532 spring, 2011 respect learn collaborate celebrate lis 532 cathie marriott spring, 2011 curriculum...

532

Spring, 2011

Respect

Learn

Collaborate

Celebrate

LIS 532

Cathie Marriott

Spring, 2011

Curriculum Role of the SLMS

Learn Respect Collaborate Celebrate


School Library History

• 1835 - law allows school districts to use tax dollars to establish school libraries

• 1839 – NYS annual sum for school district libraries • 1892 – NYS School Libraries Division established• 1900 – first school librarian is hired• 1914 - Recognized librarians as teachers• 1925 – NYS mandates secondary school librarians• 1930 - Commissioner's Regulations require specialized

graduate degree for certification of school librarians

04/19/23 Cathie Marriott 2




School Library History

• 1950s Sputnik• 1960s revolution• 1980s Technology

– Regents Action Plan– 1988 Information Power– 1995 WWW– 1998 Information Power 2– 2008 Standards for the 21st Century

Learner

• Name Change???




Roles of the SLMS• Teacher

• Information Specialist

• Instructional Partner

• Program Administrator

American Association of School Librarians and Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning, ALA: Chicago, 1998.



Standards are Important• Set expectations

• Define excellence

• Guide program

• Channel resources

• Measure competency





School Libraries Standards

• Same basic mission• Changed:

- Format of resources

- Quantity of resources

• Some issues have not changed

- Need for qualified librarians

- Funding



School Library Standards• Basic concepts

– Library heart of the school– Scientific planning– Integral part of school organization– Freedom of access

• Quantitative standards• Set the stage for future school library development• Importance of Standard setting to achieve goals• Qualified librarian (postgraduate & internship)• Librarian as a professional not a clerk




School Library Standards

• 1918 Standards based on

– 1911 Chicago study

– 1916 NYC study

– 1915 NEA Library study

• 1920 Standards endorsed by ALA




Elementary Standards

• Developed by ALA & NEA

• Reflect changes in elementary ed

• Scope and sequence of instruction

• Core list of 212 books

• Importance of librarian




School Library Standards1945

– Developed by NEA & ALA– Qualitative & quantitative standards– Responsibility of BOE– “Library” must have:

• librarian, facility, collection

– Collaboration– State leadership essential





• 1960– Developed by AASL in cooperation with

19 organizations– AV introduced

• 1969– Developed by AASL & DAV/NEA and

28 organizations– Coordination between school libraries

and audio visual




School Library Standards• 1975

– Developed by AASL & AECT– Emphasis on leadership– District media, purchasing,

processing centers– Quantitative space/staffing– Heavy emphasis on media





• Developed by AASL & AECT• 1988

– Mission Statement for now and the future– Qualitative program– Roles of LMS– District & State leadership roles

• 1998– Collaboration essential to teaching and learning– Program administration vital component





SLMC Role

Developmental Stages1. Centralization of Information and Retrieval

2. Integration of the LMC into the Curriculum

3. Transformation of the entire school into an LMC

4. What’s next?




and now the rest of the story….





Common Beliefs

*Reading

*Inquiry

*Ethical behavior

*Technology

*Equitable access

*Information literacy

*Thinking skills

*Learning has a social context.

*School libraries are essential

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