From Learners to Leaders: Empowering Student Volunteers in the School Library - Paperback
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- be introduced to the many benefits of learner-led library leadership, which nurtures critical thinking and problem solving, collaboration and communication, inclusivity and respect, and creativity and initiative;
- discover how empowering student volunteers can give you breathing room to focus on high priority items, tackle ever-growing pending tasks, foster collaborative relationships, and tend to your own wellness and stress management;
- walk through the essential steps for making it happen, from creating a "call for volunteers" poster and conducting interviews with learners to drafting a parent information letter and permission form, managing sign-in sheets, and completing a reflection rubric;
- receive clear, actionable frameworks for goal setting, building your leadership team, training learner leaders, offering praise and motivation, and effective behavior management; and
- learn strategies to use your student leadership program for generating greater visibility for the school library, increased administrative support, better communication with the school community, and more opportunities for extracurricular clubs and programming.
Dione Mila is a public elementary school librarian in South Florida, the first in Broward County to earn the coveted Florida-Power Library School Award. She has served as President of the Broward County Association of Media Specialists, Region 5 chair for Florida Association for Media in Education, Chair for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Grades 3-5, and is a frequent speaker at FAME Conferences. Her experience, research, and application of Learner Leadership in the School Library allows her to present at local, state, and national conferences, inspiring others to incorporate learner leadership within their own school libraries.
Diana Haneski is the National Board-certified educator/librarian at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a Florida Power-Library School in Parkland, Florida. Her work with learner leaders at Westglades Middle, Park Trails Elementary, and Silver Lakes Elementary Schools motivates her to mentor new librarians and explore ways to create joyful library programs. 2024 recipient of ALA's I Love My Librarian Award, she loves to help readers find books that interest them and works hard to create a welcoming environment at the library. Along with her therapy dog, River, she speaks at conferences on how library workers can find joy in engaging programs, updating library spaces, and supporting their communities' mental health.
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- be introduced to the many benefits of learner-led library leadership, which nurtures critical thinking and problem solving, collaboration and communication, inclusivity and respect, and creativity and initiative;
- discover how empowering student volunteers can give you breathing room to focus on high priority items, tackle ever-growing pending tasks, foster collaborative relationships, and tend to your own wellness and stress management;
- walk through the essential steps for making it happen, from creating a "call for volunteers" poster and conducting interviews with learners to drafting a parent information letter and permission form, managing sign-in sheets, and completing a reflection rubric;
- receive clear, actionable frameworks for goal setting, building your leadership team, training learner leaders, offering praise and motivation, and effective behavior management; and
- learn strategies to use your student leadership program for generating greater visibility for the school library, increased administrative support, better communication with the school community, and more opportunities for extracurricular clubs and programming.
Dione Mila is a public elementary school librarian in South Florida, the first in Broward County to earn the coveted Florida-Power Library School Award. She has served as President of the Broward County Association of Media Specialists, Region 5 chair for Florida Association for Media in Education, Chair for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Grades 3-5, and is a frequent speaker at FAME Conferences. Her experience, research, and application of Learner Leadership in the School Library allows her to present at local, state, and national conferences, inspiring others to incorporate learner leadership within their own school libraries.
Diana Haneski is the National Board-certified educator/librarian at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a Florida Power-Library School in Parkland, Florida. Her work with learner leaders at Westglades Middle, Park Trails Elementary, and Silver Lakes Elementary Schools motivates her to mentor new librarians and explore ways to create joyful library programs. 2024 recipient of ALA's I Love My Librarian Award, she loves to help readers find books that interest them and works hard to create a welcoming environment at the library. Along with her therapy dog, River, she speaks at conferences on how library workers can find joy in engaging programs, updating library spaces, and supporting their communities' mental health.
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