SLJ Summit: E is for- November 7, 2006
Posted by ayucht in : SLJSummit2006 , trackbackFrom Adam Janowski, Library Media Specialist, Naples (FL) High School:
“No sooner did I arrive home, when my principal asked me to create an article for her next parent newsletter. Here is how I digested the conference for “civilians” –
What are we looking for in our school library?
Excellence
-school libraries provide resources for all students to succeed
-school libraries foster rigor in the classroom and in research
-school libraries assist teachers and students in success in standardized state tests
Emerging
-school libraries are leaders in evaluating technologies and their appropriateness for student achievement
Empowering
-school libraries give students and teachers the tools necessary to be successful in classroom assignments
Educating
-school libraries look to national models of excellence that can be replicated at the local level
-school libraries provide a focus for teacher and student training, be it hardware or software
Enabling
-school libraries foster partnering between teachers and librarians to plan successful and relevant lessons
Enjoyment
-school libraries foster life-long interest in learning
-school libraries encourage appreciation of reading”
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I just wrote an article for our state PTA newsletter and I pointed out digital environments are a very real part of our daily lives but they are also an overwhelming part of our children’s lives. There are so many information prospects in all sorts of multimedia formats. I lightheartedly mentioned that we all might be suffering from nagging information anxiety complex (NIAC). The point is there is someone who will walk beside their children as they search to make sense of what is true and what can be trusted. The school librarian will help them feel some success as they learn to ask questions and search for answers!