Tag: Library
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Information Literacy in the 21st Century Classroom
Information literacy skills are of paramount importance in the 21st Century. Information Literacy is an all encompassing term that includes traditional reading, writing, oral communication, digital literacy, media literacy, digital citizenship and higher order thinking skills. Higher order thinking skills includes critical thinking, and are are necessary for all curriculum areas and […]
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Information-Processing in the Digital Age: Beginning with Content Curation
The process of finding information and creating new knowledge involves key skills that are important for all learners. In the 21st century, the amount of information that our students must process has grown exponentially, and will continue to grow. This is one area where we need to build capacity with our educators. In the 21st […]
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Facilitating a Digital Publishing Program in my new Education Commons Role
Last year started out as an exciting year, where I had the opportunity to launch a Student Publishing Program in our Library. Inspired by the SAMR and Technology Integration Matrix, and the TPACK models, I decided to design a Digital Publishing Program. As I continue with this initiative in this new school year, I […]
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8 Ingredients for increasing Literacy and 21st Century Skills
Students who access and use libraries and their contents – both librarians and books – outperform those students who rarely or never use libraries. I am inspired from this quote from the article: It’s About Access. This is particularly because it outlines 2 very powerful words: Access and Use. Access and use of effective and appropriate […]
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8 Considerations when Creating a 21st Century Learning Commons
There are important elements that need to be considered when trying to create a 21st Century Library Space. Libraries of the 21st Century truly need to be spaces that promote both physical and virtual senses of Safety, Inclusiveness, and Equity. Regardless of your situation, Safety, Inclusiveness, and Equity need to be at the forefront of […]