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**Library and the IB UnconferenceCanadian International School, HK**

 * Friday 22nd May 2009.**

Agenda Dianne McKenzie - ModeratorSharing from the Singapore Librarians continuum - discussion on the conference, what the attendees learned, had confirmed and what they think they can implement into their own library practice. (30mins) What makes the IB curriculum different for school libraries than other curriculums? How does this change what we do? Expectations of the Library in an IB school - how to meet them? (40mins)
 * Agenda : Discussion as a whole group** - 70 mins


 * Splitting into PYP / MYP -DP Groups - 1 hour**


 * PYP Focus** (Katie Day moderating)
 * Practical strategies for planning support throughout the years and programmes - sharing session
 * Resources we can use to help us find what we need
 * MYP / DP Focus** (Beth Gourley Moderating)
 * strategy to build resources & support research for I.B. E.E. and its ongoing development.
 * Library support for EE and TOK
 * Aspects of the EE and ATL and database usage.

Summaries Building info community / network for I.B. teachers / Librarians in the region / country.
 * Back to whole group: 3:50**

Evaluation of the afternoon


 * Whole group brainstorming session: **
 * Whole group brainstorming session: **

What makes the IB curriculum so different from other curricula?

- inquiry-based – authentic learning - encourages independent learning - international-mindedness - learner profile – uniting the programmes – includes values and attitudes - PYP is a methodology (also MYP), NOT a curriculum (DP is a curriculum) - Differentiated learning - CAS – outside classroom learning - Exhibition and extended essay, personal project, etc. – culmination/consolidation of skills - Start with concept and skills rather than content (concept-based) - Resource-based methodology - Much of this is simply best pedagogical practice; the difference is that the IB has made it their methodology and, with external standards and assessments, there is accountability for implementing this methodology; - it provides a unified structure for the entire school

- the language - the programme/planning – for teachers to have to tie everything together (very detailed planning necessary)
 * What is the most difficult thing to “get your head around” re: the IB?**


 * How does this affect your job – the role of the teacher librarian / Librarian?**

- collaboration; integrating into the teaching - communication essential -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> modeling of skills -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> resource-rich curriculum
 * Mind-map: **

**Collaboration:** -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> unit planning -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> need to be involved in programme-planning as well as unit-planning -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> library database (operating system) search terms, keywords, etc. need to match search terms students use (user friendly access) -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> need to set goals/essential agreements – with teachers as well as with students (i.e., “We are all information literacy teachers”; teacher librarians will be involved in planning sessions; teacher librarian will teach __ units -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> flexible scheduling/semi-flexible? -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> flexibility of library staff -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> tools to capture images and video (screencasts) -- [|Jing]and [|Skitch] (“Mac” version of the jing) – TL can prepare a lesson and the teacher can then play the video to the class, rather than the TL going to every class to teach the same thing (i.e., TL is creating a resource, a short tutorial to teach how to use library catalogue, how to plan research, etc.) -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> search process – research model -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> collaboration with senior management/administration

- resources - databases - e-resources (online journals, e-books) - need to know what everyone is doing (all UOIs) - fiction resources to support UOIs

- skills: - transdisciplinary skills - information literacy - digital literacy

Katie: As a pilot workshop, the best thing about it was meeting the other teacher librarians; the content of the workshop not very helpful, fairly confusing – one day focused on PYP, another on MYP, another on DP; organization unclear as to who the conference was for -- experienced or new IBO librarians. Virginia: Different focus (some tension) re: teacher librarians versus librarians Andrea: It was supposed to be a workshop, but…. All: Not really a workshop – no peer sharing, discussion, etc. Andrea: Best thing was meeting people to network with on specific things later on Virginia: Collegiality was the best thing
 * Report on Singapore IB Continuum conference: **

This was the wiki that came out of the workshop and which is still being developed: Librarians Continuum Wiki

Dianne: recommends we use Twitter as a professional tool (it’s only as good as the people you follow)
 * Other Professional development**

Sybasigns website has the workshop layout there (“seminars” – Hong Kong: []) Bring PYP and MYP coordinators and anyone else you can, including administrators Practical Strategies: ** - class size o TL takes 20, teacher works with 5 in class each week o Focus on those who need help - space - planning - integration/collaboration - info lit scope and sequence: (Dianne McKenzie – [|InfoLitSkills wiki]) many available online that you take ideas from. - POI - When TL will integrate skills into units - OCC not very helpful for teacher librarians – poorly organized - ECIS (European Council of International Schools “moodle” – [|ECIS iSkoodle] – very active listserv – register; a forum with different categories - Dianne’s wiki re: infolit - [|Worldcat]– OCLC - own the DDC – could use for copy-cataloguing - records for 10,000 libraries around the world - search box for Google - delicious – PYP is a tag that will yield thousands of sites - Need resources for younger grades (print and websites)
 * Ross Todd conference: Guided Inquiry workshop November 2009 **
 * Planning **
 * Resources: **

Dianne McKenzie: planning for next year – each UoI for the year posted on the wall (colour coordinated by grade level) – to decide which unit to work on with each grade throughout the year Clarify expectations on the part of teachers re collaboration via Essential Agreements (e.g., see Katie's [|here]) Beth Gourley’s “Reflecting on Personal Understandings chart TED Talk – The hole in the wall project (kids teaching kids – in India) “Chinese festivals are influenced by space” (collaborative grade 5 unit taught by Dianne) NAPPY – for teaching bibliographical citation – “name, author, publisher, place, year”
 * Other: **

Google book search – includes books and magazines Time and National Geographic are free online, as is a version of Britannica (not as good as the paid version) Dianne is trialing the kidsinfobits (Galegroup) and Noodletools (bibliographical citation tool – includes template for notes “in my own words” etc.)
 * Free databases: **