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Two information literacy skills pilot projects are being undertaken to encourage the development of independent learning skills, with pupils planning, managing and executing both the research and practical elements of their project.
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Integrating information literacy
through independent learning
projectsprojects
Dr Rebecca Jones
Malvern St James, UK
Diversity Challenge Resilience: School Libraries in Action - The 12th Biennial School Library Association of Queensland, the 39th International Association of School Librarianship Annual Conference, incorporating the 14th International Forum on Research in School Librarianship,
Brisbane, QLD Australia, 27 September – 1 October 2010.
About me
• Malvern St James
• School Librarian
• Information Literacy Group, Cilip, UK
• Honours List, School Librarian of the Year 2010• Honours List, School Librarian of the Year 2010
• Interests:
– Learning to learn
– Curriculum integration of IL skills
– IL skill mapping
– IL skills in School Library practice
UK Curriculum & IL
• PTLS – Personal Thinking & Learning skills
• Every Child
• IB qualification• IB qualification
• EPQ – Extended Project Qualification
• General curriculum
Independent Learning Projects
• Transition stages– Year 6
– Year 9
• Senior Management
• Heads of Subject• Heads of Subject
• Assessment Objectives– Manage
– Use resources
– Develop & realise
– Review
– Communication
Yr 6 Independent Learning Project
• Two terms; Spring & Summer 2010
• I hour a week
• 2 members of staff
• 15 girls completed
• Reporting
Yr 6 Challenge process
• Free thinking
• Brainstorming & topic selection
• Project planning & Learning styles
• Planning practical element• Planning practical element
• Doing the practical element
• Writing up
• Practising presentations
• Presentations & review
Yr 6 Topics
Cake art
Making a bag
Fitness
Climbing - Sport
Cake making
Interior design
Hockey
improvementClimbing - Sport
Mathematics
Family Tree
Jelly
Chocolate cake
Climbing - Phobia
Sculpture
Dress design
Horror story
Assessment
• Reports
• Assessment Objectives
• Presentation Evaluations• Presentation Evaluations
• Self evaluation
Yr 9 Independent Learning Week
• Organisation
• Booklet
• Information Skills sessions• Information Skills sessions
– Whole group
– Smaller group session
– Individual group sessions
• Written elements
• Timetable
DAY P1 P2 B P3 P4 P5 P6 L P7 P8 P9 P10
Mon Intro
Outline
The week
Planning
Intro
Brainstorm
& sharing
ideas
Group
discussion
Brainstorming
Recording
your thoughts
Initial
topic
focus –
1st
Research
Compute
rs
ICT 4
Research
Compute
rs
ICT 4
Refine
focus
with
Teacher
support
(In
groups)
ICT 4
Group
session
Recording
your
sources
Plagiarism
Confirm
focus
Plan time
table
ICT 3
Topic Decided and
recorded
Planning &
brainstorming
completed
Decide on practical
ICT 4
Yr 9 Timetable Example
Staff AHE LBA AHE LBA BFR MHD BFR
MHD
LBA
BFR
LBA BFR KBE KBE HCH MCR JPR
Tues Group :
Learning
styles
How can
you use
your
learning
style?
Research
contacts
Evaluate your
sources 1
Maths clinic
Researc
h
contacts
Evaluate
your
sources
2
Research
ICT
clinic
Research
ICT
clinic
Research
Evaluate
your
sources 3
Group
meeting:
Presentati
on
options
Plan &
arrange
practical
&
equipme-
nt
Write
up
researc
h
Geog, Music & RS
clinics
Staff WMO AHE MTE MMS PSM BWA VGO RHU MGR ALH MBA VHO ADI JMN MHD RHU
Yr 9 Independent Learning Week
• 11 groups
• Presentations
• Videos• Videos
• Learning styles
• Topics
Yr 9 Topics
•Modernising
Midsummer night’s
dream - an extract
•Breast cancer research
•Fashion 1960s & 1980s
•Impressive
experiments
•French fashion•Breast cancer research
•Cake: WW2 and now
•Ballet
•Fashion through the
ages
•French fashion
•Ancient and modern
tourist guide
•Nutrition
•Are men better than
women?
Yr 9 Grades
3
4
0
1
2
A* A (-) B C
Grades
Yr 9 Problems
• Topic focus
• Integrating research
• Designing a presentation• Designing a presentation
• Rehearsing
Yr 9 Evaluations
• “I have learned how to make decisions...without being told what to do by the teacher”
• “I like choosing my own topic, that way I didn’t • “I like choosing my own topic, that way I didn’t get bored and was always happy to be working.”
• “if you plan what you’re going to do - the week runs better.”
• “I enjoyed it as it was a chance to do something completely different.”
Conclusion
• The concept of the challenge
• Yr 9 were focused and enthusiastic
• Topic Focus
• Using the research• Using the research
• Yr 9 group work
• The presentation element
• Assessment
• Teacher responses
Future plans 2010/11 – Yr 6
• Yr 6 project 3 terms
• Topic selection
• Research
• Teaching staff• Teaching staff
• Presentation preparation
• Reflection
• Learning styles
Future Plans – Yr 9
• Topic Focus and refinement
• Reduce the amount of ICT
• Timetable• Timetable
• Reflection
Acknowledgements
Kate Pierce Fund, Cilip
Information Literacy Group
Malvern St James School, MalvernMalvern St James School, Malvern
Contact: Rebecca Jones
