Library Services in the Grossmont Union High School District

Library Services In The Grossmont Union High School District

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Library Services in the Grossmont Union High School District

A Bridge To The Future

A Presentation to Grossmont Union High School District Administrators

June 28, 2011

I. Introduction: Why Do Our Students Need Information Literacy Skills? Steve Montgomery – Teacher-Librarian at El Cajon Valley High School

II. How Does The GUHSD Library Program Address Those Needs?

Carolyn Teschler – Teacher-Librarian at Santana High School III. A Classroom Teacher’s Perspective on Library Services For Students

Cece Boehme – English Department Chair at West Hills High School IV. A GUHSD Graduate’s Perspective on the Importance of Information Literacy

Andrea Oliver – Santana H.S. Graduate & Summa Cum Laude Graduate of SDSU V. The Future of Library Services

Steve Montgomery – Teacher-Librarian at El Cajon Valley High School

For more information about the wonderful world of library services, please visit the GUHSD Virtual Library Learning Commons and click on:

“About VLLC / Library Program Resources.”

library.guhsd.net


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Information Literacy

Not all information is created equal.

Not all information is created equally.

Martin Luther King, Jr. :

A True Historical Examination

http://martinlutherking.org

When you type “martin luther king” into Google, this is the 4th site on the results list—out of a total of 51,400,000 sites found:

http://martinlutherking.org/



Topics Include:• How to join your local chapter of the KKK.• Meeting White Nationalists for romance or friendship.• The latest David Duke Videos.

Martin Luther King, Jr. :

A True Historical Examination

http://martinlutherking.orgx



Not all information is created equal.

Not all information is created equally.

U.S. Presidencywhitehouse.gov vs. whitehouse.net

Marine BiologyScientist vs. 4th Grade Science Report

Medical TreatmentRespected Hospital vs. Personal

Blogger

Current EventsObjective Reporting vs. Biased

Reporting

AIDSFactual Book ©2011 vs. Factual Book

©1985

Danny Tanner on Full House

Bob Saget

Jessica’s Dad in Dumb and Dumberer

Stand-up Comic and Roaster

President of Cuba ???

Research Question:

“Who makes the laws in Cuba?”*

Answer:

#1 Result

* According to the #1 result on Google when that question is typed into the

Google search field.

Actual Screen ShotGUHSD Student Report on Jamaica

Community and Connections:A Spirit of Collaboration

How Teacher-Librarians Bridge the

Academic/Personal Gap


Getting From Here to There

Librarians Bridge the Known and the Unknown:Resource Selection, Organization, Teaching

• We want our students to be confident, capable researchers for life.

The format of those resources—and ways to access them—will change, but the work of selecting, organizing, and teaching students and staff how to use

those resources remains ongoing.

Print• Fiction• Non-Fiction• Primary & Secondary Sources

Non-Print• The World Wide Web• eBooks• Online Databases

Guiding teachers & students to find, select,

and use quality

resources.

• We need to teach students how to have a questioning, discerning eye.

• We want our students to know how to find quality, professional resources/information.

• We don’t want our students to believe everything they read or see.

Anarchy Structure & Order

Librarians Bridge Needs and Resources:Organization and Accessibility

Featuring…

• One-stop Shopping• Convenience of Use• Variety of Offerings• Lots to Sample• Frequent Product Updates• Massive Quantities – Quality Products Only

Added Bonus!FREE Membership For

GUHSD Students & Staff!

Teachers know their content and what theiracademic objectives are; students knowthere is a lot of information out there and thatit can be used to meet teacher expectations.

Librarians connect what teachers want to teachand what students need to learn.

As a response to the needs of students andteachers, district librarians conceived thedynamic, ever-changing world of the VirtualLibrary Learning Commons- the VLLC.

Monte Vista Links Page, continued…

Annotated by Site Librarian to Assist

Students With Their Searches.

Each site librarian customizes his/her site to meet the needs of students and staff at that school.

The work of selecting, updating, and organizing these resources is ongoing at each site.

Librarians Bridge the Academic Student and the Personal Individual

Librarians connect students to the larger school community, providing a space of unity—a hub of campus life not fractured by grade, ability, or personal identity.

Librarians are a constant in the lives of students all 4 years of high school, so we see students grow both academically and personally.

Librarians find resources that help students with life’s challenges: divorce, death, self-esteem, finding a job, relationships, bullying, etc.

The library is a Learning Commons where teachers and students gather.

O N N E C T I O N SC ONTINUIT

C O M M U N I T Y

Sometimes we find the perfect book. Sometimes we find the perfect website. And sometimes, the best resource we can provide is connecting that student with a trained guidance counselor.

Librarians Bridge Needs and Resources:Instruction and Guidance

• Teaching staff so they can teach students—forming a resource & information network.

The end result is independent, self-directed learners who can navigate their way through information to efficiently and effectively find and use what they need.

Teaching Students How To Use Resources…

• Providing direct instruction in the library, classrooms, and computer labs.

• Familiarizing students with the tools of technology that are an essential part of a 21st century education.

• Teaching students how to navigate in a sea of information—and misinformation—including how to find HELP when they are stuck.

Cece Boehme

A Classroom Teacher’s PerspectiveOn The Value Of A Strong High School Library Program

English Department Chair at West Hills High School

Andrea Oliver

A Student’s PerspectiveOn The Value Of A Strong High School Library Program

2006 Graduate of Santana High School 2011 Graduate of San Diego State University

Summa Cum Laude

Major: English Literature

Graduated

Andrea Oliver

A Student’s PerspectiveOn The Value Of A Strong High School Library Program

2006 Graduat

e Santana

HighSchool

2011Summa

Cum Laude

GraduateSDSU

Planning For The Future


Technology


Technology

Passive consumers of information will be left behind in the 21st century.

Students must learn to be knowledge creators.

Planning For The FutureThe Increasing Need For Schools to Teach Information

Literacy

“Though we may know how to find the information we need, we must also know how to evaluate it.”

“Over the past decade, we have seen a crisis of authenticity emerge. We now live in a world where anyone can publish an opinion or perspective, whether true or not, and have that opinion amplified within the information marketplace.”

“…institutions such as libraries and universities…can help separate truth from fiction and signal from noise.”

On October 1st, 2009, President Barack Obama signed a Proclamation declaring that October be designated

“Information Literacy Awareness Month” in the United States.

President Barack Obama


Literacy

“The ability to seek, find, and decipher information can be applied to countless life decisions, whether financial, medical, educational, or technical.”

“Our Nation’s educators and institutions of learning must be aware of—and adjust to—these new realities. In addition to the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic, it is equally important that our students are given the tools required to take advantage of the information available to them.”

“An informed and educated citizenry is essential to the functioning of our modern democratic society, and I encourage educational and community institutions across the country to help Americans find and evaluate the infor mation they seek, in all its forms.”

From President Obama’s Proclamation Declaring Information Literacy Awareness Month


Literacy

“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.”

Standards for 21st-Century Learners

WASC has only recently added an “Information Literacy” component to its evaluation of colleges seeking WASC accreditation.The Educational Testing Service (ETS) has just recently released iSkills, its first-of-a-kind student assessment that tests Information Literacy competencies.

California recently launched its Digital Literacy Initiative, designed to improve the Information Literacy skills of all Californians.

Every study conducted has shown that the Information Literacy skills taught in a strong library program with qualified personnel results in higher student achievement and increased standardized test scores.


Facilities: The Library Learning Commons

Excerpt from GUHSD Ed Specs for Library Learning Commons

Facilities:

“Each site master plan will include a Library Learning Commons (LLC) designed as a flexible, student-centered facility that provides: easy access to the LLC’s print and electronic collections; state-of-the-art technology for research, coursework, and direct instruction; moveable furniture allowing for multiple seating arrangements; teaching/study areas that can be reconfigured for a variety of uses…”

GUHSD Educational Specifications for Library Learning Commons Facilities were developed in 2009-2010, over several months of meetings between district teacher-librarians, architects, facilities planners, and others. It was a truly collaborative process.

GUHSD Library Council’s Guiding Principles for Future Library Learning Commons Facilities

Student learner as primary focus of all decisionsFlexibility that allows space to be configured in multiple ways (movable furniture, partitions, shelves, equipment, etc.)State-of-the-art technologiesSpace designed to accommodate future technologies Supervision and safety are top prioritiesWelcoming and comfortable Abundant natural and artificial lightingEnvironmentally responsibleDesigned and built as part of a holistic, campus-wide visionTeacher-Librarians as active participants in all aspects of the design processDesign that factors in ergonomics, multiple learning styles, and the needs of students and staff with disabilities

For more information about the wonderful world of library services, please visit the GUHSD Virtual Library Learning

Commons and click on “About VLLC / Library Program Resources.”library.guhsd.net

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