Gathering+Data

Many people do not know librarians are educated specifically for their role, many parents see us as the librarians they remember from their youth **__Data that can be gathered:__** **Online database statistics**- poll teachers to find out how much they use the resources (Ncwiseowl) **End of project debriefing with teachers**- how did it go, what can be changed for next time, etc **Citation analysis/bibiometrics**- when students finish projects, look at sources and find out what resources students are actually using- can see if there is training that needs to be done to get students to use databases and print sources available in the library **Project reflections**- can be done along the way, not just at the end. Allow to target individual needs, revise instructions, reteaching opportunities, provide opportunities for teacher conversations. **__Entrance tickets-__** **Pre-project**, ask about experiences student have had, ask questions like- when you visit a webpage how do you know if it is a good webpage or not. **Beginning of project**, ask why certain sources are good or bad, ask about topic, get prior knowledge **During project**- ask about number of sources that have been used AND number of sources that are on the working bibliography sheet and make sure the numbers match, also can focus where to go next- go to print if everything so far has been online **Reflections on Literature**- after doing booktalks ask which books interested them, why and why not, ask what they would like to hear about Using data to increase student achievement Study EOG data- look at the reading EOG data and find out what specific goals the students did poorly on Get access to SMART goals of grade level PLCs- especially the reading ones Gather circulation data by homeroom- target rooms that are not checking out a lot of books, educate the teachers on the importance of library time **__Data to highlight need for funding__** Database usage data Tracking time · Tally sheet at circulation desk- tally interactions with students and teachers, tally number of phone calls, tally number of students doing self checkout, tally of number of students that would have used the media center but couldn’t because of lunch duty, etc · Media center sign-up book indicating work with classes · Time spend doing ‘non media specialist duties’ · Record of your media specialist duties left ‘undone’ Student circulation numbers · Track circ numbers by homeroom or grade level- graph and display them Student survey data to determine purchasing decisions Survey students about why they are using the media center **__Data to develop student services__** · Student sign-in data- track who is coming in, when they are coming, grade levels, what they are there to do- can give reasons for needing to be in the media center all day and not at other duties- can also tell you which teachers are having students utilize the media center and which never let students come to the media center · Student interest surveys- give students a voice in decision-making, feedback on what is working and what is not, can tell you interests in and out of school to help correlate reading materials, always leave an ‘other’ or open response section for students to give more feedback (zoomerang- site for survey example $$, google spreadsheet is free?) · Poll students on like and dislikes and involve them in decision making- can make a t-chart with yes or no and a question **__Data to build collaborative partnerships__** PLC meeting attendance Track partnerships with teachers- if you do a project together, keep data on the results of the student work Media center services survey- survey teachers about the media center, what they like, don’t like, need more of etc **__Tools you can use to gather data__** Online survey tools Post-it notes Stickers Reflection parking lot Plus/Delta **__How do you share data with stakeholders?__** Data wall- post graphs of different data (collaboration, circulation, survey results, etc) PLC meetings Faculty meetings Department meetings PTA meetings- every time, not just when you want something Newsletters- PTA newsletter, school newsletter, media center newsletter Social Media- Facebook, Twitter Library Website- include photos, videos, glogs, etc Library Blog *always bring everything back to the students- how students used ____, what students got out of _____, how ____ affected students*