An online discussion board and resources for current and former participants of the Highly Effective Schools Through Libraries (HESTL) program.
Welcome to your library! This orientation will guide you through urgent essentials you need for this rewarding and important job.
Do NOT rush through the content. Each module should take approximately one month. Please take the time to absorb the course content and apply it to your everyday work.
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Español for Library Folx Community of Practice provides perpetual access to 8-week program materials for current and former cohort participants. It may also serve as a forum for discussions, networking, and resource/ information-sharing related to serving Spanish-speakers in Colorado libraries and Spanish language learning and conversation practice for librarians and library staff.
This Moodle is not monitored on a daily basis. Notifications are set for updates to content but otherwise are not managed by the course administrator/ creator.
Participants are added to the course prior to entering the cohort for the 8-week program and are not disenrolled thereafter unless directly requested. Those requests and any questions/ concerns should be relayed directly to Cristy Moran, Adult Library Services Senior Consultant, at moran_c@cde.state.co.us.
Required quarterly training for institutional library staff provided by the Colorado State Library to meet American Correctional Association (ACA) standards, agency policy requirements, and professional development needs.
Please contact Institutional_Libraries@cde.state.co.us with questions.
Training provided by the Colorado State Library for Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) staff who will serve as a Temporary Library Assistant (TLA) during library vacancies or other staff absences. Meets AR 500-02, Library Services' requirement for training for TLAs.
Required quarterly training for institutional library staff provided by the Colorado State Library to meet American Correctional Association (ACA) standards, agency policy requirements, and professional development needs.
In this first course module, we'll learn with and from one another on collaborating with others, especially during stressfull times. . We'll explore articles and resources on this topic as well as practical "on the ground" materials and/or strategies that you are considering to supplement this. All our learning will have aspects of equity and demonstration of impact of our learning embedded into this and subsequent modules.
Our outcomes for the "Collaborating During Stressful Times" Learning Burst are:
- Gain a deeper understanding of what collaboration ingredients are;
- Develop and/or co-teach an interdisciplinary collaborative lesson
- Share our learning with our administrator and, ideally another educator(s)
- Ideate/build relationships with fellow Learning Burst colleagues
The Reading Culture Advantage: Boosting Achievement Across the Curriculum
Transform your school's approach to literacy through this four-module professional learning course centered on Dr. Margaret Merga's Creating a Reading Culture in Primary and Secondary Schools: A Practical Guide. Participants will explore the research behind reading engagement and develop actionable strategies for building a thriving reading culture that elevates student achievement across all content areas.
Module 1: Building the Case for Reading Culture Explore compelling evidence for why schoolwide reading engagement matters and how a strong reading culture impacts student achievement, motivation, and lifelong learning habits.
Module 2: Evidence-Based Strategies for Increasing Reading Engagement Examine research-supported practices that effectively promote reading engagement.
Module 3: Leading Cultural Change Develop strategies for gaining stakeholder buy-in and leading sustainable change initiatives.
Module 4: From Vision to Action Use the 9-step Reading Culture Action Plan to design your implementation roadmap.