1. © 2005 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 1 Building Digital Information Fluency Skills into Schools 21 st Century Information Fluency Project

2. © 2005 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 2 Overview of the Workshop Goal: To prepare Media/Technology specialists to address the complex issues of getting buy-in and commitment at their schools for teaching digital information fluency (DIF) skills. This is a first step in addressing the whole institutionalization issue.

3. © 2005 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 3 Overview of the Workshop Focus: We’ll focus on the key questions to ask and the tools available for building information fluency skills into a school program. View this workshop as a place to begin the concrete process of designing an information fluency initiative.

4. © 2005 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 4 Our Focus Today Review of Digital Information Fluency Skills Rationale for Teaching Digital Information Fluency Skills in Middle Schools and High Schools – for Administrators and Teachers

5. © 2005 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 5 Our Focus Today The role of professional development Sharing stories and examples to help identify the barriers and obstacles that may be encountered Discussion of the opportunities and potential solutions to these barriers

6. © 2005 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 6 Workshop Logistics Introductions Breaks Lunch Handouts Questions?

7. © 2005 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 7 Introductions How long have you been a librarian/tech coordinator? Where are you currently employed? How long have you been in your current school/district? What barriers have you encountered in teaching digital information fluency skills?

8. © 2005 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 8 Nameplate