Transcript LEARNING MEDIA - Texas Library Association

Its not just books and stories!
My child
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The school
library
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Success in the
21st Century.
Texas Standards for School Libraries:
Texas has best
practices that are to
benchmarks to help
design, implement,
measure and improve
an effective library
program.
Texas Library Standards require:
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access to materials in all
formats at point of need;
 assistance to classroom
teachers in the design of
learning experiences to
meet student needs;
 learning experiences
based on relevance and
21st Century Learning
Skills.
The school library program is…
Critical in the
teaching and
learning process as
an information
source and content
area.
Translation 21st Century Skills are:
not an add-on
 not enrichment
 apply to all subject areas
 life skills each student
must master to learn
independently and work
successfully.
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Texas State Model of School Libraries...
Title 12. Cultural Resources. Part I. Chapter 4 Standards
“offer education,
training, and
guidance to
students and staff in
the use of
information
technology
resources.”
Translation:
fully integrated into
instruction, providing
skills to access
information and ideas.
Translation:
20 years of research on
effective teaching practice tell
us: teaching skills in isolation
is ineffective; provides no long
term retention.
Texas State Model of School Libraries...
Title 12. Cultural Resources. Part I. Chapter 4 Standards
“provides
relevant,
meaningful
instruction based
on multiple
resources.”
Translation:
20 years of research on effective
teaching practice tell us:
information literacy and
problem solving skills must
occur within content areas and
as part of relevant and real
world experiences.
The school library program is…
administration, library
media specialist,
students, and teachers
work as a team to ensure
that the program
positively contributes to
the learning process.
Translation:
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Best practice requires
collaborative planning between
classroom teachers and school
librarians.
 School Librarian is a teacher
first and should be part of
grade level and department
planning.
Texas State Model of School Libraries...
Title 12. Cultural Resources. Part I. Chapter 4 Standards
“applies an
information
problem-solving
process to
curriculumrelated learning
objectives.”
The school library program is…
a discovery learning lab that
uses traditional resources
and new technologies as
standard teaching and
learning tools.
Translation:
not abandoning print material;
 providing digital resources;
 providing instruction in location,
analysis and evaluation of info in
all media;
 Multiple literacy skills .
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The school library program is…
Based around a
convenient, comfortable,
and aesthetically inviting
location with necessary
furnishings and tools.
Translation
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has the equipment, electrical and data
resources needed to serve student learning
needs;
 is an inviting and user friendly facility;
 can accommodate individual and group
learning ;
 Provides a variety of media for discovery
learning and problem solving.
Texas State Model of School Libraries...
Title 12. Cultural Resources. Part I. Chapter 4 Standards
“serves as an information
center that
provides...flexible access
to resources and
technologies, fully
integrated into the
instructional process.”
Translation:
Students, classes and
teachers can get to the
library when they need it,
not just on an appointed
day and time.
The school library program is…
a partnership with teachers to foster
and support a love of reading and
pursuit of knowledge in its many
forms and media
.
Translation
The library media center and
its staff exist to support
instruction, student learning
and the pursuit of knowledge
through print, video, audio,
electronic media, and
collaboration.
Texas State Model of School Libraries...
Title 12. Cultural Resources. Part I. Chapter 4 Standards
“encourages and
provides opportunities
for collaborative
planning and teaching
by librarians and
teachers.”
National Standards for the 21st Century Learner support
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inquiry,
critical thinking,
applying knowledge,
developing informed
decisions,
creating new knowledge
ethical use of information,
personal growth.
On-line tools for Texas students:
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Magazine database
 Encyclopedia Britannica
(three levels and in
Spanish)
 Available from any
computer with internet
connection
How do we get it all done?
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relevant instruction,
 multiple resources,
 information problem
solving,
 application to authentic
real world experience,
 collaboration,
 evaluation of sources,
What does the research say?
Library activities that impact
student performance and
higher test scores:
 Planning with teachers;
 teaching collaboratively with
teachers;
 training teachers to use tech
more effectively.
What does the research say?
Libraries with only a librarian
rarely perform collaborative,
curriculum or integration
activities.
What does the research say?
Schools without librarians
are lower performing on
TAAS than schools with
librarians.
What does the research say?
Libraries with library aides
only, instruction and 21st
Century skills activities are
not being performed
because library aides are not
trained to perform them.
What does the research say?
For libraries to have the greatest
impact on student performance,
libraries need to be staffed, at
minimum, with both a librarian
and an aide.
- Texas Study
What does the research say?
Libraries staffed with librarians
and aides associated with
 increased library use,
 more visits to the library by
individual students,
 more literacy skills
instruction,
 more books and materials
checked out.
- Texas Study
What does the research say?
Test scores tend to be
higher for all types of
schools where there Is a
school librarian.
- Alaska Study
What does the research say?
Test scores tend to be higher for all types
of schools where library staff spend
more time:
 delivering library/information,
 literacy instruction to students,
 collaborating with teachers on
instructional units,
 training teachers in information access.
- Alaska Study
What does the research say?
Test scores tend to be higher
for all types of schools where
the library:
 is open longer hours,
 has a cooperative relationship
with the public library,
 provides online access to
information via the Internet.
-Alaska Study
What does the research say?
Schools with well-developed
library media programs
average 10%-18% higher
reading scores.
- Colorado Study
What does the research say?
When librarians collaborate
with classroom teachers,
reading scores increase 8% 21%.
- Colorado Study
What does the research say?
When students can use the
library as needed, reading
scores improve 13-22%.
- Colorado Study
What does the research say?
When students can access
library resources using the
Internet, reading scores rise
6%-25%.
- Colorado Study
What does the research say?
Reading scores increase with increases :
 in integration of information literacy
with the curriculum,
 in time spent by school librarians
teaching cooperatively with teachers,
 teaching information literacy
independently.
- Pennsylvania Study
What does the research say?
Reading scores increase with increases in:
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providing in-service training to teachers,
 serving on standards committee,
 serving on curriculum committee,
 managing information technology.
- Pennsylvania Study
What’s the result?
An effective library program helps develop
 Analytic skills,
 Thinking across subjects,
 Problem solving skills,
 Divergent thinking,
 Independent learners,
 Leadership and condence.
References
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American Association of School Librarians. (2007).
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. Chicago, IL:
American Library Association.
Lance, Keith Curry, et al. (2000). How school libraries
help kids achieve standards: The second Colorado
Study. San Jose, CA: Hi Willow Research and
Publishing.
Lance, Keith Curry, et al. (2000). Information
empowered: The school librarian as an agent of
academic achievement in Alaska schools. San Jose,
CA: Hi Willow Research and Publishing.
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Lance, Keith Curry, et al. (2000). Measuring up to standards: The impact
of school library programs & information literacy in Pennsylvania schools.
San Jose, CA: Hi Willow Research and Publishing.
 Smith, Ester G. (2001). Texas school libraries: Standards, resources,
services, and students’ performance. EGS Research and Consulting.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission. (2005). School Library
Programs: Standards and Guidelines for Texas, revised. Texas
Administrative Code, Title 13. Cultural Resources, Part I. Texas State
Library and Archives Commission, Chapter 4. School Library Programs,
Subchapter A. Standards and Guidelines, Section 4.1. Austin, TX: Texas
State Library and Archives Commission.