21st Century School Libraries and the

Chagrin Falls School Library Media

Program, Pre-K - 12

Lori GuerriniLibrary Media TeacherChagrin Falls High School/Middle School

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•Students need information guidance – the Internet is the digital wild, wild West!

•Students need grade level appropriate, quality resources.

School Libraries to the Rescue!

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Mission: School Library

…ensure that students are effective users of information.

…promote and provide reading materials to establish lifelong literacy habits.

Past , present and 21st centuryviews of Chagrin Falls Schools K-12 Library Media Program

How do y0u currently view your building’s library media center program?

What is your vision for your building’s library media center?

What role do you expect the library media center to play in the educational community of your building?

What services do you expect from your building’s library media center program?

What are your views and expectations for resources in your building’s library media center ? (Print, digital, physical).

What are your views and expectations regarding technology in yourbuilding’s library media center? (computers; laptops; netbooks;eReaders – Nook, Kindle; iPads, tablets, cell phones, etc.).

What are your thoughts about the physical space and design of yourbuilding’s library media center?

The evolution of school libraries…

•The warehouse for books

•The library media center

•Physical and virtual presence (24/7)

•The learning commons

Learning commons = a social environment for academic study

The library media center needs to flip from an external facility to an

integrated resource lab - Loertscher, (2008) Flip this Library

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The evolution of the school librarian…

•The keeper of the books

•The information literacy skills teacher (Library Media Specialist)

•The instructional partner (Library Teacher)

“The definition of information literacy has become more complex as resources and technologies have changed. Information literacy has progressed from the simple definition of using reference resources to find information. Multiple literacies, including digital, visual, textual, and technological, have now joined information literacy as crucial skills for this century.

The continuing expansion of information demands that all individuals acquire the thinking skills that will enable them to learn on their own. The amount of information available to our learners necessitates that each individual acquire the skills to select, evaluate, and use information appropriately and effectively. “

Accomplished By:

• Collaborating with teachers to develop lessons/units that integrate the teaching and learning of information, media and digital literacy skills through inquiry-based projects.

• Team teaching lessons/units involving those literacy skills.

Teacher = Content area specialist Library Media Teacher = Information

and literacy specialist.

• Assist with assessing students’ effective use of information throughout the inquiry-based project process.

80% of future jobs will require skill in effectively

using information

-Department of Labor

SCANS (Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills

Digital Natives – Wired Generation

In 2007 the Educational Testing Service (ETS) provided these results from 2006

Study:

Students adept at using computer for entertainment BUT

o Ability to access, manage and evaluate information is weak

o Only 50% can judge objectivity of a websiteo Only 40% knew how to use multiple terms

to narrow search

Study included: 1,016 high-school students, 753 community college students, and 4,585 four-year college and university students.

We need to teach students how to use information – better.

Why did you choose this source for your information?

What other sources did you use?

Why did you use this source instead of another source?

Who wrote the information for your source?

What makes that person or organization qualified to write about the topic?

When was this information written?

What was the purpose of this information? (educate, entertain, commercialism? etc.)

Common Core Standards

Key Design Considerations of CCS

Research and media skills blended intothe Standards as a wholeTo be ready for college, workforce training, and life in a technological society,

students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas, to conduct original research in order

to answer questions or solve problems, and to analyze and create a high volume and extensive range of print and non-print texts in media forms old and new. The need to conduct research and to produce and consume media is embedded into every aspect of today’s curriculum. In like fashion, research and media skills and understandings are embedded throughout the Standards rather than treated in a separate section.

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Resource Examples

Good resources aren’t enough. A school library needs a librarian who will teach students how to use that information effectively and ethically. ~ State Library of Ohio

We teach students…

…How to use information ethically - from a simple credit statement to a formal citations page.

…That even images and music used in a PowerPoint are ‘borrowed’ and need to be cited.

…That proper digital citizenship must be practiced.

We also guide teachers and administrators on educational fair use and copyright issues.

Library Teacher as Technology Partner:

•Technology grants- Over $50,000 in grants since 1990.

•Technology Presentations to K-12 staff on in-service days.

•Technology introduced with k-12 applications: ( United Streaming, Learn360).

• Database site licenses purchased and managed (high school databases, 2011-12 Glogster site license for MS.

•Technology support to teachers.

•Web 2.0 technologies taught to students.

•Established Media Club in MS 2011-12.

•Planning stages for PD graduate credit workshop on information literacy.

Library 3.0

Books and reading:•Children’s literature - extensive knowledge

•Highly successful book fairs at elementary levels providing significant funds for library program.

•Prominent displays of new books or themed collections.

•Booktalked books have become required reading in MS LA classes (Hunger Games, Trouble Don’t Last and Parallel Journeys).

•Library teacher-selected books for English Honors 10 quarterly literature circles.

How do y0u currently view your building’s library media center program?

What is your vision for your building’s library media center?

What role do you expect the library media center to play in the educational community of your building?

What services do you expect from your building’s library media center program?

What are your views and expectations for resources in your building’s library media center ? (Print, digital, physical).

What are your views and expectations regarding technology in yourbuilding’s library media center? (computers; laptops; netbooks;eReaders – Nook, Kindle; iPads, tablets, cell phones, etc.).

What are your thoughts about the physical space and design of yourbuilding’s library media center?

ConclusionThe K-12 Library Media program consists of 2 certified library teachers, 2 part-time aides and one full-time aide.

The keys to a successful library media program:

1). Students and staff to have consistent access to the LMC

2). Students and staff collaborate with the library teacher

3). Abundant quality resources are provided in the LMC

Recommendations for Improving the K-12 Library Media Program:

IS – Increase certified and support staff time in the LMC. Provide certified library staff services to grades 5 and 6.Gurney – Acquire support staff.MS – Return support staff position to full-time.HS – Re-establish library teacher’s office.

District – Include library teachers in curriculum meetings, department/grade level meetings and provide for Library Media Department time.

Increase Reading Promotions district-wide (Daily SSR, Read Across Chagrin, Read-a-thons, Bagels and Books, Poetry Recitals, Book Buddies, etc.).