2. LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER THE LIBRARY MEDIA PROGRAM AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

4. EDUCATED PERSON INFORMATION LITERATE CONTENT PROCESS INTEGRATION TEACHER LIBRARY M.S. COLLABORATION

6. #1 INDEPENDENT LEARNERS LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER ACCESS TO BOOKS AND OTHERS MATERIALS LIBRARY PROJECTS, VOLUNTARY READING LITERACY DEVELOPMENT #2 INFORMATION SKILLS

8. FUNCTIONS OF THE LIBRARY MEDIA PROGRAM PROVIDING INFORMATION SKILLS PROMOTING READING HELPING TEACHERS TEACH

9. What is important about the relationship of libraries to learning and teaching?

10. INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERDISCIPLINARY Library & Media are sources of complexity in learning Library & Media are sources of complexity in learning Connections of knowledge; between and beyond “subjects” Connections of knowledge; between and beyond “subjects” Drawing conclusions Drawing conclusions

11. INFORMATION LITERACY processes of critical thinking processes of critical thinking reading in all formats reading in all formats learning how to learn learning how to learn action research : begin with a problem, question action research : begin with a problem, question

12. RESOURCE-BASED LEARNING Learners need opportunities: to select the best information to select the best information to put facts into construction to put facts into construction to work together to solve problems to work together to solve problems to create to create

13. PROJECT-BASED LEARNING Project-based learning is natural to resource-based activities in the school library. Project-based learning is natural to resource-based activities in the school library. School library projects give students opportunities for active learning and lend themselves to cooperative group work. School library projects give students opportunities for active learning and lend themselves to cooperative group work.

14. LEARNING Studying is the students’ “work.” Studying is the students’ “work.” Learning in the social experience is the definition of collaboration. Learning in the social experience is the definition of collaboration.

15. COLLABORATIVE PLANNING focus on student learning focus on student learning “our resources” “our resources” acceptance as equals acceptance as equals COLLABORATION

16. GO TEAM !!! Teachers and Library Media Specialist together Stepping up to information literacy Teachers and Library Media Specialist together Stepping up to information literacy

17. Working together … For the students’ success. Educators and Library Media Specialists

18. RESOURSES 1. American Association of School Libraries and Association for Educational Communication and Technology. Information Powe Guidelines for School Library Media Programs. Chicago, IL:American 1. American Association of School Libraries and Association for Educational Communication and Technology. Information Powe Guidelines for School Library Media Programs. Chicago, IL:American Association of School Libraries. Washington,DC : Association for Association of School Libraries. Washington,DC : Association for Educational Communication and Technology,1988 Educational Communication and Technology,1988 2. Sykes, Judith A. Action Research: A Practical Guide For 2. Sykes, Judith A. Action Research: A Practical Guide For Transforming Your School Library. Colorado, Library Unlimited, Transforming Your School Library. Colorado, Library Unlimited, 2002 2002

19. Library Media Center JANETTE GONZALEZ LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS DIC./2003