Title | Description | 2 Days | 1 Day | ½ Day | 2-3 Hrs. | 1-1 ½ Hrs. | 45 Min. |
Resource Alignment: Curriculum Support in the School Library Media Center | Goal: To align resources in the SLMC so that teachers and students have all the instructional support they need to do assignments and to read for pleasure. Activities include strategies for assessing, weeding, and adding resources to build a collection that supports the curriculum, and creating five-year resource development and budget plans to keep them up-to-date and in good condition. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Grant Writing Level I: Fundamental Training | Goal: To introduce the essential components of grant proposals, provide tips on writing effective proposals, examine in detail need and problem statements, and learn to search for grant sources. Handouts provided. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Grant Writing Level II: Advanced Training | Goal: Using grant proposals brought in, participants will write need and problem statements for critiquing. The facilitator will also assist participants in writing goals and objectives if time permits. Level I Grant Writing workshop (or equivalent) required. Handouts provided. | | √ | | | | |
MCPAI-R Training for Principals | Goal: The performance appraisal instrument for NC media coordinators (specialists) is still in effect; training in the instrument is strongly recommended prior to principals or assistant principals using it to evaluate personnel. Karen is certified by the state to provide the training. The training for principals is different from the training offered to media coordinators; this session focuses on how to validate job performance; the media session focuses more on how to document job performance. | | | | √ | | |
MCPAI-R Training for Media Coordinators | Goal: The performance appraisal instrument for NC media coordinators (specialists) is still in effect; training in the instrument is strongly recommended prior to being evaluated by the principal. The training for media coordinators is different from the principals’ session; this one is focused more on how to document compliance with job expectations; the principals’ version focuses on how to validate the job performance. | | | | √ | | |
Using the Media Center to Impact Student Achievement | Goal: To become familiar with the latest research linking the media specialist and the media center resources to higher student achievement. Includes strategies for using the media specialist and media center resources more effectively. | | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Assessing Student Learning in the School Library Media Center | Goal: To overview the research that has been done in the area of assessing student learning, various assessment instruments that already exist (rubrics, checklists, etc.), and to learn about sources that available to help media specialists evaluate student learning. | | | | | | |
Other Workshops by Request | Karen has more than 20 years of supervisory, university, and staff development experience gained from working with media specialists. Workshops can be customized to the needs of any group of media specialists. If the workshop you need is not listed here, call Karen to discuss the agenda of your choice. | | | | | | |
To schedule one of the listed workshops, or to customize one to fit your school district’s needs, please contact:
Karen R. Lowe
Beacon Consulting Inc.
808 Green Acres Myers St.
Phone: 336-667-1754