2.0 Partners

Some school districts, county offices of education, and other organizations including other states are using the School Library Learning 2.0 course as a part of their own professional development efforts. If your organization would like to be a "2.0 Partner" in learning, let us know.

• One district plans to use the summer 2.0 program as a foundation for offering the online program to teachers during the 2007-8 school year. In this case, district middle and high school technology representatives (about 20, mostly Library Media Teachers) will take the summer program as a way to build their technology leadership and become 2.0 coaches at their schools. They'll collaborate with local public children and teen librarians.

Top 10 Benefits. The tutorial is:

1. An introduction to web 2.0 applications and K-12 curriculum connections.


2. Free. Partners can use their own resources to encourage participation or recognize those who successfully complete the 23 THINGS. "Resources" mean your own virtual 2.0 cheerleaders, prizes, and recognition.


3. Strengthens district library and ed tech support teams. Most districts have a tech team (i.e., Educational Technology Coaches, Tech Facilitators, Technology Action Team, and so on) that can take the course first and then offer the course to classroom teachers and the broader school community.


4. Addresses district Library and Technology Plan training or professional development goals (i.e., Administrator training AB 43o Module III, E-RATE.)


5. Addresses school goals related to WASC and School Site Improvement.


6. Increases creativity and collaboration among faculty and staff.


7. Provides for optional CE units, which helps educators reach a higher pay level. Students are expected to spend a minimum of 36 hours on the course over a 9-week period. This averages 2-4 hours/week and will vary depending on student level of web 2.0 experience and interest."


8. A good way to encourage and build use of a district's own blog application (instead of Blogger, WordPress, TypePad, or other) as a professional development and district-wide communication tool.


9. An opportunity to expand communication channels among students, teachers, and the school community.


10. Fun.

2.0 Partners. The following school districts have notified the CSLA 2.0 Team that they will be offering School Library Learning 2.0 as a professional development course:

• Berkeley USD
• Clovis USD
• CTAP Region I
• CTAP Region IV
• Davis Joint Unified School District
• Fresno Unified School District
• Sacramento City Unified School District
• Carondelet High School
• Adams 12 FiveStar School District (Colorado)
• Washington Library Media Association (WLMA)
• Pennsylvania Department of Education School Library Services and the Pennsylvania School Library Association (PSLA)
• Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA)
• Region One Education Service Center - an extension of the Texas Education Agency
• Clarkson Secondary School, Mississauga, Ontario, CANADA
• Ohio Educational Library Media Association Northwest Region
  

Special thanks to AT&T for its continued commitment to California school libraries, including project management support by AT&T Library Advocate Jackie Siminitus."