Missouri is fortunate to offer a wide variety of electronic resources for our students

Resources are free and can be accessed from home

A lot of these resources are under utilized Media specialist responsibility to provide

awareness

Database of over 2,000 eThemes topics Age appropriate resources organized

around specific themes Created for educators Library media specialists can now

request new eThemes topics

Missouri

Digital

Heritage

Initiative

www.sos.mo.gov/

mdh

Library of Congress15+ million items online out of 138 million items

The new document: all original information with new items to reflect explosion of influence of technology.

Final product will be available this spring

The entire document effectively reflects the research/inquiry process:

1 The entire process2-5 Elaboration on parts of that process 6 Digital citizenship

Strands1. Inquiry process

A. Follow an inquiry process to construct new understandings, draw conclusions, and create new knowledge

[Somewhat parallel to writing structure: entire process, then components]

Strands

2. Determine nature and intent information needed

A. Purpose and Audience

B. Focus Questions/Key Words

Strands

3. Access information

A. Source Selection

B. Source Navigation

Strands4. Evaluate information critically and

competentlyA. Message

B. Relevance

C. Reliability

D. Comprehensiveness

Strands

5. Use of information

A. Recording and organization

B. Synthesizing

C. Presentation

Strands

6.Responsible use of media

A. Digital citizenship

B. Academic honesty

C. Cyber safety

Common to all disciplines

Common to all learning environments

Common to all levels of education

Plan for online self-paced support

Facilitated course through eLearning First one is going to be at MASL Spring

Conference

Please go to website and provide comments and suggestions:

www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum

Fifth Cycle Standards and Indicators Manual (affecting media centers) Accreditation Standards for Public

School Districts in Missouri Effective July 1, 2011 Missouri Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education

Process Standards   14. Library Media Centers (LMC) are an essential and fully

integrated part of the instructional program. 1. The library media staff collaborate with other instructional

staff to integrate LMC resources and services into the

instructional program

2. A K-12 information literacy curriculum is implemented across all content areas

3. Students have access to a full range of information and reading resources and services in the LMC

4. The LMC provides physical access to information and resources for

learning 5. The LMC program is annually evaluated according to

specific guidelines  

Resource Standards  32. Library Media Staff - Certificated librarians and/or library media specialists are

assigned consistent with the following ratios, based on the student enrollment at each

building:

                                                                           MINIMUM STANDARD DESIRABLE STANDARD

Students FTE Students FTE 1-200 .20 1-150 .20 201-400 .40 151-300 .40 401-600 .60 301-450 .60  601-800 .80 451-600 .80   801-1000 1.00 601-750 1.00 1001-1200 1.20 751-900 1.20 1201-1400 1.40 901-1050 1.40 1401-1600 1.60 1051-1200

1.60 1601-1800 1.80 1201-1350 1.80 1801-2000 2.00, etc. 1351-1500 2.00, etc.    

Codes: 884600 Elementary Librarian *992020 Elementary Librarian Time—assigned students

without presence of teacher 884400 Middle School Librarian 884200 Junior High Librarian 884000 High School Librarian 999930 High School librarian offering credit for library aides 990088 Travel time 880000 Supplemental Assignment (lunch duty, recess duty

during school day)

Elementary librarian in a school district that has 1875 minutes a week _____________________________________________________________________ Scenario # 1 Serves one building K-5 building 1875 minutes per week 884600 Elementary librarian (1875 minutes minus – 800 minutes) =

1075 minutes 992020 Elementary Librarian Time—class time (20 classes X 40

minutes) 800 minutes ____________________________________________________________________ Scenario # 2 Serves on building K-5 building 1875 minutes per week 884600 Elementary Librarian (1875 minutes minus 600-100) = 1175 992020 Elementary Librarian Time—class time (20 classes x 30 minutes)

600 minutes 880000 Supplemental Assignment (Recess duty 20 minutes a day ) 100

minutes

Scenario # 3--Serve two K-5 buildings--have 937 minutes per building (1875 min per week)

Building Number One K-5 building 884600 Elementary Librarian (937 minutes minus 360-45-100 = 432

minutes 992020 Elementary Librarian Time—class time (12 classes X 30 minutes)

360 minutes 990088 Travel time (3 times a week x 15 minutes) 45 minutes 880000 Supplemental Assignment (recess duty 20 x 5) 100 minutes   Building Number Two K-5 building 884600 Elementary Librarian (937 minutes minus 420-45) = 472 minutes 992020 Elementary Librarian Time—class time ( 14 classes x 30 minutes ) 420

minutes 990088 Travel time (3 trips a week x 15 minutes) (45 minutes)

DESE Library Contacts Summer Reading Program (State Library) Praxis tests

Online class is full this fall New test with higher score Committee meeting on Nov. 3 to look at other

options

Contact information iscurt.fuchs@dese.mo.govOffice phone 573-526-4219