1. Flattening the wallsof the school library Qatar Academy Primary School, August 2008

2. 21st century learnerKim Cofino E-Learning E-Learning4life Web 2.0 Integrating technology One laptop per child http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ 3. 21 stCentury Learning implications for teachers and librarians 4. The World is FlatThomas Friedman Development of globalization 5. TermGlobalization 1.0Historical Context 1492 1800 Description Columbus and the age of exploration Society Strength depended on muscle, brawn wind power, later steam powerLevel of Collaboration Countries collaborating Implication for education Non formal education tutors, aristocracy, self taught. 6. TermGlobalization 2.0Historical Context 1800-2000Description Industrial age/Modern age Society Strength depended on transport, communication, mass productionLevel of Collaboration Companies collaboratingImplication for education Factory model of education standardized testing/ one size fits all/ Facts are indisputable, knowledge is truth. Education extends through school, and possibly college or university. Classrooms have rows of desks teacher is at the front chalk and talk. 7. TermGlobalization 3.0Historical Context 21st centuryDescription Postmodern age/ information age/ Knowledge economySociety Strength depends on the individual focus is on individuals collaborating and competing globallyLevel of Collaboration Individuals collaboratingImplication for education Knowledge is no longer simply imparted from teacher to pupil; the learner is actively engaged in constructing his or her own learning. Success is measured in terms of outcomes statements rather than formulated as goals. The focus is less on the digestion of facts and more on learning how to learn. Education implies life-long learning. (Lonsdale & McCurry, 2004) 8. What is meant by 21st century learning?How does it differ from 20th century learning?What does it mean for our students at QA, and for us as faculty?What skills and abilities do we plan that our students will be equipped with at the end of Grade 5?How are we going to ensure that they have these? 9. Standards for the 21st century learnerties in closely with the IB ideals they pre-suppose an inquiry based programme, transdisciplinary in nature, as is the PYP programme. 10.

There are 9 common beliefs:

Reading is a window to the world

Inquiry provides a framework for learning

Ethical behavior in the use of information must be taught

Learning has a social context

Technology skills are crucial for future employment needs

Equitable access is a key component for education.

The definition of information literacy has become morecomplex as resources and technologies have changed

The continuing expansion of information demands that allindividuals acquire the thinking skills that will enablethem to learn on their own.

School libraries are essential to the development of learningskills.

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The skills, resources and tools that learners use

• Inquire, think critically and gain knowledge

• Draw conclusions, make informed decisions,apply knowledge to new situations, andcreate knowledge.

• Share knowledge and participate ethically andproductively as members of our society

• Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.

12. Techno savvy or just techno oriented? How do the Net Generation search for information? Barbara Combes Familiarity with technology and the internet does not necessarily imply expertise. Technology for the net generation is often more about connection, communication and entertainment than study Do our students have the skills to find information, to evaluate it, to store it for later use, or to organize it? 13. This is at the heart of 21st century learning, and is an area in which librarians and teachers can work together. The challenge for the primary school 14. The role of a school librarian: the librarys contribution to teaching and learning in the school. James Herring (2008)Ross Todd (2003) usesthe analogy of a drill: 15. You buy a drill because you want a hole.We have libraries, not inorder to have a library, or acollection of resources, but inorder to improve studentslearning and to support the teachers.School administrators, teachers and parents aren't interested in a good library because they want good libraries or good teacher-librarians. They're interested in libraries because they want students to read better, to research effectively, to discover new ideas, learn more, and to improve achievement. (Todd, 2003) 16.

The question is how can we do that?

incorporating the standards for 21st century learners into the PYP planners,

meaningful collaboration,

adequate allocation of time to reflect on and review the units of inquiry,

commitment and willingness by each grade level team so that together we can meet the needs of our learners in the 21st century.

full acceptance of Web 2.0 moving from Web 1.0 which was the use of the internet for research, for finding information, to Web 2.0 with its promise of creativity and collaboration, the read write web, where students will use information, construct their own knowledge, share their ideas globally

flattening the walls of the library using the library as a teaching and learning space, not just a repository for resources, and having the librarians as members of the grade level teams..

17. Supporting articles on the QA elearning wiki: AASL ,Standards for the 21st century learner.Asselin, M & Doiron, R (2008)Towards a Transformative Pedagogy for School Libraries 2.0 a framework for the work of school libraries in new times based on research in new literacies, todays learners, and emerging concepts of knowledge. Lonsdale, M., & McCurry, D. (2004),Literacy in the new millennium. National Centre for Vocational Education Research . Multiple literacies must be taken into account for the 21st century learner. McKenzie, Jfno.org Todd, R (2003), School libraries Making them a class act 18. Bibliography AASL ,(2007)Standards for the 21st century learner.Asselin, M & Doiron, R (2008)Towards a Transformative Pedagogyfor School Libraries 2.0,School Libraries Worldwide Volume 14, Number 2, July 2008, retrieved August 8, 2008,fromhttp://schoollibrariesworldwide-vol14no2.blogspot.com/ Combes, B (2008)Techno savvy or just techno oriented? How do thethe Net Generation search for information?ASLA Online IIIVirtual Conference 2008 Under construction: A worldwithout walls Herring, J (2008),Expectations and reality: The role of the teacher librarianin the digital age,ASLA Online III Virtual Conference 2008 Under construction: A world without walls Lonsdale, M., & McCurry, D. (2004),Literacy in the new millennium.National Centre for Vocational Education Research .http://www.ncver.edu.au/research/proj/nr2L02.pdf?%20PHPSESSID=88003e027abcca2d3f0c8937c08a6cca Todd, R (2003), School libraries Making them a class act, School LibraryConference, WA, retrieved August 12, 2008, fromhttp://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~rtodd/WA%20School%20Libraries%20A%20Class%20Act.ppt