Final Vision Project – Blog Post #1
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Since I am currently not in a school library, I would like
to transform my future library into a learning commons that meets the literacy needs
of the school community, 21st century learning, and BC’s NewCurriculum.
The LC would incorporate the “NCTE [National Council of
Teachers of Education] for 21st Century Curriculum and Assessment”
whose framework can be found at
Also, there are many good documents, articles, workshops,
and websites that discuss about the importance of LC for collaboration, problem
solving, inquiry, critical thinking, innovation, and flexible learning. The following resources are very helpful
in the transformation of a traditional school library into a learning commons:
BCTLA’s website on “Learning Commons…” resources that can be
retrieved from
Ekdahl, Moira & Zubke, Sylvia. (2017) Learning Commons: A Pro-Active Model for Educational Change. British Columbia Teacher-Librarians’
Association. Retrieved from http://bctf.ca/bctla/pub/documents/2017/SL2LLC.pdf
Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library
Learning Commons in Canada.
(2014). Canadian Library
Association. Retrieved from
The following 2011 BC Libraries’ YouTube video, “Learning
Commons in BC”, can be retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LglFl1BYfFs&lr=1&feature=mhsn
For my vision of the future project, I would like to start
building a prototype LC’s website that will allow students, teachers and
parents easy 24 hour access to literacy and other pertinent information.
Some examples of elementary websites for inspiration that I
was looking at for creating my own ongoing website are:
Gleneagles Cha’axay Wikibrary in the West Vancouver
Schools
Kaechele Library Learning Commons in the Henrico County
Public Schools
Norma Rose Point Learning Commons in the Vancouver School
District
http://go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/normarosepoint/Library/Pages/default.aspx
The Adventures of Library Girl blog
http://www.librarygirl.net/2011/08/5-things-every-school-library-website.html
The Adventures of Library Girl blog
http://www.librarygirl.net/2011/08/5-things-every-school-library-website.html
Some ideas that I might include in my LC website are:
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Flexible space – collaboration, problem solving, hub
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Open space – readily available access to the LC, gathering place,
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Digital and print resources, links to my blog or twitter/instagram accounts
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Maker space – coding, building, arts and crafts,
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Community events and workshops, public library programs
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Literacy events, school events, parent events
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Literacy circle
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Book and website recommendations by TL,
students, & teachers
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Academic honesty, citing resources, research
starting points
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On-line library, Webcat – online library
catalogue, e-books, databases
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Policy and Procedures
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Inquiry Learning, Points of Inquiry
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Aboriginal Ways of Learning
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Technology – iPads, apps, chrome books,
smartboard
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BC’s New Curriculum
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Pictures, videos, and articles about
collaborating with other classes
1 comment:
Lots of great example websites, supportive and useful resources and some good discussion about what you hope to achieve with this final project. Your goals are very important and your approach seems very reasonable despite your lack of access to an actual library to transform. Great points, good links, strong discussion.
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