School Libraries - Portugal

SCHOOL LIBRARIES Portugal Izmir, November 2019

General info

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“What school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about education”

Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education 3

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SCHOOL LIBRARIES NETWORK (SLN)

THE PROGRAM:

▰ Launched in 1996 by the Ministries of Education and Culture ▰ Aimed at installing and developing libraries in state schools at every level

▰ (In 2019 - 23 yrs »» 2 432 School libraries – there are NO cluster schools or non-cluster schools without a school library).

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Libraries integrated in the SLN

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Investment in the SLN

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% of students who benefit from School Libraries

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Procedures for financing

▰ Integration in the School Network Libraries with an application – project submission ▰ Annual School Applications in the following areas: • Integração • Ideias com mérito • Leituras... com a biblioteca • Requalificar a biblioteca • Biblioteca digital • Todos juntos podemos ler 9

SCHOOL LIBRARIES NETWORK (SLN)

Guidelines: ▰ Networking within our school cluster and with other partners; ▰ Teamwork at school, coordinated by the school librarian, in articulation with teachers from different areas of knowledge;

▰ Specific area with adequate equipment and furniture; ▰ Updated collection (books, ebooks, magazines, videos, cd, games…)with free access and standardised processing available through an electronic catalogue;

▰ Budgetary availability for the renovation of the library collection, equipment maintenance and development of activities.

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Human Resources

Top down approach: ▰ National Coordinator ▰ Coordinating Office ▰ Inter-municipal Coordinator ▰ School / Teacher Librarian ▰ Team of teachers assisting in the school library ▰ Library Assistants or technician 11

Human Resources – School Librarian Requirements

A School Librarian...

1. Is a certified librarian who also has training in teaching; 2. Is experienced and has adequate training in the school library field; 3. Attends continuous development training in ICT; 4. Shows interest in the role.

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The Teacher Librarian Training In… - Management & Organisation; - Collection policy;

- Information Literacy; - Reading Promotion; - Event Planning;

- ICT skills.

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Partnerships & financing

▰ Municipalities and SLN sign a cooperation agreement – they have financial responsibility for the creation or renewal of the areas in primary schools.

▰ The local Public Libraries provide technical and procurement monitorisation to equip the school library and develop, in collaboration with the School Libraries team and teachers, activities to promote reading.

▰ Integrates the local library network (School+local).

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Partnerships & Financing

The National Reading Plan … since 2006 ▰ The goal is the development of an integrated promotion policy of - Reading & writing - Different literacies, namely, cultural, scientific & digital

▰ It should support and encourage programs especially aimed at social integration through reading, in different formats. http://www.pnl2027.gov.pt/np4/home

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School Libraries Network (SLN) Strategic Framework 2014-2020

▰ 1 – Places of knowledge and innovation, with the ability to incorporate new pedagogical practices;

▰ 2 – Places of social integration, essential to combat exclusion and early school leaving;

▰ 3 – Places of training and development of the reading skill, basis for all knowledge;

▰ 4 – Privileged disseminating venues of the joy of reading, and

therefore, of paramount importance to develop reading habits;

▰ 5 – Essential teaching structure in schools for training concerning digital, media and information literacies;

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Strategic Framework 2014-2020

▰ 6 – Pedagogical assistance venue crucial for the achievement of the school’s educational goals;

▰ 7 – Flexibile environments easily adaptable to technological changes and to the users’ needs;

▰ 8 – Structures managed by skilled professionals, trained to respond to the school’s pedagogical and functional demands;

▰ 9 – Information services with content and technological resources able to the changing needs;

▰ 10 Dynamic networks, assisted by consistent practices and rooted in the community;

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Strategic Framework 2014-2020

▰ 11 – Cooperation systems with society, promoters of resource and knowledge sharing;

▰ 12 – Inclusive organisations, ensuring equal access to information services and resources;

▰ 13 – Management units, geared towards quality and excellence.

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Learning with the School Library

▰ Working document to help and guide school libraries in their work with different school levels and different subjects;

▰ Outlines competences and library training events in articulation with different subjects aiming to the development of

▰ Reading ▰ Media & ▰ Information Literacies.

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2 Libraries Network - Soure Since 1996 …

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Constitution of Soure’s School Libraries Network

▰ 1 Library in the Secondary School ▰ 1 Library for 1st & 2nd cycles ▰ 9 Libraries in 1st cycle schools ▰ 1 integrated library (2nd, 3rd & Secondary levels) – private school ▰ 1 Public Library 22

Resources & equipment

▰ Non fiction & fiction books ▰ Comics ▰ Magazines & Newspapers ▰ School Books ▰ Didactic games ▰ Puzzles

▰ Desktops ▰ Laptops (not all) ▰ Tablets e ereaders ▰ Printer ▰ Projector & screen ▰ Cameras 23

Document Management Policy

▰ Electronic catalogue (2 incompleted schools)

▰ Document management Policy according to ISO regulations

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Research

http://bibliotecas.cm-soure.pt/

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Library Card

▰ For loan (physical copies) can be used in all libraries

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Activities to promote reading (SOURE) 27

Disclosing titles – new ones or by topic

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Art Exhibition...with books

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Art Puzzles

Van Gogh’s Sunflowers puzzle being created in our School Library

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Book Fairs (+Exhibition on the evolution of writing)

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Conversations around books – Reading suggestions

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Games around books (QR codes+tablets)

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Peddy paper

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Drama Group

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Drama Group

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Clue games & drama

Group of adult leaders

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Meetings with Authors

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Drama Readings

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(Storytime) Reading Mat

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Reading with shadow theatre

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Reading Competitions

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Reading Competition – Book presentation

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Reading Competition

Before the Community With jury & Stakeholders

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Awards for the Reading Competition

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Reading Week – Readings In the Community

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Reading Week In the Community

Reading Poetry at the local Post Office

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Reading Week In the Community

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Inclusive Readings

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Inclusive Readings with puppetry

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Curricular Articulation Activities 51

Exhibition on WW II (History)

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Exhibition on local heritage (History & Geography & Economy)

Info research with mobile devices

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Exhibition on healthy diets (Biology)

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Exhibition on Human Rights (History | Geography | Economy)

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Exhibition on Anne Frank (Citizenship | History)

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Research work

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Research work (ICT) and debate

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Integrated school activities (exhibitions+drama)

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Integrated school activities - flashmob

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Digital resources - google forms

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Digital resources -calaméo book

https://pt.calameo.com/account/book 63

Digital resources - padlet

https://padlet.com/dashboard

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Digital resources - Kahoot

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Digital resources - mentimeter

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Digital resources - youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxnh_8BT4CQ&feature=youtu.be

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5 Assessment 68

Assessment Model - guiding document

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Alexandra Duarte Fernanda Ladeira Maria José Malo

Reading is travelling ...

Thank you!

School Libraries – Portugal By Alexandra Duarte is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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