A Virtual Tour of Our School's Makerspace. I’ve shared lots of small details of our makerspace so far in our first year, including examples of World Language projects, examples of primary grades projects, space design details that have proven important and surprising and unexpected needs.
I’ve even shared lots of details about other makerspaces I’ve visited. But I’ve never shared what our makerspace looks like in its entirety. The importance of school libraries in the Google Age. Kay Oddone In Australia, access to the internet is almost ubiquitous.
In 2014–15, 85% of the Australian population aged 15 years and over were internet users, with 99% of people aged 15–17 using the internet (ABS 2016). School-Libraries-the heart of 21st C schools.pdf. Books To Inspire Kids To Change The World. The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time. We’re living in a golden age of young-adult literature, when books ostensibly written for teens are equally adored by readers of every generation.
In the… We’re living in a golden age of young-adult literature, when books ostensibly written for teens are equally adored by readers of every generation. School Library Guidelines, 2nd edition. By IFLA School Libraries Standing Committee, Barbara Schultz-Jones and Dianne Oberg (Eds.) This is the new edition of the School Library Guidelines, approved by the IFLA Professional Committee in June 2015. These guidelines constitute the second edition of the IFLA ‘School Library Guidelines’. The 4 Facets of Information Literacy. When talking to instructors about what information literacy is, I’m not the biggest fan of referring to its commonly accepted definition: “Information literacy is the ability to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.”
Why? Because in order to embrace it, support it, and implement it in their courses, instructors need a description that more precisely breaks down the skill sets involved in information literacy so that they can determine how those skills best fit within the context of their courses. That’s where the instructional design skill of task analysis comes in (which also requires overcoming one’s expert blindspot). What specific skill sets are needed for one to become information literate?
Jane Corry Supports School Libraries. Jane CorryMultnomah County Library Why are School Libraries Important?
They not only foster a love of reading (the only place in schools that have the time to focus on that) and they are centers of not only technology but instruction in how to use and evaluate the information they come across, Navigating and evaluating information is not taught anywhere else. New report from Scholastic confirms the importance of school libraries and librarians. “The modern school librarian plays many roles within a school and is an invaluable resource for literacy instruction, the integration of technology and so much more,” said John Schumacher (Mr.
Schu!) , Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic. We couldn’t agree more. This week, Scholastic released the 2016 edition of School Libraries Work! , a new research report providing evidence of the positive impact of school librarians and libraries on student learning (check out the School Library Journal coverage!). Freedom of Access to Information and Resources. Helping Students Become Better Online Researchers.
Your students are probably Internet authorities.
When it comes to Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, they might know far more than you. All of that time spent tweeting and chatting doesn’t necessarily translate to deep learning though. As students progress through school, online research skills become more important — for good reason. School Libraries and Makerspaces: Can They Coexist?
More and more schools are coming to value maker education and exploring ways to create makerspaces in their schools.
Many schools are discussing how they might utilize their library to facilitate this. As my school has increased our commitment to constructionist learning and maker education over the last few years, we have done so in close collaboration with our school library. In exploring the relationship between the school library and school makerspace, it's not difficult to see why conversations about the growth of makerspaces are often tied to the conversation about the future of libraries. Both makerspaces and libraries are constructivist learning spaces that share a number of common goals, while approaching them in different ways and through very different material resources. A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet. It’s Not About Shelving The Books and Keeping Kids Quiet.
Some schools no longer have teacher-librarians and, the more I see of teacher-librarians, the less sense that makes to me.
What’s next? No teachers? Kids turning up to the classroom each morning and inventing the day ahead?