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Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 42, No. 1, Fall 2014, M. Gail Shroyer, Sally J. Yahnke, Debbie K. Mercer, David S. Allen

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This content includes the table of contents, editorial information, public information and more for this special issue "The Kansas State University Professional Development School Partnership."

A Professional Development School In Action: Meeting The Needs Of Military-Connected Students And Families, Sandy Risberg, Laurie Curtis, Lucas Shivers

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The College of Education (COE) at Kansas State University and its Professional Development Schools (PDS) are partnering in innovative ways that demonstrate a commitment to work collaboratively to solve educational issues involving preservice teachers, practicing teachers, and faculty members, as well as K-12 students and their families.

Changing Traditions: Supervision, Co-Teaching, And Lessons Learned In A Professional Development School Partnership, David S. Allen, Michael Perl, Lori Goodson, Twyla K. Sprouse

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Considering how long societies have been educating their youth, the history of teacher education is relatively brief. The first efforts to provide systematic education for teachers with some kind of practical experience occurred in Rheims, France, in the late 17th century when Jean Baptiste De La Salle opened the first normal school.

Blurring The Boundaries: Reflecting On Pds Roles And Responsibilities Through Multiple Lenses, Lotta C. Larson, Amanda D. Lickteig, Vicki S. Sherbert, Deborah A. Nauerth

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It is well documented that successful Professional Development School (PDS) initiatives are contingent on trusting relationships between the university and school districts.

Benefits Of 25 Years Of School District-University Partnerships To Improve Teacher Preparation And Advance School Renewal, Michael C. Holen, Dan C. Yunk

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Generalizing about school district-teacher education program relationships across the long history and broad landscape of teacher preparation in America can prove challenging.

The Pds Model As A Vehicle For Simultaneous Renewal In Mathematics Education, Sherri L. Martinie, Chepina Rumsey, David S. Allen, Andrew Bennett, Deborah Abernathy, Brandys Zolnerowich, Melisa Hancock

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For a quarter century, Kansas State University’s College of Education has supported a Professional Development School (PDS) model involving professional collaboration with selected public school systems across Kansas.

The History And Future Of Professional Development Schools In Kansas, Debbie K. Mercer, Scott Myers

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Quality clinical experiences are an integral component of effective teacher preparation programs. Evidence clearly indicates that experiences in classrooms, under the mentorship of effective teachers and mentors, greatly enhance the preservice teacher’s growth and development.

Educational Considerations, Vol. 42(1) Full Issue, M. Gail Shroyer, Sally J. Yahnke, Debbie K. Mercer, David S. Allen

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Educational Considerations, vol. 42(1)-Fall 2014-Full issue

Foreword, M. Gail Shroyer, Sally J. Yahnke, Debbie K. Mercer, David S. Allen

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In her examination of Powerful Teacher Education (2006), Linda Darling-Hammond concludes that, “Clearly, a key to dramatically successful preparation of teachers is finding ever more effective ways of connecting the knowledge of the university with the knowledge of the school.”

The Development Of The Ksu Pds Model: 25 Years In The Making, M. Gail Shroyer, Sally J. Yahnke, Teresa Miller, Cindi Dunn, Nancy Y. Bridges

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Educational improvement demands continuous change, but change is not always productive. Reflecting on the past and vision setting for the future helps chart a course for a more productive change process. Historians urge learning from history to guide future actions.

Theory Into Practice: The Ksu Pds Model, Sally J. Yahnke, M. Gail Shroyer

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The 1983 publication of A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform (National Commission of Excellence in Education) “initiated the longest sustained period of attention to public education in the nation’s history and ignited a new wave of interest in teacher preparation.”

Growing Into The Digital Age: A Small Academic Library Confronts The Practical Challenges Of Transition, Steven Gromatzky

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

This paper outlines the recent history of the Benedictine College Library and traces the development of the library’s digital collections since 2006. The librarians have worked to provide an integrated search solution through the EBSCO Discovery Service and streamline off-campus access through EZPROXY. As the library’s electronic resources have grown, we have continued to support its historic core collection in the humanities as well as some unique and eclectic special collections. A range of issues are discussed: integrating electronic resources, ensuring 24-hour access, working with IT staff and the impact of the institutional culture on the college library. The challenges …

Please Come In!: Transitioning From No Access To An Open Door In The Special Collections And Archives, Ashley Todd-Diaz

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

After four years of being closed to patrons due to a combination of a mold outbreak, renovation, and transitioning to a new location, the Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives reopened in fall 2012. While the department was closed, staff members worked hard to care for the collections, reply to patron requests, and prepare to open our doors again; however, after all that work we were not prepared for the lack of patrons walking through the doors. This paper shares our successes and lessons learned, as well as offers ideas for implementing innovative outreach strategies that challenge a variety …

Exploring The Revision Of The Acrl Information Literacy Standards, Gloria Creed-Dikeogu

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

The Association for College and Research Libraries (ACRL) information literacy standards are currently under revision. As a result, several new concepts have been introduced that will no doubt impact information literacy across the United States. What do librarians understand about the new ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (2014) that is being developed for application in academia? How will the new Framework (2014), the revision to ACRL Standards (2000), impact the way librarians structure and teach their information literacy classes? This paper summarizes the revisions that have been made up until the last ACRL recommendations draft from June …

Libraries In Transition: 21st Century Library Systems, Art Gutierrez, Earl Givens

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Libraries are in a state of flux and the integrated library system (ILS) is no exception. In their quest to provide greater access to resources and remain relevant, libraries are somewhat driving this new innovation in systems. We need systems that provide greater interoperability and flexibility to provide a similar user experience that patrons are seeing online elsewhere such as Google and Amazon. This is where still developing cloud based systems come in. These new 21^st century systems include OCLC’s Worldshare Management Services (WMS). This looks at one 21^st century library system and also share one library’s migration …

Publishing And Archiving Trends In Open Access: Preliminary Results, Jenny Oleen, Diana Farmer, Livia Olsen

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Agricultural researchers are engaged in the growing open access (OA) movement, either publishing in OA journals or archiving in OA repositories. The latter is reflected in the use of the institutional repository (IR) at Kansas State University (K-State), a land grant institution. K-State library faculty are analyzing faculty publications to determine the publishing and archiving habits of selected researchers. Reviewing copyright agreements from journals reveals those with policies for archiving post-prints in an IR; articles by these authors are compared to their total three-year article output to determine the efficacy of the current IR program at K-State. Chosen for analysis …

A Newcomer’S Perspective On The Changing Academic Library: Library To Learning Commons, Lauren Hays, Lindsey Warner

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Academic libraries are undergoing a great deal of change as they transform themselves from a traditional library to a learning commons. These changes are driven by an increased focus on assessment, data-driven decisions, the need to reach students, and a focus on teaching information literacy. Library schools are responding to transformations in the field through changes in recruitment practices, advising strategies, technology integration, and curriculum. The combined goal of these activities is to ensure that schools can create a diverse group of graduates who are prepared to meet the pedagogical, technological, and administrative challenges of the changing academic library environment. …

Libraries In Transition: Creating A 24/7 Space At Emporia State University, Art Gutierrez, Kael Moffat

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Libraries are constantly changing and looking for ways to meet the needs of our users. Based on student feedback, the librarians at William Allen White Library at Emporia State University have created a learning commons that also serves as a 24/7 space users. The article covers the learning theory behind the learning commons and programming being offered.

Using Gimlet And Libraryh3lp To Improve Services At The Butler Community College Libraries, Ronda Holt, Teresa Mayginnes, Samuel K. Willis

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Librarians from Butler Community College will speak about two tools, Gimlet and Libraryh3lp, which they use to improve service and track statistics at the circulation desk and online. The combination of the two software products enables them to track statistics and issues from reference inquiries, along with circulation, college, directional, and technical help questions. Gimlet is an easy and inexpensive desk statistics tracker and knowledge base that allows libraries to staff their desks wisely.

Altmetrics: What Good Are They To Academic Libraries?, Sarah W. Sutton

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

New knowledge is built on existing knowledge and academic libraries are the primary repositories of existing knowledge for the scholars whose work they support. In these times of belt tightening and budget reductions, it behooves academic libraries to think about how to demonstrate to administrators the value being returned on investments in the library, and to provide scholars with tools to do the same. Traditional means of measuring the quality of new knowledge like the impact factor and h-index are being made richer and more meaningful through the addition of new, social media based alternative metrics. Altmetrics also provide scholars …

Bridges To The Future: Teaching Information Literacy Across Standards, Institutions, And The Workforce, Janet Anderson-Story, Mirah Dow, Cynthia Kane, Carmaine Ternes

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Teaching information literacy skills to prepare young adults for the demands of a technologically modern workforce requires collaboration between schools and libraries. Identifying opportunities to build bridges that enable smooth transitions for information literacy learning across content areas, standards, and institutions requires collaboration among librarians. Perspectives and discoveries of four librarians (secondary school, two-year technical college, and an undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degree granting university) engaged in collaboration are examined. Collaboration resulted in a common framework for teaching information literacy skills designed with the goal of developing academic and workforce competencies including accessing, sorting, evaluating, and incorporating reliable information into …

Text, Image, Story: Using Photo Comics For Instruction, Promotion, And Participation In The Academic Library, Matt Upson, Alex Mudd, Kael Moffat

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

In response to the growing call for authentic learning and content creation in the information literacy setting, librarians at Emporia State University have created assignments and activities that utilize an iOS app called Comic Life to create photo comics. Students in a for-credit course created photo comics as information literacy narratives, while First Year Seminar students worked to build library guides. These activities encourage honest, meaningful reflection by students and allow them to demonstrate metaliteracy skills in an engaging and creative manner and can allow for both individual and group-created content. Students at Emporia State University have expressed high levels …

Teaching Information Literacy Skills To Nontraditional Learners, Lauren Hays

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Different teaching methods should be used when instructing adults versus those used to teach children. Adults have many life experiences, they have a need to know, and they are often highly motivated to learn as it relates to career growth and personal advancement. In this paper, the author discusses andragogy and how adult learning theory affects the learner. The principles of andragogy provide the librarian instructor with a foundation for how to teach the adult learner. Suggestions for how to apply the principles of andragogy are listed in the paper. The paper will also benefit those working in public libraries …

Introduction To Volume 4, Issue 1, Caleb Puckett

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

2013 KLA Conference: Together We Are Stronger

Feeding A Need, Erinn Barcomb-Peterson

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Kansas State University steps up to lead in Global Food Systems.

Scientific Advancements, Greg Tammen

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The American Association for the Advancement of Science — the world's largest scientific society — recently named four Kansas State University faculty members as fellows.

Entomology department ranks No. 8 in nation

Preventing Postharvest Food Loss, Katie Allen

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In a partnership with U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, Kansas State University will be home to three Feed the Future innovation labs, one of which aims to find ways to reduce food loss and preserve the natural resources used to produce food.

2014 Spring Perspectives - Full Issue (Pdf), News And Communications Services

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Perspectives showcases Kansas State University's range of research, scholarly, and creative activity and discovery. This spring 2014 issue focuses on the Global Food Systems initiative.

Food For All, Greg Tammen

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Three federally funded labs at the university focus on ending global hunger.

Table Of Contents And Introductory Materials For Vol. 41, No. 2, Spring 2014, David C. Thompson

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Table of contents and editorial information for this special issue "Selected National Education Finance 2013 Conference Papers."