He makes a strong case that library media specialists should be very aware of state standards, know which ones are tested, collaborate with teachers to
teach information literacy skills related to those state standards, and then collect data on the impact of the library instruction.
Teacher - librarians who
teach information literacy skills, collaboratively plan with their teaching colleagues and facilitate professional learning have a direct impact on student success.
When the library media specialist is actively involved in the instructional program of the school, collaborating with teachers and
teaching information literacy skills, academic achievement is higher.
Not exact matches
Teaching media
literacy is not new, but with the explosion of social media and the lightning speeds at which
information is shared, critical evaluation
skills have never been more important.
Key recommendations of the report include: • A test to assess the
literacy and numeracy
skills of all
teaching graduates; • A requirement for universities to demonstrate that their graduates are classroom ready before gaining full course accreditation; • An overhaul of the in class practical element of
teaching degrees; • A specialisation for primary school teachers with a focus on STEM and languages; and, • Universities publish all
information about how they select students into teacher education programs.
NL: In some ways, the most important thing is that we're able to identify what those
skills are, and that gives us then some concrete
information to
teach to and so in and of itself that's critical... But, in a concrete sense, we know that from the development of our
literacy and numeracy courses, our student outcomes have risen significantly, so we had well over 130 Statements of Attainment this year to kids in 2013, whereas in 2012 we were looking at 10 or 15 Statements of Attainment for the year.
As a teacher, it's important to
teach them how to discern facts vs. opinions and how to critically evaluate sources through modern
information literacy skills.
The data also suggest that the knowledge,
skills and understanding described in the computer and
information literacy scale can and should be
taught.
We ask students to memorize reams of
information that they will rarely if ever use again, but we often fail to
teach them the critical
skills needed to meet the daily challenges of the 21st century,
skills such as
information literacy, collaboration, metacognitive reflection, and self - assessment.
One way to ensure this, is to
teach the lifelong learning
skill of
information literacy in your library program.
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teaching of
Information Literacy in NJ Schools and help NJ students get the
skills they need to become engaged citizens.
The library media center provides a variety of learning and
teaching resources supporting academic standards,
information literacy skills and general interest topics for students
What new
information literacy skills are essential, and how are schools
teaching these
skills?
Did he also care to consider that these mobile
information centers need to be managed by a professional
skilled in
teaching digital and
information literacy skills?
Despite the benefits, George says time to team
teach and
teach students
skills on
information literacy is still lost with budget cuts.
Did he also care to consider that these mobile
information centers need to be managed by a professional
skilled in
teaching digital and
information literacy skills?
They are essential for helping students prepare for college and / or the workforce by
teaching critical thinking,
information literacy, and technology
literacy skills.
Skills in navigating
information literacy (which includes digital, visual, media, textual, and technological
literacy) are best
taught by certified school library media specialists.
Creating Data Literate Students provides high school librarians and educators with foundational domain knowledge to
teach a new subset of
information literacy skills — data and statistical
literacy, including:
Taught information literacy, research
skills, and citation method in collaboration with content area experts.
Demonstrated success at
teaching and promoting
information literacy skills and concepts to a diverse student and faculty population.