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ALA's Emerging Leaders program included a variety of projects fromlibrarians of all backgrounds, including one school library-focused projectsponsored by AASL. This project promoted the Learning 4 Life initiativeto teach 21st Century information literacy skills to K-12students. Original media projects were created from a survey of school librarians across the nation in order to clarify and promote information literacy instruction. Thisworkshop will be very helpful to attendees who are not sure how to teach information literacy skills or need a set of standards to follow.
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Think, Create, Share, GrowPromoting the Learning 4 Life Initiative
Melissa Corey, LMS, Benton High School
Saturday, November 5, 2011
What is Learning 4 Life?
National implementation plan
Two components - Standards for the 21st Century Learner and Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs
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What are the Standards?
Standards for the 21st Century Learning enhance library instruction
Focus on skills for use across the curriculum and in all walks of life
Assist in integrating technology
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What are the Standards?
Think - research, inquire, think critically
Create - draw conclusions, create new knowledge
Share - share and produce knowledge
Grow - develop, pursue interests
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What are the Strands?
Skills
Dispositions in Action
Responsibilities
Self-Assessment Strategies
Each strand has multiple indicators
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Where is Implementation?
Who is using standards and how?
Developed a survey using Google Forms
Questions - using standards, describe how you empower students to THINK, CREATE, SHARE, GROW in your library
Distributed it to librarians via list servs, message boards, Twitter, conferences, etc.
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Results?
66 responses, many including images
Most school librarians are using the Standards for the 21st Century Learner in some way
Many were using the Standards but felt they were not using them correctly or not at all
Very few response indicated no use, only no knowledge that Standards existed
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Solutions?
Use survey content to promote the L4L initiative, particularly the Standards for the 21st Century Learner
Produce original media explaining the Standards and how to use them in the library setting
Also provide Web 2.0 tools that can be used in implementing the standards via technology
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Final Products
L4L Resources Compiled by 2011 Emerging Leaders Group A
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Continuing the Learning
2011 Emerging Leaders Group A Diigo Group
AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner Lesson Plan Database
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Using the Standards in MO
Correlate instructional sessions to ICTL GLEs/CLEs
Correlate to the Standards for the 21st Century Learning - broken down by Skills, Dispositions, Responsibilities, Self-Assessment Strategies Indicators
Correlate to the appropriate Common Core State Standards (using AASL/Common Core Crosswalk)
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Think
Research and inquiry process
Information evaluation
Gathering and finding resources
Copyright, citation, and plagiarism
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Create
Synthesis and organization of information
Analysis and decision-making
Creation of knowledge
Application of knowledge
Use of technology and digital media
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Share
Participate in networks, discussions, groups
Ethical use of information
Presentation of ideas
Respect for ideas and opinions of others
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Grow
Digital citizenship
Reading for pleasure and information
Personalization of research
Use of social networks to learn
Exchange ideas, electronically or in person
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Bottom Line
Design information literacy instruction based on needed student outcomes (Skills, Dispositions, Responsibilities, and Self-Assessment Strategies indicators) as identified in the Standards for the 21st Century Learner (similar to the Backwards Design Model)
OR
Correlate existing information literacy instruction to the Standards for the 21st Century Learner to increase accountability
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Example
Objective: Students will evaluate websites for currency, reliability, authority, and purpose prior to using in formal research
Lesson: Hands-on practice using Wikipedia articles vs article from library databases, highlight using Awesome Highlighter from awesomehighlighter.com
Assessment: Pre- and post-tests using Google Forms
Indicators: Skills - 1.1.5, 1.1.8, 2.1.4; Dispositions - 1.2.6, 2.2.1; Responsibilities - 1.3.2; 3.3.1, Self-Assessment - 2.4.1
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Thanks and How to Contact
http://twitter.com/melissacorey
http://bentonlibrary.org
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