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9. I'll brings snacks and cookies to planning sessions with teachers.
8. I will assist you in discovering and selecting resources for your project. Translation - Less work for already overburdened teachers!
7. By working with the media specialist, I'll know what materials you need and will be happy to add them to the collection.
6. I can assist you in learning how to use the piece of technology or computer program you haven't mastered yet or the piece of technology the school just acquired.
5. I will help compile print and electronic resources to support the curriculum.
4. I can demonstrate the connection between information literacy standards and state standards.
3. I am flexible and want to work with your schedule.
2. I will partner in all aspects of the learning process including authentic assessment of student work and learning.
1. Students at schools where teachers and teacher-librarians work together score higher on achievement tests and learn the skills needed to become information literate adults who will pursue life-long learning endeavors.
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Source : Some websites were selected from a list compiled by the American Library Association. |
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The following links are to sites which provide information about educational theories and strategies.Constructivism - The theory about the nature of reality and how people understand the world around them. It's the idea people make or construct their own knowledge based on their experiences. (Callison in Key Words, Concepts and Methods for Information Age Instruction)
Creative and Inventive Thinking - Thinking creatively is the cognitive process we use to develop ideas that are unique, useful, and worthy of further elaboration. (Callison in Key Words, Concepts and Methods for Information Age Instruction) This is the solution to the cut and paste epidemic.
Critical Thinking - Thinking critically is the cognitive process we use to carefully examine our thinking and the thinking of others in order to clarify and improve our understanding. (Callison in Key Words, Concepts and Methods for Information Age Instruction). By teaching students to think critically, we arm them with the skills needed to face the world, learn new things, and make decisions about whatever they face.
Four Blocks - Four Blocks is a reading instruction framework consisting of a guided reading, self selected reading, writing, and working with words components.
Individual Differences - Because the students we teach come from a variety of backgrounds with a variety of skills, experiences, and abilities, we must learn how to meet their special needs to help them with their own learning process.
Inquiry Based Learning - Based on John Dewey's theories, inquiry learning is student-centered based in active learning. It focuses on questioning, critical thinking and problem solving. Much emphasis is placed on the student. The student generates questions and seeks answers. Then, he/she chooses a way to convey what was learned. The student takes what was learned and expresses it in a new way.
Meaningfulness and Motivation - Meaningfulness and motivation are vital to student learning. In order for students to learn something they must be motivated to do so and, in order for them to be motivated, the learning must hold meaning for them. Otherwise, they are merely memorizing facts and spitting them back. They are not constructing meaning.
Problem and Project-based Learning - Project-based learning (PBL) is a framework for learning that moves away from short, teacher-centered lessons taught in isolation and instead focuses on long-term, interdisciplinary, student-centered projects which are grounded in real world issues and practices. Source: http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/PBLGuide/WhyPBL.html The focus of PBL is the creation of a product. It can be inquiry based if students are involved with creating the problem.
Questioning Strategies - The ability to ask good questions determines whether you'll engage learners, or turn them off. There's no more crucial skill for inquiry based learning than the ability to get children involved and asking good questions.
Source : Many of these resources come from a course taught by Dr. Annette Lamb. |
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