Partners in Leadership: Leading Through Equity |
Listen and learn : Ed talk
Bill Bass Shannon Miller
To address the equity needs in our schools we need to find partners in leadership. This session brings together a practicing librarian and a district administrator in an interactive session to address how varied leadership and intentional practices can provide all students the opportunities they need in a digital age.
Audience: | Library media specialists |
Skill level: | Beginner |
Attendee devices: | Devices not needed |
Participant accounts, software and other materials: | They will not need any software, apps or accounts for this presentation. |
Topic: | Equity and inclusion |
Grade level: | PK-12 |
Subject area: | Computer science, Not applicable |
ISTE Standards: | For Education Leaders: Equity and Citizenship Advocate
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Additional detail: | ISTE author presentation |
Participants will understand that access to content and experiences in digital spaces contributes to issues of equity in classrooms
Participants will explore strategies for partnering with building and district leaders to address equity in schools
Participants will connect with others in the session to share experiences and create partnerships
2 minutes - Introduction to topic and presentation
5 minutes - Turn, talk, and contribute to an online document sharing an example of how individual library programs are addressing equity
10 minutes - discussion on how classroom and library content (digital and physical) can address or propagate equity issues for students
5 minutes - poll and discussion about the different roles that individuals play in the overall system and where responsibilities lie when providing various content to students
1o minutes - discussion on how the experiences that students have with technology in the classroom should be seen as an equity issue and sharing strategies that librarians have found to be successful in collaborating with building and district leadership
10 minutes - Turn, talk, and contribute to an online document reflecting on what resonates in the strategies
10 minutes - sharing of external resources to support change and awareness in schools
8 minutes - closing and call to action
Exploring Equitable Digital Access, Future Ready Librarian Webinar
https://all4ed.org/webinar-event/future-ready-librarians-exploring-equitable-digital-access/
Future Ready Librarian Framework
https://futureready.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/FRS_Librarians_Framework_download-2020.pdf
Leading from the Library Book
https://my.iste.org/s/store?_ga=2.68342294.669122294.1633019009-1727773235.1629131250#/store/browse/detail/a1w1U000004Lp6tQAC
AASL and ISTE Standards Crosswalk
https://standards.aasl.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/180828-aasl-standards-crosswalk-iste.pdf
Planning for Remote Learning with Equity In Mind, Future Ready Librarian Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/planning-for-remote-learning-with-equity-in-mind/id1529505908?i=1000492942130
Bill Bass is the innovation coordinator for instructional technology, information, library media and federal programs in the Parkway School District in St. Louis, Missouri. In this role, he leads the district library and instructional technology programs, oversees grants and federal programs, and creates conditions to foster districtwide classroom innovation. During his over 20 year career in education, he has also held positions as a middle and high school English teacher, technology integration specialist, instructional coach, adjunct professor and graduate course designer for an edtech master's program, and an educational consultant. As a speaker, writer and professional developer, he focuses on systemic and sustainable integration of technology into classrooms at all grade levels, and seeks to empower students and teachers with authentic learning experiences. Bass has been honored with the ISTE Making IT Happen Award, the Divergent Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research, and as NSBA's 20 to Watch EdTech Leaders. He is a past president of the ISTE Board of Directors, president and active member of many ISTE PLNs and a member of the NCTE Executive Committee. Bass is also a frequent conference speaker and presenter. He has written numerous articles and book chapters, and is the author of three books: From Inspiration to Red Carpet, Digital Reading: What’s essential in grades 3-8 and Leading from the Library.
Shannon serves as the K-12 district teacher librarian and innovation director at Van Meter Community School District in Iowa. She is also the Future Ready Librarians Spokesperson working with the Alliance of Excellent Education in Washington DC. Shannon is an avid blogger at, The Library Voice, writing, speaking and consulting on librarianship, education and students around the world.
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