By donating to CSL you help enrich understanding and improve practice to support the development of
the school library learning commons program across Canada.
Anita was a contributing writer to Together for Learning, Ontario's guideline document for
the school library learning commons.
The transitioning of the school library to
school library learning commons establishes the vision and structure to address these evolving needs and encourages continuous growth.»
She works tirelessly to improve availability and access to resources in all media forms in her secondary
school library learning commons.
The Canadian Library Association released national standards for
school library learning commons in Canada at its national conference in Victoria, BC in June 2014.
As a writer, presenter and consultant, Anita Brooks Kirkland specializes in the areas of information and digital literacy and the role of
the school library learning commons.
I offer presentations and interactive workshops on a variety of topics related to
the school library learning commons, information literacy and digital literacy.
Its core theme is how
the school library learning commons facilitates learning, and the document sets a framework for growth.
This area of the website serves as an entry point for exploring the mission of
the school library learning commons, and as a support for professional learning for teacher - librarians and other educators.
Carol Koechlin, a Canadian education and library consultant and an international leader in thinking about
the school library learning commons, has created a template in Google Sites for creating a KBC framed around the guided inquiry model from the Ontario School Library Association's Together for Learning: School Libraries and the Emergence of the Learning Commons.
As a catalyst for igniting the design of futures oriented learning the document positions
the school library learning commons as critical to innovative pedagogical approaches for the new century.
We are hoping to build a supportive learning community to further the development of
school library learning commons nationally and internationally.
The confusion will continue until the Ontario Ministry of Education takes the initiative to formulate the kind of policy that the Royal Society's expert panel calls for, and truly leverage
the school library learning commons for the benefit of Ontario's K - 12 students.
Citing the research, and the exciting work being done by school library practitioners in realizing the vision of the new
school library learning commons, the expert panel recommended that «the Council of Ministers of Education Canada (CMEC) commission a pan-Canadian assessment engaging the full range of stakeholders, to bring forward a clear and prescriptive set of directives to frame a national policy consensus on the most appropriate model for school libraries / learning commons to maximize their contribution to the K - 12 experience and its learning outcomes.»
Surely it makes sense to take full advantage of the educational opportunities offered by
the school library learning commons, given this level of investment.
Here was an education leader who truly understands the potential of
the school library learning commons, and leverages that potential through evidence of, for and in practice.
Your Virtual Library Learning Commons: The virtual learning environment parallels the physical learning environment in
the school library learning commons: facilitating 24/7 access to resources for learning, interactive tools and opportunities for collaboration.
The Ontario Ministry of Education and many school districts have recently made some significant strides in leveraging the role of
the school library learning commons and teacher - librarians in implementing inquiry - based learning, character education and digital literacy, yet the funding and staffing disconnect continues.
Ultimately People for Education's research findings should help to inform our own practice as we strive to assess and share the impact of
the school library learning commons program on all aspects of student growth and development.
Applying a teacher inquiry model to program planning and assessment needs to become ingrained into practice, for our own growth and for gathering a rich body of evidence for demonstrating the value of
the school library learning commons to the broader educational community.
as professional development for teacher - librarians, administrators and
school library learning commons teams?
Discovery Learning Dr. David Loertscher and Carol Koechlin identify two key dynamics of
the school library learning commons: discovery... Continue reading →
Dr. David Loertscher and Carol Koechlin identify two key dynamics of
the school library learning commons: discovery learning and project learning.
Not exact matches
A makerspace is a collaborative workspace inside a
school,
library or separate public / private facility for creating,
learning, exploring and sharing.
The briefing focused on a vision of STEM
learning opportunities as a network of charging stations in which children power up their
learning by plugging into activities at
school, after
school, at science centers and
libraries, as well as online.
I never had a moment's trouble with Shakespeare in
school, or with the Bach I
learned at seminary, or with the Barth I discovered while scouring graduate
libraries; for my church had taught me to understand their rhythms.
«What Williams and the other
schools understand is that you
learn just as much on the line of scrimmage as you do in the
library stacks,» Steinbrenner says.
Comic books, now generally known as graphic novels, have increasingly been finding their way into classrooms and
school libraries as teachers search for tools to not only help their students
learn how to read, but to tap into the vivid imagination that is the hallmark of childhood and turn their students onto a lifelong love of reading.
That's why in discussion with the
school authority we decided to refurbish the
library to provide a conducive place for
learning and to preserve the books which we hope will send a signal to continuing students that all they need to do better than us in conquering the world can be found in books and in the
library.
The new
libraries have already been opened for use in the respective
schools with facilities such as new furniture, books, computer systems and internet facilities to improve the
learning experience of the students, as well as solar powered inverters for consistent power.
A
school is capable of facilitating this right when adequate infrastructure are available —
libraries, classrooms, dining halls, laboratories and workshops, furniture and other teaching and
learning materials.
The 37 Buffalo & Erie County Public
Libraries remind parents to spend at least 15 minutes each day reading aloud to their young children because research shows reading is the single most important thing you can do to help prepare a child for
school and lifelong
learning.
Critics, including Upper Manhattan City Councilman Robert Jackson, said charter students at the
schools are getting illegal, preferential treatment, while public students are being treated like «second class citizens,» forced to
learn in lesser classrooms and loosing out on their fair share of
library, auditorium and lunchroom time.
The Cushing Academy, a New England co-ed prep
school founded in 1865, is phasing out its
library's 20,000 books and spending nearly $ 500,000 on a new digital «
learning center».
Fitness all day long Brader Elementary, Delaware This
school keeps active, from a.m. three - minute exercise routines to cycling on stationary bikes in the
library and common
learning areas.
New Hampshire About Blog The only thing we love more than languages is helping others
learn them at home, at
school, at the
library, and beyond!
Future - ready librarians are transforming traditional
school libraries into bustling makerspaces where creativity and
learning go hand in hand.
Families were encouraged to do
learning activities at home with their children, and were also given opportunities to visit a local
library and take a tour of their child's
school.
Unlike old
school libraries, where talking or interacting might cost a student his or her class credit, it's impossible not to communicate in the
Learning Commons (formerly known as the RHS
library).
To keep up with changes in education, studying, collaborating, and
learning,
schools are looking to re-imagine the role and structure of
libraries to best support today's learner.
They're all examples of ways that a growing number of educators — in
school and out, at
libraries, museums and other cultural institutions, at home and at community gatherings — are engaging in making things and leveraging the
learning associated with that very human impulse to create.
While
libraries and makerspaces are both interdisciplinary, resource - filled places of informal
learning, each serves distinct purposes for enriching student experience and
school culture.
The founder of Khan Academy, a free educational video
library that features over two thousand titles and an interactive dashboard for formative assessment, discusses how his videos can help create a «flipped classroom» that allows blended
learning — online lectures can happen at home and project - based
learning can happen during
school.
A workshop team visited the
school, children
learned traditional Geordie songs, artwork was displayed in the local
library and the final performance was delivered in the spring sunshine, with the help of a community Brass Band.
The pupils have duty to
learn very well at
school and from other sources: family, theaters, churches,
libraries and so on.
A nice snapshot of how the
library landscape is changing, from book vault to vibrant
school learning hub and tech lab, and why librarians are at the heart of that.
Educators and librarians who want their
schools and
libraries to stay relevant and engaging will read,
learn, and reinvent themselves.
The
school library now sits proudly within the DJ Hanly
Learning Centre and is used by over 1500 students from Year 5 to 12.
Libraries become a different kind of
learning destination when
schools reimagine them as open, transparent spaces that invite student communication and collaboration.
An under - utilized high
school library becomes a constant
learning organization and a place of cloud literacy where students present to each other and collaborate via their avatars inside 3 - D virtual classrooms.