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Copyright 2000, EdVISION.com Corp. and
Elkhorn Public Schools
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Foreword
Elkhorn Public Schools
LIBRARY MEDIA CURRICULUM
Fall, 2001
What is the rationale for the Elkhorn Public Schools Library Media program?
The Elkhorn Public Schools provides a student-centered curriculum in which the library media program plays a central role in preparing students for lifelong learning in the 21st century.
ÒInformation literacy--the ability to find and use information--is the keystone of lifelong learning. Creating a foundation for lifelong learning is at the heart of the school library media program.Ó (Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning, 1998, p. 1)
TodayÕs library media center is an active, technology-rich learning environment with a wide array of information resources. The focus of the program is on the process of learning rather than dissemination of information.
The effective school library media program depends on the collaborative efforts of all those who are responsible for student learning: library media staff, administrators, teachers, parents, and community.
The program is fully integrated with the school curriculum so that students utilize the library media center to meet real needs for information and to become users of a wide range of information resources. Access is flexible so that students may find resources and staff available at the point of need.
A collaborative, integrated, and flexible library media program that meets the needs of Elkhorn Public Schools students and staff is the focus of this curriculum.
What are the Information Literacy Standards for student learning?
The Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning were developed by the American Library Association and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology and published in Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning, 1998. These standards are designed to help librarians and teachers identify links in student information needs, curricular content, and learning. They are divided into three sections: Information Literacy, Independent Learning, and Social Responsibility.
1) The student who is information literate...
¥accesses information efficiently and effectively
¥evaluates information critically and competently
¥uses information accurately and creatively
2) The student who is an independent learner is information literate and...
How do the Information Literacy Standards help students?
Information Power helps students...
¥to become effective users of information
¥by developing excitement for learning
¥by creating a positive self-image
¥by promoting problem-solving and thinking skills
¥by providing optimum use of resources
¥by developing life-long learning skills
¥by providing use of the library media center as a learning laboratory
¥to become a partner in the learning process
¥by promoting literacy and the enjoyment of reading, viewing, and listening
¥by ensuring equity and freedom of access to a broad scope of information
and ideas
What is the role of the library media specialist in the Media Center?
Collaboration, Leadership and Technology
¥promotes the use of technology by staff
¥integrates people, learning, and the tools of technology
¥is knowledgeable about both the structure and presentation of
information and about the operation of the devices that deliver
information
¥designs, implements, and continually refines an effective, student-centered
technology plan
¥focuses on helping students and others become independent lifelong
learners who use information and information technology profitably,
responsibly, and ethically
Learning and Teaching
¥participates on technology committees...
¥promotes the full range of information literacy skills...
¥builds and maintains expertise in a wide range of information issues,
resources, and technology
¥participates in electronic networks and resource sharing systems...
¥provides students...with intellectual access to the full range of information
resources
¥promotes excellence and responsibility in use of information...
¥builds and maintains expertise in assessing various technology products
and processes
¥models and promotes effective uses of technology for learning and teaching
Information Access and Delivery
¥selects the most advanced resources and equipment....
¥maintains and uses a variety of appropriate, up-to-date tools and
techniques...to select materials
¥models ethical and responsible use of information technology....
Program Administrator
¥remains current on issues related to the use of information and information
technology
¥maintains current information on the costs of traditional and electronic
resources
¥collaborates with teachers, administrators, and others to identify the
school communityÕs learning needs....
¥offers and promotes an ongoing staff development program for the full
school community, particularly in the integration of information
technology and the use of the information literacy standards for
student learning
Connections to the Learning Community
¥uses technology to forge connections between the library media
program and the learning community
¥uses the concepts and skills embedded in instructional technology to
collaborate with teachers to develop and manage effective
instruction and evaluation processes
¥analyzes, selects, and utilizes appropriate technological devices to
support active, authentic, and meaningful learning
- (adapted from School, Children & Young PeopleÕs Section of Nebraska
Library Association & Nebraska Educational Media Association)
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