BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_956_a7e517b5bc5c4d3f1ebcd1cec06e7727@infopeople.org SUMMARY:Teen Services Fundamentals DESCRIPTION:\n Libraries can be a tremendous resource for teen s\, helping them to learn about themselves and the world they live in. Does your work in the library include service to teens? Do you want to increase your confidence and competence in providing funda mental teen services? \n \n Librarian and author S arah Flowers will share resources\, experiences\, and ideas for working with this energetic and enth usiastic age group (commonly defined as ages 12 to 18). As a result of the course\, you'\;ll be a ble to: \n \n \n Create a welcoming environment f or teens in your library\n Find out what teens re ad\, listen to\, and watch\, and guide them to &qu ot\;something good to read"\;\n Help teens me et their homework or other information needs\n Na vigate issues connected with access\, privacy\, ch allenges to materials\, and Internet use\n \n \n Y ou'\;ll come away from the course with an under standing of the developmental needs of teens in ou r diverse society and tools to identify and enhanc e the library'\;s role in meeting those needs. This course will enable you to advocate for teens and for library services geared specifically to th em. \n \n It&rsquo\;s likely that the COVID-19 pan demic has affected the way your library provides s ervices\, and that of course includes services for and with teens. We&rsquo\;ll spend some time talk ing about ideas for moving some of your traditiona l services to a virtual format\, and how you might stay in contact with your community&rsquo\;s teen s in this difficult time.\n \n \n Course Descripti on: This four-week online course will provide wee kly readings\, practical assignments\, and discuss ion forums for sharing ideas and experiences. The instructor will provide essential resources\, best practices\, and useful tips and techniques that c an be applied immediately in your library. There w ill be two optional online meetings during the cou rse. The first online meeting will take place duri ng week 2 of the course and will focus on graphic novels. The second online meeting\, in week 4\, wi ll explore and encourage sharing of ideas for teen programming.\n \n Preliminary Course Outline: Us ing your web browser and your Internet connection\ , you will log in to the Infopeople online learnin g site and complete the following learning modules :\n \n \n Week 1: Adolescent Development and the Library\n \n How teens are different from child ren and adults\n Tips for positive interactions with teens\n Developmental Assets and their impl ications for libraries\n Serving teens from dive rse backgrounds and with special needs\n \n \n Week 2: Materials Selection and Readers'\; Advi sory\n \n What teens read\, watch\, and listen to\n Selection sources and collection developmen t\n Readers'\; advisory resources\n Booktal king with teens\n \n \n Week 3: Reference and O nline Resources\n \n Information-seeking behavi or and reference interviews with teens\n Informa tion literacy skills\n Homework help and online resources\n The library'\;s online visibility to teens\n \n \n Week 4: Legal Issues and Advo cacy\n \n Access\, privacy\, and copyright\n Computers\, Internet access\, and filtering\n Ha ndling challenges to materials\n Advocating for teens\n \n \n \n \n Time Required: To complete this course\, you can expect to spend 2½\; h ours per week\, for a total of 10 course hours. Ea ch week'\;s module contains readings and variou s options for assignments and discussions. You can choose the options most relevant to your work and interests. Although you can work on each module a t your own pace\, at any hour of the day or night\ , it is recommended that you complete each week 9\;s work within that week to stay in sync with ot her learners.\n \n Who Should Take This Course: A ny library staff members who provide services to t eens\, especially new teen librarians or other sta ff who are relatively new to serving adolescents. This course is particularly valuable for support s taff whose work includes teen services responsibil ities.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Library Support S taff Certification (LSSC): This course\, in combin ation with Infopeople'\;s Children'\;s Servi ces Fundamentals course (offered annually)\, is ap proved as covering the Youth Services competencies for the LSSC program (link is external). .\n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n Online Learning Details and System Requirements may be found at: infopeople.o rg/training/online_learning_details.\n \n After th e official end date for the course\, the instructo r will be available for limited consultation and s upport for two more weeks\, and the course materia l will stay up for an additional two weeks after t hat. These extra weeks give those who have fallen behind time to work independently to complete the course.\n \n Are you a member of ARSL? If so\, you may be able to sign up for a free seat in this co urse. Limit is four free seats per course. Make yo ur request here and if a free seat is available yo u will be notified.\n \n Keywords: Teen services CATEGORIES:Online Course CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210209T120000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210209T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210308T163000 URL:https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=956 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR