Librarians and the Common Core What’s your role? Presented by: Leah Rhea
Libraries are the backbone of the school.
Librarians to the Rescue!
≈ Common Core State Standards
Text Complexity Nonfiction Texts Technology Instructional Partnership Professional Development Provider
Ask the question: How can our library better help you?
The Big More Prominent Emphasis on NonFiction Texts
The Common Core DEMANDS High Quality Multiple Perspective Informational Texts
No Budget? Minimal Budget?
Library Girl – Jennifer LaGarde Making the Old New LaGarde, Jennifer. "QR Codes to the Rescue: Transforming Print from Out of Date, To Out of This World!" Web log post. The Adventures of Library Girl. N.p., 13 Oct Web. 21 Mar
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia The Gilder Lehrman Institute Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Discovering Collection Science Reference Center Academic Search Elite
Inquiry
What exactly does this text say? What evidence does this text use to support it’s main concepts? What is the purpose of the author writing this? Why does the author feel this way about this topic? Is there another perspective to this topic? Where could I look for that?
Ethical Copyright Behavior Images, Music, and More
Highlight, leave “sticky notes,” and SHARE!
Collaborative Classroom ONLINE!
Scoop.it! “Scoop” information over a common topic.
Digital Publishing is happening Now! What ways can our students digitally publish their works???
Edublog KidblogBlogger
Podcasts Prezi Voice Thread Slide Rocket Brain Shark Screencasts
Wesley Fryer: Mapping Media to the Common Core Create Your Own: Maker Culture in the Library from Wesley Fryer
Time = Great Tools for our Learning Communities
Library is the hub, or Mission Control, of our schools.
Librarians go forward and take the lead in guiding our 21 st Century Learners!
Corsaro, Julie. "Common Core: It’s Not Happening without the Librarian." Interview. Web log post. NoveList. N.p., 12 Sept Web. 21 Mar Cox, Tamara. "Librarians Role in Common Core." Web log post. Eliterate Librarian. N.p., 12 Mar Web. 21 Mar Cox, Tamara. "Your Common Core Secret Weapon." Web log post. Eliterate Librarian. N.p., 14 June Web. 21 Mar Dillon, Cellia. "Common Core State Standards and the School Librarian." Web log post. Hack Library School By, for and about Library School Students. Hack Library School, 10 Nov Web. 21 Mar Bibliography
Fontichiaro, Kristin. 21st-century Learning in School Libraries. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, Print. Gewertz, Catherine. "Common Core Thrusts Librarians Into Leadership Role." Education Week (2012): n. pag. 11 Sept Web. 21 Mar Harris, Christopher. "The End of Nonfiction: Common Core Standards Force Us to Rethink Categorization." The Digital Shift: Library Journal (2012): n. pag. 6 Mar Web. 21 Mar Harris, Christopher. "A Librarian’s Tricks for Finding Those ‘Complex Texts’ Cited in the Common Core." The Digital Shift: Library Journal (2012): n. pag. 19 July Web. 21 Mar Bibliography Continued
Harris, Christopher. "We Could Be Heroes: Research plus Tech Skills Are a Hot Commodity." The Digital Shift: Library Journal (2012): n. pag. 25 Sept Web. 21 Mar Hill, Rebecca. "All Aboard!: Implementing Common Core Offers School Librarians an Opportunity to Take the Lead." School Library Journal (2012): n. pag. 1 Apr Web. 21 Mar LaGarde, Jennifer. "QR Codes to the Rescue: Transforming Print from Out of Date, To Out of This World!" Web log post. The Adventures of Library Girl. N.p., 13 Oct Web. 21 Mar "Libraries, Ebooks and Beyond: Library “Makers” Share How It’s Done." The Digital Shift: Library Journal (2012): n. pag. 18 Oct Web. 21 Mar Bibliography Continued
Nesi, Olga. "On Common Core | Seize the Opportunity: The New Standards Dovetail Elegantly with Inquiry, and We Know Inquiry." School Library Journal (2012): n. pag. June Web. 21 Mar Palfrey, John. "The DPLA and School Libraries: Partners Focused on Digital- Era Learners." The Digital Shift: Library Journal (2013): n. pag. 22 Jan Web. 21 Mar Standards for the 21st-century Learner in Action. Chicago, IL: American Association of School Librarians, Print.
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