comparison to 2011-2012, program faculty would like all candidates to master APA style. A need for better access to an internal campus One faculty member has volunteered to contact based library catalog and collection management vendors associated with local school systems to system specific to preK-12. investigate obtaining Collection Management Software and a simulated digital collection. The transition to the 2010 AASL Standards for the Candidates will be provided the option of Initial Preparation of School Librarians has combining respective sub-standards into one piece increased the amount of writing (from 13 to 20 of reflection writing (e.g. sub-standards 1.1-1.4) standards-based reflections) candidates must could be addressed in one piece of reflective complete for their Digital Portfolio. writing. A need for stipends to compensate partners in Funding sources are currently limited. The school local school systems for making guest library media program director will consult with appearances, and collaborating in a variety of College of Education administrators to explore courses. potential finding sources for compensating guest speakers and collaborative partners. A need to remove one criterion from key The criterion will be removed from the assessment assessment #3, The Facilities Plan. This criterion is document and corresponding rubrics. labeled relocation and moving plans. This criterion is generally not under the purview of the local school library media specialist. Off campus teaching locations for cohort courses The school library media program director has are frequently not approved by local school been in communication with the Educational systems until less than two weeks before the start Technology and Literacy Department Chair and the of respective courses. Improving communication Directors of the Towson Learning Network. Efforts between the Towson Learning Network and local have been initiated by the Towson Learning school systems in confirming off campus sites is Network Directors to improve the process of recommended. securing off campus resources among local partnering school systems. Moving the data collection for the full design and The instructional design process will continue to implementation of the Unit of Instruction be taught in ISTC 667 (Instructional Design and (assessment #5) from the ISTC 667 (Instructional Development). Data collection for the design and Design and Development) course to ISTC 789 implementation of The Unit of (Practicum and Portfolio) so that the design and Instruction (key assessment #5) will be to ISTC implementation of the Unit of Instruction are 789 (Practicum and Portfolio in School Library completed in a concurrent semester. Media).
comparison to 2011-2012, program faculty would like all candidates to master APA style. A need for better access to an internal campus based library catalog and collection management system specific to preK-12. One faculty member has volunteered to contact vendors associated with local school systems to investigate obtaining Collection Management Software and a simulated digital collection. The transition to the 2010 AASL Standards for the Initial Preparation of School Librarians has increased the amount of writing (from 13 to 20 standards-based reflections) candidates must complete for their Digital Portfolio. Candidates will be provided the option of combining respective sub-standards into one piece of reflection writing (e.g. sub-standards 1.1-1.4) could be addressed in one piece of reflective writing. A need for stipends to compensate partners in local school systems for making guest appearances, and collaborating in a variety of courses. Funding sources are currently limited. The school library media program director will consult with College of Education administrators to explore potential finding sources for compensating guest speakers and collaborative partners. A need to remove one criterion from key assessment #3, The Facilities Plan. This criterion is labeled relocation and moving plans. This criterion is generally not under the purview of the local school library media specialist. The criterion will be removed from the assessment document and corresponding rubrics. Off campus teaching locations for cohort courses are frequently not approved by local school systems until less than two weeks before the start of respective courses. Improving communication between the Towson Learning Network and local school systems in confirming off campus sites is recommended. The school library media program director has been in communication with the Educational Technology and Literacy Department Chair and the Directors of the Towson Learning Network. Efforts have been initiated by the Towson Learning Network Directors to improve the process of securing off campus resources among local partnering school systems. Moving the data collection for the full design and implementation of the Unit of Instruction (assessment #5) from the ISTC 667 (Instructional Design and Development) course to ISTC 789 (Practicum and Portfolio) so that the design and implementation of the Unit of Instruction are completed in a concurrent semester. The instructional design process will continue to be taught in ISTC 667 (Instructional Design and Development). Data collection for the design and implementation of The Unit of Instruction (key assessment #5) will be to ISTC 789 (Practicum and Portfolio in School Library Media).
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