Description
When the super powers of the Hennepin County Library (HCL) and Hopkins Public Schools join forces, students are the winners! Through the partnership, all students have active library cards, are learning about how to access databases, how to utilize library and school resources in person and online, and have the opportunity to take an after-school field trip to the Hennepin County Library once a week. The impetus for the partnership is the White House ConnectEd initiative, which seeks to connect 99 percent of America’s students to next-generation broadband and high-speed wireless in their schools and libraries by 2018 and empowers students through individualized learning and rich, digital content. In this session we will talk about the role school and library administration play in getting the partnership off the ground and making it successful. We will also discuss how library media specialists work with the HCL to get library cards into the hands of all students, set up field trips to the HCL, work with digital resources training, and more!
Start Date
15-3-2017 2:15 PM
End Date
15-3-2017 3:15 PM
Win-Win session handout
Win-Win: Hennepin County Library and Hopkins Public Schools Join Forces
When the super powers of the Hennepin County Library (HCL) and Hopkins Public Schools join forces, students are the winners! Through the partnership, all students have active library cards, are learning about how to access databases, how to utilize library and school resources in person and online, and have the opportunity to take an after-school field trip to the Hennepin County Library once a week. The impetus for the partnership is the White House ConnectEd initiative, which seeks to connect 99 percent of America’s students to next-generation broadband and high-speed wireless in their schools and libraries by 2018 and empowers students through individualized learning and rich, digital content. In this session we will talk about the role school and library administration play in getting the partnership off the ground and making it successful. We will also discuss how library media specialists work with the HCL to get library cards into the hands of all students, set up field trips to the HCL, work with digital resources training, and more!