Communication
Communication Reflection
Throughout this article, I wanted to include not only graduate examples of my communication skills but communication throughout my campus that I especially worked towards during my Practicum (LIS 550). I was grateful to work at a wonderful school for the past 6 years and visibly see areas of need, while also being forced to be creative on how I implement and share ideas.
I’ve led several PD’s over the years (and had the opportunity to lead a Podcasting PD this past year); however, the Science of Teaching Reading Academy took over many of our weekly staff meetings as teachers worked through their modules; therefore campus-led professional development was placed on the “back-burner” while teachers and administration completed each task through the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
With that being said, communication took place through multiple outlets. We started a campus newsletter which consisted of a Learning Commons section where many resources with links and tutorials were created/shared. I also created “Potty PD’s” for my campus which shared upcoming events, new resources to try, and celebrations from the library! Lastly, social media (primarily Twitter) has been a means of communication with parents and the outside community. I included my Capstone Project Google Sites link because I felt like communication was/is a strong area of mine and there are several examples of ways I accomplished this with those inside and outside of the campus I served.
In my ETEC 524 class, we were asked to look into different blog websites, and I chose Weebly. I wanted a tool that I felt was appropriate and offered affordances that my 8 year old students could utilize (see above).
For this course, we reflected on the benefits of using blogs in the classroom and ways we could implement a blog and hit the transformative stages of the SAMR model of technology for our students. In the link above, you will notice ways to make that happen, including the opportunity for student reflection, feedback, and collaboration as well as their ability to continue their learning and add on later as they progress.
One important aspect of communication was learned through my Reference Skills (LIS 512) course. It walked through the proper techniques to help patrons who come into the library find what they need. Above is where I housed notes that I took throughout the course readings and assignments to summarize important points that I want to remember.
I also wanted to share ways that I use communication in my classroom, that I have high hopes for using as a librarian as well.
My district is a G-suite district, which means that we heavily utilize Google products such as Calendar, Drive, Docs, Slides, Forms, etc. We have a campus-specific Google Calendar that all members of our campus uses, allowing for the librarian, teachers, and admin to schedule events without overlapping with someone else.
Our campus also encourages the use of Twitter as a tool to reach out to the community and parents and showcase the amazing learning happening in our classes/school. It's also a great way for me as an educator to reach out and collaborate with other educators or attend virtual PD's. I've seen our campus librarian even get in touch with amazing authors and setup time for them to come talk to students and/or teachers either in-person or by Zoom/cameo.
Capstone Project-under Standard 2, you will find examples of the "Potty PD's" that I created to communicate new ideas to teachers. These ideas were placed in the bathrooms of my campus as "every opportunity is a learning opportunity."
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