Please post your vizualizations or links to them on this page...

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As standards are clarified, the scope of stakeholders needs to be widen, to deepen the feedback that informs the content!

2) Here is the link to a brainstorming document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IdLjCBhh-UB1ha6zFGk9JW5neT2DN-YHDO2Ti5MiCRo/edit

3) A link to our brainstorming  Ideas Re New Standards for School Libraries in Canada.docx  

4)  Ideas Re New Standards for School Libraries in Canada.docx

 5) 6 broad areas to consider in this document
ViSON - supports learning outcomes of each province and tweek statement to include that we are preparing students to be global citizens
COLLABORATION - in and out of school - eg public libraries; making use of social media; admin, parents, students, dept heads, other experts, intedisciplinary

STAFFING - professional with library certification(either a professional with the provincial library certification or a professional with their MLIS); also include library tech as support

PHYSICAL - places to work together; equality of access; refrain from making it a classroom; keep it a common space for all; still need some room for quiet independent study

COLLECTIONS - balanced collections (print/electronic)

VIRTUAL SPACES - as discussed all weekend

Don't create this as a static document but as a document can change with our profession.

6) Christy den Haan-Veltman Group

• Library is the only Universal space in the education system; resources invested in that program serves everyone--staff and students; equity is key
• Overview-purpose of the document 
• standards for staffing, funding 
• philosophy of learning commons
• definition of terminology eg library vs learning commons without preference
• role and responsibilities of library leader
• importance and role of collaboration in library and whole school 
• role of students in informing the vision and direction of library 
• goal/benefits of having standards
• standards for library’s contribution to student learning
• resource standards - print, electronic, physical space, devices/technology, virtual space (website) 
• outline of roles/responsibilities of leaders in the Library--not staffing or job title 
• set up list of competencies that that would produce the most complete/highest standard of library 
• suggested survey of community, consultation with stakeholders, method or process to involve & discover needs, vision 
• co-create success criteria

7)  A major focus of our discussion was staffing. If we believe that information literacy and research skills are vital to a child's education, we need a professional in the Library/Learning Commons to teach these skills. A clerk is not a specialist. If we are creating standards for School Libraries, it is important that we standardize the staffing to include a professional who can work with staff to create and implement curriculum that teaches inquiry and research, and is available to students for help throughout the school day.

Here is a link to some of our other thoughts we had:   http://is.gd/VEGJV3