What will our students need to know and be able to do to thrive in the future?
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Transcript of What will our students need to know and be able to do to thrive in the future?
Henry Ford at the White HouseSource: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul30.html
The office and executive jobs he envisioned may no longer exist … or be in Michigan … or be plentiful enough for all of Michigan’s children.
We can’t predict our students’ future anymore.
But we can help them prepare for a life of change.
We school librarians want to be part of students’ learning journey. (Do others know that?)
Partnership for 21st Century Skillshttp://www.21stcenturyskills.org
AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learnerwww.ala.org/aasl
ISTE - NETS*Siste.org
ASCD Whole ChildAscd.org or wholechildeducation.org
• Healthy kids & lifestyle• Intellectually challenging
environment• Physically & emotionally
safe• Active engagement• Connected to school &
community• Personalized learning• Qualified, caring adults• Prepared for
college/further study & global environment
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sIn a nutshell: Going beyond FINDING information to• Processing• Synthesizing• Making Meaning• Creating Something New
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sIn a nutshell: Going beyond FINDING information to• Processing• Synthesizing• Making Meaning• Creating Something New
You can go home now. Thanks for coming.
It’s About Students.
• Remember what Ross Todd said he found in his research?
• Teachers want to collaborate so students learn more.
• Librarians want to collaborate to show how great libraries and librarians are.
• Gulp.
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Standards (free 8-page download)
Standards in Action (available for purchase at ala.org)
Program Guidelines (coming soon)
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Com
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21st-Century Learner
9 Common Beliefs
4 Standards
Dispositions
Student Responsibilit
ies
Student Self-
Assessment
Strategies
Skills
Common BeliefsLaying a strong foundation
Giving us language to reach out and connect to colleagues
Starts the conversation on common ground
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Beliefs
Common Beliefs
1.Reading is a window to the world.
2.Inquiry provides a framework for learning.
3.Ethical behavior in the use of information must be taught.
4.Technology skills are crucial for future employment needs.
Com
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Beliefs
Common Beliefs
5. Equitable access is a key component for education.
6. The definition of information literacy has become more complex as resources and technologies have changed.
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Beliefs
Common Beliefs
7. The continuing expansion of information demands that all individuals acquire the thinking skills that will enable them to learn on their own.
8.Learning has a social context.
9.School libraries are essential to the development of learning skills.
Com
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Beliefs
Learners use skills, resources, and tools to
•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.
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Subsections for each standard:
• skills
• dispositions
• self-assessment
• student responsibilities
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- Inquiry, thoughtfulness, problem-solving
-Using and evaluating information
-Librarian as instructional partner throughout process
-Social, collaborative teaching and learning
-Authentic work tasks, products, and audiences
-“Dump and go”: finding answers to specific close-ended, teacher-generated questions
-Finding information
-Librarian as an accessory to learning (“a clerk could do it”)
-Isolated, individual learning
- Contrived tasks without resonance to student
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htsThe learner has the right to:
1. question and be curious.
2. have personal ideas.
3. choose how to learn and share understanding.
4. plan and participate in learning at a level that’s
appropriate.
5. grapple with challenging ideas or concepts.
6. access the information and resources needed.
7. participate in and contribute to a learning
network.
8. think critically, solve problems and make
decisions.
9. make mistakes and learn from them.
10. reflect on learning. (http://casl.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/colorado-learners-bill-of-rights/)