Learning For Life : Advocacy for the 21rst Century Skills and Empowering Learners

1. Learning For Life : Advocacy for the 21rst Century Skills and Empowering Learners Presented by Jane Horsefield L4L State Coordinator

2. Shift Happens: Education 2.0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4FJMJtt8dk “By the end of the 20th century, society had shifted from the Industrial Age, which centered around jobs in manufacturing, to the Information Age, in which jobs required innovative thinking and problem-solving skills, effective communication skills, teamwork, and the ability to manage information effectively.” Partnership for 21rst Century Skills 2008. Empowering Learners Guidelines for School Library Media Programs

3. School Librarians Role • Advocacy • Role Model • Leader • Facilitator Empowering Learners Guidelines for School Library Media Programs

4. Standards for the 21st-Century LearnerCommon Beliefs • Reading is a window to the world. • Inquiry provides a framework for learning. “It isn’t the answer anymore, it’s the question.” • Ethical behavior in the use of information must be taught. Empowering Learners Guidelines for School Library Media Programs

5. Standards for the 21st-Century LearnerCommon Beliefs • Technology skills are crucial for future employment needs. • Equitable access is a key component for education. • The definition of information literacy has become more complex as resources and technologies have changed. Empowering Learners Guidelines for School Library Media Programs

6. Standards for the 21st-Century LearnerCommon Beliefs • The continuing expansion of information demands that all individuals acquire the thinking skills that will enable them to learn on their own. • Learning has a social context. • School libraries are essential to the development of learning skills Empowering Learners Guidelines for School Library Media Programs

7. Changing Role of the SLMS How they were Ranked Before Teacher Information Specialist Instructional Partner Program Administrator How they are Ranked Now 1. Instructional Partner 2. Information Specialist 3. Teacher 4. Program Administrator 5. Leader Empowering Learners Guidelines for School Library Media Programs

8. Teaching for LearningFive Guidelines Collaboration Promotes Reading Provides instruction that addresses multiple literacies 4. Models an Inquiry-Based Approach 5. Regular Assessment Empowering Learners Guidelines for School Library Media Programs

9. Building the Learning EnvironmentGuidelines Empowering Learners Guidelines for School Library Media Programs

10. Empowering Learning Through Leadership • Passionate about your job • Innovative and creative • Excellent communicator • Goal Driven- Results Driven • Future thinking-tooling • Love input and Collaboration Empowering Learners Guidelines for School Library Media Programs

11. Citation Curriculum 21 : Essential Education for a Changing World. Alexandria, VA. : ASCD. 2010. Print. Empowering Learners : Guidelines for School Library Media Programs. Chicago, Il. : American Library Association. 2009. Print. Fisch, Karl.“Shift Happens : Education 3.0”. YouTube, October 9, 2009.