1. IS 551 October 17, 2006

2. Upcoming high school visits ·Issues ·Language/situations in YA fiction ·Costs of reference materials and databases ·Monitoring computer use ·Statistics - justify use of library resources?

3. Foreshadowing ·Information Literacy Project ·Questions? Concerns?

4. Foreshadowing ·Grant assignment: ·Piggyback other subject areas - not just “library” ·Show benefits to other subject areas and other groups within your school - not just your target group ·Include inservice on your topic to “share the knowledge” with other professionals

5. Information Literacy “Information literacy - the ability to find and use information - is the keystone of lifelong learning. Creating a foundation for lifelong learning is at the heart of the school library media program” Information Power p. 1

6. Information Literacy Models Common ideas: ·Posing an information question ·Locating potential sources of information ·Examining and selecting relevant information ·Synthesizing ·Communicating results

7. Bloom’s Taxonomy ·Information literacy skills mirror higher order thinking (cognitive) skills identified by Bloom

8. ·Knowledge ·*observation and recall of information ·*knowledge of dates, events, places ·*knowledge of major ideas ·*mastery of subject matter ·*Question Cues: ·list, define, tell, describe, identify, show, label, collect, examine, tabulate, quote, name, who, when, where, etc.

9. ·Comprehension ·*understanding information ·*grasp meaning ·*translate knowledge into new context ·*interpret facts, compare, contrast ·*order, group, infer causes ·*predict consequences ·*Question Cues: ·summarize, describe, interpret, contrast, predict, associate, distinguish, estimate, differentiate, discuss, extend

10. ·Application ·*use information ·*use methods, concepts, theories in new situations ·*solve problems using required skills or knowledge ·*Questions Cues: ·apply, demonstrate, calculate, complete, illustrate, show, solve, examine, modify, relate, change, classify, experiment, discover

11. ·Analysis ·*seeing patterns ·*organization of parts ·*recognition of hidden meanings ·*identification of components ·*Question Cues: ·analyze, separate, order, explain, connect, classify, arrange, divide, compare, select, explain, infer

12. ·Synthesis ·*use old ideas to create new ones ·*generalize from given facts ·*relate knowledge from several areas ·*predict, draw conclusions ·*Question Cues: ·combine, integrate, modify, rearrange, substitute, plan, create, design, invent, what if?, compose, formulate, prepare, generalize, rewrite

13. ·Evaluation ·*compare and discriminate between ideas ·*assess value of theories, presentations ·*make choices based on reasoned argument ·*verify value of evidence ·*recognize subjectivity ·*Question Cues ·assess, decide, rank, grade, test, measure, recommend, convince, select, judge, explain, discriminate, support, conclude, compare, summarize

14. ·http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndo uts/bloom.htmlhttp://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndo uts/bloom.html ·http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloo m.htmlhttp://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloo m.html ·http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills /dalton.htmhttp://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills /dalton.htm useful verbs for research questions

15. Information Literacy skills ·Not linear ·Kuhlthau’s stages model Donham p. 229 ·Movement through stages is forward, backward, forward, back some more…..as students narrow or expand their topics and change directions as information is gathered ·This is one reason true research is HARD for elementary students

16. ·Elementary students follow more of a “report” process ·Middle and high school students move toward true research ·Possible strategies, Donham, p. 231

17. ·Tech issues, Donham p. 236 ·Insight learning, Donhma p. 245 ·Collaboration can enhance the types of assignments students are given - beyond reports to real learning

18. Technology Tools ·Revisit Donham chapter 10 ·Technology as teaching tools ·Technology in locating, evaluating, synthesizing, and communicating information ·Collaboration provides opportunity to model instructional technology

19. Preaching to the Choir! ·AASL Flexible Scheduling: Implementing an Innovation ·Information Literacy Best Practices ·School Libraries Work!

20. ·We know what works….now what do we do with that information? ·Conclusions…….. ·Concerns…….. ·Questions…….