Library, Museum, Archival & Historical Societies: Resources for Emerging Bilinguals (EBs)

Bernadette M. López-Fitzsimmons, M.L.S., M.A.ConnTESOL Conference 2016The 46th Annual ConnTESOL Conference onLifelong Learning for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse PopulationsSheraton Hartford SouthSaturday, October 22, 2016

ConnTESOL: Suggested Topics• Higher education• Adult literacy• Career & college

readiness• Academic Vocabulary

▫ Library Lingo• ELs in the 21st-century• ELs with special

education• Multiculturalism• Culturally responsive

instruction

• Lifelong & life-wide learning

• Reading & Literacy▫ Text mining

• Developing technological skills to empower ELs

• Pronunciation• Oral & written academic

discourse (BICS & CALP)• Citizenship Preparedness• Intercultural

communication• Workplace and ELs

Interests & Background

WHY?

What will we discuss today?• Libraries

▫ Types of libraries▫ Resources▫ Learning experiences for EBs/ELLs

• Museums & Museum Education▫ Special Collections (documents or artifacts)▫ Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)

• Archives & Archival Education▫ Types of Archives

• Historical Societies & Resources▫ Exhibits & events

• Education Institutes▫ Arts Education & Training: Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)

Libraries

• Community Mission & Socializing

• American culture & society

• Educational supports

• Learning activities

The World of Libraries• Public Libraries• School Libraries• Academic Libraries• Research Libraries• Special Libraries

▫ Corporate Libraries▫ Medical Libraries▫ Hospital Libraries▫ Presidential Libraries▫ Private Libraries

Great Opportunity to Learn Library Lingo

• El Civics for ESL Students: ESL Library Lesson

• Top ESL Activities You Can Do in the Library

• International Students' Guide to the Dudley Knox Library

Library Lingo for International Students

• San Jose State University (SJSU)▫ Dr. Martin Luther King Library ▫ International Students' Library Research Guide

• University of Cincinnati ▫ UC Libraries▫ International Students' Library Resources Guide

• Norwalk Community College (NCC)▫ English as a second language Guide▫ English as a second language library resources

Public & School LibrariesSources Technology

• Books▫ Fiction▫ Non-fiction

• E-books• Vocabulary Builders• Magazines

▫ Hobbies▫ Crafts▫ Celebrities▫ Current Events

• Newspapers• Pamphlets• Games • CDs• Films

▫ Documentaries▫ Fiction

• Computers• Printers• 3-D Printers• Laptops• Portable reading devices• Scanners• Photocopiers• CD Players• Video Players• Other Activities & Events

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• 41% of community art education , ELLS/Ebs

• 90% , Spanish-speaking

• universal language of visual art bridges language barriers

• art objects as a catalyst to enhance language skills

• develop new vocabulary

• expose diverse visitors to a variety of world cultures and experiences

J. Paul Getty Museum: Museum Consultants' Network. (2012). Education: Language through Art: An ESL Enrichment Curriculum (Beginning ) Information for Teaching, Amadeo Sandoval's Kitchen and Bedroom, Río Lucío, New Mexico. In J. Paul Getty Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/esl3/downloads/sandovals_kitchen.pdf

Brown University Library

Center for Digital Scholarship

Digital Collections

Center for Digital Scholarship, Brown University Library. (1771). The College to Nicholas Brown & Co., Dr. In The Center for Digital Scholarship, Brown University Library. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://library.brown.edu/cds/repository2/repoman.php?verb=render&id=1098447551250000

Full and minute list of all supplies and monies expended by the Building Committee for the erection of the College Edifice and the president's house.

The last of sixteen pages is an auditor's statement affirming the account to be correct and expressing appreciation of the "judgement, prudence and economy" of the Committee, signed by Nicholas Cooke, Darius Sessions and Joseph Russell.

Special Collection Document

MuseumsMuseum Educators

& LibrariansVisual Thinking Strategies

(VTS)

• Teacher-facilitated discussions of art images

• Positive effect on teachers & students

• Key behaviors listed in Common Core Standards (CCSS)

• Critical thinking skills become habitual

• Inquiry skills transferring from lesson to lesson

• Oral & written language literacy

• Visual literacy• Collaboration among peers.

Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)

Patricia Edwards: Artist, Illustrator, Educator, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA http://www.chrysler.org/

ARCHIVES &

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• Archives are important resources for answering our questions about the past.

• First Nations Peoples may use archival records to establish legal claims to both land and privileges guaranteed by federal and provincial governments.

• Historians and others interested in history use archives to understand and interpret the past from primary sources.

• Authors and filmmakers use archives to become familiar with the people and times about which they are writing.

National Archives Learning Center

Archives, Archival Education & Archivists

Types of Archives Archives & Special Collections

• College and university archives

• Corporate archives

• Government archives

• Historical societies

• Museums

• Religious archives

• Special collections

HISTO

RICAL SOCIETIES

• Field trips

• Classroom Visits

• Digital Resources (free)

• Professional Development

• Exhibits

• Lesson Plans

New York Historical Society & Library, Exhibit: Class Trip

Historical Societies & ResourcesCollections & Exhibitions Primary Sources

• Library collections

• Museum collections

• Graphic collections

• Ephemera

• Digital resources

• Exhibitions▫ Current▫ Online▫ Past

Historical Societies & Resources

Services Available Connecticut Historical Society

Class Visit• Homeschool

• Field trips

• Teen programs

• Programs in your classroom

• Professional development

• Internships

• Volunteers

• Visit your class & talk to your students

Historical Societies: Programs• Homeschool

• Field trips

• Teen programs

• Programs in your classroom

• Professional development

• Internships

• Volunteers

• Visit your class & talk to your students

Rowe, J. (1765, August). John Rowe Diary. In The Massachusetts Historical Society: The Coming of the American Revolution, 1764-1776. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://www.masshist.org/revolution/doc-viewer.php?item_id=299&mode=nav

Rhode Island Historical Society

Rhode Island History

Lesson PlansArticles Rhode Island’s past

Information on overlooked characters, places and movements from the past

Scholarly articles might not appeal to younger students

On-line lesson plans related to the pieces

Education Team is available to assist the public.

Rhode Island Historical Society. (ca. 1676). Twelve Bushels of Indian Corn: Roger Williams Received by the Indians. In Lesson Plans: Goff Center for Education and Public Affairs. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://rihs.org/images/Twelve_Bushels.pdf

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• Partnerships with schools

• Meet the Artist Program

• Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)

• Resources for lifelong learning

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Lincoln Center Education: Arts Institute

Lincoln Center Education (LCE): Arts Institute

• K-12 education▫ Programs for more than 25,000 students in over 200 schools in the New York metro area.

• Higher education▫ Partnerships w/ local colleges & universities to train teaching candidates in arts education ▫ Employment assistance for recent graduates

• Community outreach: ▫ Programs include Poet-Linc, Musicians/Composers, Art Exhibits, etc.▫ “Meet the Artist “series in the David Rubenstein Atrium▫ Community engagement in the arts and other cultural events

• Lincoln Center Institute▫ Research in arts education▫ Training for educators using an arts-based teaching model.

• Consultancies: ▫ LCE’s special consultancy practice shares its expertise in arts education and creative

learning.

TAKE AWAYS!

Libraries, Museums, Historical Societies, & ArchivesHOW THEY CAN HELP EDUCATORS?

• Lifelong learning, college & career readiness

• ELLs & their families to all types of information sources

• ELLs & their families to library services & programs

• Collaboration between librarians & schools supporting the curriculum

• Involvement in community activities & events

Why try to bridge the gap(s)?

Questions, com

ments,

discussion

Teaching & Learning Resources• Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA

• Connecticut Historical Society, Museum & Library

• Brown University Library, Center for Digital Scholarship

• Lincoln Center Education Art Center, NYC, NY

• Martin Luther King Library & Archive, Atlanta , GA

• Massachusetts Historical Society

• National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• Rhode Island Historical Society

Teaching & Learning Resources continued …

•El Civics for ESL Students: ESL Library Lesson

•Top ESL Activities You Can Do in the Library

Library Lingo for International Students

• San Jose State University (SJSU)▫ Dr. Martin Luther King Library ▫ International Students' Library Research Guide

• University of Cincinnati (UC)▫ UC Libraries▫ International Students' Library Resources Guide

• Norwalk Community College (NCC)▫ English as a second language Guide▫ English as a second language library resources

• Manhattan College (MC)▫ International English Language Program (IELP) ▫ O’Malley Library: Library Research Guide

Bernadette M. López-FitzsimmonsInformation & Outreach LibrarianManhattan CollegeRiverdale, NY 10471718 862-7981bernadette.lopez(at)manhattan.edu

Research Guide for ELLs and International Students

Our Library Can Help You! Using multicultural elements from TESOL for non-native speakers of English

Thank you!

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Works Consulted• Bordonaro, K. (2011, March 30). Incorporating Language Skills Strategies into Library

Instruction for ESL Students. In Academic & Research Libraries (ACRL), a Division of the American Library Association (ALA): Conference & Report Proceedings. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/conferences/confsandpreconfs/national/2011/papers/incorporating_langua.pdf

• Brown, M. (ca. 2015). Conceptions of international students service at academic libraries in library literature. In (Megan Brown: the tiny librarian). Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://thetinylibrarian.net

• J. Paul Getty Museum: Museum Consultants' Network. (2012). Education:Language through Art: An ESL Enrichment Curriculum (Beginning ) Information for Teaching, Amadeo Sandoval's Kitchen and Bedroom, Río Lucío, New Mexico. In J. Paul Getty Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/esl3/downloads/sandovals_kitchen.pdf

• J.Paul Getty Museum: Museum Consultants' Network. (March 2008). Education: Evaluation of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Language through Art: An ESL Curriculum. In J. Paul Getty Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://www.getty.edu/education/museum_educators/downloads/getty_eslcurriculum_evaluation.pdf

Works Consulted continued…• Hamilton, K. (2014). Best Practices: How can a librarian enhance learning for the

adult English Language Learner students in American colleges?. In Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). Retrieved October 19, 2016, from http://metro.org/media/files/files/9686b478/Hamilton.pdf

• Knight, L., Hight, M. and Polfer, L. (2010) Rethinking the library for the international student community. Reference Services Review, 38(4), 581–605. doi: 10.1108/00907321011090746.

• Milwaukee Art Museum. (2016). Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). In Milwaukee Art Museum: Teacher Resources. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://teachers.mam.org/collection/teaching-with-art/visual-thinking-strategies-vts/

• New York Historical Society. ((ca. 2016)). Making history matter: education mission. In New York Historical Society Museum & Library. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://www.nyhistory.org/education

• Niven, C. (2007). ESL Library Lesson. In El Civics for ESL students. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://www.elcivics.com/esl_library_lesson_1.html

Works Consulted continued …• (The)U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ((ca.

2016)). Getting Started with Primary Source Research for Teachers and Students. In National Archives: Teachers. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from https://www.archives.gov/education/research

• Visual Thinking Strategies. (2016). What's going on in this picture? In Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://www.vtshome.org/

• Walker, C., & Click, A. (2011, January). Meeting the reference expectations of ESL students: The challenges of culture. College & Research Libraries, 72(1), 20-23. Retrieved from http://crln.acrl.org/content/72/1/20.full

• Yenawine, P. (2013). VTS, Language Development, and English Language Learners. In Visual Thinking Strategies: Using Art to Deepen Learning Across School Disciplines. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

Illustrations Cited• Center for Digital Scholarship, Brown University Library. (1771).

The College to Nicholas Brown & Co., Dr. In The Center for Digital Scholarship, Brown University Library. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://library.brown.edu/cds/repository2/repoman.php?verb=render&id=1098447551250000

• Rhode Island Historical Society. (ca. 1676). Twelve Bushels of Indian Corn: Roger Williams Received by the Indians. In Lesson Plans: Goff Center for Education and Public Affairs. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://rihs.org/images/Twelve_Bushels.pdf

• Rowe, J. (1765, August). John Rowe Diary. In The Massachusetts Historical Society: The Coming of the American Revolution, 1764-1776. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from http://www.masshist.org/revolution/doc-viewer.php?item_id=299&mode=nav