HOW AM I THE LIBRARIAN HERE TO HELP

HOW AM I THE LIBRARIAN HERE TO HELP YOU? v Instructional Partner v Information Specialist v Teacher

LIBRARIAN AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL PARTNER v Collaborates with classroom teachers to create a comfortable, exciting, and rigorous learning environment that includes v Technology v The use of inquiry and higher order thinking skills v Social interaction and skills v Information literacy v Develop instructional plans by working with the classroom teacher to establish learning objectives, goals, and assessments---TEAMWORK v Libraries and classrooms need to be a shared environment that is learning centered

LIBRARIAN AS AN INFORMATION SPECIALIST: v Introduce and model emerging technologies v Introduce and model the use of strategies for finding, assessing and using information v Teach website evaluation in ways that reflect the reality of how students search v institute aggressive and long-term education efforts in the ethical and responsible use of information and communication technologies. v Assist in the creation of engaging learning tasks v Use digital tools that open up new possibilities for teachers and students, and keep them connected to high-quality content that supports inquiry v Quality databases v Provide twenty-four hour access to library services v Digital pathfinders v Connect the school and students with global learning communities

LIBRARIAN AS TEACHER “It's all about learning. . . there isn't a part of the library that isn't about learning. v Learning is a collaborative conversation" (2010). The library is a learning space. v Using inquiry-based teaching to foster learning that is supported by multiple media v Moving the student from learned helplessness to Independent, critical and resourceful thinker v Encouraging and supporting collaborative learning and activities to help students deepen their understanding and interpretation of information