A to Z: an outreach journey.
Media centers are at the heart of any good education. The books, databases, homework help, and research assistance made available by Minnesota media specialists and staff provide the backbone to the continued strength of our state’s students. But too often, those library resources are under-used. Teachers don’t know enough about them. Students don’t know enough about them. And with the increased expectations heaped on media specialists, there are fewer and fewer minutes in the day to devote to an outreach program to teachers.
This group creates a place where media specialists and library staff can talk about how to get from “point A,” the time-saving and authoritative resources available in Minnesota media centers, to “point Z,” full integration of those resources in the classroom. Check the Documents tab for outreach content you can use, and visit the Discussions tab to join the conversation by sharing your experiences.
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Promo Plan: Individual Teacher Training
This rough promotional plan to reach out to individual teachers and train them on library resources specific to upcoming student projects was brainstormed in a workshop by several Northwest MN media specialists.
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Hands-On: PowerPoint to Teach Library Research to Students (Middle School)
Please use this PowerPoint as a jumping off place to create presentations to be used in the classroom to talk about research in general, and research at your media center. You’ll find a possible script attached to each slide.
No need to credit Minitex for the PowerPoint, but if it’s convenient, mention Minitex in conjunction with the ELM databases, especially when talking to teachers.
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Hands-On: Student Research Center Activities
Want to get to know the Student Research Center? Want your teachers to get to know it? Use the eight activity questions in this document to help teachers or students learn what's available in this database. Feel free to edit and re-purpose.
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Hands-On: Encyclopedia Britannica Activities
Want to get to know the Encyclopedia Britannica? Want your teachers to get to know it? Use the eight activity questions in this document to help teachers or students learn what's available in this database. Feel free to edit and re-purpose.
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Hands-On: Points of View Reference Center Activities
Want to get to know the Points of View Reference Center better? Want your teachers to get to know it? Use the eight activity questions in this document to help teachers or students learn what's available in this database. Feel free to edit and re-purpose.
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Report: Haves, Halves, and Have-Nots: School Libraries and Student Achievem
A lengthy dissertation from a U of North Texas researcher confirms the correlation between media centers and student achievement. See the list of tables for good access points to this large report.
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Hands-On: PowerPoint to Promote ELM and Your Media Center to Teachers
Please use this PowerPoint in full or part when promoting your media center. There is no need to mention or credit Minitex for these slides. Using the databases is more important than knowing what office makes them available.
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Tool: Open Clip Art Library
Use these copyright-free images to liven up promotional materials.
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Tool: Trading Card Maker
Use this free online tool to make fun trading cards out of digital photos to help promote you and your library.
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Report: List of Advocacy Resources
List of reports showing the benefit of school library media centers to schools.
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Tool: Advocacy and Promotion for the School Library Media Specialist
This site includes how-to information, examples, and support tools to help brainstorm, blueprint, and implement PR, advertising, and marketing campaigns for your media center.
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Promo Idea: Read Posters
Good idea: Make your own “Read” posters to promote your media center and reach out to students.
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*Why and How to Use This Group
This 3.5 minutes video will show you more about why and how to use this group.
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Promo Idea: Eden Prairie Library By the Numbers Lobby Display
This lobby display promotes the use of the EP public library in a very attainable way. An idea worth borrowing! (Thanks for the lead, Jeanne!)
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Tool: American Association of School Librarians Toolkits
This collection of outreach tools from the AASL includes:
Crisis Toolkit;
School Library Media Program Health and Wellness Toolkit;
Advocacy Toolkit;
Instructional Classification Toolkit;
@ your library Toolkit for School Library Media Programs
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Standards: MN Academic Standards
"To find the K-12 Minnesota Academic Standards for language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and the arts, choose a subject from the links at right."
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