re-inventing school libraries for 21st century learners

Re-inventing

School Libraries

For 21st Century Learners

Deb Hanson, MLISSchool District of Lee County

Media Specialist Summer Cadre Training

June 22, 2009

We’ll explore…We’ll explore…

Future trendsFuture trends Definition of 21Definition of 21stst century century

skills/learningskills/learning Characteristics of the students we Characteristics of the students we

serveserve How media specialists can become How media specialists can become

“learning architects” for the 21“learning architects” for the 21stst centurycentury

What What waswas your school your school library like in 19--?library like in 19--?

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Did You Know?Did You Know?

21C Skills Students 21C Skills Students Need…Need…

Information, media literacy and communication skillsInformation, media literacy and communication skills Thinking and problem-solving Thinking and problem-solving

Interpersonal, collaborative and self-direction skillsInterpersonal, collaborative and self-direction skills

Global awareness Global awareness

Financial, economic and business literacy, and developing Financial, economic and business literacy, and developing entrepreneurial skills entrepreneurial skills

Civic literacy Civic literacy

http://http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/www.21stcenturyskills.org/

2121stst century learning… century learning…

““If people want to see what we mean by “21st If people want to see what we mean by “21st century learning” – they need only step into a century learning” – they need only step into a vibrant school library media center to see it in vibrant school library media center to see it in action. Why? Students are engaged in action. Why? Students are engaged in project-project-based learningbased learning, , usingusing technologytechnology, , accessingaccessing, , evaluatingevaluating, , using informationusing information to to produce a produce a quality productquality product.  Chances are, the teacher-.  Chances are, the teacher-librarian has librarian has collaboratedcollaborated with one or more with one or more classroom teachers to plan this learning classroom teachers to plan this learning experience, and there is some experience, and there is some connection connection “outside of the school walls”“outside of the school walls” either through either through information gathering or information gathering or authentic assessmentauthentic assessment. . “ “

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http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/index.cfm

Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge

Draw Conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.

Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.

Pursue personal and aesthetic growth

AASL 21st century standards

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/index.cfm

How do we ensure our How do we ensure our students learn these students learn these

skills?skills?

Physical and Virtual

Focused on learning, not

teachingStudent-centered

Socially Connected

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21st Century School

Libraries

Focused on learning, not

teaching

Who are our students and Who are our students and what do we know about what do we know about

them?them?

“The cookies on my daughter’s computer know more about her interests than her teachers do.”

–Henry Kelly, President Federation of American Scientists

We serve digital We serve digital natives…natives…

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•Kids born 1991 – 2004

•They never knew life without TV, video games, or computers

•They are The Net Generation and Generation

Next

And they demand*…And they demand*…

FreedomFreedom CustomizationCustomization ScrutinyScrutiny IntegrityIntegrity

CollaborationCollaboration EntertainmentEntertainment SpeedSpeed InnovationInnovation

*The 8 Norms of NetGeners - From Grown Up Digital ©2009 by Don Tapscott

With an eye toward With an eye toward new literacies…new literacies…

DigitalDigital VisualVisual TextualTextual TechnologicalTechnological

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"The illiterate of the 21st "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those century will not be those

who cannot read and write, who cannot read and write, but those who cannot but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and re-learn, unlearn, and re-

learn." learn." - Alvin Toffler- Alvin Toffler

Focus on learningFocus on learning

From Teacher-Librarian to From Teacher-Librarian to “Learning Architect”“Learning Architect”

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It starts with us…

““Forgive me if it hurts…In my mind, if Forgive me if it hurts…In my mind, if you are not you are not an expertan expert in new in new information and communication tools, information and communication tools, you are NOT a media specialist for you are NOT a media specialist for today.” today.”

– – Joyce Valenza, LMS, Springfield Township HS, Joyce Valenza, LMS, Springfield Township HS, April 2009April 2009

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Welcome to

Web 3.0…

But what h

appened

to Web 2.0?

Karl Fisch: “I certainly don’t have all the Karl Fisch: “I certainly don’t have all the answers here, but I would strongly suggest answers here, but I would strongly suggest that if you want to support that if you want to support readingreading, then , then you have to be doing it in the you have to be doing it in the social mediasocial media spacespace as well. “ as well. “

robinellis: our librarians need to robinellis: our librarians need to begin to broaden their thinking begin to broaden their thinking outside of books, reference outside of books, reference databases - many not readydatabases - many not ready

Are we ready?

We have to be learners We have to be learners ourselves…ourselves…

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2121stst Century social media Century social media toolstools

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Do you have a PLN?Do you have a PLN?

How are you keeping How are you keeping up?up?

How are you sharing?How are you sharing?

What are you reading? What are you reading?

Students, like teachers, Students, like teachers, need Personal Learning need Personal Learning

NetworksNetworks

To make sense of their learningTo make sense of their learning To provide motivation and To provide motivation and

meaningful contextmeaningful context To connect to the global communityTo connect to the global community To get & give feedbackTo get & give feedback

So, as we learn and So, as we learn and plan…plan…

Information literacy lessons that Information literacy lessons that support ECPsupport ECP

Examples of Perfect PracticeExamples of Perfect Practice Info Lit strategies/lessons to improve Info Lit strategies/lessons to improve

FAIR assessment resultsFAIR assessment results

Consider using these…Consider using these…emerging technologies for learning emerging technologies for learning

and scholarshipand scholarship

Blogs, microbloggingBlogs, microblogging podcastspodcasts Social bookmarksSocial bookmarks video production video production wikis for collaborationwikis for collaboration social bookmarking (tagging and social bookmarking (tagging and

organizing info for learning)organizing info for learning)

……in addition to in addition to traditional learning traditional learning

strategies and tools.strategies and tools.

5 steps to becoming a 215 steps to becoming a 21stst century librarian…century librarian…

1.1. Be a learner first – establish your Be a learner first – establish your PLNPLN

2.2. Get comfortable with one new Get comfortable with one new strategy or tool at a timestrategy or tool at a time

3.3. Friend your tech specialistFriend your tech specialist

4.4. Start with one teacher – one classStart with one teacher – one class

5.5. Share your successes with the Share your successes with the worldworld

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You can do it, too…You can do it, too…

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No future left behind…No future left behind…

We are the We are the architects of their architects of their

learning…learning…

let’s design well.let’s design well.

Questions?Questions?

Twitter: @DebH2UTwitter: @DebH2U

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