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How can you ensure your work in the Learning Commons is aligned with the school/board improvement plans?

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How can you ensure your work in the Learning Commons is aligned with the school/board improvement plans?

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School Improvement Plans: A large push in our school is to develop methods to help students in the applied level attain the provincial average (level 3) in their courses. From Leading Learning, I would like to use the LLC to act as a hub of differentiated resources, that assist our applied level students with their literacy skills.

Board Improvement Plans: Our board has a large push on mental & health wellness with our students. From Together for Learning, I want to empower student learners to feel welcome within the walls of the LLC and explore their personal interests, while making connections to curriculum in the classroom.

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This is the view from the school side of the library toward the public library side. Students use spaces on the public side of the library during the day and have access in the evening.

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Our present learning space on the school (student) side of our library. This space is used by the public library during the evenings and on weekends. We have some sharing of resources.

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1. Increase collaboration and co-planning with colleagues. I would like to co-plan with at least 3 different departments each semester to determine how the Library Learning Commons resources can benefit my team.
2. Develop ideas to stretch the budget to help bring more resources into the library to shift it more towards the "Learning Commons" as defined by Together for Learning (pg. 38 & 39).
3. Continue to harvest the relationship with the Public Librarians that we work with at my school as part of our school & community partnership.

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1. Developing an approach to encourage teachers to let go of some "classroom power" and co-plan with the TL.  I find that many teachers are afraid to let go of the reins.  This was once me, so I can empathize.  We often have so much curriculum and so little time. If I can convince classroom teachers to work with me, hopefully the LLC resources will be used to their full potential.
2. I want to focus on improving my knowledge of resource options to purchase supplies. This year I am the acting department leader, so I need to become familiarized with these methods to make the best purchases with the budget.
3. I want to improve my connections with the local community, since I did not grow up here. With the help of the public library, we can foster the growth of these relationships.

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Based on Together for Learning (pg.38 & 39) my library falls into the "School Library Resource Center", with some categories transitioning to the "Learning Commons" categories.

Based on the Leading Learning Framework (pg. 10) my Library Learning Commons hits many themes in each standard, but has area to improve and grow in each category.

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Advanced Solutions International, Inc. (n.d.). Home. Retrieved from http://www.accessola.org/

Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://llsop.canadianschoollibraries.ca/