1. 21 st Century Library

2. A new paradigm for teaching in the 21 st Century What we teach are inquiry processes How we teach it is in collaboration with content-area teachers

3. What does learning in the library look like? We teach students to become self- actualized independent learners aware of their cognitive processes, and to use that self-awareness to increase information efficacy.

4. It is this focus on meta-cognition that distinguishes our subject-area & standards. It is this focus on meta-cognition that distinguishes our subject-area & standards. It is also why we teach our subject in collaboration with other content-areas, and not as a stand-alone (skills in isolation) subject. It is also why we teach our subject in collaboration with other content-areas, and not as a stand-alone (skills in isolation) subject.

5. Contact your teacher-librarian to: Collaborate by designing lessons together using inquiry processes & information technologies Collaborate by designing lessons together using inquiry processes & information technologies Set up pathfinders for your units of study Set up pathfinders for your units of study Encourage reading through book talks Encourage reading through book talks Explore audio books Explore audio books Learn how to use search tools and databases Learn how to use search tools and databases Help in using Web 2.0 tools Help in using Web 2.0 tools

6. Engage students in storytelling Engage students in storytelling Use the library for producing and presenting Use the library for producing and presenting