peggy thomas president, ola ruth hall president, osla session 1708 feb 27, 2010
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New Directions for Ontario School Libraries. Peggy Thomas President, OLA Ruth Hall President, OSLA Session 1708 Feb 27, 2010. A Brief History. January 2007 – meeting with Ministry of Education - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Peggy Thomas President, OLARuth HallPresident, OSLA
Session 1708Feb 27, 2010
New Directions for Ontario School Libraries
A Brief History
• January 2007 – meeting with Ministry of Education
• April 2007 – money from Ministry of Education to OSLA for the writing of a school library document
• January 2008 – Draft document Together for Learning presented at Super Conference for comment and feedback
• Spring 2008 – continued consultations with stakeholders
What we heard:
• Need more in-depth explanation and concrete ideas to bring the Learning Commons to life
• Need to be more inclusive
• Keep the strong literacy focus
• Provide implementation ideas
The Result
A Document constructed as:• Vision and• Ideas to Consider when implementing this vision in the school library• Two copies to every school• Web presence to allow the document to
grow and to reflect our learning
Responding to an Era of Complex Change
The Learning Commons is:• An approach to learning• A way to focus on learning collaboratively• Flexible, responsive, expansive• Virtual and physical spaces
The major shift:
• The Learning Commons is the whole school
• Everyone is a learner and a stakeholder
• The School Library has an integral and transformative role to play in the implementation
Why a Learning Commons?
Not entirely new, and yet...
• Growing disconnect between the way students learn outside of school and what is permitted inside of school
•Radical change in technology and how we define ourselves as learners•The Learning Commons provides an environment for the transformation
Key Components of the Learning Commons
• Physical and Virtual Space (pg. 9-10)• Equitable Access (pg. 10)• Learning Partnership (pg. 11)• Technology in Learning (pg 12)
IT’S YOUR TURN:
With a partner add to the Ideas to Consider section for 1 component
Share with the group
SPACE:
Brantford Collegiate, ONHellerup School, Denmark
VirtualPhysical
Equitable Access
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Learning Partnerships
Technology in Learning
NCSU Learning Commons
Learning to Learn: From Information to Knowledge Creation
• Reading Engagement
• Multiple Literacies
• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Discovery and Guided Inquiry
• Learning to Learn
Read one section Note key ideas“tweet” back to the group(post-its)
Reading Engagement
Multiple Literacies
Defining literacy is a process of continuous negotiation that is fuelled by social, economic and technological changes.
To be literate is to have the skills and knowledge to make meaningful connections between what one knows and what one is trying to understand, apply or communicate.
Loertscher, Koechlin & Zwaan, 2008
Critical and Creative ThinkingGood questions are the driving force of critical and creative thinking and therefore one of the best indicators of significant learning.
Good questions are those that force students to challenge their taken-for-granted assumptions and see their own underlying biases... the best questions send students on rich and meaningful lifelong quests, question after question after question. Wesch, 2008
Discovery and Guided Inquiry
Learning to Learn
Developing the Individual
Quality education includes the education of the heart as well as the head; it includes a focus on the whole person… It means preparing students to be concerned citizens who have empathy and respect for people within their increasingly diverse communities. It means providing opportunities for students to understand deeply the importance of civic engagement and what it means to be a global citizen...
- Avis Glaze, 2006
The Role of Personal Qualities & Importance of Individual Growth
• Imagination and creativity• Confidence and self-esteem
Cultural awareness and social contribution
• Importance of individual growth• Engagement of all Learners• Intellectual Curiosity• Respect and Responsibility• Initiative
Browse through pages 30 - 33.What visual images come to mind?
Engagement of All Learners
Turning hard work into hard fun requires helping students relate their work to their own lives and the culture in which they live. This type of learning, inherent in the Learning Commons, is sticky — it stays with the learner. And it creates an environment where the individual will grow and flourish. ( pg. 33)
Transition and Change
Take a moment to consider your first steps? And how the LC could be developed at your school
Supports from the Document:•Evidence-based practice•Personal Learning Networks•Professional Learning Communities•Beginning Questions
Contributors
• Anita Brooks Kirkland• Michael Budd• Timothy Gauntley• Cathi Gibson-Gates• Wayne Hamilton• Roberta Henley• Carol Koechlin• Diana Maliszewski
• Larry Moore• Michelle Regina• Esther Rosenfeld• Michael Rosettis• Hetty Smeathers• Peggy Thomas• Lisa Weaver
Advisory Consultants
• Ray Doiron• Ken Haycock• David Loertscher• Ross J. Todd• Debra Wallace• David Warlick
With the financial support of:
Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat of the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Education
OSLA SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER: Dr. Chris Spence on Dealing with Change
“Change of this magnitude is never easy and once
you embark on the journey, you soon learn that many
people don’t like the discomfort involved. Stern
resolve then becomes important because standing still
or going backwards are no longer options. [What] is
required is that we are open to it {change}and willing
to embrace it,… thoughtful about what we preserve
and what we reinvent, and that we have the courage
to stay the course, despite what critics may say.”