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Friday, October 20, 2017
Thursday, March 9, 2017
A message from your librarians: What is news? Who decides?
The following is gathered from a December 2016 article written by Professor Dean Miller.
The article was accessed from the Nieman Reports, a publication of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
What is news? Who decides?
The article was accessed from the Nieman Reports, a publication of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
What is news? Who decides?
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Seriously good...A Prezi on The Big 6
Will definitely adapt this for use with elementary students...
Thanks to Julie S. for sharing...
Thanks to Julie S. for sharing...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
You have to start somewhere survey!
As mentioned in the previous post, the 4th grade students and I have teamed up on a journey to explore territory new to us. Just like Lewis and Clark, we bring the skills we have with the understanding that there is so much more to know and learn.
At the start of this year, students were asked to answer a few survey questions asking about favorite books, authors, and what they liked best and the least about the library.
More importantly, they were asked questions about what they knew about themselves as learners, what they felt was important to learn and to realize that they have a voice to share.
What I discovered through the survey and what is evident in our scheduled library visits is how much they genuinely love and appreciate this place called the library and what it has to offer. Not simply in the physical sense, although that plays an integral part in their present reality, but also the promise of what this "place" can offer them in their future. What they bring to the journey is a sincere desire to learn, a sincere feeling that all can be possible and a willingness to try their best.
Our first leg of the journey takes us on a "communication" trail.
We are defining "place".
We are defining where we are now and thinking about where we are headed.
Every journey starts with a first step and are on definitely on our way!
In their own words:
WHAT I LOVE BEST...
WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW...
HOW I LEARN BEST...
COMING SOON: What is the internet? And ways to collaborate...
At the start of this year, students were asked to answer a few survey questions asking about favorite books, authors, and what they liked best and the least about the library.
More importantly, they were asked questions about what they knew about themselves as learners, what they felt was important to learn and to realize that they have a voice to share.
What I discovered through the survey and what is evident in our scheduled library visits is how much they genuinely love and appreciate this place called the library and what it has to offer. Not simply in the physical sense, although that plays an integral part in their present reality, but also the promise of what this "place" can offer them in their future. What they bring to the journey is a sincere desire to learn, a sincere feeling that all can be possible and a willingness to try their best.
Our first leg of the journey takes us on a "communication" trail.
We are defining "place".
We are defining where we are now and thinking about where we are headed.
Every journey starts with a first step and are on definitely on our way!
In their own words:
WHAT I LOVE BEST...
WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW...
HOW I LEARN BEST...
COMING SOON: What is the internet? And ways to collaborate...
Sunday, September 28, 2014
How are we like Lewis and Clark?
I begin a new adventure this year teaching skills to elementary students, grades K-4.
The students and I begin a new adventure together.
So much has been written over the past several years about how important 21st Century Skills are to our students' present and future success. When I asked to come back to teaching, I came with a strong sense of what I wanted to accomplish via my classroom.
I believe a strong library program offers a perfect platform to converge these skill sets across the educational gamut.
For our students to be prepared for the future predictions of the world they will live in, we must allow time for them to build upon the foundation of who they are right now as learners. They need to recognize themselves in the process. They need to reflect on their practice. They need to be actively involved in as many educational decisions as possible. They need to acknowledge the power they have over their own learning. They need to recognize and apply 21st Century Skills sets with deliberation.
When I share my perspective with some folks, I am often reminded how young elementary students are. Yes, they are young.
But I believe in my heart-of-hearts that students do stretch to the expectations you place before them. I believe them quite capable of applying process skills with precision. I believe it is my responsibility to offer educational experiences where they can recognize and apply personal strategies as they experiment with communicating, collaborating and creative decision-making, thinking processes.
So here's the plan. During each marking period, we will operate within a themed perspective. Library curriculum will be presented within the context of each theme. The themes are communication, collaboration, thinking, and creativity. We will drop the buzz word designation "21st Century". From now on, we will call them SS (Sand Skills) because I believe these skills bridge and fill their educational space. (Thanks, Chris D. for the analogy idea).
We have a talked about where we are going on our learning journey and will document our stops and experiences along the way.
I look forward to us learning about information, research, communication, collaboration, thinking and creativity application skills together.
Lewis and Clark faced their journey with audacity and a sense of adventure. And, I think, so will we!
The students and I begin a new adventure together.
So much has been written over the past several years about how important 21st Century Skills are to our students' present and future success. When I asked to come back to teaching, I came with a strong sense of what I wanted to accomplish via my classroom.
I believe a strong library program offers a perfect platform to converge these skill sets across the educational gamut.
For our students to be prepared for the future predictions of the world they will live in, we must allow time for them to build upon the foundation of who they are right now as learners. They need to recognize themselves in the process. They need to reflect on their practice. They need to be actively involved in as many educational decisions as possible. They need to acknowledge the power they have over their own learning. They need to recognize and apply 21st Century Skills sets with deliberation.
When I share my perspective with some folks, I am often reminded how young elementary students are. Yes, they are young.
But I believe in my heart-of-hearts that students do stretch to the expectations you place before them. I believe them quite capable of applying process skills with precision. I believe it is my responsibility to offer educational experiences where they can recognize and apply personal strategies as they experiment with communicating, collaborating and creative decision-making, thinking processes.
So here's the plan. During each marking period, we will operate within a themed perspective. Library curriculum will be presented within the context of each theme. The themes are communication, collaboration, thinking, and creativity. We will drop the buzz word designation "21st Century". From now on, we will call them SS (Sand Skills) because I believe these skills bridge and fill their educational space. (Thanks, Chris D. for the analogy idea).
We have a talked about where we are going on our learning journey and will document our stops and experiences along the way.
I look forward to us learning about information, research, communication, collaboration, thinking and creativity application skills together.
Lewis and Clark faced their journey with audacity and a sense of adventure. And, I think, so will we!
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