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The Value of School Librarians, School Libraries, and School Library Systems. Barbara Stripling [email protected]. School librarians. School Librarians Empower Students with Lifelong Learning Skills. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Value of School Librarians, School Libraries, and School Library Systems
Barbara [email protected]
SCHOOL LIBRARIANS
School Librarians Empower Students with Lifelong Learning Skills
School librarians teach students to . . .
Build understanding from information
Information
Knowledge
Understanding
School librarians teach students how to . . .
Think
and
Inquire
"If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder..., he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in."
-- Rachel Carson in A Sense of Wonder
School librarians motivate students to . . .
Discover the world through reading
School librarians teach students to . . .
Be safe and responsible online
School Librarians Nurture Students’ Social and Emotional Growth
“…In order for educators to help adolescents succeed as students, we must develop a better understanding of the issues that affect them as people.” (Sadowski, p. 2)
Rapid physical
maturationBody image
Changing cognitive
developmentCurious
Social
Peer pressureMood swings
Search for identity
Idealistic; sense of justice
Exploring talents, interests
Susceptible to media
advertising
Need for privacy
School librarians provide social learning opportunities through . . .
Collaborative research projects
Use of social tools for learning and sharing
Book discussions
School librarians nurture emotional growth through . . .
Collection of resources developed to meet personal needs and interests
Nurturing relationships with all students sustained through the years they are in the school
Administrator Quote
I have served in several school districts over 25
years. Successful schools
have an active, forward-thinking, highly involved
librarian.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES
School Libraries Impact Student Achievement
The Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement“Based on the conclusions from the research cited in
the brief, it is clear that school libraries play an important role in student achievement, curriculum development, and instruction. Through political and fiscal state support, effective school library programs can serve as consistent drivers for student achievement in times of constant change and churning educational reform.”
New York Comprehensive Center. (2011). Informational Brief: Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement.
Available at: http://www.nycomprehensivecenter.org/2011/05/%e2%80%a2-informational-brief-impact-of-school-libraries-on-student-achievement/
School Libraries Lead Implementation of the Common Core State Standards
Principal Quote
The library should be the heart of the school.The librarian is the key
to successful collaboration among the academic components
of a school culture.
Alignment Of Common Core Learning Standards and Library Information Fluency Skills
READING STANDARDS FOR INFORMATIONAL TEXT
Tags COMMON CORE INFORMATION FLUENCY CONTINUUM IFC STANDARD
Analyzing
Categorization
Comparing
Connections
Evidence
Explicit Text
Main Idea/
Central Message
Relationships
Key Ideas and Details
RI.8.1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
RI.8.2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.8.3. Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
Key Ideas and Details
Expresses the big idea and the relation of own topics of interest to that idea through a mind map using pictures and words.
Recognizes that own point of view influences the interpretation of information [Assessment available 8.5].
Recognizes the effect of different perspectives and points of view on information [Assessment available 8.4].
Analyzes disparate points of view discovered in different sources.
Draws conclusions based on explicit and implied information [Assessment available 8.6].
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School Libraries Prepare Students for College and Career
College and Career Readiness Capacities in Common Core / School Librarian Impact
College and Career Readiness Capacities – in Common Core
New York State Standards
The School Librarian instructs students to achieve these standards:
Students demonstrate independence.
School librarians teach information fluency. Information fluency skills are the Common Core skills that lead to independent and self-directed learning.
Students build strong content knowledge.
School librarians teach students how to dive deeply into content and conduct continuous, rigorous research.
Students respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline.
School librarians collaborate with teachers to design assignments that meet students’ differentiated needs and engage them in active learning and the creation of authentic products.
Students comprehend as well as critique.
School librarians teach students literacy strategies of reading with meaning, evaluating evidence, finding the main idea and supporting details, forming opinions, and drawing conclusions.
College and Career Readiness Capacities in Common Core / School Librarian Impact
College and Career
Readiness Capacities – in Common Core New York
State Standards
The School Librarian instructs students to achieve these standards:
Students value evidence.
School librarians teach students to assess evidence from diverse sources, both secondary and primary, in order to support their own thinking with valid evidence.
Students use technology and digital media strategically and capably.
School librarians teach students how to use sophisticated search strategies to locate and evaluate information, how to be safe and responsible online, and how to use various technology tools for effective learning.
Students come to understand other perspectives and cultures.
School librarians build a print and digital collection that encompasses divergent viewpoints, cultures, and experiences and teach students to take responsibility for seeking multiple points of view and a global perspective.
College and Career Resources
Career Resources
SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEMS
School Library Systems Provide Essential Support to School Librarians and Libraries
State Leadership in Effective School Library Program Development
Professional Development to School Librarians and Teachers
Last year, there were 56,444 participants in professional development offered by library systems.
Resource Sharing
499,824 resources were shared through library system interlibrary loan.
Maintenance of Union / Shared Catalogs
Library system union catalogs contained
16,514,675 records.
Consulting and Technical Services
School Library System Directors made an average of 1600 contacts every day that schools were in session.
School Librarians, Libraries, and Library Systems Bring VALUE