1. L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library CASL Annual Conference November 8, 2010

2. AASL L4L Coordinators L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference Connecticut: Mary Ellen Minichiello, Library Media Coordinator, Milford Public Schools, meminichiello@gmail.com Katrina Palazzolo, Library Media Specialist, Sage Park Middle School, Windsor, kandthewaves@gmail.com New England: Irene Kwidzinski, Library Media Specialist, CASL Professional Development Team and CASL Ning, LM Student-Teacher Supervisor, Southern Connecticut State University, kwidz@me.com

3. A Survey L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference We are going to do a quick mobile survey using Poll Everywhere. Poll Everywhere Text a Keyword to 22333.

4. A Survey L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference What grade level do you teach? 200109 Elementary 200110 Middle/Junior High 200116 High School

5. A Survey L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference What is your schedule? 200317 Fixed 200318 Flexible 200319 Fixed/Flex

6. A Survey L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference Have you attended a session on the new AASL Standards & Guidelines prior to today? 200387 Yes 200388 No

7. A Survey L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference What standards do you use to guide you? 200405 ISTE Nets 200406 Partnership for 21st Century Skills 200407 AASL 200408 Connecticut Frameworks 200409 Local curriculum 200410 Other 200411 All of the above

8. A Survey L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference Are you integrating the AASL Standards & Guidelines into your district curricula? 200416 Yes 200417 No

9. A Survey L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference Which of these ALA publications do you own? 200365 Standards for the 21st-Century Learner 200366 Standards for the 21st-Century Learner IN ACTION 200367 Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs 200424 All of the above

10. A Survey L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference How do you see your role? 200437 Leader 200438 Instructional Partner 200439 Information Specialist 200440 Teacher 200441 Program Administrator 200442 All of the above

11. AASL Standards and Guidelines L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference What was the mission in Information Power c1988 vs The Standards for the 21st-Century Learner c2007?

12. The Mission: Revolution or Evolution? L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference Information Power 1988 vs Standards for 21st- Century Learner 2007 The mission of the library media program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. By … The mission of the school library media program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. The school library media specialist (SLMS) empowers students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information by:

13. The Focus: The Learner! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference

14. Learning4Life: The 4 Standards! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 Fairfield workshop 1.Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge. 2.Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge. 3.Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society. 4.Pursue personal and aesthetic growth. Excerpted from Standards for the 21 st -Century Learner by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, copyright ｩ 2007 American Library Association. Used with permission.

15. Learning4Life: The 4 Strands! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference Graphic designed by Louis Henry Mitchell for Standards for the 21 st -Century Learner in Action by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, copyright ｩ 2009 American Library Association. Used with permission.

16. Learning4Life: The 4 Strands! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference Graphic designed by Louis Henry Mitchell for Standards for the 21 st -Century Learner in Action by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, copyright ｩ 2009 American Library Association. Used with permission. Skills - “Proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training or experience. Synonym, ability. ” Free Online Dictionary

17. Learning4Life: The 4 Strands! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference Graphic designed by Louis Henry Mitchell for Standards for the 21 st -Century Learner in Action by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, copyright ｩ 2009 American Library Association. Used with permission. Dispositions are “Ongoing beliefs and attitudes that guide thinking and intellectual behavior. Often referred to as habits of mind or tendencies to respond to situations in a certain way.” Standards for the 21st-Century Learner IN ACTION

18. Learning4Life: The 4 Strands! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference Graphic designed by Louis Henry Mitchell for Standards for the 21 st -Century Learner in Action by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, copyright ｩ 2009 American Library Association. Used with permission. Responsibilities - “Common behaviors used by independent learners in researching, investigating, and problem solving.” Standards for the 21st-Century Learner IN ACTION

19. Learning4Life: The 4 Strands! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference Graphic designed by Louis Henry Mitchell for Standards for the 21 st -Century Learner in Action by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, copyright ｩ 2009 American Library Association. Used with permission. Self-assessment - “Assessment technique in which learners develop internal standards, compare their performance, behaviors, or thought to those standards, and then use their observations to improve learning…. requires students to engage in reflection of their own learning and to focus not just on the task or the product, but also on the process. Standards for the 21st-Century Learner IN ACTION

20. Learning4Life: The 4 Step Lesson Plan! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference 1. Direct instruction of the specific skill to be learned 2. Modeling and guided practice: learners have an opportunity to see the skill as it is applied successfully 3. Independent practice: learners apply the skill to their own topics 4. Sharing and reflection: learners look at their own application of the skill and determine how well it worked Standards for the 21 st Century Learner in Action, p. 18

21. Empowering Learners Collaborating with 21 st Century Library Media Specialists Think, Create, Share, Grow

22. Collaborative Partnerships Library media specialists have always collaborated with teachers and other members of the school community. The difference now is the emphasis on expanding the collaboration to include students, parents, public libraries, the outside community,and other groups that would enhance the projects that the students are creating.

23. What do these images tell us about working and learning in the 21 st century? (courtesy of Dr. Carol Gordon ) Learning Environment

24. School libraries are essential to the development of learning skills. Do they want to be there?

25. Have we lost our ability to concentrate? Are we more social or more isolated as a result of our constantly interconnected lives? How is the Internet affecting our brains? And what about our students? WHOM ARE WE TEACHING? Is Google Making Us Stupid?

26. The 21 st century learner: How is the s/he different? What is the information behavior of today’s teens? Preference for natural rather than controlled language; Tendency to use simple search strategies; Unsophisticated mental map of the Internet; They do not review information retrieved from online databases for relevance; did unnecessary searches when they had already obtained the information required; Very little evidence that the Google generation is fundamentally different; Little improvement in information literacy capabilities, evaluating & authority of sources. Rowlands, I. & Nicholas, D. (2008). Information behaviour of the research of the future. A CIBER Briefing Paper. Commissioned by British Library & Joint Information Systems Committee. Centre for Information Behaviour & the Evaluation of Research (CIBER), University College of London (UCL), 11 January, Retrieved 2 February 2008, http://www.bl.uk/news/pdf/googlegen.pdf

27. Younger than the microcomputer; More comfortable working on a keyboard than writing in a notebook; 89% of college students start their search with a search engine; (2% start from a library site) 93% are satisfied/very satisfied with the results; Library users demand 24/7 access, instant gratification at a click, and are looking for THE answer. Rowlands, I. & Nicholas, D. (2008). Information behaviour of the research of the future. A CIBER Briefing Paper. Commissioned by British Library & Joint Information Systems Committee. Centre for Information Behaviour & the Evaluation of Research (CIBER), University College of London (UCL), 11 January, Retrieved 2 February 2008, http://www.bl.uk/news/pdf/googlegen.pdf Whom are we teaching?

28. Are they information literate? But… More than half of American teens online have produced media content About one-third have circulated media that they have produced beyond their immediate friends and family. Online youth are content providers

29. What does literacy mean in the 21 st century? Pre-21st Century, literacy was the ability to read and write. What does literacy mean in the 21st Century ? “We are living in a new economy-powered by technology, fueled by information, and driven by knowledge. The influence of technology will go beyond new equipment and faster communications, as work and skills will be redefined and reorganized.” U.S. Department of Labor. (1999). Futurework. Trends and challenges for Work in the 21 st Century

30. Multiple literacies VisualDigitalTextualTechnological The ability to “understand and use images, including the ability to think, learn, and express oneself in terms of images.” (Braden and Hortin 1982,41) The ability to understand, evaluate, create, and integrate information in multiple digital formats via the computer and Internet. (Gilster 1997) The ability to read, write, analyze, and evaluate textual works of literature and personal and professional documents. The ability to responsibly use appropriate technology to communicate, solve problems, and access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information to improve learning in all subject areas and to acquire lifelong knowledge and skills in the 21 century. (SETDA n.d.) Source: Standards for the 21 st -Century Learner in Action. AASL, pp. 18-19.

31. Role in 20 th Century: Recreational Reading Library collection centered Reading motivation Broadening reading interests Sustained Silent Reading… Free Voluntary Reading (FVR) Role in 21 st Century: Reading for Understanding Digital reading environments Unmediated reading materials Reading in the content areas Strategic Reading Critical thinking skills

32. 21 st Century Skills What do learners need to know and be able to do? Core subjects; 21 st century themes; Learning and innovation skills; Information, media, and technology skills; Life and career skills.

33. Inquiry provides a framework for learning Walt Whitman (Camden) Considered by many to be the most influential poets in U.S. history 20 th Century learning outcome

34. A student who has not been interested in doing this project conferences with the librarian. The librarian finds out that the students likes jazz and suggests Ella Fitzgerald as a topic. The student listens to Ella Fitzgerald’s music on Bearshare. The student decides to write a poem rather than a report about Ella Fitzgerald. 21 ST CENTURY MENTORING Inquiry provides a framework for learning

35. Lonely, Nervous, Brave, Determined, Sassy Daughter of parents who filled their house with music Music must have filled her loneliness when her father died Moved to New York for a better life. Who loved the night magic of Harlem, Who loved the celebrities and begging for autographs with her friends Who really loved singing and scatting Who loved her Aunt that took care of her as a child. Who felt loss, when her mother died Who felt anger when she was put in an orphanage Who felt trapped in those walls but they couldn’t keep her down because she felt the pull of her song and the night magic of Harlem. Who felt nervous and fear at auditions Who feared not being able to sing because she had no one to care for her Who feared dying from diabetes and possibly going blind, Who feared whom she would pass her singing crown down to Who wanted to see someone take over her singing crown Who would have liked to have spent more time with her late parents Who wanted to work with the best bands Who changed the world of jazz and swing Who was very proud of her awards and achievements She was “The First Lady Of Song”; she was “Sassy” and a Legend of Jazz Born in Virginia, grew up in New York, adopted by the world. Ella was great Fitzgerald Ella 21 st Century Learning Outcome

36. Resources I wish to thank Dr. Carol Gordon of Rutgers University for allowing me to use portions of her presentation at the AASL Conference in Charlotte in November, 2009. Thank you, Foran High Students, for letting me use pictures of you.

37. Empowering Learners: A Planning Guide! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference

38. Introduction Online, interactive planning and advocacy tool Supports implementation of the AASL program guidelines Ensures school library program planners go beyond the basics Saves time and delivers data L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference

39. Planning Process evaluate the existing program involve stakeholders in planning process align the mission with the school or district develop action plans with measurable goals and objectives chart implementation progress L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 CASL conference

40. Planning Process

43. Assessment Rubric Reflects principles in AASL program guidelines Assess programs on 16 different sets of criteria Identify strengths and weaknesses Easily share results with stakeholders Advocate for the information literacy needs of school community L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 Fairfield workshop

44. Assessment Rubric

46. Benefits Recap Access module online from any computer Sequential steps are intuitive for users of all technology levels Save and edit plans Monitor progress charts Evaluate your program health using the rubric Output and share worksheets, charts and graphs L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 Fairfield workshop

47. Planning Guide: free trial Go to: http://www.aasl.eb.com Username:nov10 Password:preview (Good through Wed., Nov. 10, 2010) More time? To request an individual one-week free trial, call 1-800-621-3900. L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 Fairfield workshop

48. New AASL Toolkit Launched 10/26/10 L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 Fairfield workshop Explore the toolkit.toolkit

49. Learning4Life: A Lifelong Process! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 Fairfield workshop What's the take-away?

50. Learning4Life: A Lifelong Evolution! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 Fairfield workshop Do we need to change everything that we do?

51. Learning4Life: Resources! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 Fairfield workshop L4L home pageL4L home page and new Building Level ToolkitBuilding Level Toolkit L4L resources compiled by 2010 Emerging Leaders Group A Knowledge Quest: Developing a Vision: An L4L Job Description and Enhancing Your Professional Practice; and Sowing the Seeds fo the New AASL Standards for the 21st-Century LearnerAn L4L Job Description Enhancing Your Professional PracticeSowing the Seeds fo the New AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Sample Evaluation System AASL Standards Interactive Graphic Effective Practice wiki

52. Learning4Life: Resources! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 Fairfield workshop Webinars: School Library Month 2010 (no log in information needed) Developing a Vision for LearningDeveloping a Vision for Learning presented by Dr. Carol Gordon Teaching for Learning - Teaching at the Intersection of Reading, Information and TechnologyTeaching for Learning - Teaching at the Intersection of Reading, Information and Technology presented by LaDawna Harrington Building the Learning Envorionment: Engage, Interact, Immerse, Learn Building the Learning Envorionment: Engage, Interact, Immerse, Learn presented by Marcia Mardis, Eileen McIlvain, Gail Long, and Jennifer Pleszkoch Empowering Learning through Leadership: Building a Strong Leadership Foundation through Transformation Leadership PracticesEmpowering Learning through Leadership: Building a Strong Leadership Foundation through Transformation Leadership Practices presented by Daniella Smith

53. Learning4Life: Resources! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 Fairfield workshop School Library Monthly: The End of an Era…Falling Off a Cliff by Allison ZmudaThe End of an Era…Falling Off a Cliff L4L School Librarian Job Description AASL, P21 & ISTE Nets Skills Comparison Chart by Cassandra BarnettSkills Comparison Chart CT 2009 Common Core of Leading CASL website and ningning NESLA Implementing the Standards wikiImplementing the Standards wiki

54. Learning4Life: Resources! L4L: Empowering Learners in YOUR School Library 2010 Fairfield workshop Common Core Standards Illinois Standards Aligned Instruction for Libraries Connecticut Information Technology Frameworks Connecticut Information Technology Frameworks c2006 CT Common Core State Standards Initiative c2010CT Common Core State Standards Initiative