OUR LIBRARY AND THE COMMON CORE

 

SHIFTS

Complete change in how we receive/use information

Mostly linear (print) nonlinear (digital)

Credibility and accuracy were more easily established Publishers vs. Google (filters/product)

Glut of information on hand Path of least resistance

CURRENT MODEL

Random students across grade levels. Mostly social studies Some science Some special ed, ESL Some English, mostly for book

checkouts

THE LIBRARY AND THE COMMON CORE Information skills embedded in each

grade (continuum) The Common Core

challenging texts evaluating materials using multiple sources research and inquiry based in rhetorical principles

(The heart of Library instruction)

WHAT CAN WE DO NOW?

Suggestions from area academic librarians and professors: Any assignment requiring the use of sources should also

require a Works Cited page done in a standard MLA or APA format.

Emphasis placed on the sources. (they matter) Easy with the tools students have available to them

Teachers should know that I can grade Works Cited, in-text citations, or any part of the assignment or process—they can count it as they choose…

Collaboration means less work, not more.

Print or digital resources, vs. “have 5 sources” Specifically require database use

Virtual Reference Collection, Jstor, Questia Not “the internet” or “web pages” Databases are mostly print resources NoodleTools  

Encourage collaboration Mini Inquiry/research projects Begin to develop our own Info Lit curriculum—

ensure all students are learning Common Core Information Literacy Skills

WHAT CAN WE DO NOW?

OTHER WAYS I CAN HELP

Latest technology tools and their applications Latest non-fiction and fiction texts across genres Inquiry-based learning, teaching writing,

teaching grammar, remedial learners, technical communication, visual rhetoric, media literacy, and research

Conduct training for you or your teachers one-on-one as a group any topic I spoke about or something else

Read 65 books last year

Said he “hated” reading freshman year…

High interest topics

Important place for many kids