How
Library Media Specialists(LMS) Enhance the Curriculum

Today's school library (LMC)
is

the school's physical and virtual learning commons where inquiry, thinking, imagination, discovery, and creativity are central to student's
information-to-knowledge journey,
and to their
personal, social and cultural growth.

Library media specialists connect curriculum and technology to
real-world skills.

21st Century Learning Framework outlines the skills our students need to master for future success.

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To prepare for college, career, and civic life, our students need to be able to effectively utilize, evaluate, and create information, media, and technology.

Mastery of fundamental subjects and 21st century themes is essential for students in the 21st century.

Global awareness
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
Civic literacy
Health literacy
Environmental literacy

INFORMATION LITERACY

• Digital Literacy
• Textual Literacy
• Visual Literacy

I.F.C.
Empire State Information Fluency Continuum

This K-12 document identifies
3 information literacy standards,
indicators for
each standard,
and the skills that students
should develop.

The Cycle of Inquiry and Learning provides a framework for
active learning &
the formation of new understanding for K-12.

Order high quality resources that enable students to conduct successful inquiry.• Collaborate with classroom teachers to co-teach whenever possible.• Align the implementation of the Continuum with your school’s goals and your students’ needs.• Collaborate with your administrator to integrate the teaching and learning in the library with the principles andpractice of teaching and learning throughout the school

A collaborative approach by the LMS and the classroom teacher is the most effective way to teach information fluency/inquiry skills and strategies.

Information Literacy Skills

• Generate a list of key words for research
• Use various note-taking strategies
• Paraphrase, summarize information
• Use common organizational patterns

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Present information clearly so that main points are evident
• Use visuals and multimedia to communicate meaning

Technology Skills

• Search online library catalog (Destiny)
• Evaluate and navigate websites and databases
• Create Google Slides
• Collaborate with Google Docs

LMS provides high quality resources that enable students to conduct successful inquiry.
(Library Website)

LMS provides faculty with a variety of resources
to support CCSS.

LMS supports teachers by embedding 21st century themes and ICT skills in research modules and PBL.

Teacher-LMS Collaboration

• Gr. 1 - Fairytales, Animal Research
• Gr. 2 - Animal Research
• Gr. 3 - Map Skills
• Gr. 4 - Native Americans, Early Explorers
• Gr. 5 - ABC Project, State PBL
• Gr. 6 - Ancient Civilization,
• (research skills, presentation skills, resources...)

Google Apps for Education

• Gr. 3 - 6
• Google Apps Account
• Google Docs
• Google Drive
• Google Slides
• Chromebooks

CHALLENGE

ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BECOME

GOALS

• KEEP FACILITATING DIGITAL LEARNING IN THE CURRICULUM
• KEEP PROVIDING DIGITAL RESOURCES TAILORED TO NEEDS 24/7 (LIBRARY BLOG)
• COLLABORATE WITH ALL TEACHERS AND PARENTS
• MAKER SPACE IN THE LIBRARY

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