LibGuides: Statewide Professional Development Team: Curriculum

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PowerPoint Basics
Tools and Master Page set up, for creating tutorials in Niche Academy, given by Amanda Sudowsky (DDL - Graphic designer)
PowerPoint Basics
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Amanda Sudowsky (DDL - Graphic Designer) provides a walk-through on how to upload images to Niche Academy and gives a review of the Style Guide used for SPDT staff training tutorials.

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Components of a Tutorial
Criteria for Evaluation of Tutorials
Shared Tutorials
How to add shared tutorials to your academy, how to share tutorials you create.

Timeline/Calendar

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Tips & Tools for Developing Tutorials

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How to Create a Recording in PowerPoint
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Framework for Developing the Curriculum

Components of the Curriculum
This is an explanation of what the components of a curriculum should be. Please see the below documents for an example of what this looks like in terms of content.
Training Plan
PowerPoint
Facilitator Notes

Curriculum Outline

Priorities

As determined at the May 23, 2107, Statewide Professional Development Team meeting:

Cataloging
Circulation
Collection Development
Customer Service
Data
Grant Writing
Leadership
Organizational Culture/Development
Programming/Partnerships
Reference
Youth Services

Resources for Developing Curriculum

Curriculum Components (Tes del Tufo)
Curriculum Components & Key Definitions (Tes del Tufo)
Our framework, to be used as our template. Includes key definitions, goals and objectives, outcomes and competencies, content and sequence, instructional methods, and assessment methods.
How-to, Policies, Blended Approach (Cathay)
Knowledge Retention Rates
Top Priorities for Curriculum Development
As identified by the statewide Training Needs Assessment and at the SPDT meeting on May 23, 2017.

All of the curriculum we develop should align with:

Delaware Libraries Service Standards (Customer Service)
DLC Content
Dewey-Maslow matrix
Baldrige Excellence Framework

Delaware Libraries Service Standards (Customer Service)
DLC Content
This is the inclusive document for DLC content, but it is very much a working document. We will probably never be done adding to it. If you come across things you think should be added, please email Katie McDonough - katie.mcdonough@lib.de.us.
Dewey-Maslow Matrix

Baldrige Excellence Framework (NIST)
Includes Criteria for Performance Excellence, core values and concepts, and guidelines for evaluating processes and results. The Framework is about helping organizations innovate and improve.

Curriculum - Cataloging

SPDT Cataloging Team

Curriculum - Circulation

SPDT Circulation Team with Gerding/Hough

Curriculum - Collection Development

SPDT Collection Development Team

Curriculum - Customer Service (CSE)

Curriculum - Data

In progress - Gerding/Hough

Curriculum - Grant Writing

Curriculum - Leadership

Strategic Leadership (Tes del Tufo)

In progress - Gerding/Hough

Also partner with Delaware Library Association

Curriculum - Programming & Partnerships

SPDT Programming Team with Gerding/Hough

Curriculum - Reference

SPDT Reference Team with Gerding/Hough

Organizing Topics for Training
Helping Patrons with Career - Draft Curriculum
Library Ethics for Reference Services - Draft Curriculum/Dickenson
Rough draft. This is being created by DDL intern Jennifer Dickenson.
Helping Patrons with Resumes - Draft Curriculum

Curriculum - Youth Services (Children)

In progress - Gerding/Hough

*Need next steps before staff training piece

Curriculum - Youth Services (Young Adults/Teens)

In progress - Gerding/Hough

*Need next steps before staff training piece

Curriculum - Advocacy (Gerding/Hough)

Curriculum - Communication (Tes del Tufo)

Curriculum - Ethics & Values (Tes del Tufo)

Ethics & Values 101

Curriculum - Intellectual Freedom/Censorship (DLA)

Delaware Library Association will do

Curriculum - IT: Training & Support for Staff (Gerding/Hough)

Curriculum - Learning & Innovation (Gerding/Hough)

Curriculum - Management: Asset Management (Gerding/Hough)

Curriculum - Marketing & Public Relations (Gerding/Hough)

Curriculum - Personal/Interpersonal Skills (Tes del Tufo)

Personal & Interpersonal Competencies

Critical Thinking - in progress

Curriculum - Personnel Management (Tes del Tufo)

Personnel Management

Curriculum - Privacy/Confidentiality (DLA)

Delaware Library Association will do

Curriculum - Strategic Planning

Curriculum - Technology, Core (Gerding/Hough)

Facilitator Notes too large to load

Statewide Professional Development Team: Curriculum

Niche Academy Tutorials

Tips & Tools for Developing Tutorials

Framework for Developing the Curriculum

Curriculum Outline

Priorities

Resources for Developing Curriculum

Curriculum - Cataloging

Curriculum - Circulation

Curriculum - Collection Development

Curriculum - Customer Service (CSE)

Curriculum - Data

Curriculum - Grant Writing

Curriculum - Leadership

Curriculum - Programming & Partnerships

Curriculum - Reference

Curriculum - Youth Services (Children)

Curriculum - Youth Services (Young Adults/Teens)

Curriculum - Advocacy (Gerding/Hough)

Curriculum - Communication (Tes del Tufo)

Curriculum - Ethics & Values (Tes del Tufo)

Curriculum - Intellectual Freedom/Censorship (DLA)

Curriculum - IT: Training & Support for Staff (Gerding/Hough)

Curriculum - Learning & Innovation (Gerding/Hough)

Curriculum - Management: Asset Management (Gerding/Hough)

Curriculum - Marketing & Public Relations (Gerding/Hough)

Curriculum - Personal/Interpersonal Skills (Tes del Tufo)

Curriculum - Personnel Management (Tes del Tufo)

Curriculum - Privacy/Confidentiality (DLA)

Curriculum - Strategic Planning

Curriculum - Technology, Core (Gerding/Hough)

Curriculum - Technology Planning (Gerding/Hough)

Curriculum - Underserved Populations (Gerding/Hough)