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Oregon School District Information Literacy Program: Planting the Seeds for Student Success

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Purpose:

* Highlight the impact of a quality Library Media Program on student achievement

* Demonstrate what the Oregon School District Library Media Programs are doing to meet the needs of 21st Century learners

+Our Motivation to Change? Our Changing Learners.21st Century Skills:Developed by a team of business leaders, k-12 leaders, philanthropic leaders, and youth development leaders.

Skill Set 1:

Core Subjects—The Foundations

Skill Set 2:21st Century Content—

Using the Core Subjects

Skill Set 3:Thinking and Learning—

About 21st Century Content

Skill Set 4:Information and technology literacy

Skill Set 5:Life Skills--Success!

LeadershipEthicsAccountabilityProductivityResponsibilityPeople SkillsSelf DirectionSocial Responsibility

WHAT DOES A STRONG INFORMATION LITERACY PROGRAM LOOK LIKE?

Essential Elements of the School Library Media Program

Learning and Teaching

Information Access Program Administration

+ Seeds we sow

Collaboration

Leadership

Technology

+Visual Representation

Excerpted from Chapter 3, "Collaboration, Leadership, and Technology," of Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. Copyright © 1998 American Library Association and Association for EducationalCommunications and Technology.

+How does a strong information literacy program impact 21st Century Learners?

13 States have analyzed the impact of School Media programs

ALL FOUND THAT:

When controlled for Student/Teacher Ratio, Socio-economic factors, even teacher turnover, successful library media programs had the biggest impact on student achievement.

Student achievement includes: Improved standardized test scores Increased real-world application and

production Empowered self-sustained learning Increased achievement for learners with

special-needs.

+How does a strong information literacy program impact 21st Century Learners?

In our own backyard: Statistics from Wisconsin, 2006 DPI study

-Higher WKCE score with full time LMS Reading: 5-10% increase in # of students in advanced rangeLanguage Arts: 10-30% increase in # of students in advanced range

-Library Media Programs play a significant role in the achievement of economically disadvantaged learners

-Schools with full-time LMS’s spent more time working with students and teachers:

Elementary: 81%Middle School: 95 %High School: 142%

-LMS’s in the top 25 schools compared to the bottom 25 spent:

41.5 % more time collaborating with teachers

12% more time on collection development

85% more time TEACHING

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What does this look like for

the Oregon School

District?

Let’s grow together!

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Learning and Teaching Tasks

Foundational Library Skills

Average Classes/Month100-120

Researching Methods

Average Classes/Month50

Literacy PromotionPart of All Student and Staff

Interactions!

Information Access

Elementary

Average Classes/Month100-120

Secondary

Average Classes/Month90

How do we add to Oregon’s Information Literacy?

Monthly District-wide Circulation

September 17,349

October 17,155

November 15,388

Administrative Tasks

• Manage Budgets• Materials Selection (print and non-print)• Maintain the Online Catalog• Direct Library Staff• Determine District Information Policies• Oversee day to day operations (including classroom management policies)

Collaboration

• Cooperation– LMS provides support with resource selection

• Coordination– Teacher consults with LMS concerning the development of project. LMS team teaches with classroom teacher.

• Collaboration—Project planned jointly. Teaching and assessment done jointly and includes Information Literacy Skills.

Leadership

Professional Development

Maintain and Promote the Professional Development Collection

Review Professional Literature Teach Teachers About:

• Technology Integration• Literacy Development• Curriculum Development• Book Talks for teachers

Technology• Collaborate Closely with Technology Department and Tech. Resource Teachers

• Assess technology needs

• Assist teachers with technology use• • Assist students with technology use

• Encourage new technology

• Stay current with technology in education

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Our Vision…

Curriculum Mapping

Scope and Sequence

More Collaboration

Team Teaching

Integrated Research Curriculum

Student Achievement

+in Action…

+Blooming toward their future…

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