School Library Development Program
The School Library Development Program is part of the Library Development Services unit at the Colorado Department of Education / State Library. Consulting services are provided by Nance Nassar, School Library Senior Consultant.
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Nance
Nassar School Library Senior Consultant Colorado State Library 201 East Colfax Ave, Room 309 Denver, CO 80203-1799 Phone: 303-866-6772 FAX: 303-866-6940 Email: nassar_n@cde.state.co.us |
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Announcements
"Standards Galore!" Workshops
School Library Standards resources:
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About
Endorsement
Handouts & Presentations
Information Literacy, Standards, and
Instruction
Jobs and Salaries
Power Libraries Program
Research
School Library Law
Workshops
About
The School Library Senior Consultant:
- Provides technical assistance, continuing education, and support for librarians, administrators, and educators;
- Coordinates and develops special projects relating to school library services;
- Provides assistance and expertise in meeting Colorado educational standards and improving student achievement;
- Serves as the liaison to the Colorado Association of School Librarians (CASL)
Assistance is also available in areas such as educational technology and information literacy planning, Information Literacy and Assessment Rubrics, national trends in school media services, and integrated curriculum practices.
- Approved Endorsement Programs: Contact information for the four approved in-state programs offering library endorsement.
- Distance Education Opportunities for Library Programs : Contact Information for distance learning programs offering library media programs.
- Educational Flowchart (PDF): Shows the various paths a person could follow to become endorsed as a school library media specialist.
- Educator Licensure: The main link to Educator Licensure information.
- Para Core Competencies (PDF)
- Evaluating Websites (PPT): This PowerPoint presentation is a beginning point to use to develop your own presentation. It does not include all common elements or quality indicators to evaluate websites.
- Collaborative Planning Organizer (PDF): The Collaborative Planning Organizer is used to develop a classroom or library lesson using the backwards design method.
Information Literacy, Standards, and Instruction
- School Library Standards
- Tiered Standards
(PDF)
- Why Use the School Library Quantitative and Qualitative Standards? (PDF)
- Feedback Sheet
(PDF)
Print and email, fax, or mail to Nance Nassar (contact information at the top of this page).
- Standards for the 21st-Century Learner brochure (PDF)
- Wiki: Standards for the 21st-Century Learner offer vision for teaching and learning to both guide and beckon our profession as education leaders.
- Tiered Standards
(PDF)
- Educational Technology / Information Literacy Plans: Resources and handouts developed to assist districts in meeting the Ed Tech/Info Lit plans required for accreditation and federal technology funding.
- Information Literacy: Colorado Students Achieve Power @your library: Information literacy standards for Colorado schools, along with guidelines for quality school library programs.
- Overview of Information Literacy Standards (PDF): A one-page brochure that summarizes the full CSAP@your library publication.
- School
Research Topics and Other Bibliographies
A guide to the research process and how libraries help students achieve. Prepared by the Colorado State Publications Library (CoSPL). - Standards in Action: CDE's toolkit for teachers, providing assistance in standards-based instructional practices.
- Teacher Standards: Defines Colorado's Performance-Based Standards for Colorado Teachers.
- Technology Standards: Defines the technology standards for Colorado schools and educators.
Standards for other kinds of libraries may be found at the CSL Standards page.
- Average Library and Library Aide Salaries (PDF): Information compiled by CDE listing salary ranges for all school positions, including librarians (p.2) and aides (p.5).
- Colorado Educator Jobline: Provides search screen to locate educator jobs in specific areas of Colorado.
- Colorado Library Jobline: Current position openings in Colorado and other states for all types of library jobs, including schools. Also links to job lines in other areas.
- Library Education Opportunities (LEO): A database of current continuing education opportunities available to librarians and staff.
Power Libraries Program
A statewide program designed to bring recognition to the role that school
library media programs and staff play in promoting student achievement.
- Colorado School Library Statistics: Statistics, profiles and benchmarks for school libraries in Colorado dating from 1998-99 to current year.
- Research and Studies: Results of studies showing the relationship between school libraries and student achievement.
- School Libraries Work (PDF): Scholastic Foundation publication that summarizes results from 19 states and 1 province. Click here to view a letter from the Colorado Department of Education to school administrators about the study.
School Library
Law
Replacement and Return of Loaned Library Resources: Colorado
school boards have the authority to withhold a diploma, transcript, or
grades of any student who fails to return or replace any library
materials at the end of a semester or school year.
- Standards Galore! Workshops
(2009-2010)
Learn all about the companion documents that correlate with the new school library “Standards for the 21st Century Learner."
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Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL) Annual Conference
(2008)
- Celebrate a Winning Team
- The NEW American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards for the 21st–Century Learner
- Evaluating Websites
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