Skype+Assignments

SKYPE ASSIGNMENTS - 25 POINTS ORAL DISCUSSION; 10 POINTS WRITTEN REFLECTION

For each week that a Skype session is assigned, you will meet on a Monday evening via Skype to discuss your reaction to the readings. This will take place at 7:00 pm or 8:30 pm, depending on which session you are in. There is a rubric for participation in the RUBRIC link on Bb.

In addition to your oral participation you will need to create on your wiki/Web a new section for Skype reflections. Each reflection needs to be **between 200-300** words that specifically ties the readings for that week to what is going on right now in your school library. I am interested in knowing how closely library practice reflects the philosophy of what we are reading from current library leaders and writers. Needless to say, whatever you write is for public consumption and as such needs to be written professionally. I'm not interested in criticism but simply an objective correlation between our readings and your current library environment. We know that there are a lot of stressors on many school librarians who might like to be doing things we read about but because they do not work in a perfect world, they have too many classes, not enough budget or help, or sometimes not administrative support, librarians may be able to do only tiny bits of what we know library programs want to achieve.

The reflection needs to be done by 11:59 pm on the Monday of our Skype discussion and will be worth 10 points. Grading will be based on tying the readings for the week to current library practice in your building. If nothing else, I hope this gives you a reason to chat with your school librarian about current practice (that is, of course, unless you are the current school librarian!).

If you are not currently a teacher and are not in a school building, there are a couple of options for you.
 * 1) Build a relationship with a school librarian near you and chat about some of the items we are reading and discussing for the week and reflect on your discussion.
 * 2) Go to the LM_NET archive and search for postings that are about the topic of the week and reflect on the discussion that ensued.

Post a link you your reflection on Bb.