Information Literacy and the School Library Media Center (Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides in School Librarianship)

Information Literacy and the School Library Media Center concentrates its focus on how information literacy is implemented throughout all curriculum areas through the collaborative efforts of classroom teachers and school library media specialists. Chapters include: Collaboration; Flexible Schedule; Process Learning; and Assessment, among other important topics. The book is an overview to teaching information literacy skills beginning with a history of the development of the usage of the term. The author discusses all the commonly known information processing models and how information literacy skills are important in assisting students to meet state and national curriculum standards in all areas of the curriculum. Included are samples of state and local standards and examples of correlations to selected curricular standards as well as an explanation of how to integrate standards in information literacy and another curricular area for maximum instructional success. Cover Page 2 Title Page 6 Copyright Page 7 Contents 8 List of Figures 12 Acknowledgments 14 Introduction . 16 1—Information Literacy: What and Why 20 History of Information Literacy 21 What Is Information Literacy? 22 What Information Literacy Is Not. 25 Library Skills 25 Computer Literacy 25 Digital Literacy 26 Media Literacy 26 Why Information Literacy? 27 Information Fluency 30 Conclusion 41 2—Information Literacy Standards 32 From Library Skills to Information Literacy 32 Information Literacy Standards 34 AASL & AECT Information Literacy Standards 34 Information Literacy Standards at the Local Level 36 Independent Learner Standards at the Local Level 38 Social Responsibility Standards at the Local Level 40 Conclusion 41 3—Putting It All Together: National, State, and Local Standards 42 Information Literacy Standards: State 42 Examples of State Standards 43 Information Literacy Standards: Local 46 Creating Local Standards 46 Integrating with Other Curricula 49 Conclusion 53 4—Planning for Information Literacy Instruction 54 The Process 55 Implementation 56 Integration 59 Curriculum Mapping 61 Steps in Curriculum Mapping 62 Benefits to the Library Media Specialist 63 Collection Mapping 64 Conclusion 66 5—Collaboration with a Purpose 68 Benefits of Collaboration 69 The Collaborative Planning Process 70 Roles in Collaboration 73 Barriers to Collaboration 75 Aids to Colaboration 77 Conclusion 85 6—Flexible Scheduling 86 Types of Scheduling 86 Fixed Schedules 87 Flexible Schedules 87 Modified Flexible Schedules 99 Conclusion 100 7—It’s All About Process 102 Research Process. 103 The Research Problem 103 Finding Information 104 Extracting Information 104 Product/Project 105 Evaluation 105 Research Models 106 Big6TM 106 FLIP IT! 107 Information Search Process 108 Pathways to Knowledge® 110 Research Process 111 Research Cycle 113 Implementing a Research Process 114 Tying the Research Process to Information Literacy Skills 115 Conclusion 120 8-Setting the Stage for Learning 122 How Humans Learn: A Breif Introduction 122 Structuring Learning Activities 124 Problem-Based Learning 125 Resource-Based Learning 126 Inquiry-Based Learning 128 Project-Based Learning 128 The Essential Question 129 The Importance of Critical Thinking 131 Restructuring the Learning Environment 132 Advantages 134 Issues in Implememtation 134 Conclusion 137 9-How Did I do?:Assessment 140 Authentic Assessments 142 Performance Assessments 143 Other Assessments 152 Tests 152 Simple Assessments 152 Conclusion 153 References 154 Index 164 "Beginning with a description of what it means to be information literate, the author goes on to highlight how the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) standards can be integrated into the curriculum in ways that complement state and district standards, giving specific examples from several states. She discusses how the library media specialist through flexible scheduling and curriculum mapping can facilitate an environment where students can hone their information literacy skills. ... Two things make this book exceptional. First the chapter on collaboration is a refreshingly frank discussion of the value of working with classroom teachers that delineates the roles of the teacher and the library media specialist, while being realistic in realizing that barriers do exist to real collaboration. Second the extensive bibliography is filled with books, journal articles, and Web resources that will guide readers to the best practices in information literacy at the current time."--Voice Youth Advocates "Information Literacy and the School Library Media Center concentrates its focus on how information literacy is implemented throughout all curriculum areas through the collaborative efforts of classroom teachers and school library media specialists. Included are samples of state and local standards and examples of correlations to selected curricular standards as well as an explanation of how to integrate standards in information literacy and another curricular area for maximum instructional success."--BOOK JACKET