Building Advocacy Together: INFOhio’s 21st Century Learning Commons Laura Sponhour April 25, 2013

Librarians are watching their numbers diminish and libraries close.

We’re here today to keep the doors open.

People don’t recognize a library’s value.

We need to help people see the value of a school library.

Speak UP Collect Data Know Your Stuff How Show You Contribute to the Curriculum?

The Learning Commons is an Easy Way to Know Your Stuff.

1) Stay Up to Date… 2) Which Helps You Look Like an Expert… 3) Which Helps You Make the Library Central to Learning The Learning Commons helps you show value in three steps.

1) The Learning Commons Keeps You Up to Date on the Latest Trends.

The LC provides a wealth of personal Professional Development.

Use the 21 Things for Self Development or Graduate Credit.

Learn a New Technique in 15 Minutes with the Instructional Videos.

Earn CEUs with Learn With INFOhio Webinars.

Use KBC Groups to Share Ideas with Like-Minded Professionals.

Join the Inquiry, Complex Text, and the Common Core Group.

Or the Digital Citizenship Group.

Or the eBook Study Group.

2) The LC Helps You Look Like a Technology and Curriculum Expert.

In New Technologies

This is nothing new, actually.

21 Things Includes Web 2.0 Tools and More.

KBC contacts give new perspective.

in Sources of Free Professional Development.

Try Instructional Videos at a Faculty Meeting.

Try Projecting an Archived Webinar at a Faculty or Department Staff Meeting.

Share the Professional Collection in EBSCO.

in Common Core Resources.

Share the IMatrix.

IMatrix Search Screen

Basic standard information Shows Dimensions of Inquiry related to the standard Cross Curricular Connections shows other related standards. Click on code to open links to those standards. Cross Curricular Connections shows other related standards. Click on code to open links to those standards. Imatrix details screen

Assessment gives resource suggestions for standard assessments. College and Career Anchor Standard Instructional Strategies and Resources including INFOhio Electronic Resources More of detail screen

Use the Free Research and Inquiry Tools.

Review the Common Core Resources in the INFOhio Toolkit.

Which Helps Position the Library as Central to Learning.