the project, based on structured prompts Use social media (Twitter, Facebook, and other social platforms) to dialogue with a larger community

Fellow Introductions Name Role What are your current courseware needs and priorities?

Closing & Next Steps Questions? Schedule webinar training for the beginning of August Thank you!

Amee Godwin Megan Simmons