Murray State University

Course Syllabus

LIB 621 Library Practicum

 

 

Instructor

Johan Koren

E-mail

johan.koren@coe.murraystate.edu

Phone

270-809-2760

Website

http://coekate.murraystate.edu/professors/koren/

 

Office

3202 Alexander Hall

Office Hours

Mondays - Fridays 10am-2pm
other times by appointment or serendipity

 

 

Table of Contents

 

I.	Title	VIII.	Resources	Local Libraries
				Internet
II.	Catalog Description	IX.	Grading Procedures	Grading Scale
				Course Assignments
				Style Guide
III.	Purpose	X.	Attendance Policy
IV.	Course Objectives	XI.	Academic Honesty Policy
V.	Content Outline	XII.	Text and References
VI.	Instructional Activities	XIII.	Prerequisites
VII.	Field and Clinical Experiences

 

 

II.      Catalog Description:
 

Observation and supervised practice work in an assigned media center upon the completion of required course work.  Students are assigned to an approved school library media center, under the supervision of a certified school media specialist as well as a university coordinator,  where they must spend a minimum of 150 clock hours “on the job” to earn a total of three hours of semester credit.

 

Prerequisites:  EDU 626 Integrating Information Technology, LIB 620 Library Administration, LIB 630 Classification and Cataloging and LIB 640 Information Sources and Services.

 

 

 

 

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III.      Purpose:
 

The purpose of this class is to provide the student with opportunities to demonstrate teaching skills and behaviors and the administration of library media services in authentic classroom and library settings.

 

 

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IV.      Course Objectives: 

 

Class activities will focus on the attainment of the course objectives listed below. These objectives are understood to be reflective of, but not limited to, those behaviors advocated by the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) guidelines.  Curriculum connections will be made with KERA Initiatives: Kentucky Learner Goals and Academic Expectations, Program of Studies, and Core Content. The Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) Themes of diversity, assessment, literacy, and gap achievement are addressed in the course as potential topics for discussion with the supervising library media specialist and practical experience in developing relevant activities, both administrative and instructional.  Following each objective, and enclosed in parentheses, are numbers that reference the Kentucky Experienced Teacher Standards (ETS) and the NCATE/American Library Association (ALA) Program Standards addressed by that objective. 

Each of these objectives has been associated with corresponding

Kentucky Experienced Teacher Standards (ETS),

 

  
the ALA/AASL/NCATE Program Standards, (AASL)

and the

Murray State University College of Education Student Dispositions associated with the Conceptual Framework.

 

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

 

A. Describe the library media center as a coordinating and a service agency to complement, enrich and expand the school curriculum.  [KY Standards 1, 2, 6, 8-10; ALA Standards 3-4]

B. Perform tasks in the area of acquisitions, collection management and inventory control.  [KY Standards 1, 2, 4, 8, 10; ALA Standards 1-4]

C.  Perform minor maintenance tasks on media materials (print and non-print) and equipment.  [KY Standards 3, 10; ALA Standards 4]

D.  Collaborate with classroom teachers in the development and organization of individualized, group and class projects using media center materials and equipment.  [KY Standards 1-10; ALA Standards 1-4]

E.  Teach the application of research skills to students and faculty.  [KY Standards 3, 6, 8, 10; ALA Standards 1-3]

F.   Identify sources of networking, resource sharing, and libraries to meet and extend informational needs of users.  [KY Standards 1-10; ALA Standards 1, 4]

G.  Respond to information requests in a professional manner that encourages further inquiry.  [KY Standards 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10; ALA Standards 1, 2]

H.  Perform reference, selection, administrative and cataloging functions developed in prerequisite courses (and prior experience, where appropriate).  [KY Standards 2, 10, ALA Standards 1, 4]

I.    Discuss ability levels, interests, information needs and behavior patterns of students.  [KY Standards 1-8; ALA Standards 2-4]

J.    Promote and publicize programming and services of the library media center.  [KY Standards 1, 2, 8, 10; ALA Standard 1-4].

K.  Explain the relationships among systems within the library media center and the center’s relationship to the entire school program and to the community.  [KY Standards 1, 2, 8, 10; ALA Standard 1-4].

L.   Interact with administrative personnel at the building level.  [KY Standard 8; ALA Standard 3].

M. Function effectively as a school library media specialist working at the grade levels on which the practicum focused.  [KY Standards 1-10; ALA Standards 1-4].

 

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V.      Content Outline:
 

A.     Interactions with Teacher

1.       Design teaching unit

2.       Integrate information literacy skills

3.       Prepare bibliographies

4.       Retrieve, assemble and organize enrichment materials

5.       Provide current awareness services

6.       Design and produce instructional materials

7.       Design and implement in-service activities

B.     Interactions with students

1.       Reference services

2.       Reading/listening/viewing guidance

3.       Library/research skills activities

4.       Help students produce instructional materials

C.     Promotional Activities

1.       Design bulletin boards

2.       Give book talks

3.       Submit articles to student/school newspaper

4.       Study the student and teacher handbooks

5.       Special library-oriented activities:  National Book Week, Children’s Literature Festival, etc.

D.     Administrative functions

1.       State report

2.       Budget design

3.       Use statistics/documented observations to justify needs

4.       Short- and long-range planning

5.       Facilities design

6.       Supervision of volunteer/clerical/student staff

E.     Professional Activities

1.       Read professional library periodicals

2.       Attend faculty meetings

3.       Attend district and state meetings

4.       Plan and carry out professional development

 

 

 

 

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VI.      Instructional Activities: 
 

Instructional activities will include all activities, projects and services as outlined by the supervising library media specialist.

 

 

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VII.      Field, Clinical and/or Laboratory Experiences: 
       

The course consists of a minimum of 141 clock hours of clinical experiences in an assigned media center.

 

 

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VIII.      Resources:

The course includes a Blackboard website as part of Murray State’s E-Study Center.

 

 

 

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IX.      Grading Procedures: 
 

Grading Scale

 

Students will be evaluated on class participation, contributions to the class and the quality of presentations, papers and collaborative projects and tests.  The grading scale will be:

            93-100%=A    86-92%=B      79-85%=C      72-78%=D      0-71%=F

 

 

Students will complete a minimum number of required activities from the “Practicum Competency Checklist.”

 

Students keep daily log of activities and assemble an “Idea File.”  The log and file are presented to the practicum coordinator after the practicum is completed, and become the focus for a final interview with the coordinator.

 

Before the practicum begins, a “Practicum Competency Checklist” will be sent to the field supervisor.  The checklist is also to be completed and returned to the department soon after the practicum is over.

 

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X.      Attendance Policy: 
 

 

This course adheres to the policy published in the current Murray State University Graduate Bulletin.

 

Students are assigned to an approved school library media center where they must spend a minimum of 141 clock hours “on the job” to earn three hours of credit.  Of this, at least 50 hours must involve contact with media center users during the service hours of the center.

Students who are beginning the program under 16 KAR 2:130, Kentucky’s Recruitment plan for the position of school media librarian, are enrolled for 1 semester hour credit at the beginning of their program, and must complete 1/3 (or 47 hours) of the specified 141 hours. These students in the Recruitment Plan will continue their program with two (2) additional practicum experiences of 47 hours each.

The specific dates must be set in consultation with the school supervisor and the university supervisor prior to the beginning of the practicum.  The practicum for 1 semester hour credit must follow the requirements of the Professional Standards Board for the Recruitment Plan.  The Recruitment Plan requires that the first practicum experience be completed during the first four weeks of the school term.

 

 

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XI.      Academic Honesty Policy: 

This course adheres to the policy published in the current Murray State University Graduate Bulletin.

 

 

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XII.      Texts and references:

 

Required Texts:

 

1.  Portfolio Guide for the School Library Media Specialist
Gail Dickinson

Part of AASL's Bottom Line Series, this guide to creating portfolios covers instructional and future uses of portfolios, how to maintain a professional portfolio, and the National Board process as a professional portfolio. There’s also a section on selected future reading on the subject.

2004. 31p. ISBN 0-8389-8275-1. $12.00 / ALA members, $10.80.

 

 

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XIII.      Prerequisites:  

 

 

 

 

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