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 * PRACTICUM LOG - DAILY EXERCISE - Turned in weekly ( 40% of your grade)**

Below you see a wiki version of the Practicum Log. Above is the Word version that you will need to download in order to fill it in as each week progresses in your practicum experience.

GOAL: TO PROVIDE THE PRACTICUM STUDENT WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE DIMENSIONS AND COMPLEXITY OF THE ROLES OF THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN

OBJECTIVES:
 * To provide concrete specific activities the practicum student should seek to experience.
 * To demonstrate the breadth of activities the practicum student should observe or participate in.
 * To relate the roles of the school librarian to the MoSTEP Performance Indicators for librarian roles
 * To encourage the practicum student to participate as fully in the educational experience of the school(s) as much as possible
 * To learn from expert practitioners in the field through observation as well as interaction
 * This list is a not meant to be conclusive but to be illustrative.
 * Provide a real-time list of activities which will be used to evaluate the success of the practicum experience in the PRACTICUM EVALUATION CHECKLIST (Assignment 5_


 * 1) Each week during your practicum experience, record the various roles of the school librarian that you both observe and participate in.
 * 2) For the roles of the school librarian that you PARTICIPATE IN or OBSERVE - relate to a MoSTEP indicator
 * 3) Indicate the amount of time that you spend in PARTICIPATION or OBSERVATION in the role of the school librarian and total for the week.
 * 4) For each activity use the code at the bottom of the log sheet with **brief** note describing the activity
 * 5) Examples of what you might enter:
 * 6) IS1 - Demonstrate Animoto
 * 7) PA9 - Write up Banned Books Week
 * 8) Indicate the amount of time that you involve yourself in educational non-library activities in your building(s) and total for the week.
 * 9) You will journal about your activities at the end of the week discussing your experiences in more detail.
 * 10) Upload your WEEKLY LOG in the ASSIGNMENTS section of Blackboard. Your log is due SUNDAY EVENING by midnight as is your JOURNAL. Points will be deducted if your LOG or JOURNAL are turned in late.

NOTE: If you are a practicum student who is doing the practicum in your own library, please arrange to work with or observe at least one other librarian at a different level than your own building. That is the only way you can fill in the column of "Roles of school librarians observed by the practicum student."

NOTE: Since the weekly PRACTICUM LOG is the basis for completing assignment #5 (PRACTICUM EVALUATION CHCKLIST) you may want to go ahead and enter the information from the weekly activities into the CHECKLIST. This will make assignment #4 not seem so overwhelming.

NOTE: Neither the PRACTICUM LOG or the CHECKLIST need to remain at the page length as they are originally presented. Add as many rows as you need in order to present a complete picture of your experience. Fortunately, Word expands exponentially. Hah!


 * Weekly Log || Student Name ||  || School Location ||   ||
 * Semester ||  || Mentoring Librarian ||   || School Address ||   ||

[|**http://www.dese.mo.gov/schoollaw/rulesregs/documents/MoSTEP_10-06.pdf**] || **School-related, non-library observations and participation** || **Time devoted to activity** || **Roles of the school librarian undertaken by the practicum student (List by code with a very brief notation of the activity.)** || **Time devoted to activity** || **Roles of school librarians observed by the practicum student (List by code with a very brief notation of the activity.)** || **Time devoted to activity** ||
 * **WEEK OF:** || **MoSTEP Performance Indicators for librarian roles (1.5.1.1-1.5.4.3)**
 * **MONDAY** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **TUESDAY** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **WEDNESDAY** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **THURSDAY** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **FRIDAY** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **TOTAL HOURS** ||  || **TOTAL HOURS** ||   || **TOTAL HOURS** ||   ||

**Roles of the School Librarian** **Leader** L1. Active member of the global learning community: blogs, journals, wikis, nings, LM_NET etc. L2. Plan and carry out professional development L3. Build relationships with organizations and educational stakeholders L4. Stay abreast of national trends L5. Make recommendations for short- and long-range plans L6. Examine accreditation reports/self study and/or visitation reports L7. Other

**Instructional Partner** IP1. Design teaching unit IP2. Integrate information literacy skills IP3. Prepare bibliographies, webliographies, pathfinders IP4. Retrieve, assemble and organize enrichment materials IP5. Provide current awareness services IP6 Design and producer instructional materials IP7. Design and implement in-service activities IP8. Attend faculty meetings IP9. Attend district meetings IP10. Collaborate with book talks, podcasts, Web site development IP11. Other

**Information Specialist** IS1. Use technology tools to supplement school resources IS2. Create engaging learning tasks IS3. Connect the school with the global learning community IS4. Communicate with students and teachers during and outside the school day IS5. Provide 24/7 access to library services IS6. Introduce and model emerging technology IS7. Model and teach strategies for finding, assessing and using information IS8. Model and teach ethical and fair use of information IS9. Other

**Teacher** T1. Provide reference services T2. Guide students with reading/listening/viewing T3. Teach research skills T4. Involve students in reading motivational activities T5. Help students produce their own information T6. Guidance for reading for understanding, breath, and pleasure T7. Advocate for reading for pleasure T8. Advocate for reading in all formats T9. Other

**Program Administrator** PA1. Create reports

PA2. Work with the procedures for development and review of library media budget, PA3. Prepare purchase orders and process invoices PA4. Use statistics/documented observations to justify needs PA5. Evaluate the current collection using established criteria PA6. Protect confidentiality of borrowers PA7. Compile information for monthly and/or annual reports PA8. Identify materials for rebinding and repair PA9. Submit articles to student/school newspaper PA10. Study the student and teacher handbooks PA11. Organize special activity: National Book Week, Children’s Literature Festival, etc. PA12. Discuss and assist in preparation for inventory PA13. Check in periodical material PA14. Work with and assist volunteer/clerical/student staff PA15. Selection materials to support the collection PA16. Collection evaluation/mapping PA17. Weed the collection PA18. Process new materials PA19. Minor repair and cleaning of equipment PA20. Enter information into the online catalog PA21. Observe and discuss vendor’s visits PA22. Other