Thursday, 21 April 2016

10:00: a.m. to 10:50 a.m.

Texas Library Association Conference

Houston, Texas

George R. Brown Convention Center

Room #310 ABC (Level 3)

Description:

Crowdsourcing/crowdfunding is the new bake sale for advocacy and action. Learn how school librarians benefit from pooling testimonials from their advocates to increase their influence on larger and perhaps untapped audiences. In addition to Donorschoose.org, librarians have embraced AdoptAClassroom,

Sponsoring Unit: Texas Association of School Librarians

Using Crowdsourcing to Solve Advocacy Challenges

Principals Know: School Librarians Are the Heart of the School

This video was crowdsourced by Dr. Judi Moreillon and Dr. Teresa Starrett using funds provided by the Texas Library Association, Demco, and the Dean's Research Funds (College of Professional Education, Texas Woman's University).

Force Field Analysis for Principal Education

Force Field Analysis Handout (.docx) jm_TLA_Handout_Force_Field_Analysis_landscape.docx

For more information about force field analysis and for some examples, see MindTools: Essential Skills for an Excellent Career (https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_06.htm). This page also provides strategies for assigning point values to various forces.

Judi's Crowdsourcing PPT: Crowdsourcing_PPTX_TLA_16_jm_042116.pptx

Crowdfunding Example: Hunt, Melissa. "Creating a Tech-Rich Classroom on $75." SmartBrief.com. 6 Jun. 2016. Web. 7 Jun. 2016. <http://www.smartbrief.com/original/2016/06/creating-tech-rich-classroom-75?utm_source=brief>.