This tool can be used to create custom searches which pertain to information literacy in the classroom curriculum. Click on the information literacy button to view more about this search engine.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Competency #7: Internet
Integrating information literacy skills into the school curriculum is a priority for school librarians. An excellent website for school librarians is Resources for School Librarians: Information Skills lessons. It is located at http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/libplans.html#top. This site includes an abundance of information on Information Skills Curriculum and Standards, Program Integration and Flexible Scheduling, Research and Instructional Models, Assessment, Information Skills Units, Literature Units, Technology and Internet Units, and using primary sources. Lesson plans, activities, and resources are all included. I chose this site because it is a great resource for librarians who are working on integrating information literacy skills into the school curriculum. I utilized Google.com to search for this site.
Competency #6: Multimedia
The school library media center has many available resources which can enhance the quality and effectiveness of instruction. It is very important to utlize these library resources to augment the school curruculum. I choose this photograph because it illustrates how the library can be used to design engaging lessons which integrate curriculum content. I found this graphic through Google Images. The origional photograph can be found at http://rachelontheroad.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/april-19-2007-green-meadow-school/
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Competency #5D: Citation Pearl
I began in Project Muse with the terms "information literacy lessons" for my citation pearl search. One good hit which I received was:
Snavely, Loanne.Making Problem-Based Learning Work: Institutional Changesportal: Libraries and the Academy - Volume 4, Number 4, October 2004, pp. 521-531 - Article[View HTML] [View PDF] ...for introducing information literacy to students. The author reviews...PBL and information literacy, examines the unique challenges PBL...in solidifying those lessons for the class. During group sharing, the...Subject Headings:Information literacy -- Study and teaching.Library orientation -- Study and teaching.Problem-based learning.Abstract
This article on problem-based learning (PBL) explores the advantages of its use as a teaching/learning strategy for introducing information literacy to students. The author reviews the various methods presented in the literature for integrating PBL and information literacy, examines the unique challenges PBL presents for instructors, librarians, library instruction programs, and institutions, as well as presents methods for library administrators to support these efforts. This is fourth in a series on PBL and the library.
To find more hits which were similar I added the term: problem based learning
I received 383 more hits. Many were very relevant. This data base and the citation pearl technique supported me in my quest to find many more like hits. My first hit was my original article but my second hit was:
Cheney, Debora (Debora Lee), 1955-Problem-Based Learning: Librarians as Collaboratorsportal: Libraries and the Academy - Volume 4, Number 4, October 2004, pp. 495-508 - Article[View HTML] [View PDF] ...students to acquire information-gathering skills as part of their subject...learning information literacy skills are both difficult. Under these...learning experience, lessons learned, and the advantages of PBL are...(Debora Lee) Cheney - Problem-Based Learning: Librarians as...(2004) 495-508 Problem-Based Learning: Librarians as Collaborators and...Abstract Problem-based learning (PBL) presents an opportunity for...Subject Headings:Information literacy -- Study and teaching.Library orientation -- Study and teaching.Academic libraries -- Relations with faculty and curriculum.Problem-based learning.Abstract
Problem-based learning (PBL) presents an opportunity for librarians and instructors to collaborate on designing learning experiences that will allow students to acquire information-gathering skills as part of their subject curriculum. This article describes a pilot course that incorporated PBL in the School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) First-Year Seminar (FYS). The focus was on using questions to solve problems, evaluating information resources, using appropriate research and information sources to answer a research question, and defining course expectations for information gathering. The process of how the instructor and librarian worked to develop an appropriate learning experience, lessons learned, and the advantages of PBL are described. The article is second in a series of articles describing the instructor perspective (Larry Spence), later developments in the same course (Michael Pelikan), and the role of the libraries' instruction programs in furthering such approaches (Loanne Snavely).
Snavely, Loanne.Making Problem-Based Learning Work: Institutional Changesportal: Libraries and the Academy - Volume 4, Number 4, October 2004, pp. 521-531 - Article[View HTML] [View PDF] ...for introducing information literacy to students. The author reviews...PBL and information literacy, examines the unique challenges PBL...in solidifying those lessons for the class. During group sharing, the...Subject Headings:Information literacy -- Study and teaching.Library orientation -- Study and teaching.Problem-based learning.Abstract
This article on problem-based learning (PBL) explores the advantages of its use as a teaching/learning strategy for introducing information literacy to students. The author reviews the various methods presented in the literature for integrating PBL and information literacy, examines the unique challenges PBL presents for instructors, librarians, library instruction programs, and institutions, as well as presents methods for library administrators to support these efforts. This is fourth in a series on PBL and the library.
To find more hits which were similar I added the term: problem based learning
I received 383 more hits. Many were very relevant. This data base and the citation pearl technique supported me in my quest to find many more like hits. My first hit was my original article but my second hit was:
Cheney, Debora (Debora Lee), 1955-Problem-Based Learning: Librarians as Collaboratorsportal: Libraries and the Academy - Volume 4, Number 4, October 2004, pp. 495-508 - Article[View HTML] [View PDF] ...students to acquire information-gathering skills as part of their subject...learning information literacy skills are both difficult. Under these...learning experience, lessons learned, and the advantages of PBL are...(Debora Lee) Cheney - Problem-Based Learning: Librarians as...(2004) 495-508 Problem-Based Learning: Librarians as Collaborators and...Abstract Problem-based learning (PBL) presents an opportunity for...Subject Headings:Information literacy -- Study and teaching.Library orientation -- Study and teaching.Academic libraries -- Relations with faculty and curriculum.Problem-based learning.Abstract
Problem-based learning (PBL) presents an opportunity for librarians and instructors to collaborate on designing learning experiences that will allow students to acquire information-gathering skills as part of their subject curriculum. This article describes a pilot course that incorporated PBL in the School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) First-Year Seminar (FYS). The focus was on using questions to solve problems, evaluating information resources, using appropriate research and information sources to answer a research question, and defining course expectations for information gathering. The process of how the instructor and librarian worked to develop an appropriate learning experience, lessons learned, and the advantages of PBL are described. The article is second in a series of articles describing the instructor perspective (Larry Spence), later developments in the same course (Michael Pelikan), and the role of the libraries' instruction programs in furthering such approaches (Loanne Snavely).
Competency #5C: Successive Fractions
To begin the successive fraction search I chose the Eric Internet database.
My initial search term was: "school library"
I received 14,519 hits.
I chose to search within results: "information literacy"
I received 853 hits.
Again I limited by search within results: "curriculum"
I received 150 hits.
I limited by: journal articles
I received 51 hits.
At this point I noticed that some of the articles were about programs in foreign countries.
I chose search within results: United States
Eric Internet was easy to navigate and utilize limiting strategies. My search had good results.
The results were two good specific hits.
My first hit was:
. Library Power as a Vehicle for the Evolution of Change. (ED412955)
Author(s):
Tastad, Shirley; Tallman, Julie
Source:
N/A
Pub Date:
1997-00-00
Pub Type(s):
Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Peer-Reviewed:
N/A
Descriptors:Community Involvement; Curriculum Development; Educational Change; Educational Cooperation; Elementary Secondary Education; Information Literacy; Library Role; Library Services; Media Specialists; Principals; School Culture; School Libraries
Abstract:The DeWitt Wallace-Readers Digest Library Power Initiative has been instrumental in precipitating reform efforts in school libraries. National Library Power programs have strengthened the role of the school library media specialist and the school library program. The initiative emphasizes that library media specialists integrate information literacy skills throughout the curriculum. Library Power has attempted to change the perceived role of the media specialist as a "keeper of the books" to that of teaching partner, leader, and advocate for student achievement. In Library Power schools, principals, library media specialists, teachers, students, parents and the community assume significant roles in the evolution of change. This paper describes a study of two elementary schools in a large urban school district in the southeastern United States which are a part of the National Library Power Program. Data collected over a three-year period beginning in the fall of 1994 included interviews with key personnel in the Library Power initiative, participant observations, written documentation, and a survey instrument on the collaborative planning activities of media specialists. The paper discusses developing a stronger curricular role for the media specialist; strengthening the role of the principal as facilitator; developing learning-centered libraries; developing a school culture to sustain reform; developing community involvement; and study implications. (Contains 28 references.) (SWC) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
Full-Text Availability Options:
ERIC Full Text (295K)
My initial search term was: "school library"
I received 14,519 hits.
I chose to search within results: "information literacy"
I received 853 hits.
Again I limited by search within results: "curriculum"
I received 150 hits.
I limited by: journal articles
I received 51 hits.
At this point I noticed that some of the articles were about programs in foreign countries.
I chose search within results: United States
Eric Internet was easy to navigate and utilize limiting strategies. My search had good results.
The results were two good specific hits.
My first hit was:
. Library Power as a Vehicle for the Evolution of Change. (ED412955)
Author(s):
Tastad, Shirley; Tallman, Julie
Source:
N/A
Pub Date:
1997-00-00
Pub Type(s):
Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Peer-Reviewed:
N/A
Descriptors:Community Involvement; Curriculum Development; Educational Change; Educational Cooperation; Elementary Secondary Education; Information Literacy; Library Role; Library Services; Media Specialists; Principals; School Culture; School Libraries
Abstract:The DeWitt Wallace-Readers Digest Library Power Initiative has been instrumental in precipitating reform efforts in school libraries. National Library Power programs have strengthened the role of the school library media specialist and the school library program. The initiative emphasizes that library media specialists integrate information literacy skills throughout the curriculum. Library Power has attempted to change the perceived role of the media specialist as a "keeper of the books" to that of teaching partner, leader, and advocate for student achievement. In Library Power schools, principals, library media specialists, teachers, students, parents and the community assume significant roles in the evolution of change. This paper describes a study of two elementary schools in a large urban school district in the southeastern United States which are a part of the National Library Power Program. Data collected over a three-year period beginning in the fall of 1994 included interviews with key personnel in the Library Power initiative, participant observations, written documentation, and a survey instrument on the collaborative planning activities of media specialists. The paper discusses developing a stronger curricular role for the media specialist; strengthening the role of the principal as facilitator; developing learning-centered libraries; developing a school culture to sustain reform; developing community involvement; and study implications. (Contains 28 references.) (SWC) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
Full-Text Availability Options:
ERIC Full Text (295K)
Competency #5B: Specific Facet First
My topic is integrating information literacy skills into the elementary school curriculum. Working with Academic Search Complete I chose "information literacy lessons" as my most specific facet. I received only 2 hits in. Both hits were very relevant so my search was successful. My first hit was:
Walking the Collaborative Talk. By: Bush, Gail. Knowledge Quest, Sep/Oct2003, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p52-52, 1p; (AN 11025183)Notes: This title is available at the TWU LibraryPDF Full Text(194KB) Available TWU catalog
Walking the Collaborative Talk. By: Bush, Gail. Knowledge Quest, Sep/Oct2003, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p52-52, 1p; (AN 11025183)Notes: This title is available at the TWU LibraryPDF Full Text(194KB) Available TWU catalog
Friday, July 4, 2008
Competency #5A: Building Block Search Strategy
For this search using the building block strategy I searched for information literacy in the classroom using Library Lit in Wilson Web.
My first search looked like this:
S1 ( library or information literacy or research)
and
S2 (grammar school or elementary school or primary school)
and
S3 (curricul* or lessons or activities)
Search Results:
131 Records found for (library or information literacy or research)Keyword AND (curricul* or lessons or activities) Keyword AND (grammar school or elementary school or primary school) Keyword
In Library Lit & Inf Full Text
Most of these hits were good but some topics were on activities which just happened to be conducted in the library. To refine this I added skills to library: library skills.
S1 ( library skills or information literacy or research)
and
S2 (grammar school or elementary school or primary school)
and
S3 (curricul* or lessons or activities)
Search Results:
26 Records found for (library skills or information literacy or research)Keyword AND (curricul* or lessons or activities) Keyword AND (grammar school or elementary school or primary school) Keyword
In Library Lit & Inf Full Text
This was more specific but I noticed that some articles included high school information which was not what I was looking for so I refined using the not term
S1 ( library skills or information literacy or research)
and
S2 (elementary school not high school)
and
S3 (curricul* or lessons or activities)
Search Results:
11 Records found for (library skills or information literacy or research)Keyword AND (curricul* or lessons or activities) Keyword AND (elementary school not high school) Keyword
In Library Lit & Inf Full Text
My search has now led me to 11 articles but the articles are not meeting my needs as I would like. I do not believe that searching using keywords is working to my advantage. I changed the keyword tab to smart search. I believe the hits I got were much more useful.
Search Results:
35 Records found for (library skills or information literacy or research)Smart Search AND (elementary school not high school) Smart Search AND (curriculum or lessons or activities) Smart Search
In Library Lit & Inf Full Text
The search was successful. The topic took some limiting but I found Library Lit easy to navigate. The results gave me good article choices which were focused on information literacy in the elementary school media center.
My first hit is:
Title:
Can One Person Really Make a Difference?
Personal Author:
Wanyo, Carol
Journal Name:
School Library Media Activities Monthly
Source:
School Library Media Activities Monthly v. 24 no. 4 (December 2007) p. 47-9
Publication Year:
2007
Abstract:
When the writer, a proven and experienced classroom teacher, accepted a position as a K-8 library media specialist for two elementary/middle schools, she set out to change the district's inadequate library program. She enrolled in Mansfield University's online master's degree program in School Library and Information Technologies; began arming herself with research, data, and best practices, and began sharing this information with administration, school board members, and the other library media specialists; attended the Library Committee monthly meetings consisting of appointed school board members; began to implement what she could from her Mansfield course work; invited board of education members and administrators to visit the library media center; and became an active political advocate for library media centers.
Subject(s):
Public relations of libraries/Pennsylvania; Public relations of libraries/School libraries
Physical Description:
Illustration
ISSN:
0889-9371
Language of Document:
English
Document Type:
Feature Article
Database:
Education; Library & Information Science
Accession Number:
200733500762015
Persistent URL:
Click to copy the article citation link
My first search looked like this:
S1 ( library or information literacy or research)
and
S2 (grammar school or elementary school or primary school)
and
S3 (curricul* or lessons or activities)
Search Results:
131 Records found for (library or information literacy or research)
In Library Lit & Inf Full Text
Most of these hits were good but some topics were on activities which just happened to be conducted in the library. To refine this I added skills to library: library skills.
S1 ( library skills or information literacy or research)
and
S2 (grammar school or elementary school or primary school)
and
S3 (curricul* or lessons or activities)
Search Results:
26 Records found for (library skills or information literacy or research)
In Library Lit & Inf Full Text
This was more specific but I noticed that some articles included high school information which was not what I was looking for so I refined using the not term
S1 ( library skills or information literacy or research)
and
S2 (elementary school not high school)
and
S3 (curricul* or lessons or activities)
Search Results:
11 Records found for (library skills or information literacy or research)
In Library Lit & Inf Full Text
My search has now led me to 11 articles but the articles are not meeting my needs as I would like. I do not believe that searching using keywords is working to my advantage. I changed the keyword tab to smart search. I believe the hits I got were much more useful.
Search Results:
35 Records found for (library skills or information literacy or research)
In Library Lit & Inf Full Text
The search was successful. The topic took some limiting but I found Library Lit easy to navigate. The results gave me good article choices which were focused on information literacy in the elementary school media center.
My first hit is:
Title:
Can One Person Really Make a Difference?
Personal Author:
Wanyo, Carol
Journal Name:
School Library Media Activities Monthly
Source:
School Library Media Activities Monthly v. 24 no. 4 (December 2007) p. 47-9
Publication Year:
2007
Abstract:
When the writer, a proven and experienced classroom teacher, accepted a position as a K-8 library media specialist for two elementary/middle schools, she set out to change the district's inadequate library program. She enrolled in Mansfield University's online master's degree program in School Library and Information Technologies; began arming herself with research, data, and best practices, and began sharing this information with administration, school board members, and the other library media specialists; attended the Library Committee monthly meetings consisting of appointed school board members; began to implement what she could from her Mansfield course work; invited board of education members and administrators to visit the library media center; and became an active political advocate for library media centers.
Subject(s):
Public relations of libraries/Pennsylvania; Public relations of libraries/School libraries
Physical Description:
Illustration
ISSN:
0889-9371
Language of Document:
English
Document Type:
Feature Article
Database:
Education; Library & Information Science
Accession Number:
200733500762015
Persistent URL:
Click to copy the article citation link
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Competency 4 - Tagging
The following are tags from Library Thing on learner-centered activities.
Related tags
curriculum(1) education(1) librarianship(1) metacognition(1) mindfulness(1) non-fiction(1) professional(1) recommended(1) thinking(1) unread(1)
http://www.librarything.com/author/fogartyrobin&norefer=1
The tags refer to the publication Best Practices for the Learner-Centered Classroom: A collection of Artcles by Robin Fogarty. The topics in this book cover integrated curriculm, thoughtful instruction, active learning, reflective transfer, and authentic assessment. I chose this book because these activities are all essential to a strong school library media program.
Related tags
curriculum(1) education(1) librarianship(1) metacognition(1) mindfulness(1) non-fiction(1) professional(1) recommended(1) thinking(1) unread(1)
http://www.librarything.com/author/fogartyrobin&norefer=1
The tags refer to the publication Best Practices for the Learner-Centered Classroom: A collection of Artcles by Robin Fogarty. The topics in this book cover integrated curriculm, thoughtful instruction, active learning, reflective transfer, and authentic assessment. I chose this book because these activities are all essential to a strong school library media program.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Competency 3 - RSS Feed
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has a mission to "to advocate excellence, facilitate change, and develop leaders in the school library media field". Furthermore the goals of this association are to ensure that all members of the school library media field collaborate to:
- provide leadership in the educational program
- participate as active partners in the teaching/learning process
- connect learners with ideas and information, and
- prepare students for life-long learning, informed decision-making, a love of reading, and the use of information technologies"
An RSS feed from the Weblog of AASL has been added to this blog. I chose this RSS feed because its addition will supply new information which is associated with excellence in school libraries.
American Association of School Libraries. 2007. AASL Mission and Goals. http://www.acrl.org/ala/aasl/aboutaasl/missionandgoals/aaslmissiongoals.cfm (accessed June 18, 2008).
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Competency 2 - Podcasts
This podcast is a video contest winner from Johnson Elementary School in Johnson, VT. It displays the use of media and various activities which can be found in an elementary school library. The students use technology to create an informative podcast. The topic of the podcast centers on the students' favorite activities which are availiable in the library. I chose this video because it is a great example of what elementary students can do with library resources. This video is availiable from Youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO2muSDG7f8. I used Youtube to search for this video.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Competency 1B - Related Blog
"Welcome! What are blogs? People use blogs as online journals to share their “stories” –anything they find interesting or newsworthy. Blogs may include images, audio, and video. This blog was created to share what students are learning in the library with parents, teachers, and other students!"
This is the introduction to the blog at Westhampton Beach Elementary School Library. This blog is full of activities and pictures of what students are doing in the library each month. The activities are all catagorized by grade level. It is well organized and has many ideas which incorporate library materials and technology into age appropriate lessons. The activities utilize a variety of materials and strategies such as literacy, research, podcasting, and the use of smart boards. I chose this site because it has many great ideas for school librarians. It can be found at http://whblibrary.edublogs.org/. I located this site by searching with Google Blog Search found at http://blogsearch.google.com/.
This is the introduction to the blog at Westhampton Beach Elementary School Library. This blog is full of activities and pictures of what students are doing in the library each month. The activities are all catagorized by grade level. It is well organized and has many ideas which incorporate library materials and technology into age appropriate lessons. The activities utilize a variety of materials and strategies such as literacy, research, podcasting, and the use of smart boards. I chose this site because it has many great ideas for school librarians. It can be found at http://whblibrary.edublogs.org/. I located this site by searching with Google Blog Search found at http://blogsearch.google.com/.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Competency 1A - Blog
This blog is being created as an assignment for a Library Science Master's class, Information Storage and Retrieval, at Texas Woman's University. It will contain a collection of various competancies which are covered in the class. It will focus on integrating library lessons and materials into the elementary school curriculum for an elementary school library media center. This integration will make learning more purposeful and engaging.
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