Designing School Libraries for 21 st Century Learners Margaret Sullivan Library Resource Group LLC...

Designing School Libraries for 21st Century Learners

Margaret SullivanLibrary Resource Group LLC

November 6, 2009 Library Resource Group LLC

Biases

• What are yours?• What are your architects?• What are your school administrators?• What are the school boards?• What are your communities or the parents?


Why do biases develop?

• Educational Models– L4L Advocates

• Life Experiences • Training and Educational Background • Demographics • History/Family


My Biases

• I believe in “Books” – Books build literacy – Read for pleasure and relaxation• “The Power of Reading” by Stephen Krashen’s 2004

– Literacy should be a national concern• 1 in 7 Adults are Illiterate • “The Dumbest Generation” by Mark Bauerlein 2008


My Biases

• Intolerable distance between the “Haves” and the “Have Not’s” – Addressing the challenges of “have not’s”• “The Meaning of the 21st Century” by James Martin 2006

• “The Shame of the Nation” or “Death at an Early” “Age of Savage Inequalities” by Jonathan Kozol


POTENTIAL BIASES?

1. Administrators2. Architect3. School Board 4. Parents 5. Librarians


What is a 21st Century Learner?

“Twenty-first century learners are always on, always connected. They are comfortable multitasking. They are multimedia oriented. Their world is Web-based. They want instant gratification. They are impatient, creative, expressive and social. They are risk-takers who thrive in less structured environments.”

Partnership for 21St Century Learners


Skills Categorized

• Information and Communication Skills: – Information processing skills include

information and media literacy, visual literacy as well as communications and technology literacy, and oral, written and multimedia communications.



Skills Categorized

• Thinking and Problem-solving Skills: – These skills use problem-solving tools, such

as spreadsheets, decision support and design tools, to develop critical thinking, systems thinking, problem solving, creativity and innovation.



Skills Categorized

• Personal and Workplace Productivity Skills: – These skills include interpersonal and

collaboration skills, the ability to self direct, adaptability, ethical behavior, social/personal accountability, leadership, as well as project planning and development.



What is a 21st Century Learner?

• Learning 4 Life AASL Standards and Guidelines for 21st Century Learners

– Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.– Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply

knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.– Share knowledge and participate ethically and

productively as members of our democratic society.– Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.


COMMUNICATING INFORMATION

AEIOU Styles of Learning


AEIOU

• Activities: What are they doing?– Brainstorming, reading, teaching, eating,

mentoring, writing, storytelling

• Environments: Where is it taking place? – Location, noise, lighting, all the senses

• Interactions: With whom are they interfacing?– Talking, seeing, collaborating

Conifer Research tips and framework


AEIOU

• Objects: What are they using? – Chairs, tables, projectors, keyboard, whiteboard

• Users: Who are they?– Groups• Classes• Teams

– Individuals– Demographic data Conifer Research tips and framework


Information Gathering

• Interviewing• Shadowing• Fly on the Wall• Note-taking• Physical Traces

Conifer Research tips and framework


Schools for a New Millennium The Language of School Design by Prakash Nair & Randall Fielding

• Independent Study• Peer Tutoring• Collaborative Work in small and mid-sized

groups (2-6 students)• One-on-One Learning with a Teacher• Lecture Format• Project-based Learning



• Technology-based Learning with mobile computers

• Distance Learning• Research via the Internet with Wireless

Networking• Student Presentations• Performance and Music-based Learning• Seminar-Style Instruction



• Community Service Learning• Naturalist Learning• Social/Emotional Learning• Art-based Learning• Storytelling• Learning by Building, Hands-on based Learning


Learning/Information Commons

• Computer workstation clusters• Collaborative learning spaces– Cafes– Gaming Environments

• Presentation Support Centers or Multimedia Presentation Centers– Electronic Classroom

• Digital Media Studios or Advanced Technology Labs


Learning/Information Commons

• Instructional Technology Centers for Faculty Development– Multimedia Support

• Soft Seating– Lounges– Cafes– Social Networking– Rest/Relaxation


Learning/Information Commons• Writing Centers and other academic support

units • Privacy, personalized study area• Private spaces – Meetings– Projects – Seminars– Receptions– Programs– Cultural events


TRANSLATING CONCEPTS IN SPACE

Flexibility ComfortSensory StimulationTechnology Integration Decentralized


Zone Planning

Off-siteAccess

ComputerLabs

Distance Learning Labs

TeacherResources

ElectronicInformation

Online Services

TeachingReadingViewingListeningBrowsingStudying

Collaboration

Non-Fiction

Fiction

Media Production

Displayand

Signage

ClassroomCollaboration

StaffOffices

Work space

Circulation Desk

Meeting Working Spaces

School Library with Wireless Network

Social Networking

Gaming


DISCUSS ZONES

What spaces need to be included?What space should have larger circle?What spaces needs smaller circles?New circles?


Layouts


15 Furniture Slides

Furniture images were deleted to compress file size for handouts.

Presentation will include examples.


Furniture Manufacturers Cited

• www.bretford.com• www.gresscoltd.com• www.humanscale.com• www.izzyplus.com• www.ki.com• www.ssimediatechnologies.com • www.smithsystem.com


Works Cited • A Chronicle of West Virginia’s 21st Century Learning Initiatives, West Virginia Department

of Education 2008

• Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, ACRL/ALA 2000• Standards for the 21st Century Learner, AASL/ALA 2007

• Schools and the Stimulus: How America’s Public School Districts Are Using ARRA Funds, AASA, 2009

• Free Reading, by Stephen Frashen, School Library Journal, 9/1/2006

• Bauerlein, Mark, The Dumbest Generation, Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin Group 2008

• Kozol, Jonathan, The Shame of the Nation, Crown Publishing 2005


Works Cited • Martin, James, The Meaning of the 21st Century, Penguin Group 2006 Palfrey, John and Gasser,

Urs, Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives, Basic Books, 2008

• Nair, Prakash and Fielding, Randall, The Language of School Design: Design Patterns for 21st Century Schools, DESIGNSHARE.COM, 2005

• Barton, Paul E. and Coley, Richard J., Windows on Achievement & Inequality,, Educational Testing Service www.ets.org/research/pic 2008

• Hassel, Bryan, Revised edition updated Maria Ferguson, Comprehensive School Reform: Making Good Choices, 2002

• Reading Performance and Achievement Gaps, Indicator 12, The Condition of Education, NAEP 2009

• Tough Choices or Tough Times, Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, National Center on Education and the Economy 2009


Works Cited • Is the Emphasis on Proficiency Shortchanging Higher and Lower Achieving Students, Center

on Education Policy 2009

• Greene, Jay and Foster, Greg, Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the United States, Manhattan Institute , 2003

• How Teens Use Media, Nielsen Report, June 2009


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