Beyond Information

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Beyond Information

• Questar III Regional Information Literacy
  Curriculum Project

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BEYOND INFORMATION

• To move beyond information with its familiar
  boundaries to the NEW WORLD of inquiry in the
  digital age.

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ALA/ACRL

• Information literacy forms the basis for
  lifelong learning. It is common to all
  disciplines, to all learning environments, and to
  all levels of education. It enables learners to
  master content and extend their investigations,
  become more self-directed, and assume greater
  control over their own learning.

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RATIONALE

• 18 state studies prove that instruction in
  information literacy skills by a certified SLMS
  boosts student performance on state and local
  assessments, reading tests, standardized tests.
• NYS Learning Standards, ISTE NETS, National
  Information Literacy Standards define a thinking,
  active, information literate learner.
• Information literacy has evolved to embrace 21st
  Century Skills for the digital age, inquiry, and
  information fluency.

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RATIONALE

• New roles, competencies, and dynamics define
  information literacy for teachers and learners in
  2006.
• A common vision, a shared skills matrix, and
  common goals emerge for regional
  teacher/librarians

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ACTION

• During the summer of 2006 nearly half of the SLMS
  in the Questar III School Library System met for
  four days to construct a Regional Information
  Literacy Curriculum.
• The SLMS explored, distilled and applied
  innovative, standards based models for
  instruction in information literacy.
• The SLMS were motivated by the universal demand
  for information literacy and skills for the
  digital age.
• Further motivation was rooted in the potential to
  improve student achievement.

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ACTION

• Regional SLMS brought their professional wisdom
  and knowledge of learners to the process.
• A draft document has been collaboratively
  created, which will continue to be refined and
  benchmarked.
• The curriculum has a dual focus INQUIRY and
  LEARNING STANDARDS.
• Each skill in the matrix has been cross walked
  with state and national standards.

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CURRICULUM BASICS

• Reflects the paradigm shift from information
  problem-solving to INQUIRY
• Leads the learner to analyze, evaluate, and
  synthesize information
• Focuses on digital literacy, emerging
  technological capabilities
• Emphasizes student centered process questioning,
  exploration, assimilation, reflection, critical
  and creative thinking
• Learner is engaged and active

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CURRICULUM BASICS

• Learner connects to prior knowledge, constructs
  meaning from text, evaluates process and
  products, draws original conclusions,
  synthesizes, creates, expresses and shares new
  understanding.
• 21st Century Skills are incorporated for
  information fluency information evaluation and
  management collaboration strategic use of
  information systems, databases, communication
  technologies production and sharing of quality
  products.

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CURRICULUM BASICS

• Project GUIDEPOSTS
• New York State Learning Standards
• New York State ELA Core Curriculum
• New York State Social Studies Core Curriculum
• New York State Science Core Curriculum
• New York City Information Fluency Continuum
• National Information Literacy Standards
• ISTE NETS
• Regional school and district curricula
• WSWHE BOCES regional Information Literacy Core
  Curriculum

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CURRICULUM BASICS

• Creates a framework for instructional
  partnerships linking librarians, teachers, and
  students in active learning.
• Designed for collaboration and integration.
• INQUIRY MODEL empowers the learner to
• CONNECT
• FOCUS
• INVESTIGATE
• CONSTRUCT
• EXPRESS
• REFLECT/EVALUATE

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CURRICULUM BASICS

• Outcomes of the project
• Boost in student motivation
• Boost in student achievement
• Development of higher order thinking skills
• Life long learning
• Productive habits of mind
• Collaborative school culture
• Enhanced mastery of knowledge in the content
  areas
• Questions, meaning, understanding, original
  conclusions