1. The School Library Media Program
Welcome to LIB5080
The School Library Media Program

2. LIB 5080 The School Library Media Program
Agenda
Updates
Interview Discussion
Syllabus Revision
Information Literacy

3. LIB 5080 The School Library Media Program
Updates
Next class session meet at 5:00
Covered dish? Pizza?
October 9th – meet in the library room 026

4. Interviews
Think about the interviews with the principal, media coordinator, and teacher ….
What issues/challenges come to mind when you consider all three interviews?
Record on sticky notes – one issue/challenge per note
Do this silently

5. Interviews Put all your sticky notes on chart paper
Organize into categories
We will revisit ….

6. Principalship Activity
Syllabus is going to be modified
Action Learning/Action Research Project will be removed
Principalship Project is going to be expanded
Final product will probably be a portfolio
More details to come

7. Information Literacy
What is it?

8. Information Literacy
“To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information."
American Library Association. Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report.(Chicago: American Library Association, 1989.)

9. Developing Information Literacy Skills
Research approaches
I-Search
Big 6 or Super 3
Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process
Pathways to Knowledge
Stripling & Pitts REACTS
FLIP-IT
AASL KC Tools
McKenzies Research Cycle

10. Developing Information Literacy Skills
Select two approaches
What are the steps in the processes?
What is similar?
What is different?
Which approach do your prefer? Why? (Sell us on your choice of approach – 5 min max)

11. Homework Read IMPACT pp 9-12 Read School Reform Chp. 1, 3, 7, 10
Contribute to discussion board
What is something you found particularly interesting in the readings?
What is something you found disturbing?
What questions do you have?
Explore ideas for action project – learning sets/critical friends
Decide on Instructional Unit Plan