2005-06 Workshop Series, "K-16 Info Literacy Standards for OUR Community"
Introduction:
Whether we work in a school, a public library or a university, we all teach information literacy to students – how to find, evaluate and use information. In the best of all possible worlds, we would all be ‘teaching from the same page’; we would know what IL skills students have (or should have) at each grade level, what research sources they are familiar with and how well they use them. We could develop an IL instruction plan that strategically reinforces concepts they already know and introduces new ones in manageable increments. But many, if not most of us, teach in isolation from our colleagues in other libraries. In order to have a truly effective IL program in our individual schools and libraries, we need to have an effective IL program at the broader K16 level. The goal of the CLOC workshops this year is to meet this challenge. We’ll get to know each other, share information about our IL activities, needs and plans and devise K-16 IL standards for our community – the ‘shared page’ we can all teach from.
Workshop Outline:
There will be four workshops, open to librarians and media specialists in the greater Athens area. You don't have to attend all four workshops, although if you do you can earn one PLU credit from the following school districts: Oconee, Madison, Oglethorpe, Jackson and Jefferson City Schools. The workshops will be scattered throughout the 2005-06 school year, but all will all be held on Tuesdays, at 4:30pm. Please note that workshops 3 and 4 are now in the planning stage – more information will be coming soon.
Workshop 1: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 4:30-6:30pm
“Be 18 Again: Live the UGA Freshman Experience”
University of Georgia, Student Learning Center, Room 370
RSVP: Nadine Cohen-Baker – 706/542-6708 or ncohen@uga.edu
This workshop will be led by UGA librarians and will put participants in the role of a college freshman in an information literacy class. Learn what freshmen need to know about research from the students’ perspective. A draft of college information literacy standards and learning outcomes will also be presented. Following this ‘class’ we will discuss the learning experience and the standards within the context of our K-16 info literacy needs and goals.
Workshop 2: Tuesday, February 28, 2006, 4:30-6:30pm.
"Fighting Apathy: Making Info Literacy Relevant in High School"
Cedar Shoals High School Media Center
1300 Cedar Shoals Drive, Athens .
RSVP: Ginni Edwards – 706/795-3358 or gedwards@madison.k12.ga.us
This workshop will be led by local high school media specialists who will present participants with a mini lesson mirroring the high school freshman information literacy skills unit. We will also discuss how information literacy skills are addressed by the Georgia Performance Standards and discuss ways to encourage collaboration for authentic information literacy experiences with our colleagues and students.
Workshop 3: Wednesday, May 10, 2006, 4:30-7:30pm,
"Building from the Ground Up: Creating a Solid Foundation for IL at the Elementary and Middle School Levels"
Benton Elementary School Media Center
5488 U.S. Highway 441 South, Nicholson, GA
RSVP Lindy Pals - lpals@jeffcityschools.org
Sharon Mitchell - smitchell@jackson.k12.ga.us
Directions from Athens: Head north on Highway 441 towards Commerce. The school is 10 minutes from the Athens bypass, on the left (don't let the road construction fool you).
Led by local middle school and elementary school media specialists, we will:
*hear how local K-8 media specialists are teaching IL
*learn ways to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic IL experiences for kids
*explore the role of K-8 IL within the greater K-16 picture.
*We will pay especial attention to the role of K-16 IL in the new Georgia Performance Standards.
Workshop 4 : " Pimp My Standards: Transform our Draft Standards into a K-16 Information Literacy Matrix "
June, 2006, 4:30-7:30pm UGA Student Learning Center
This workshop will focus on turning our draft K-16 IL standards and learning outcomes into a finalized document. We will also strategize methods for measuring these learning outcomes and ways to incorporate them into K-16 curriculua. Finally, we will evaluate this workshop series and brainstorm ideas for future workshops.
COMO presentations 9/21/06
"Information Literacy: K-16 Collaborative Initiatives Taking Root in Georgia"
View Powerpoint presentation
"K-16 Information Literacy: From Isolation to Collaboration"
Summary and presentation handouts
February 19, 2005 - Organizing Meeting:
