TLA

Advocating Libraries’ Best PracticesTLA, 2005: 

Advocating Libraries’ Best Practices TLA, 2005

Goals: 

Goals To help students become information literate (skillful producers and consumers of information) To design authentic learning tasks involving critical and creative thinking To help students thrive in a learning community not limited by place, time, or disciplinary borders To create collaborative workers and leaders

Information Literacy: 

Information Literacy Is the ability to “recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information…” (Rabinowitz, n.d.) Information literacy is necessary for one to function in today’s world where information is delivered at such a fast rate and in such quantity.

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Information literacy is one of the five competencies for solid job performance according to the U. S. Department of Labor Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills.

Which will help us reach our goals?: 

Which will help us reach our goals? Traditional Library Program Integrated Library Program

Integrated Library Program: 

Integrated Library Program Focus is on information literacy Student-centered Inquiry is valued and encouraged Utilizes the research process Resource-based learning Involves individual and collaborative work Develops habits, strategies, attitudes and skills to be life-long learners.

If we want students to….: 

If we want students to…. Be able to access and use information from a variety of sources Create and communicate information in a variety of ways We may need to…

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Re-evaluate our school library programs!

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TEKS Literature Information Skills Research Process Integrated Library Program

Integrated programs provide opportunities for students to:: 

Integrated programs provide opportunities for students to: Expand, integrate, apply, and create knowledge Think critically and problem solve Communicate ideas Inquire and search for ideas Explore technology and information sources Cooperatively learn Take responsibility for their own learning

Conditions of a Successful Integrated Program are…: 

Conditions of a Successful Integrated Program are… Administrative support Flexible library and classroom schedules Team planning Teachers willing to collaborate Framework for implementing resource-based projects Current, comprehensive, high quality collection

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Librarian Students Teachers To the collaborative, integrated program…

Team Planning Process: 

Team Planning Process

Teacher/Librarian Collaboration: 

Teacher/Librarian Collaboration 4th grade teacher assists students researching space flights. Teachers plan unit of study with the librarian.

Active Learning: 

Active Learning 2nd graders work on timeline of famous Americans. 3rd graders design mural of wetlands. 3rd graders taste cranberries from bogs.

Visiting experts: 

Visiting experts 1st graders learn about birds of prey Knights teach of chivalry.

Student observation: 

Student observation Kindergartners observe life cycles of the butterfly. Kindergartners observe behavior of a snake. First graders interact with worms.Yuck!

Multi-grade Projects: 

Multi-grade Projects

Lessons on information and technology skills: 

Lessons on information and technology skills Demonstrating note-taking skills Teaching “Trash and Treasure” from Big6.

Use of Technology: 

Use of Technology Students use databases to locate information on the thirteen original colonies. 3rd grade student video tapes peers presenting their “Wetlands” Public Service Announcement.

Students read print materials to gather information: 

Students read print materials to gather information Student take notes without plagiarizing.

Product Creation: 

Product Creation 4th graders work on final product for space unit. 3rd grade students made books about wetlands to be checked out in the library.

Field Trips: 

Field Trips Kindergartners learn about life science through a trip to the zoo.

Motivation and Focus: 

Motivation and Focus 3rd graders study cultures through immigrants at Ellis Island. Bulgarian woman coming to America motivates 3rd graders to study cultures from around the world..

Presentations: 

Presentations 3rd graders present their wetlands project. Kindergartners present fairy tale. 3rd graders record “Wetlands” Public Service Announcement to play on school TV broadcast.

Product display: 

Product display 4th grade display of spacecraft. 2nd graders display clay “monuments” that represent a famous American’s accomplishment. 3rd graders made a wetland diorama.

The students’ opinions of their integrated projects:: 

The students’ opinions of their integrated projects: I like doing projects. Crystal, 3rd grade This is the most fun I’ve had all year. Nathan, 4th grade I like working with a team of kids and being creative. Erich, 3rd grade Working in a group was fun because I didn’t have to do all the work myself. Joshua, 5th grade I liked learning about what kind of animals live in the wetlands. Rachel, 3rd grade I liked eating the cranberries from the bogs. Michael, 3rd grade The Christa McAulliffe space shuttle only lasted 73 seconds before it blew up. Tre, 4th grade The tortillas we made were so good! Allison, kindergarten I learned about different cultures. Bella, 3rd grade I like learning about Trash and Treasure. Carlos 5th grade I love the library bestest of all. Ian 1st grade

Teacher Comments4th Grade Teachers: 

Teacher Comments 4th Grade Teachers The Kemp's Sea Turtle Unit for the 4th grade has been extremely productive. The students have enjoyed working together with their teacher, their librarian and their CIT. Through this collaboration, the students received better research process skills and support. The librarian and CIT have been extremely supportive of us, and your organization has made the whole project more effective and clarified the Big6 process for us as classroom teachers. We appreciate you both so much. Together we have made a difference in our fourth graders and their understanding of the plight of the Kemp's Ridley sea turtles.

Teacher Comments: 

Teacher Comments Thanks so much for all your help! This has been a great experience! I was dreading research (I’ve done it before, but I had to do ALL the work), but you made it so easy. My students were all successful due to the extra support, and I’m looking forward to our next unit. 5th grade teacher

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Cynthia Luna 2004 National Distinguished Principal Cindy Luna 2004 National Distinguished Principal Today, teachers are held accountable for more instructional demands than ever before. In a time when instructional needs exceed the hours in the school day, teachers need to rely on integrated instruction. The Big 6 Model allows teachers to collaborate and integrate curriculum instruction. The classroom teacher serves as the content specialist. The librarian facilitates the research and proper sources, and the computer specialist helps students demonstrate their learning through technology projects such as webpages, brochures, videos, maps, etc…Working together the librarian, classroom teacher, and computer specialist integrate the learning of numerous skills and content during a compact learning time frame. Integration of content produces a “win-win” situation for the librarian, computer specialist, classroom teacher and, most importantly, for the students!