Debbie,
I think a workshop on advocacy would be really helpful.
-Susanne
Susanne DeRisi
Synergy School
On Mar 2, 2018, at 7:58 AM, Debbie Abilock <dabilock@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear BAISL-members,
I was looking over the wonderful things we’ve done at meetings and thinking
how unique and wonderful it is to be part of such a vibrant group ;-) As I
do PD with independent and public school faculty and librarians, one of the
things that often comes up is advocacy – not necessarily publicity or
marketing – but rather how to advocate in an assertive, wise way with
supervisors, reluctant or even ignorant teachers, etc. I’d like to put in a
plug for devoting a meeting or half-day with person that does SEL workshops
in a range of schools. I’ve know this group forever. Some of the workshop
leaders come out of independent schools…Currently her team is doing Title 1
trainings under a large Hewlett grant but we might be able to get her for
next year – a morning or day.
I have talked to her in the past about doing a workshop specifically for
school librarians for schools I’m working with. Unlike faculty we see kids
for multiple years, have a significant budget and space, feel important we
collaborate with classroom teachers, may or may not be called an
administrator. Certainly I never learned in my graduate library program how
to navigate that vast role assertively – without being seen as strident,
whining – both of which I’ve done ;-)
I’m wondering if there’s some interest in a tailor-made workshop for us for
the long meeting next year…? I’m asking now because we’d have to get on her
calendar and thought we could talk about this at Menlo meeting.
best,
debbie
Debbie Abilock
NoodleTools/NoodleTeach
Smart tools, smart research, smart teaching
Abilock, Debbie. “From a Foot in the Door to Being There: Leadership along a
Professional Development Continuum.” Libraries Unlimited-ABC CLIO, 2017.
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