spl youth symposium 2014

gretchen caserotti

Seattle Public Library Youth & Early Learning Symposium

March 4, 2014

#slpYELS

@gcaserottigretchen@mld.org

connectcollaborate

create

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perceptions

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reality

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teaching & learning

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Play energizes us and enlivens us. It eases our burdens. It renews our natural sense of optimism and opens us up to new possibilities.Stuart Brown, MD - Institute of Play

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research proves that play:• builds ability to solve problems, negotiate rules, & resolve conflicts;

• develops confident, flexible minds that are open to new possibilities;

• develops creativity, resilience, independence, and leadership;

• strengthens relationships & empathy;

• helps grow strong healthy bodies & reduces stress.

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Graphic from article, From Information Reserve to Media Literacy Learning Commons: Revisiting the 21st Century Library as the Home for Media Literacy Education

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• collaboration

• creativity

• social & life skills

• technical skills

• problem solving

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• through physical spaces

• through virtual spaces

• through programs

• through mentorship & relationships

this learning happens...

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physical spaces

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Brian Bannon, Commissioner Chicago Public

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virtual spaces

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photo by YouMedia, Chicago Public Library

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Digital Citizenship

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programs

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devdev.chattlibrary.org/

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Make It at Meridian Library

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Creative Stations

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photo by YouMedia, Chicago Public Library

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photo by Claire Moore, Darien Library

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AMY KOESTER

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relationships(mentoring)

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It is in playing, and only in playing, that the individual child or adult is able to be creative and to use the whole personality, and it is only in being creative that the individual discovers the self.D.W. Winnicott

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Thanks for Listening

Questions?

Want to talk more?

Gretchen Caserotti

gretchen@mld.org

@gcaserotti

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serving youth communities

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