Where's the
Evidence?
Understanding the
Impact of School Libraries
Phoenix, AZ
November 30 - December 1, 2007
The Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa
2400 East Missouri
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(800) 950-0086
www.arizonabiltmore.com
Register
early and you will be automatically entered
in the SLJ Summit raffle! 3 lucky winners will
receive a spa gift certificate in the amount of
$150.00 to redeem at the Biltmore's world-class
spa during their stay.
Arrive on Thursday,
November 29th and join SLJ for a welcoming reception and a
trip to Old Town Scottsdale for the weekly Scottsdale
ArtWalk.
Arrive early to have some fun
and get to know your peers.
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Dear Summit Participants,
Welcome to the 2007 School Library Journal Leadership
Summit. We are delighted you will join us in Arizona on
November 30th and December 1st for what we anticipate to be
our best meeting yet!
As many of you already know,
this is a working meeting and we will be asking you to
collaborate and participate before, during and after the
summit. The 2007 Leadership Summit will focus on
evidence-based practice as a way to understand the impact of
school libraries on student achievement. A concept that
originally came from the medical profession, it is a
methodology that can help building-level librarians,
district managers, and state-level leaders answer the
question "What differences do our school libraries and their
learning initiatives make to student learning outcomes?"
Evidence-based practice
requires that we know and evaluate existing educational
research, combine this knowledge with local wisdom to create
effective library programs, and collect the evidence that
the school library is making a difference. It encourages us
to look beyond traditional measures-such as usage and
finding of information-and instead focus on information
literacy, knowledge building, and reading engagement.
The goals of this
national summit are to:
- Explore the multiple
perspectives of evidence-based practice
- Investigate examples of
evidence-based practice in school libraries
- Develop guidelines to
help lead evidence-based practice in school libraries
We will look at
evidence-based practice in three areas: reading and
literacy, knowledge construction and the curriculum, and
21st century skills. All participants will have an
opportunity to participate in two areas.
A key aspect to this summit
is that we will also explore evidence-based practice on the
district- and state-level, and case studies will be
presented.
The summit will bring
together a mix that will both invigorate and help further
establish evidence-based practice in our field: school media
leaders from all the states and well as the leading school
districts, experts from the medical field, education and
library science professors and researchers, school
administrators and policy-makers.
We have chosen a spectacular
location in the heart of the Southwest as the site of this
year's summit and will build in leisure time so that you can
enjoy the beautiful and serene setting. Activities will be
planned and plenty of networking opportunities will be
available to all of our attendees.
Please check the summit
website and wiki periodically for exciting announcements and
the most up-to-date content information.
I look forward to seeing you
in November.
Best Wishes,
Brian
Brian Kenney
Editor-in-Chief
School Library Journal
bkenney@reedbusiness.com
Sponsored By:
Scholastic:
www.scholastic.com/librarypublishing
Gareth Stevens:
www.garethstevens.com
Capstone Press:
www.capstonepress.com
Compass Point Books:
www.compasspointbooks.com
Picture Window Books:
www.picturewindowbooks.com
Stone Arch Books:
www.stonearchbooks.com
Follett Library Resources:
www.flr.follett.com
World Almanac: www.waebooks.com
Rosen Publishing:
www.rosenpublishing.com
Thompson Gale:
www.galegroup.com
Follett Software Company:
www.fsc.follett.com/
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