Planner: EDIT 6340, Spring 2009

Cycle 3: Feb 15 - Feb 27 advising; SP due 3/14
Topics	Required	Supplemental
Housekeeping	Advising notes (read through relevant sections, Summer & Fall 2010)
Assignments	[]wait for SP Draft feedback; followup as needed. []work on Selection Policy due March 14	[]Sign up for Instructional Material Exhibition format. Use the form here. Format choices are first-come, first-served - and the popular ones go fast! (Bishop 8 might help. See also materials from previous cohorts.)
Provocative and Current	[]The future of the library - Seth's Blog []Information Deformation - Blue Skunk (from YouTube)
Selection Tools	[]Show and tell: find one, borrow, bring to class

Cycle 4: Feb 28 - Mar 20 (3 weeks) D
Topics	Required	Supplemental
Business items
Section D	[]Bishop 9 []Spending Media Money - L. Delgado	EL pp. 35-36 MAF's commentary for listed Bishop chapters: eLC-6340-Resources
Provocative & current	AL Inside Scoop: what the demise of Kirkus Reviews portends for libraries
Budgeting		Johnson, D. (2009). Budgeting for mean, lean times. 12-part series from The Blue Skunk Blog. See supplemental readings and references listed on the Budgeting topic page.
Fundraising	Think about for sharing: one idea for fundraising that might work in the media center, not including commercial fundraising vendors unless you have had significant personal success with a specific project. Not including book fairs either, since we have talked about these a good deal. We are looking for unique ideas to share for the benefit of all. Grants are fine; be specific as to who/where/what. Just think about this and see if you come up with something to share - no deliverable on this.	MAF's bookmarks: fundraising See supplemental readings and references listed on the Fundraising topic page.
Acquisition		See supplemental readings and references listed on the Acquisition topic page.
Assignments	[]Selection Policy due 3/14 []Exhibition approaching fast. []Sign up for Instructional Material Exhibition format. Use the form here. Format choices are first-come, first-served - and the popular ones go fast! (Bishop 8 might help. See also materials from previous cohorts.)

Cycle 5: Mar 21 - Mar 28 (1 week) Exh 3/28; OD 4/4
Topics	Required	Supplemental
Assignments	[]Order Draft due 4/11 []Exhibition: showtime on Mar 27! Materials due 3/28.
Business items		Midterm Feedback

Cycle 2: Jan 31 - Feb 14 finalized
Topics	Required	Supplemental
Section A	Audios for topics we couldn't cover on Jan 30: ❏Learner Characteristics ❏Curriculum ❏Community Analysis ❏Access These are all in eLC-6340-Jan 30.
Section B		EL pp. 37-40
Section C	❏Bishop chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16 (just scan chapter 8)	MAF's commentary for listed Bishop chapters: eLC-6340-Resources
Provocative	❏Managing Digital Resources - D. Johnson (Sept 07) ❏Students' Wikipedia hoax dupes newspapers - Sydney Morning Herald - May 7, 2009
Housekeeping	❏Permission
Selection Goals and Targets		See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page (if any).
Democratic Process		See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page (if any).
Assignments	❏Selection Policy Draft due Feb 14.	MAF's audio coaching: elc-6340-Selection Policy backpack
Selection of Materials		See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page.
Selection Policy (topic, not the assignment)		MAF's Bookmarks: selection-policies MAF's slides "Selection Policy" in eLC 6340 Resources. See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page.
Selection Principles and Criteria		See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page.
Intellectual Freedom		MAF's Bookmarks: censorship; intellectual-freedom Censorship Court Cases Summary - eLC 6340 Resources. See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page.
Challenges and Reconsideration		See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page.
Formats & Genres		See supplemental readings, links, and references listed on the topic page.
Children's Literature	Plot twist: The Newbery may dampen kids' reading - Strauss, Washington Post, 12-16-08	See supplemental readings, links, and references listed on the topic page.
Evaluating Information		Fitzgerald: Critical Thinking article - eLC-6340-Resources Lankes: Credibility on the internet - eLC-6340-Resources (look for Lankes) MAF's bookmarks: info-eval MAF's outline of 21st Century Learner standards See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page.
Consideration		See supplemental readings and references listed on the Consideration topic page.
Searching for materials		MAF's Searching bookmarks Education Research at UGA: handout from workshop presented by Carla Buss and Nadine Cohen: in eLC 6340 Resources (look for Ed Research) See supplemental readings and references listed on the Searching for materials topic page.
Selection Tools		MAF's bookmarks: selection-tools See supplemental readings and references listed on the Selection Tools topic page.

Cycle 6: Mar 29 - Apr 11 EFGH; FE; Internship, Order
Topics	Required	Supplemental
Provocative	[] Imagine: the end of multiple citation styles - B. Hamilton (Unquiet Librarian)
Assignments	[]Field Experience Bring visual evidence for sharing (minimal: no prep expected) []Order
Section E: Beyond the Walls	[]Bishop chapters 1, 3 []Scordato: R&D pp 70-71 (there is no audio for this article)	See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page. MAF's commentary for listed Bishop chapters: eLC-6340-Resources MAF's audio lecture "External Resources": eLC 6340 Resources (look for External Resources)
Internship	Read Internship Syllabus (Guidelines); look at Checklist
Section F: Maintenance & preservation of Materials	[]Bishop chapter 10	See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page. MAF's commentary for listed Bishop chapters: eLC-6340-Resources I have a prize for the first person to email me and explain what RFID is. If this acronym has multiple meanings, make sure to choose the one that obviously has some connection to library services and collection management.
Section G	[]Bishop chapter 13 []Fisher & Hill: R&D pp. 68-69	MAF's commentary for listed Bishop chapters: eLC-6340-Resources
Section H: Opening, Moving, or Closing a Collection	Bishop 17	MAF's commentary on Bishop 17: eLC 6340 Resources See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page.
Info ethics		See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page.
Collection Promotion		MAF's Bookmarks: book-promotion See supplemental readings and references listed on the Collection Promotion topic page.



Reference Interviews	[]Riedling's Ref Interview chapter (in eLC 6340 Resources)	Obligations & Opportunities: Virtual Dave (Lankes) (video) MAF's bookmarks: reference-interview MAF's commentary on Riedling, in eLC 6340 Resources (look for Riedling: MAF's commentary) Audio lecture: Reference Interviews & Instruction (MAF) - in eLC 6340 Resources (look for "Reference Interviews & Instruction"). Goes with this outline. Reference Interviews Powerpoint file by Beth Friese (in eLC-6340-Resources). There's also one on Reference Instruction - by Beth - same place. Look for 2 files starting with "Friese." See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page.

Cycle 1: Jan 9-Jan 30 (3 weeks) Finalized! Brace yourself for lots of reading -- it will taper off as we work through the course.
Topics	Required (Key to abbreviations is below this box)	Supplemental
Overview and Section A	❏Dickinson: R&D pp. 120-122 ❏Bishop chapters 1, 2, 3, 10, 12, 13, 15 ❏Choose one bullet: IP 1, 2, 5, and pp. 68-69 OR EL section I ❏ALA Bill of Rights (IP, p. 152) ❏AASL Interpretation of Bill of Rights (IP, pp. 153-154)	MAF's commentary for listed Bishop chapters: eLC-6340-Resources MAF's commentary on Dickinson: eLC-6340-Resources (look for Dickinson).
Provocative, interactive, and current	❏Complete the Reflection About Controversial Issues in School Library Media Materials. For your eyes only. It's probably better to do this without a lot of studying. Not to be turned in. This is an exercise, not to be confused with the IF Personal Statement due later. ❏Minnesota's Aging School Library Collections - Doug Johnson, Blue Skunk, (Feb 2, 2009) ❏Do a bit of research on Banned Books. Find one example; bring to class; attach a sticky note that tells why this book was banned or challenged. Next time, we'll do a Banned BookPass.
Assignments	❏Profile ❏Listen to the Selection Policy Draft audio coaching in eLC (in the Selection Policy backpack). ❏Get going on the Selection Policy Draft.
Housekeeping	❏Form your team! Create a team name. Register here. ❏Sign up for Jobs.	[]Sign up for Instructional Material Exhibition format. Use the form here. Format choices are first-come, first-served - and the popular ones go fast! (Bishop 8 might help. See also materials from previous cohorts.)
Overview	covered above	Bishop: study Table of Contents thoroughly. This will help prepare you for locating helpful resources as you begin your projects. See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic pag e.
Collection Evaluation	covered above	MAF's Bookmarks: collection-evaluation See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page.
Learner Characteristics	covered above	So much is written on this topic! Don't try to read all of these - just any of special interest or concern. MAF's Bookmarks: diversity; digital-natives Frontline episode: Growing up Online See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page. Summers - Culturally responsive school library lessons & service ideas (eLC 6340 Resources; look for Summers)
Curriculum	covered above	See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page.
Community Analysis	covered above	See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page.
Access	covered above	MAF's Bookmarks: access See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page.
Weeding	covered above	MAF's commentaries on Bishop and Dickinson: eLC 6340 resources (listed above, too) Mackin's Weeding Guidelines (in eLC 6340 Resources, look for Mackin) See supplemental readings and references listed on the topic page. Watch Awful Library Books blog.

Cycle 7: Apr 12 - May 2 (3 weeks) course end
Topics	Required	Supplemental
Assignments	[]Order
Business items	[]Course Eval: be careful - it's easy to pick the extreme wrong column (many instances of this, last time) [will be ready in May] []Internship declaration: fill in this form. Preparation: Read Syllabus and Checklist first Find your PSC number (if you have one) Decide these things (although all can be changed if necessary): Internship timeframe: when you plan to start hours, when you plan to finish hours, and when you plan to register for EDIT 7460 School system where you plan to intern Your preferred placement level: elem, middle, or high Gwinnett only: geographical area, cluster, or some idea of where you can drive to