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ing The [school name]

School LibraryA Presentation

for the [name PTA or PTO][Date]

Your NameSchool LibrarianSchool EmailLibrary website URL

An initiative of the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association

2012

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School libraries

have changed…

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School libraries are places for active learning

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At the school library, students…

Work on group projects and learn from classmates

Find interesting books and magazines to read

Use computers and search the Internet

Share and present their work

Get help with homework & reading guidanceRelax

Discover

Read

Enjoy

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At the [name] school library,

we offer students access to:

Books & Magazine

s

Computers and

the Internet

Selected Web

ResourcesOnline Catalog

Technologies

for Learning

Electronic Databases

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ing At the school library,

school librarians teach students to…Think critically & solve problems

Use print and digital sources

Practice reading and summarizing skills

Draw conclusions and make informed decisions

Create, present & share knowledge

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School librarians teach PA Academic Standards

Reading, Writing, Listening, & Speaking (RWLS)

Standards

Reading comprehension

Research process, reinforcing reading & writing

strategies

Finding reliable info on the Internet

Evaluating project & assignments

Integrating multimedia and digital

resources

Organizing information

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School librarians teach PA Academic Standards

Science and Technology and Engineering Education Standards Copyright and fair use of information

Cyber safety

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What school librarians do “behind the scenes” to

improve student learning

Design Instruction

with Teachers

Budget & Program Planning

Make Presentations

and Advocate for

Library Resources

Teach Teachers about Technology and

Resources

Seek Grants and Raise

Funds

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Why students need school libraries

Student achievement Research in over 20 statewide studies has shown that standardized test scores of students are higher when they have access to quality school library programs with certified library staff.

Statewide school library research has been conducted in the colored states.

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What students tell us about school libraries

Over 88% said the school library helped them get better grades; almost 75 percent said it helped with homework, and over 92% reported computers in the school library helped improve their overall academic work.

In a survey of over 13,000 Ohio students, over 99% students in grades 3 through 12 reported that school libraries and their services helped them become better learners.

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What the research on parent engagement tells us:Research shows that when parents are involved in their children’s schools, students have:

• higher grades, tests scores, and graduation rates,

• better school attendance, and

• increased motivation, better self esteem.

“The more parents participate in schooling, in a sustained way, at every

level—in advocacy, decision-making and oversight roles, as fundraisers and

boosters, as volunteers and paraprofessionals, and as home

teachers—the better student achievement.”

Michigan Dept. of Education

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Working Together

• Student Learning

• Volunteering

• Fundraising

• Advocacy

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Our Common GoalHelping students succeed creating

“critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and

ethical users of information” ready for 21st century life and careers.

(American Association of School Librarians)