It's been a long time!

Since I am entering the twilight of my career, at least under these professional circumstances, I decided now is the time to document my ideas and beliefs regarding the impact strong library programs can and should have.

I have always felt strongly that a well-conceived library program is integral to preparing students for their future endeavors.

The entry below is a copy of a graduate course assignment to earn instructional certification for online learning. It was written way back in January of 2015. 

I expect this to be a good baseline for future posts. The content may be a bit quaint as related to emerging technology applications, but the essence is still exceptionally relevant.

So what does this have to do with now? Everything, I suspect. 

As I did in 2015 (and before), I still contend that Information Literacy skills are life-long, and practical and MUST be applied across all disciplines. 

I believe these skills are essential. 

I believe these skills support educational endeavors and personal interests. 

I believe these skills translate to fit a myriad of needs.

It's a tall order that requires strategic consideration, placement, support, and application.

The following are snippets of thought related to the above.

We need to design and implement a curriculum designed to teach a foundation of skills related to the 4Cs. At times, these skills can be taught as a stand-alone application but are often best taught across the scope of multiple, common-sense, strategic intersections embedded throughout a student's educational career at a point of need.

We need a program designed to systematically offer a series of fundamental, core, baseline skills that reach each child at an opportune point of need across multiple grade levels and multiple projects.

If you consider the library program as an integral portion of the K -12 experience, it is perfectly poised to act as a centralized path that students cycle through for this type of targeted learning. The image below should help to define my thoughts.