Advocacy

On this page, share success stories of advocacy campaigns for school libraries that you have been a part of in your school or district, or at the state or national level. Use the horizontal rule in the toolbar to separate entries.

Academy School District 20 hosts a share fair for the school board each year to showcase 21st century skills. School librarians are prominent in this event, and it is no accident that 2 school librarians were interviewed for this article in the local newspaper, The Gazette: @http://www.gazette.com/articles/maker-97275-find-vodcasts.html

This provides great "face time" and raises awareness of the important role school librarians play in helping students achieve 21st century skills.

Last year's Share Fair had a virtual element - using VoiceThread - to be able to share projects to a wider audience. -Posted by Nancy White

There is a lesson here somewhere...about getting others to spread the message of the powerful learning that you produce in collaboration with your teachers! Enjoy! media type="youtube" key="fW8amMCVAJQ" height="385" width="640"

Douglas County School District has created an ET/IL Academy to build capacity with in our District, Regions and Feeder areas. Participants have committed to provide leadership in the area of Educational Technology Information Literacy. - Posted by Yvonne Miller

Becky Johnson - Mesa County Valley School District 51's Librarians have been working hard on our ever evolving advocacy plan. Our Advocacy Wiki has links to our draft advocacy plan as well as a collection of ideas and inspirational links and videos.

Here is my stab at a report to my principals and building. It is a bit dated, but wait until you see the one for the end of the year :)  Phil Goerner- Silver Creek HS, St Vrain Valley

Try this on your smart phone- download a tag reader, talk about this year's ALEX award winners and then waive your phone across this... Just something I'm working on....Phil G, SCHS ST Vrain valley

High School examples of Advocacy:

Read Posters of Students in the Classroom Renaming your Library - Rampart High School in District 20calls their library the Internet Cafe Posting Data in the teacher's lounge Getting someone else to advocate for you: State library, Teacher, other librarians...... Talk to your principal Post newsletters by the drinking fountains Using podcasts, [|glogster], other Web 2.0