I wasn't nearly as inspired by the work of Kuhlthau as I feel I should of been. Her Information Search Process (ISP) model works because she backed it with data. To be clear, she interviewed many students, over many years, and, using this data developed a process that models what she discovered was happening. I think the most important factor is that it is backed with research and that the model still holds true in the digital age.
The stages are: task initiation, topic selection, topic exploration, focus formulation, resource collection, presentation.
Feelings move through:Anxiety/Uncertainty, Optimism, Confusion/Frustration/Doubt, Clarity/Interest, Confidence, Satisfaction/Relief/Disappointment.
Students don't move one direction along the continuum, but back and forth as information is discovered and ideas change.
Also read about some important research:
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA377858.html
Am I the only one that wonders how anything can be approved by over 90% of those surveyed?
I am nervous about being able to provide the right level of scaffolding in a busy media center. This is something I will learn with experience.
Also, how can I be a good teacher and provide good "customer" service? I believe it CAN be done.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Standards and VERY BIG ideas...
I'm happy that there are standards for LME. Trying to decide what to teach has always overwhelmed me. Now I know that I have many different sources for LME standards. Some that inspire me are:
MEMO
http://memotech.ning.com/page/memo-information-and
Standards fro the 21st Century Learner
http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards
They included, besides the research skills and literature skills, ethics, participation in a global society, collaboration......important skills for life.
MEMO
http://memotech.ning.com/page/memo-information-and
Standards fro the 21st Century Learner
http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards
They included, besides the research skills and literature skills, ethics, participation in a global society, collaboration......important skills for life.
This ain't a bookstore....but it could be like one.
"The mission of the school library program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. The school librarian empowers students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information" AASL (2009a)”
My words to live by. I found the second chapter in about the role libraries hold to be exciting. I am working in a more traditional setting and would really like to see the shift to teaching life skills. Sometimes it seems like too much, especially since the skills are so important.
Teaching life skills connects nicely with Stiggens Assessment FOR Learning that I am learning in my Edcuation course, as well as with the idea of backwards design in lesson planning.
Inspired by the Anythink Library
http://www.anythinklibraries.org/location/anythink-brighton
Imagine how user-friendly a library arranged like a bookstore would be! Especially if the staff had the same service mentality of a B&N!
My words to live by. I found the second chapter in about the role libraries hold to be exciting. I am working in a more traditional setting and would really like to see the shift to teaching life skills. Sometimes it seems like too much, especially since the skills are so important.
Teaching life skills connects nicely with Stiggens Assessment FOR Learning that I am learning in my Edcuation course, as well as with the idea of backwards design in lesson planning.
Inspired by the Anythink Library
http://www.anythinklibraries.org/location/anythink-brighton
Imagine how user-friendly a library arranged like a bookstore would be! Especially if the staff had the same service mentality of a B&N!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Don't blink.....
Watched the video below:
http://tedxphillyed.com/2011/09/video-post-dr-joyce-valenza-see-sally-research/
Not only was it humorous (OMG), but it illustrated the shift in the role of a library media educator from the 80's to today. The role of library media educators has shifted from that of the "gatekeeper", to one of a coach. In the beginning, the LME would vet resources, only selecting the most appropriate for the library. Students would really only have access to the information that was already deemed authoritative. Now, information is immediately accessible, so the job of LME has shifted to that of making meaning of, determining the validity of, and using information. The most amazing shift, however, was the audience for this information. In the 80's, when I was a teen, the purpose was a report for the teacher. Then, at the turn of the century (yikes!), the audience was the class with the use of PowerPoint. Finally, today the audience is the community, or even the world. It sure makes the impact more meaningful for the student. I was a little overwhelmed with all the tech terms mentioned that I not only didn't know, but had never even heard of.
I am comforted that I am not alone in feeling a bit overwhelmed!
More roles for the LME: cheerleader, lifeguard, implementer of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.
http://tedxphillyed.com/2011/09/video-post-dr-joyce-valenza-see-sally-research/
Not only was it humorous (OMG), but it illustrated the shift in the role of a library media educator from the 80's to today. The role of library media educators has shifted from that of the "gatekeeper", to one of a coach. In the beginning, the LME would vet resources, only selecting the most appropriate for the library. Students would really only have access to the information that was already deemed authoritative. Now, information is immediately accessible, so the job of LME has shifted to that of making meaning of, determining the validity of, and using information. The most amazing shift, however, was the audience for this information. In the 80's, when I was a teen, the purpose was a report for the teacher. Then, at the turn of the century (yikes!), the audience was the class with the use of PowerPoint. Finally, today the audience is the community, or even the world. It sure makes the impact more meaningful for the student. I was a little overwhelmed with all the tech terms mentioned that I not only didn't know, but had never even heard of.
I am comforted that I am not alone in feeling a bit overwhelmed!
More roles for the LME: cheerleader, lifeguard, implementer of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.
So much to do.....
I was struck most by the philosophy of Patricia Bryan Knapp, that library skills are best learned in context. This was proven by the shift in library culture championed at Earlham College in the 1960s. With the involvement of administration, staff, and students, the library became a critical part of the learning process. I find the idea of teaching library skills in conjunction with actual classroom projects nearly a no-brainer. Of course students will "get it" if they use it to improve academic scores.
From the working teachers of our cohort, I am learning that the importance of the library in curriculum development is undervalued. Besides teaching, I will need to quantify and present the impact an integrated library program can have on performance and lifelong learning. I'm also learning that the library media educator is positioning itself to become the tech guru for schools. We also must convince teachers of the value of working with the LME as part of their curriculum. I also learned that I need to look into what, exactly, ELM provides. I have heard the term, but never looked at it in depth.
http://www.elm4you.org/about
OK, I see now, it's awesome for reasearch.
http://www.minitex.umn.edu/Training/SelfPaced/KIB/KIB.html
Here's the upshot: library media educators must be collaborative, champions, self-promoting and tech savvy.
From the working teachers of our cohort, I am learning that the importance of the library in curriculum development is undervalued. Besides teaching, I will need to quantify and present the impact an integrated library program can have on performance and lifelong learning. I'm also learning that the library media educator is positioning itself to become the tech guru for schools. We also must convince teachers of the value of working with the LME as part of their curriculum. I also learned that I need to look into what, exactly, ELM provides. I have heard the term, but never looked at it in depth.
http://www.elm4you.org/about
OK, I see now, it's awesome for reasearch.
http://www.minitex.umn.edu/Training/SelfPaced/KIB/KIB.html
Here's the upshot: library media educators must be collaborative, champions, self-promoting and tech savvy.
Doubt and Fear.....and resources
As I begin to connect, or reconnect, with the online cohort, I realized that I am the only unlicensed teacher. Among by cohort are:
2nd year teacher
Junior High Media Specialist
Media Specialist/Communications teacher
Media Specialist K-8
Former teacher/current substitute
Media Specialist - High School
English Teacher - High School
I worry that I am taking a huge risk. I have no guarantee of a teaching position, just a passion for what I would teach. I know that at least one position will open in my district, but, of course, can't be guaranteed anything. It will be difficult to pay the student loans if I keep my current position of part-time library aide and part-time administrative assistant at the police station. This is what happens when one dithers.
However, I also realize that I have amazing connections with all sorts of different experiences from which I can learn. Hopefully, I will take proper advantage of this and not succumb to doubt.
2nd year teacher
Junior High Media Specialist
Media Specialist/Communications teacher
Media Specialist K-8
Former teacher/current substitute
Media Specialist - High School
English Teacher - High School
I worry that I am taking a huge risk. I have no guarantee of a teaching position, just a passion for what I would teach. I know that at least one position will open in my district, but, of course, can't be guaranteed anything. It will be difficult to pay the student loans if I keep my current position of part-time library aide and part-time administrative assistant at the police station. This is what happens when one dithers.
However, I also realize that I have amazing connections with all sorts of different experiences from which I can learn. Hopefully, I will take proper advantage of this and not succumb to doubt.
And so it begins.....
I have never personally blogged anything, nor had any desire to do so. However, I am being asked to use blogging as a tool of reflection as I progress through my graduate studies. Being a non-journal writer, it will be an effort to get in the habit. Hopefully I am better at this than I am at keeping up with Facebook, or keeping in touch with my long distance friends.
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