Personalized Professional Learning

Current Practices:

• Coordinate after school training with vendors on purchased databases.

• Shares specific staff resources that will match with their grade level or subject to help facilitate student learning

• Present new technology at staff meetings and district-wide professional development day

  • LMS share information learned from online webinars

  • Survey teachers to determine needs

  • Align professional development sessions with district and school goals

  • Professional development provided to library media assistants during the school year

• Support technology department with iPad/laptop needs for student/teacher devices

• Support technology department with iPad apps for student/teacher devices, by reviewing privacy policies, supporting questions and meeting with grade levels on app needs

• Support technology department with Common School Funds purchased online software

• Collaboration with teachers and library media assistants to discuss needs and goals to improve student outcomes

Possible Areas for Growth:

• District pays for our only LMS to attend one conference per year

• Create a district-wide plan for professional development with an emphasis on incorporating technology and online databases in the classroom using best practices for usage time and implementation

• Work with Technology Department to add library videos/training to a central online space for teachers and students

• Collaboration between classroom teachers to create a digital citizenship unit for grades K-4 so it is incorporated in their learning through out the year

• Library Media Specialist complete the PBS News and Media Literacy program to support teachers and students

  • LMS will create curriculum for K-4 and Digital Literacy teachers will support 5-8

  • This can help students think critically and thoughtfully as  media consumers and creators.

• Apply to be a part of the 24-25 Wisconsin Media Literacy Cohort

• Continued updating of the Library Media Center websites