Adult Learners

Carl A. Harvey II is an instructor of school librarianship at Longwood University in Farmville, VA. Previously, he was an elementary school librarian for 17 years in Indiana.

• IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. What Is Professional Development?Professional Development Choices for LibrariansConferences and WorkshopsWebinarsSocial MediaTwitterFacebookGoogle+BlogsCurationPeriodicals and BooksAssociationsPLN: Professional Learning NetworksProfessional Choices beyond the LibraryResources2. Librarians as LeadersGathering InfluenceThe Go-To PersonBring Back from ConferencesResources3. Aligning the School Library Program and Professional Development to the School Improvement PlanWhen We See ItWhen We Don't See ItResources4. Designing Professional DevelopmentWhy?Who?What?When?Where?How?Theme? (or Not!)HandoutFollow UpEvaluationResources5. Vehicles for Delivery of Professional DevelopmentFace-to-FaceOne-on-OneSmall GroupWhole StaffVirtualPodcasts/VodcastsWebinarsE-mailLearning Management Systems/Virtual Learning EnvironmentsBlogsTwitter/Facebook/Social MediaInstructionReportingResources6. An Example—21st-Century ToolsThe FocusWhat Do the Teachers Need to Know?How Can the School Librarian and Principal Pull This Together into a Theme?How Can the School Librarian and Principal Introduce This to Teachers?How Can the School Librarian and Principal Provide Teachers the Professional Development They Need?How Can the School Librarian and Principal Structure Support and Help When Needed?How Can the School Librarian and the Principal Be Sure That Teachers Implement What They Have Been Taught?The ModelPodcastsStaff MeetingPLC TrainingSupportCelebrationWikisStaff MeetingPLC TrainingSupportCelebrationBlogsStaff MeetingPLC TrainingSupportCelebrationEvaluationResourcesIndex

This practical guide shares how and why school librarians need to be a vital part of the professional development process in their buildings. Providing tips and strategies for both veterans and those new to the field, this title first provides clear and concise information on where and when the school librarian can receive professional training. The remainder of the book gives clear and concise information on how the school librarian can become instrumental in providing professional development to staff. It provides tips, examples, and a complete model for implementation.