the BCTLA Professional Development ...
We will strive to provide an up-to-date listing of learning opportunities for BCTLA members. Below are a set of links to a variety of professional development sites that may be of interest to the members of BCTLA. Whether you are a presenter or participant, we'd love to hear how we could help serve your region or school.
BCTLA SPRING WEBINAR SERIES
Databases and Curation 2.0
May 1 and May 15 - 4:00-5:00 PM (PST)
Cost - Free
The BCTLA is continuing to offer professional development opportunities for educators with the launch of a spring webinar series in May. The series host, Gordon Powell, will lead two workshops, the first focusing on getting the most from the ERAC bundle and the second on curation. The series will be offered online via Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Blackboard Collaborate is an online, interactive platform. Upon registration, participants will be given instructions and support in using the platform.
Registration: contact Arlene Anderson at bctlaspringseries@gmail.com to register, and/or if you have questions about the series or the Blackboard Collaborate platform.
Session Details:
Making the Most of Your Subscriptions: Promoting the ERAC Bundle
May 1, 2012 – 4:00 – 5:00 PM (PST)If you have been searching for ways to maximize the content that is provided in the ERAC bundle, and to sell your students and staff on taking the time to access it, you will want to put this session on your calendar! Presenter Gordon Powell will identify a range of resources available in the bundle and demonstrate how you can convince your staff to use these effectively to support curriculum.
Curation 2.0
May 15, 2012 – 4:00 – 5:00 PM (PST)
How can teacher-ibrarians use social media to manage proliferating content and deliver it effectively? What tools can you use to help your students and staff manage the information tsunami? Presenter Gordon Powell will introduce the concept of curation in the digital age, suggest specific tools that support a dynamic approach to managing and sharing content and discuss how the role of "curator" provides a model for the 21st-Century teacher-librarian.
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TREASURE MOUNTAIN CANADA
This bi-annual conference (2010 and 2012) has a research focus and is intended to bring together school library researchers and practioners to envision new futures for school library programs. For more information, visit the Treasure Mountain Canada wiki at http://tmcanada.pbworks.com.
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YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARY
Join the folks at yourschoollibrary.org for their international online events. Expect star-studded line-ups of presenters. If you are interested in where schools are headed and what issues are framing education in the 21st-Century then don't miss these important opportunities.
Annual BCTLA Conference BCTF Professional Development BCTF Professional Development Calendar The Partnership: education institute SLiP Professional Development TL Virtual Cafe
Many of the other school library association and provincial library associations
have links for professional development.
Teacher-Librarian Education...
Several programs of teacher-librarian education are available in BC and beyond.
UBC offers two specific programs in teacher-librarianship and graduate programs in the Faculty of Education and the School of Library and Information Studies.
15 credits (5 credit courses) for courses which teach the basics of teacher-librarianship
For qualified teachers with a degree from a recognized university
Has both on-line and independent study courses
For certified teachers with at least 2 years’ classroom teaching
30 credits of senior course work
5 year limit to complete
May apply to transfer courses from some other Western Canadian universities
3. Masters Degree
Education: http://lled.educ.ubc.ca/programs/libe/graduate.html
Library and Information Studies:
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Master of Education Degree with two specializations:
Counselling Specialization
Multidisciplinary Leadership Specialization
12.1 Diploma in Teacher-Librarianship
The Diploma in Teacher-Librarianship is a 15 unit programme which must be completed at UVic. Many of the courses are available during summer sessions, and some are offered during the winter both on and off campus.
The Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Training is open to students from business, government, education, etc.
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Instructional Technology Program
N.B. UBC and U of A have a reciprocal agreement for transfer of courses. Check the web sites provided for more information.
Summer Institute...
“Learning Commons in BC”
featuring Carol Koechlin
August 28 and 29
More information will be available soon!
Teacher-Librarian Inquiry...
Teacher-librarians from around the province have engaged in professional inquiry. Here is some of their learning.
2010-11 Delta Teacher-Librarians' Website Project
The Delta Teacher-Librarians' Association worked together in the spring of 2011 to determine the components for an effective district school library website. The resulting website, http://www.schoollibrariesindelta.org/, presents images and stories that highlight the role of the teacher-librarian in BC in the 21st Century. An integrated blog presents continual updates which feature the Delta Teacher-Librarians' Associations' continuing work toward enriching learning.
2009-11 New Westminster Teacher-Librarians' Library Handbook Inquiry
In 2009, the New Westminster Teacher-Librarians' Association was a recipient of a BCTLA Chapter Grant. Teacher-librarians in New Westminster were interested in documenting aspects of the role of the teacher-librarian and management of the school library in order to both examine current practice, and also to formalize it in written form. In 2010-11, five New Westminster teacher-librarians collaborated and developed an up-to-date "library handbook", which can be utilized by other districts as a model. The 2011 New Westminster School Library Handbook is a 90-page, comprehensive document which articulates current library procedures within the context of the district's vision and goals.
2009-11 Kootenay Lake Teacher-Librarians' "Active Advocacy" Inquiry
In 2009, the Kootenay Teacher-Librarians' Association applied for a BCTLA Chapter Grant in order to pursue an inquiry into collaborating as professionals over a large geographic area. The term "Active Advocacy" was coined to describe the project, which is ongoing. The inquiry to date has involved the use of conferencing technology such as Elluminate and a NING, http://sd8teacherlibrarians.ning.com. A report on the inquiry, as of June 2011, is available in the Summer 2011 issue of The Bookmark, on pdf page 24.
2008-09 Vancouver School Board Teacher-Librarian Inquiry
Ten teacher-librarians in Vancouver engaged in a Teacher-Librarian Inquiry to explore what is best practice and what are the best ways of sharing this within their teacher-librarian community. Their inquiry question was "How can we, as a professional learning community, support TLs in implementing exemplary school library programs in our schools?". In addition to deep learning around inquiry itself, there was individual learning around topics such as multiliteracies, mentoring, technology integration, mentoring, environments (learning commons), and demonstrating and promoting best practice including through video. To learn more, visit http://schoollibraryprogram.pbworks.com.
Contacts...
- Professional Development Chairperson:
- Arlene Anderson, West Vancouver
- Lesson Plan/Tutorials sharing for The Bookmark: Suzanne Hall, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows